Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1891-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1891

page_text: As a means for carrying out the aforesaid process, the improved machine herein
shown and described is highly efficient and convenient, the said machine occupying
but little room in the factory, and affording facilities whereby operatives may
stand upon each side of the machine, and each without moving more than a step
or two perform the acts of applying the wax to the colored parts, polishing the
same, and finishing or brushing up the said polished parts, doing the work without
liability of scattering the coloring or waxing compounds over the goods or
machinery, or of creating a dust that might be inhaled by the operative to the
detriment of his health.
The said improved machine comprises in its structure a hollow standard a,
provided with a casing b, in which is arranged an exhaust fan or blower fixed upon
a shaft c, driven by a belt or other suitable means from the driving shaft d.
From the top of the standard a there branch four (or it might be more,) arms e,
which are adapted to support in suitable bearings two shafts ff, one on each side
of the machine. The said shafts may be driven by belts or otherwise from the
driving shaft d.
g
Each shaft is equipped with a wax-applying brush o secured near one end,
a polishing medium arranged at an intermediate point, and a finishing or
rubbing-up brush i for performing the final step of the process, arranged at the
opposite end.
The wax-applying and finishing brushes may be arranged opposite the ends of
the branching arms, which may be hollow and communicate with the hollow
standard a. By constructing a hood upon the ends of the said hollow arms and
arranging the brushes gi therein, as shown, all material or dust brushed from the
shoe will be drawn through the arms e and standard a by the exhaust fan, and be
discharged through the pipe outside the work-room or building.
In some instances, it has been found desirable to equip the machine with a
special tube or hollow trunk k, provided with an enlarged hood l, the mouth of the
hollow trunk being arranged considerably below the wax-applying brush, this con-
struction insuring against the scattering of the wax compound, particularly in cases
where a large brush is employed. This feature of the machine is most clearly
shown in Figure 3.
An important element of the invention is the polishing wheel h, which consists of
a hollow rubber or other elastic tube m supported upon the periphery of a wheel n
and covered with a fabric o or other suitable material, the said tube m being pro-
vided with a closable teat or stem p, which affords a means whereby the tube may
be inflated by air or other gas to varying extents, so as to vary the degree of
solidity of the tube and suit the wheel to the performance of varying kinds of
work. The fabric covering o may have its inner edges gathered and bound, to
make it to fit the tube m and to render it strong and durable. Figure 4 shows in
detail the form and construction of the improved polishing wheel.
The brushes and wheel upon one shaft ƒ may vary in size from those upon the
opposite side, so as to suit a single machine to the performance of work upon
different parts or grades or qualities of shoes.
The machine shown in the drawings is organized to finish heels, soles and
shanks, and bottoms of boots and shoes, and, as a consequence, the brushes as
well as the polishing mediums vary in size as they may vary in fineness or
grade.
The wax may be applied to the brush g by hand or any suitable mechanical
appliance; and while the mediums gi are shown as consisting of brushes, other
equivalent means may be employed, such as, for example, plush or fleece fabric
covered rolls or wheels, or belts might be employed in lieu of wheels.
It has been proposed to employ a dye in the finishing of parts of boots and
shoes by a process somewhat similar to that herein described, and hence the
employment of a dye is disclaimed as a part of the process forming a part of
this invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is :-
1st. The art of finishing or polishing parts of boots and shoes, which consists
in coloring the said parts; then applying a water-proof polishing compound
thereto; then polishing the parts so treated by contact with a rapidly-moving
soft or yielding surface; and finally brushing or rubbing up the polished parts,
as set forth.
2nd. The polishing medium h, comprising in its construction the wheel n,
supporting upon its periphery the hollow elastic tube m, capable of inflation to
varying degrees to vary the rigidity of the tube, as described, the said tube being
covered with cloth or similar substance o, all as set forth.
3rd. A machine for polishing and finishing parts of boots and shoes, comprising
a rotary shaft having a wax transmitter g, a polishing wheel h provided with a
soft or yielding periphery, and a finishing brush wheel i secured thereto, as set
forth.
4th. A machine for polishing and finishing parts of boots and shoes, comprising
a rotary shaft fon each side of the machine, each shaft having a wax transmitter,
and a polishing wheel provided with a soft or yielding periphery, and a finishing
brush wheel secured thereto, as set forth.
5th. A machine for polishing and finishing parts of boots and shoes, comprising
a rotary shaft, a polishing wheel h, provided with a yielding or flexible periphery
and a finishing brush wheel i, secured thereto, a hollow supporting standard a, an
exhaust fan in said standard, and hollow arms or trunks communicating with the
said standard and radiating therefrom to the wax transmitter and finishing wheel,
as set forth.
Dated
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1001
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.