An Improved Tree for Boots and Snoes.
Year: 1899

page_text: An Improved Tree for Boots and Snoes.
I, OTTO WENDT, of 10, New Union Street, in the City of London, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to an improved tree for boots and shoes, the object
being to provide a tree which is of cheap construction and which can be easily
introduced into, and removed from, the boot or shoe.
According to the invention I construct my improved tree of a toe or front part
and of a heel or back part, the said heel part being of a shape somewhat resem-
bling an L; the extremity of the horizontal arm of the Lis hinged to the bottom
of the back of the toe part. The heel part is provided with a suitable handle for
facilitating the manipulation of the tree.
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With this arrangement, when it is desired to introduce the improved tree
into a shoe or boot the heel part is turned forward on the hinge as far as it can go,
that is to say, until its front edge comes into contact with the back of the toe part.
The tree is then pushed into the shoe or boot and the heel part forced down by
means of the handle. To remove the tree it will be obvious that it is only
necessary to pull the heel part forward again.
My improved tree, besides being cheap of construction, light and easy of
manipulation, has the further advantage that it contains no loose part such as is
possessed by trees as ordinarily constructed.
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I, OTTO WENDT, of 10, New Union Street, in the City of London, Merchant,
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:--
This invention relates to an improved tree for boots and shoes, the object
being to provide a tree which is of cheap construction and which can be easily
introduced into, and removed from, the boot or shoe.
According to the invention I construct my improved tree of a toc or front part
and of a heel or back part, the said heel part, which is cut away at the front so
as to somewhat resemble the letter L, being hinged to the bottom of the back of
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page_text: the toe part and provided with a suitable handle for facilitating the manipulation
of the tree.
To enable the invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tree made according to the invention:
Figure 2 is a plan thereof; and
Figure 3 is a view illustrating the method of using the tree.
a is the toe or front part of the tree and 6 the heel or back part thereof, this
said heel part b being lightened by cutting a portion, as shown, so that it some-
what resembles in shape the letter L. The front of the said heel part bis hinged
to the back end of the toe part a as shewn clearly at c the rear end of the said
toe part being also cut away, say as shown partly for the purpose of lightening
the tree but also for the purpose of allowing the movement of the heel piece
relatively with it. d is the handle which is fitted to the heel part 6 for enabling
the tree to be manipulated.
With this arrangement, when it is desired to introduce the improved tree into
a shoe or boot the heel part b is turned forward on the hinge e as far as it can go
as shewn in Figure 3. The tree is then pushed into the shoe or boot and the heel
part 6 forced down by means of the handle into the position shewn in dotted lines
in Figure 3. To remove the tree it will be obvious that it is only necessary to
the heel part and to pull back the toe part.
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My improved tree, besides being cheap to construct, of light weight and easy
of manipulation, has the further advantage that it contains no loose part such as
is possessed by trees as ordinarily constructed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
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1. A tree for boots and shoes comprising a toe or front part hinged at the
back to the lower part of the front of an L-shaped heel part having a handle,
substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved tree for boots and shoes, herein-
before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 14th day of December 1899.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.