Improvements in Boot Trees
Year: 1897

page_text: I, GEORGE HENRY STEPHENS, of 55, Parliament Street, Westminster, in the
county of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows: —
My invention relates to improvements in boot trees.
A boot tree constructed according to my invention is formed in two parts, que part
which is adapted to fit into the front or toe portion of the boot whilst the other
is a bar or rud pivoted to the front portion and adapted at its freo end to bear
against the back of the boot to force the front portion of the tree into the toe of
the boot. This bar or rod may be provided with a knob at its rear end or with a
roller which will run down the back of the boot, and the said rod is so shaped that
it forms a handle by means of which the boot may be held and manipulated whilst
being cleaned.
I sometimes make the two parts of the tree, when in alignment, shorter than the
length of the boot to be stretched and I provide a loose piece adapted to be put
into the heel of the boot, the end of the said pivoted bar in this case sliding down
and bearing against the said loose piece.
Improvements in Boot Trees.”
I, GEORGE HENRY STEPHENS, of 55, Parliament Street, Westminster, in the
county of London, Engineer, 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:-
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My invention relates to improvements in boot trees.
A boot tree constructed according to my invention is formed in two parts, one part
of which is adapted to fit into the front or toe portion of the boot whilst the other
is a bar or rod pivoted to the front portion and adapted at its free end to bear
against the back of the boot to force the front portion of the tree into the toe of
the boot.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-

page_text: Figure 1 is a plan view of a boot tree constructed according to my invention;
and,
Figure 2 is a sectional side view of the same shewing the tree applied to a boot:
Figures 3 and 4 are respectively a plan view and a side view illustrating a slight
modification; and,
Figure 5 is a view similar to figure 2 illustrating a further modification.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
a is the toe portion of the tree which is adapted to fit into the front or too
portion of the boot and b is the bar or rod pivoted to the toe portion and adapted
when its free end bears against the back of the boot to force the toe portion
forward into the boot. At its free end the rod or bar b can be provided with a
knob c, as shewn in figures 1 and 2, or with a roller d, as shewn in figures 3 and 4.
In introducing the tree into a boot the rod is used as a handle by means of which
the toe portion a can be pressed by hand as tightly into a boot as possible after
which the said rod is pushed down from the position shewn in dotted lines in
figure 2 to that shewn in full lines in the said figure so that it bears against the
heel of the boot, the knob c or the roller & running down the back of the boot and
facilitating the movement of the said rod.
I sometimes make the two parts of the tree so that they are together shorter
than the length of the boot to be stretched an I provide a loose pieco e of wood
or other suitable material adapted to be put into the heel of the boot, as shewn in
figure 5, the end c or d of the said pivoted bar in this case bearing against the said
loose piece instead of directly against the leather, a vertical groove el being pro-
vided on the piece e for the said end.
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
1. A boot tree formed in two parts one of which is adapted to fit into the front
or toe portion of a boot whilst the other is a rod or bar pivoted to the said front
portion, substantially as described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved boot tree hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
G. F. REDFERN & Co
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.