Improved Boot and Shoe Brushing and Polishing Machine.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left. 26th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Boot and Shoe Brushing and Polishing Machine.
HENRY BENNETT No. 3 Prince's Terrace High Northgate, Darlington
Co. Durham Inspecting Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a machine for facilitating the work of cleaning and
polishing boots and shoes. I purpose doing this by the use of a revolving inverted
circular brush fixed on the end of a revolving shaft, or fixed to a revolving pully,
the said shaft or pully to be acted upon and worked by an ordinary foot treadle,
hand, or other power, the frame of the revolving inverted circular brush may be
made of sheet iron or other suitable material, almost in the form of an ordinary
bowel or basin, the bristles of the brushes protruding or pointing inwardly towards
the centre axis, and partly outwardly at graduated angles, the front part of the
boot being placed inside the said wheel brush, the inverted circle of which would
thus cover a large surface of the boot at one time, the heel part of the boot in like
manner. The foregoing describes the arrangement for one brush, if two others are
required one for brushing the dirt off and another for putting on the blacking the
can be placed on each side and worked by belt and pullys from the above named
revolving shaft or pully. or if prefered the brushes could be made to slip on and
off the one shaft as required.
The said inverted circular brush instead of revolving in one direction may be
made to oscillate ou its axis backward and forward, if prefered, the action of the
brush in the boot would then be similar to hand brushing.
Dated this 24th dex of May 1895.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Boot and Shoe Brushing and Polishing Machine.
HENRY BENNETT of 14 Elmfield Terrace Darlington, late of 3 Prince's Terrace
Darlington both in the County of Durham, Inspecting 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 :-
My invention relates to a machine for facilitating the work of cleaning and
polishing boots and shoes. I purpose doing this by the use of a revolving inverted
circular brush connected to a revolving pully, the said pully worked by a belt
and acted upon by an ordinary foot treddle, hand, or other power the inverted
brush to be something in the form of an ordinary bowel or basin the bristles of the
brush protruding or pointing inwardly towards the centre axis, and partley
outwardly at graduated angles, the front part of the boot being placed inside the
the said circular brush the inverted circle of which would thus cover a large
surface of the boot at one time, the heel part in like manner. The foregoing
describes the arrangement for one brush, if two others are required one for
brushing off the dirt and one for putting on the blacking, the can be placed on

page_text: each side or other convenient positions and worked by belt and pully from the
above named revolving shaft, or if prefered the three brushes for the purposes
named one for brushing off the dirt, one for brushing on the blacking and one for
polishing could be made to slip on and off the one shaft as required. The said
inverted circular brushes instead of revolving in one direction may be made to
oscillate on its axis backwards and forwards if prefered.
In order that my invention and the manner in which the same as to be performed
may be more readily and clearly understood reference is made to the accompanying
drawings, and to the figures and letters marked thereon. Figure 1. is a front
elevation, Figure 2. a plan, and Figure 3. is an end elevation, the drawing shews
two brushes only. b, is for brushing off the dirt, and mounted on the slow speed
shaft C, the quick speed and polishing brush a, revolves on a shaft e, attached to the
frame d, and driven by a belt from a pully fixed on the shaft c, the shaft is fixed
in a slot hole in the frame to allow the belt to be tightened or adjusted, the slow
speed or driving shaft c, instead of being worked by the handle f, may have a
connecting rod and foot treddle attached to it. If a third brush is required for
brushing on the blacking the frame could be extended and the same worked from
the shaft c, by belt and pully, or instead of belts and pullies, an ordinary cycle
chain arrangement or toothed wheels, could be substituted.
e,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
In a boot brushing and polishing machine the use of inverted brushes, the
bristles pointing inwardly towards the centre axis and partly outwardly at
graduated angles, the brush thus covering a large surface of the boot at one time,
arranged and operating substantially as herein before described with reference to
the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 25th day of March 1896.