Improvements in Brackets and Stands for Displaying Boots, Shoes, and other like Articles for Sale or Show.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st Apr., 1890-Accepted, 14th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brackets and Stands for Displaying Boots, Shoes,
and other like Articles for Sale or Show.
JOSEPH BENJAMIN BRUCE Brassfounder Havelock Works Ernest Street Birmingham
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object, the producing of a more simple & cheaper, bracket
or stand, than formerly used. The novelty consists of attaching to the ordinary boot
foot plate, a fork piece, with round projections instead of square as formerly used, the
aforesaid fork or round projections being made to fit firmly, into a boss or bearing,
that is screwed to stand or bracket, in the ordinary manner, thereby producing a
better fitted article with swivel movement combined.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1880
JOSEPH BENJAMIN BRUCE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brackets and Stands for Displaying Boots, Shoes,
and other like Articles for Sale or Show.
I JOSEPH BENJAMIN BRUCE of Havelock Works, Ernest Street, Birmingham,
Brassfounder, 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 by
the following statement :-
My Invention has for its object the producing of a more simple and cheaper bracket
or stand than formerly used. The novelty consists of attaching to the ordinary boot
foot plate a fork piece with round projections instead of square; as formerly used,
the aforesaid fork or round projection being made to fit firmly into a boss or bearing,
that is screwed to stand or bracket in the ordinary manner thereby producing a better
fitted article with swivel movement combined.
And in order that this my said Invention may be more clearly understood its
description will be proceeded with in reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings
(that is to say) :-
Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my Invention applied to a metallic plate, upon
which is arranged the boot or shoe on an horizontal line.
Figure 2 is a view in elevation of same, but upon an incline.
Figure 3 is a sectional view of one part detached.
Figure 4 is also a view of part detached.
The same letters of reference upon the several figures indicate like or corresponding
parts.
e is
a, is the plate tablet upon which is placed the foot of the boot or shoe. b is a plate
provided with the round pegs or projections c d and permanently secured to a.
the boss or body, with the tapered hole fat the top, and the screwed hole g at the
bottom, by means of which it is connected and disconnected to the stand or bracket. h.
By reference to Figure 1. it will be seen that the peg c is vertical, and the plate a
horizontal, and the peg d diverges but upon transposing d to the position occupied
by c as in Figure 2 a becomes declined.
By referring to Figures 1 and 2 the round pegs c and d, pass only part way down
the tapered hole in the body e so that a binding effect is obtained, sufficient to
maintain it in a desired position but capable of being rotated in either direction when
desired with a little pressure, it also allows for the wear it may receive.
In some cases I may construct the body e with the hole cylindrical, and the pegs c
and & slightly tapered which would serve the same purpose.

page_text: Or the hole fin the body e, may be cylindrical and the pegs c and d split as shewn
at Figure 4, so that when forced into the resistance would bind or hold the same as
above described.
In the description above set forth which shews my Invention in connection with
stands or brackets for displaying boots and shoes but it is equally applicable to other
analogous purposes.
The above being my Invention I wish to say that I do not limit myself to the
precise details or arrangement of parts as shewn on the accompanying sheet of
drawings but that I hold myself at liberty to alter or modify the same without
departing essentially from my said Invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
:
Firstly The construction of a boss or body e of any required configuration
provided with a tapered hole f to receive the pegs or projections c and d substantially
as and for the purposes herein before described and set forth.
Secondly The construction of a boss or body e of any required configuration
provided with a cylindrical hole to receive the tapered pegs or projections cand d or
the split pegs or projections cand d, substantially as and for the purposes herein-
before described and set forth.
Thirdly: The construction, combination or arrangement of the parts substantially
as hereinbefore described in the foregoing Specification, and shewn on the accom
panying sheet of drawings the whole forming lmprovements in brackets or stands for
displaying boots, shoes and other like articles for sale and show.
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11900
THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent for Applicant.