Improved Combined Boot and Shoe Holder, or Rack and Stretcher or Shape Retainer.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th July, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 25th Apr., 1900 - Accepted, 14th July, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Combined Boot and Shoe Holder, or Rack and Stretcher or
Shape Retainer.
We, WALTER FRANCIS JEFFERIES, of 110, Strand, County of London, and JOHN
GHYS, of 18, Melbourne Grove, East Dulwich, County of Surrey, Engineers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an article of a springy character which by a backing
can be fixed or supported from a wall and be used to hold boots and shoes with
the toes uppermost. the springy portion being somewhat of the shape of the front
and capable of contracting as the boots or shoes are forced on to the springy
frames and of expansion for spreading and preserving the shape of the boot or
shoe and keeping the uppers stretched.
With wet or damp boots or shoes they become so hung as to be dried without
steaming as with boots and shoes when placed near a fire for the purpose.
The article is of skeleton shape of stout wire and may be springy in itself or
have springs fitted to it. The support may be a plain board or a pedestal, the
inside of a cabinet, or in a wardrobe, rack fashion.
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H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London.
Agent for the said Walter Francis Jefferies and John Ghys.
Improved Combined Boot and Shoe Holder, or Rack and Stretcher or
Shape Retainer.
We, WALTER FRANCIS JEFFERIES, of 110, Strand, County of London, and JOHN
GHYS, of 18, Melbourne Grove, East Dulwich, County of Surrey, Engineers, 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 an article of a springy character which by a backing
can be fixed or supported from a wall and be used to hold boots and shoes with
the toes uppermost, the springy portion being somewhat of the shape of the front
and capable of contracting as the boots or shoes are forced on to the springy
frames and of expansion for spreading and preserving the shape of the boot or
shoe and keeping the uppers stretched.

page_text: With wet or damp boots or shoes they become so hung as to be dried without
steaming as with boots and shoes when placed near a fire for the purpose.
The article is of skeleton shape of stout wire and may be springy in itself or
have springs fitted to it.
The support may be a plain board or a pedestal, the inside of a cabinet, or in a
wardrobe rack fashion.
The annexed drawing clearly shows our invention in boot or shoe holders and
stretchers A, a number being applied to a board or backing B by screws for
hanging or fastening to a wall but such holders may be applied to any known
device.
We have shown a boot C arranged on one of the holders A to indicate the posi-
tion occupied.
We prefer that the boot or shoe holder A should be of the construction shown
and of spring wire, so that the holder can be closed in or opened out to suit
various sizes of boots and shoes to keep uppers in an extended condition so as
to retain their shape. D) is a piece of wire arranged between the legs of the holder
and secured thereto for strengthening purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
A boot or shoe holder made from springy wire capable of contraction and expan-
sion to suit various sizes of boots or shoes and to grip the inside of such boot
or shoe so as to retain the shape of the uppers, as set forth.
The 25th day of April 1900.
R. CORE GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London.
Agent for the said Walter Francis Jefferies and John Ghys.