Year: 1886

page_text: WILLIAM SLEATH ROE, of Market Harborough, in the County of Leicester, Brush
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a novel combination of scraper and brushes for removing
dirt froin boots or shoes when on the feet of the wearer-the object of the invention
being simplicity and economy of construction and facility of use.
In carrying out my invention I provide a box or receptacle having at the back a
scraper the scraping edge of the said scraper being constructed to remove the dirt
both from the sole as well-as from the edges of the sole of the boot or shoe. In front
of the scraper the box is provided with an arrangement of three brushes, one placed
on the bottom of the box serving the purpose of a mat for cleaning the sole of the
boots or shoes, each side of the box being also provided with a brush serving to
cleanse the edges of the sole and sides of the boot or shoe. The box is constructed
with slots or guides adapted to receive the brushes, so that the latter can he placed in
position and removed from the box without the use of tools.
It will be obvious that a tray may be adapted to the box to receive the dirt if found
advantageous.
In some cases I provide the box with a hinged cover to protect the brushes from
the effects of rain or snow.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I WILLIAM SLEATH ROE, of Market Harborough, in the county of Leicester, Brush
Manufacturer 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 a novel combination of scraper and brushes for removing
dirt from boot. or shoes when on the foot of the wearer, the objects of the invention
being simplicity and economy of construction and facility of use.
In carrying out my invention I provide a box or receptacle having at or near the
back a scraper the scraping, edge of the said scraper being constructed to remove the
dirt both from the sole as well as from the edges of the sole of the boot or shoe. In
front of the scraper the box is provided with an arrangement of three brushes, one
placed on the bottom of the box serving the purpose of a mat for cleaning the sole of
the boots or shoes each side of the box being also provided with a brush serving to
cleanse the edges of the sole and sides of the boot or shoe. The box is constructed
with slots or guides adapted to receive the brushes, so that the latter can be placed in
position and removed from the box without the use of tools.
It will be obvious that a tray may be adapted to the box to receive the dirt if
found advantageous.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying, drawings in which figure 1 is a plan and
figure 2, an end view of a combined scraper and boot brush constructed according to
my invention.
Similar letters of reference are used in both figures to represent
similar parts.
e,
a, is the box or receptacle and b, the scraper near the back thereof, the edges c, c, of
the scraper serving to remove the dirt from the edges of the sole of the boot or shoe ;
d, e, and are the three brushes, the brush d, being placed in the bottom of the
box a, and serving as a mat for cleaning the sole of the boot or shoe while the
brushes and, serve to cleanse the edges of the sole and sides of the boot or shoe.
As will be seen by reference to the drawings the stocks of the brushes e and, are
placed in slots or guides and 4, in the sides of the box the bottom brush d, being
also placed in slots which arrangement allows of the brushes being easily placed in
position and removed for cleaning or otherwise, is a brush which I sometimes
place under the scraper, for removing dirt from the upper part of the boot or shoe ;
j, is a moveable tray in the back part of the apparatus for receiving the dirt.
In some cases I provide the box with a hinged cover to protect the brushes from the
effect of rain or snow.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The improved combined scraper and boot-brush herein before described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
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