Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Oleaning and Polishing Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 26th Sept., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Oleaning and
Polishing Boots and Shoes.
We, ADAM HATT and HEINRICH HATT, both of Zurich, Wippingen, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and hy the following
statement:-
The present invention relates to unachinery or apparatus whereby boots and shoes
may be cleaned, blackened and polished with ease and facility.
In the accompanying drawings, which represent by way of example machinery
or apparatus constructed according to our invention:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine with parts in section.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the means for regulating the enclosing cover of the
brushes, and
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device for regulating the apparatus.
is a shaft mounted within a hollow shaft & with which are securely connected
the brush-carriers o, o 1, a part 1 with a guide groove 4, and the wings n, n'. To
the shaft his firmly secured the double arm lever g, having pins g 1, 92, also the
short lever i, the handlevers m being mounted loosely on the same shaft. In one
of the levers m is mounted a inovable rod provided with a knob 12 at its outer end
and at the other end with a wedge block 1 having an extension / formed with a
knife edge to fit into a recess in the short lever i. A spring z is so arranged as to
constantly tend to disengage the extension from the recess in the lever i. m 1 is
the guide space for 11.
In the brush carriera ccl are mounted tho brushes a and b the shafts of which
are respectively fitted with the couplings e e 1, one of which can be coupled to the
rope pulleys v4, v3, v1 and v revolved by the hand-wheel u. The couplings eel
are provided with pins y y 1 and a bell crank leverf serves to couple or uncouple
the brushes from driving gear.
A lever provided with pins 3 working in the guide groove 4 in the part 1 is
arranged to be moved at each revolution of the shaft by the pins g 1 g 2 alter-
nately. Said lever a is also provided with an extension or arm and is hinged to
the bell crank lever a1 on the shaft 2 which latter carries a lever 3 counected to
a lever 4 connected in turn to a lever s5. The lever s5 is connected to a rocking
lever S and this latter is connected to the lever 6. The rocking lever S is
mounted on a support t mounted in turn on guide pius to to 1. 1 and 2 are recesses
for the passage of the guide pins wo w 1. d is the cover for the reserve brush, to
keep it clean. o is the inlet to the vessel o1 containing water, p is an outlet cock,
g is a drawer containing the blacking aud r is a drawer in which the blacking
brush is kept.
The function of the apparatus is as follows:-
By turning the hand wheel u the rope wheels v1 v3 and 4 are revolved and
cause the brush a, when duly coupled to the driving gear, to revolve. After the
boot has been cleaned, the brush a is uncoupled by means of the bell crank lever f,
and the knife edged extension is then caused to engage with the short lever i by
depressing the knob 12. By now turning one of the hand levers m through an arc
of 90° the double arm lever g is caused to engage the levers and thereby to move
the lever mechanism 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and S in such manner as to bring the
pin 3 to the position at 5 while at the same time the two parts of the protecting

page_text: cover dare caused to separate and move into the relative positions ahewn by dotted
lines at Fig. 2, whereby the brush is enabled to leave the cover d. On releasing
the knob 12 the spring z disengages the part from the lever i so that the latter
no longer participates in a further movement of the hand lever m instead of which
Dow the extension by pressing against one of the rings n or n I causes the shaft k
together with the carriers c c 1 and the brushes a and b to move round until tho
brush a occupies the place of the brush b, and vice versa. During the movement
which reverses the position of the brushes the pin y 1 comes into contact with the
extension on the levers and moves the latter back to its initial position. The
brush 6 is then coupled to the driving gear and after having previously applied
the blacking to the boot the brush is revolved by turning the handwheel 1 in the
manner already described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what wo
claim is :-
Apparatus for the purpose set forth comprising a train of rope gearing for
rotating the brushes, a lever mounted loosely on a solid shaft and provided with a
movable rod adapted to engage with said shaft and cause it to turn and thereby
operates a lever mechanism so as to open the protecting covering of the reserve
brush, a hollow shaft fitted with rings with which latter engages an extension on
the before mentioned movable rod in the lever loosely mounted on the solid shaft
for the purpose of revolving said hollow shaft when required for changing the
brushes, a lover mechanism in which one of the levers is provided with an
extension or bent arm adapted to be acted upon by a pin on the coupling of the
brushes for the purpose of returning the lever mechanism to its initial position, and
a coupling in connection with each of the brushes for coupling or uncoupling said
brushes and the driving gear, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 24th day of August. 1898.
E. P. ALEXANDER & SON,
Chartered Patent Agents,
19, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Laue, London, W.C.,
Filing Agents.
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