Improvements in Devices for Cleansing Boots.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by CHARLES BOECкH, of 80, York Street, in the City
of Ontario, Canada, Manufacturer.]
Improvements in Devices for Cleansing Boots.
I, WILLIAM EDWIN HEYS of 70 Market Street Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Patent Agent, 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 devices by means of which boots may be thoroughly
brushed clean while on the feet, and from and in which an ordinary flat mat forming
the brush may be readily removed and replaced as occasion may require.
The device constructed according to these Improvements consists essentially of a
frame formed to receive and hold the mat in combination with which there may
also be arranged a scrapor which is located at the end of the mat, a detached pan
at the base of the scraper, and a wiper for the boot uppers, substantially as herein-
after more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings in
which Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views.
In each of the Figures A is a neat frame made of any suitable material and
preferably designed to be screwed or otherwise fixed to the floor. B is a mat con-
structed and inserted so as to cover the interior of the sides and bottom of the
frame A, and when it is desired to more effectively secure the mat in position, the
sides of the frame may have ribs C formed on them against which the edges of
the mat abut. The mat B is thus inserted in order to form a bottom and sides
against which the surfaces of the boot may he rubbed and wiped clean. The mat B
is not otherwise attached or secured to the frame so that it may be readily removed
either for the purpose of cleaning it or for the purpose of replacing it with a new
one. The frame and mat may be used alone but in most cases it will be found
desirable to arrange in combination therewith a scraper D, located at the end of
the mat B and having an opening through it to permit the passage of the too of
the boot. Immediately above or around the opening there are secured bristles E
or other pliable wiper, arranged to act upon and wipe the upper portion of the boot.
F is a detachable pan which may be placed on the base of the frame A immediately
below and in front of the scraper 1 and beyond the front end of the mat B.
This pan is intended to receive the dirt removed by the scraper D and is made
detachable so that it may be easily removed and cleaned.
It will be observed on reference to the drawings that the sides and end of the
frame A are connected to the bottom of the frame by means of screws G so that the
said sides and ends may readily be detached and with the scraper D when this forms
part of the device be packed flat with the bottom. By this means the apparatus
can be packed in large quantities in a very small space.
For referring to the mat B as being curved, it is desired to avoid the impression
that it is manufactured in that form. The mat B is an ordinary flat mat manu-
factured from fibre or other suitable material and made pliable so that it may be
bent to fit into the frame A and form a covering for its sides and bottom.
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
(1.) A frame composed of two sides and a bottom and having a mat of fibre or
other suitable material inserted within it so as to cover the interior of the said

page_text: (2.) A frame composed of two sides and a bottom detachably connected together
and having a mat of fibre or other suitable material inserted within it so as to
cover the interior of the said sides and bottom in combination with a scraper
located at one end of the said mat-covered frame; substantially as and for the
purpose herein before described.
(3.) A frame A having sides with ribs C formed on them in combination with a
nat B covering the interior of the bottom and sides of the frame and abutting against
the ribs C; substantially as and for the purpose herein before described.
(4.) A frame A having sides with ribs C formed on them a mat B covering
the interior of the bottom and sides of the frame, and abutting against the ribs
in combination with a scraper D located at the end of the mat B and having a hole
through it with a pliable wiper E projecting from the sides of the said holes; sub-
stantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
(5.) A frame A having sides with ribs formed on them and a mat B covering the
interior of the bottom and sides of the frame and abutting against the ribs Cin
combination with a scraper D located at the end of the mat B and having a hole
through it with a pliable wiper E projecting from the sides of the said hole and the
detachable pan Flocated at the base of the frame and in front of the scraper D ;
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
Dated this 8th day of November A.D. 1889.