An Improved Boot or Shoe Cleaner and Scraper.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Auplication, 12th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 3rd June, 1890-Accepted, 5th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Boot or Shoe Cleaner and Scraper.
HENRY WILLIAM TYLER 5 Burton Street Bath Ironmonger, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Consists of an ordinary scraper with 2 brushes at sides & one at base either
revolving or fixed.
The word attached is inserted, as the cleaning arrangement could be made without
the scraper, which is but an ordinary one.
Tho patent consists of an arrangement of brushes fixed in a particular position to
clean the boots or shoes forming an improved scraper with cleaner the cleaning part
is attached to scraper pan or could be used separately.
Dated this 11th day of March 1890.
H. W. TYLER,
5, Burton Street, Bath.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Boot or Shoe Cleaner and Scraper.
I HENRY WILLIAM TYLER of 5, Burton Street, Bath, in the County of Gloucester,
Ironmonger, 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 the arrangement and construction of a combined scraper
and boot and shoe cleaner whereby not only the dirt may be scraped or removod
from the under or wearing surface of the boot or shoe of the wearer as heretofore
but at the same time and by a novel application of brushes not only the sole
and heel but also the upper of the boot or shoe may be brushed and cleaned
simultaneously.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1. represents a side view partly in section and partly in elevation of one
arrangement of my improved boot and shoe cleaner and scraper.
It consists of a standard or frame a constructed by preference of metal and in
which (instead of or in addition to the usual scraping bar) a cylindrical brush & is
mounted capable of revolving on a horizontal axis c.
Each side of the said standard is also surmounted by a circular brush & which may
be either fixed in position say by tightening down the screw capse or the said
brushes d. d may be mounted so as to revolve loosely upon their vertical axes.
It will now be apparent that in using this my improved scraper, all the user has
to do is to pass his foot to and fro between the brushes and that in so doing not only
the under surface of his boot or shoe will be scraped and brushed by the centre
brush 6, but also the upper parts of the same will be effectually brushed and cleaned
by coming in contact with the side brushes d. d. In case of the side brushes being
fixed, then by simply loosening the screw caps e. and turning the brush slightly,
another wearing surfaco may be presented from time to time.
The brushes may be constructed of bristles, coir fibres or other suitable material.
Having thus 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 :-
1st. The improved arrangement and construction of combined boot and shoe

page_text: cleaner and scraper substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.
2nd. In a boot and shoe cleaner and scraper the employment of a centre brush
mounted horizontally in combination with sido brushes mounted vertically sub-
stantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 97th daw as 1900
HENRY WILLIAM TYLER,
Applicant.