Improvements in Shoe Brushes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1897-Accepted, 5th June, 1897
Improvements in Shoe Brushes.
We, GEORGE PRENTIC NEAL and JOEL PLUMMER THURSTON both of
Evansville, County of Vanderburg, Indiana, U.S.A., Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a shoe brush upon the back of which the handle is fixed
so as to be reversible. Into the back of the brush is let a notched metal plate and
fixed therein by screws, and into that part of the handle which comes against the
brush back is let and fixed a similar metal plate having lugs to take into the
notches of the opposite plate. The handle and back are held together by a central
bolt passing through the brush back, the metal plates, and the handle, and
tightened by a nut. To reverse the handle upon the brush the central bolt is
relieved of the screw nut, the handle raised to lift the lugs of the metal plate fixed
thereto out of the notches of the metal plate in the brush back and the handle
turned round and then refixed. An additional and smaller brush, say a blacking
brush may be fixed upon the end of the handle so that the bristles point in an
opposite direction to those of the larger brush. This smaller brush may be secured
to the end of the handle by a central screw round which when loosened the brush
may be turned. When screwed down it may be secured against turning round by
a pin projecting from the handle into the brush back.
Dated this 8th day of August 1896.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in Shoe Brusnes.
We, GEORGE PRENTIC NEAL and JOEL PLUMMER THURSTON, both of
Evansville, County of Vanderburg, Indiana, U.S.A., Manufacturers, 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:-
The shoe brush of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1 being a side view thereof with parts broken away and Fig. 2 views of
details.
A is the handle, B the polishing, and C the blacking bristles or brush.
The handle and the two brushes may be of any ordinary form and construction,
the invention relating especially to the means whereby they are reversibly secured
to each other.
The handle A is formed with a horizontal lower face of a length adapted to rest
firmly upon the central portion of the back of the polishing brush throughout the

page_text: greater portion of its length. Midway of said horizontal face a metal plate A¹ is
secured by means of screws a the heads of which are flush with the face of the plate
which is let into the handle. The central portions of the plate are bent downward
at each end forming lugs a' (Fig. 2). A thumb nut A screws on to the end of
a bolt A extending through the back of the brush B and through a vertical
perforation in said handle.
B' is a metal plate let into the back of the brush B, secured by screws b, and
provided with a central perforation for the bolt A³, and registering with the
plate A'. Each end of the plate B' is notched (Fig. 2), and recesses are formed
in the back of the brush B immediately under said notches, for the reception of the
downwardly projecting lugs a¹ of the plate A', the two plates thus interlocking and
arranged to be tightly drawn together by the thumb nut A2 and thus securely hold
the handle to the brush.
The blacking brush C is centrally perforated for passing a screw C¹ through it
into the handle and said brush is held from revolving by a small spike c set in the
handle and projecting into the head of the blacking brush.
The handle and with it the blacking brush may be reversed upon the brush B by
loosening the nut A then withdrawing the lugs a' and turning the handle round
the bolt A3. In this reversed position the lugs are again dropped into the notches
of plate B', and the nut A tightened until the parts are again firmly secured to
each other, also when the blacking bristles are worn down in one place its position
may be conveniently altered by loosening, by means of a screw driver, the screw C¹
until the head of the brush can be lifted free of the spike c, then turning the brush
round to the desired position, in which it can be secured by screwing it down again,
thus both brushes may be reversed as often as wear upon them makes it desirable
and both sides or ends of the same caused to wear evenly.
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 shoe brush composed of a handle and a blacking brush and a polishing brush,
said brushes being each reversibly secured to said handle, the polishing brush by
interlocking plates having a central securing device, substantially as described and
shewn.
2. A shoe brush consisting of the handle A, having the plate A' with the lugs a
on its ends secured thereto, the brush B with the plate B₁ having a central per-
foration therein secured thereto, and the bolt A3 with a thumb nut A2, extending
through said handle and engaging with said central perforation, the plate B' being
also provided with notches for interlocking with the lugs of plate A, substantially
as described and shewn.
3. The combination of the handle A, the plate A¹ secured to its under face, the
brush B, the plate B' secured to the top thereof, said plates A', B', being provided
with interlocking parts, a bolt extending through the handle and a perforation in
plate B', a blacking brush C secured to the top of said handle by a screw C¹ and a
spike c secured in one part on one side of said screw, whereby the blacking brush
is firmly secured and may be turned round, substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 3rd day of May 1897.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.