Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application; 22nd Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 4th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th July, 1888
JAMES PLATT 77 St. Martins Lane, and 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Cranbourne Street
London, W.C. Woollen Merchant and General Warehouseman, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention is designed for the purpose of providing a means or apparatus which
can be suspended or affixed to the wall of any apartment, or to any other surface, and
on which Top Boots, Wellington, and Jack Boots, can without soiling or defacing the
colouring or facing of such wall be conveniently suspended.
This apparatus may be constructed of two pieces of wood or other material hinged
together at a suitable distance so that the Boots are held in position on the Rack by
means of pegs of wood or other material. These pegs are inserted into or fastened on
to, the upper part of Rack at convenient distances so that when the Boots are
suspended the heels are held between the pegs, the Tops hanging downwards, the
Tops and legs resting against the lower part of rack are prevented from touching
the wall. For the more effectual prevention of which small nuts of wood or other
material are placed at the back of this lower half of rack giving to it a slightly
projecting direction.
Into the upper piece of wood or other material rings or eyes are screwed or
otherwise attached so that the apparatus may be conveniently hung on hooks, Pegs,
or Nails, against the wall or other surface.
The two parts of Rack being held together by means of folding hinges it can for
the purpose of travelling be so folded as to occupy one half the space occupied
when open.
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page_text: I JAMES PLATT 77 & 78 St. Martins Lane London W.C. Woollen Merchant and
General Warehouseman 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 is designed for the purpose of providing a means or apparatus which
can be suspended or affixed to the wall of any appartment or to any other surface and
on which Top Boots Wellington and Jack Boots can without soiling or defacing the
colouring or facing of such wall be conveniently suspended.
This apparatus may be constructed of two pieces of wood or other material hinged
together at a suitable distance so that the boots are held in position on the rack by
means of pegs of wood or other material, these pegs are inserted into or on to the
upper part of rack at convenient-distances so that when the boots are suspended the
heels are held between the pegs the tops hanging downwards the tops and legs resting
against the lower part of rack are prevented from touching the wall, for the more
effectual prevention of which small nuts of wood or other material are placed at the
back of this lower half of rack giving to it a slightly projecting direction.
Into the upper piece of wood or other material rings or eyes are screwed or
otherwise attached so that the apparatus may be conveniently hung on hooks pegs or
nails against the wall or other surface.
The two parts of Rack being held together by means of folding hinges it can for
the purpose of travelling be so folded as to occupy one half the space occupied
when open:
.In order that my said invention may be fully understood I now proceed more
particularly to describe the same by the aid of the accompanying Sheet of Drawings
in which the same letters in the several Figures represent the same parts.
Figure 1 represents the front view of the rack or apparatus a, a, are the two pieces
of wood or other material. b, b, are hinges connecting the two pieces, a, a, by means
of which the lower part may be folded over the upper piece a, when the rack is not in
c, c, are the pegs made of Wood or other material from which the heels of Top
Boots are suspended d, d, are the eyes by means of which the apparatus is hung
against the wall or other surface.
use.'
Figure 2 represents the rack or apparatus when folded for travelling.
Figure 3 represents an end elevation a, b, Figure 1. e represents a Top Boot held
in position on the rack ff are small round Nuts of wood or other material fastened
on to lower part of, a, causing it so to project as to prevent leg or Top of Boot
touching wall paper or other surface.
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 as my invention is
The mode of suspending Top Boots, Wellington, and Jack Boots by the heels
against the wall or other surface on a rack substantially as herein set forth.