Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 16th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd June, 1896-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1896
We JOHN WHITE of the City of Saint John in the Province of New
Brunswick and Dominion of Canada Furniture Manufacturer and ROBERT
JARDINE of the same place Manufacturer's Agent do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The machine or appliance consists of a box like construction about 14" long
10 wide and 5" deep, and a flexible band 3" to 4" wide and about 5' long with
suitable handles at each end.
The box has sides and ends, no bottom and in lieu of a cover has a slat about
3" wide running longitudinally across the middle. At each side of the slat and
near the bottom of box is pivotted a roller about 1 in diameter and the whole
length of the box, being pivotted and shouldered on to the ends thereof, and free
to revolve in either direction at right angles to the length of the box.
The object of the machine or appliance is to polish or clean a boot or shoe, on
the wearer's foot and by his own exertion. The method of using is as follows;-
Taking one end of the flexible band in the right hand the other is passed under
the right hand roller, over the central slat, under the left hand roller and up to the
left hand. The operator then placing a foot on the slat draws the central loop of
the band over the fore part of the boot or shoe, and by a reciprocating motion of
some 6 or 8" extent of the bands draws the band back and forth until that part
of the boot is sufficiently polished. For the heel the operator pushes that part of
his boot or shoe a little over the side of the central slat and by the same motion as
before he polishes that part, bringing it in contact with the vertical part of the
band between the roller and hand. By placing foot in a suitable position and by
moving hands some part of the band can be brought in contact and the polishing
operation completed on every part of the boot.
Dated this Thirtieth day of November 1895.
JOHN WHITE.
ROBT. JARDINE.
Boot and Shoe Polishing Machine.
JOHN WHITE of the City of St. John in the City and County of St. John and
Province of New Brunswick and Dominion of Canada Furniture Manufacturer
and ROBERT JARDINE of the same place Manufacturer's Agent do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to .be
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page_text: performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
Device for polishing boots and shoes of which the following is a full clear and
exact description.
This invention relates to certain improvements in devices for polishing boots and
shoes and has for its objects to provide a device of this character of a simple and
inexpensive construction adapted to be conveniently used to polish boots and shoes
without requiring the stooping or bending necessary in using a brush as heretofore
and permitting the polishing to be effected with less labour than is required for
polishing in the ordinary manner.
The invention consists of a device adapted to form a rest for the foot and having
guides at opposite sides and a band or strap of flexible material having its ends
adapted to be grasped by the hand and its central portion adapted to be passed
under said guides and up over the boot or shoe to be polished.
The invention also contemplates certain novel features of the construction
combination and arrangement of the various parts of the device whereby certain
important advantages are attained and the device is made simpler cheaper and
more compact and otherwise better adapted and more convenient for use all as will
be hereafter fully set forth. The novel feature of the invention will be carefully
defined in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts
in all the views.
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing our improved boot and shoe polishing
device in use.
Figure 2 is an end view of the same showing the parts in position for use.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken vertically through the device in the
plane indicated by the line - in Figure 2 and Figure 4 is a similar section view
the parts of the device being shown in their closed position.
The device comprises a frame or box 1, which may be made of wood or other
suitable material and of a rectangular form as clearly shown in the drawings and
the said box or frame 1 are arranged rollers 2 extending along opposite sides
thereof and having their journals 3 mounted in bearings in the end of the said box
or frame.
To one end of the box or frame 1 is connected by the means of hinges 4,
a bracket plate 5, which may also be constructed of wood of dimensions
corresponding to the dimensions of the end box or frame, on which it is pivoted
and adapted to stand in an erect position as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 when the.
device is in use and when the device is to be folded together or closed up said
bracket plate 5 is adapted to fold compactly against the outer face of the box and
to which it is hinged as clearly shown in Figure 4.
At the central part of its upper side the bracket plate 5 is provided with a notch
or recess 6 wherein is pivoted by means of a pin 7 one end of a bar or rest 8 having
its opposite end notched on its under side 9 to fit over the upper part of the end of
the box or frame 1 opposite to that end to which said bracket plate is hinged and
said rest or bar 8 is of somewhat greater length than the box as shown in the
drawings, so that when the device is in use the bracket plate 5 being in its erect
position and said rest having its notched end engaged with the box end said rest
or bar 8 will stand in an inclined position and be adapted to form a support to be
engaged by the font of the user as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3.
The bottom of the box or irame 1 is by preference closed and provided at the
central part of its under side with a longitudinal groove 10 the same ends of which
extend through and are open at the end of the said box or frame and said groove 10
is adapted to receive the rest or bar 8 when the bracket plate is folded against the
box end and said rest or bar swung on its pivotal point 7 as clearly shown in
Figure 4 wherein the device is shown in a folded position.

page_text: A band or strap 11 of any suitable flexible material is used in connection with
the parts above described being for its purpose passed under the roller 2 at opposite
sides of the box or frame which form guides for said strap and the central portion 12
of the said strap or band is raised or lifted up as shown in Figures 1 and 2 to permit
the shoe to be polished to be passed under it.
The strap or band 11 is provided at opposite sides of each end with cords or
thongs 13 having eyes or rings 14 formed in them there being two such eyes 14 in
each cord and the eyes 14 are adapted to be engaged by pins 15 extending between
the cords 13 and forming convenient handles by which the ends of the strap or band
may be seized by the hand and operated.
In use the device being in its unfolded position the band or strap 11 is passed
under the rollers 2 and its central portion lifted to permit the shoe to be polished
to be inserted beneath it after which the ends of the strap are to be grasped by
the hands of the user and the said strap is moved end wise so as to polish the
shoe.
The device constructed as above described is extremely simple and inexpensive
and affords a convenient means for polishing boots and shoes without requiring
the operator to bend or stoop as is necessary in using the brush in the ordinary
manner.
The labor required in polishing shoes by the means of our improved device is
also considerably lessened and will be seen that the device is adapted to be
compactly folded so as to occupy but little space when not in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. A device for polishing shoes comprising a frame having a foot rest to support
the shoe to be polished, and provided with guides at its sides adapted for the
passage around them of a flexible band to be moved over the surface to be polished
substantially as set forth. . .
2. A device for polishing shoes, comprising a frame having a foot rest to support
the shoe to be polished and provided with rollers at its sides adapted for the
passage around them of a flexible band adapted to be moved endwise over the
surface to be polished, substantially as set forth.
3. A device for polishing shoes and the like, having a frame provided at one end
with a hinged bracket plate adapted when open to stand above said frame and
arranged to fold against the end of the frame and a rest pivotally connected at one
end to said bracket plate and adapted when the same is in its raised position to
stand in an inclined position with its free end engaging the end of the frame
opposite said bracket plate said rest being adapted when the bracket plate is
folded to lie against the under side of the frame substantially as set forth.
Dated this 92nd dow of Man 1906
JOHN WHITE.
ROBT. JARDINE.