Improvements in Trees for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trees for Boots and Shoes.
I, JOHN LUCKING, of 104, Leonard Street, Finsbury, in the County of London,
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to me
by Gustav Pabst, of 58, Rödingsmarkt, Hamburg, in the German Empire,
Manufacturer), to be as follows:
This invention relates to trees for boots and shoes and comprises the improve-
ments hereinafter described.
A boot tree constructed according to this invention has the fore part adapted
to fit the front of the boot or shoe whilst the rear part is in the form of a bar or
plate shaped to fit against the heel portion or back of the upper, the said back
bar or plate being pivoted to another bar termed the adjusting bar which is also
pivoted to the fore part of the tree. This adjusting bar is screw-threaded and
passed through a nut so as to permit of altering the position of the heel plate
relatively with the fore part of the tree in order that the said tree shall correspond
with the length of the boots to which the tree is to be applied.
The fore part of the tree may be made of either wood or metal, in the latter
case it is preferably made of sheet metal and the nut is carried upon a suitable
cross bar.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Trees for Boots and Shoes.
I, JOHN LUCKING, of 104, Leonard Street, Finsbury, in the County of London,
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to me
by Gustav Pabst, of 58, Rödingsmarket, Hamburg, in the German Empire,
Manufacturer), 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 trees for boots and shoes and comprises the improve-
ments hereinafter described.
A boot tree constructed according to this invention has the fore part adapted
to fit the front of the boot or shoe whilst the rear part is in the form of a bar or
plate shaped to fit against the heel portion or back of the upper, the said back
bar or plate being pivoted to another bar termed the adjusting bar which is
also pivoted to the fore part of the tree. This adjusting bar is screw-threaded
and passes through a nut so as to permit of altering the position of the
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page_text: heel plate relatively with the fore part of the tree in order that the said tree
shall correspond with the length of the boots to which the tree is to be applied.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by re-
ference to the accompanying drawing, in which: -
Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved boot tree:
Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section shewing the position of the parts
when the tree is inserted in a shoe which in the said figure is indicated by dot
and dash lines; and,
Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but shewing the parts collapsed for the
sake of portability.
a is the fore part of the tree, which, as shewn in the drawing, is simply a hollow
shell which fits into a boot or shoe and supports the upper, the said shell being
advantageously made of papier mache or of sheet metal. b is the back bar or plate
forming the heel portion of the tree, and c is the adjusting bar which connects
the two parts a and b together, the said bar at its front end being screw-threaded
and inserted into a screw-threaded hole or nut in a cross bar d, the ends of which
are pivoted in suitable bearings or brackets e, e in the inner side of the fore part a
of the tree. The rear end of the said adjusting bar c may be pivoted to the back
bar 6 of the tree; in practice, however, I find it advantageous to pivot the bar c
to the end of a bar f adapted to slide in a tubular guide g, as this arrangement
greatly facilitates the introduction of the tree into a boot or shoe.
In using the tree, the fore part is first of all introduced in the ordinary manner
and then the part b, in which the bar f has been previously pulled up to its highest
position, is caused to lie against the back of the shoe, as indicated by dotted
lines in Figure 2. The said bar f, which is provided with a suitable handle h,
as clearly shewn in Figure 1, is then pushed forward in the direction indicated by
the arrow in the Figure 2 to bring the back bar into the back of the shoe and
at the same time the said bar f is pushed down to its lowest position, as indicated
by full lines in Figure 2.
The back bar bis preferably inclined on its front side so that as the said bar f
is pushed down, it tends to force the parts a and b apart to stretch the upper.
A great advantage of the construction herein before described is that the parts
can be folded together as shewn in Figure 3 so as to occupy little space for
transport.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it understood
I am aware that it is not new to make a boot tree having the toe and heel portions
pivoted to an intermediate bar, but what I do claim is:-
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1. A boot tree, the front and heel portions of which are pivoted to a bar screw-
threaded at one end and inserted into a nut in the said front portion so that the
length of the tree can be adjusted, substantially as described.
:
2. In a boot tree wherein the front and heel portions are connected by a bar
which is attached to the said front portion by screw threads, attaching the said
bar to a sliding bar in the heel portion of the tree, substantially as described.
3. The manufacture of a boot tree, the fore part of which is a hollow shell
carrying a cross bar, into a screw-threaded hole in which is inserted a bar such
as c to which the heel portion of the tree is attached whereby the said parts can
be folded into the said hollow front portion, substantially as described.
4. 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.