Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1887 .
Complete Left, 26th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888.
1, ARTHUR HISCOE 36 Harlow Terrace Harrogate Yorks. Architect, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The machine is worked by a treadle and grooved wheel, with iron standards and
table top. Iron standards about 4 feet high are screwed to table and have a turned
shaft and grooved pulleys worked by the treadle wheel, which forms overhead motion.
The object of this invention, is to brush boots by means of revolving roller brushes,
(which are fixed at the bottom of swing shaft) having spindle, pulley and handle.
The swing shaft is hung to a balanced arm projecting from the overhead driving shaft,
by a double socketted joint working at right angles to each other. The balanced arm
has sockets and is fixed on the driving shaft and can be lowered and lifted at will, and
is fitted with a two grooved pulley at the end which is driven by a pulley fixed on the
said driving shaft; one side of the two grooved pulley drives the brush below. Two
or more brushing apparatus to be fixed on the same driving shaft, for brushing off'
dirt, blacking, and polishing.
The mode of cleaning boots is by holding the boot in the left hand and guiding the
brush over the samo with the other hand.
The motions I claim are the double swing, rotary, and perpendicular used in
connection with this machine.

page_text: I ARTHUR HISCOE 36 Harlow Terrace Harrogate in the County of York Architect
do hereby declare the nature of this invention for THE PURPOSE OF CLEANING
BLACKING AND POLISHING BOOTS AND SHOES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The machine is worked by a treadle and grooved-wheel-with Iron standards
and table top.
Two Iron standards about 4 feet high are screwed to table
top, and the top is prepared to receive a revolving shaft and which is fitted
with grooved pulleys, worked by the treadle wheel, which forms overhead
motion. The object of this invention is to Brush Boots and shoes by means
of revolving roller Brushes (which are fixed at the bottom of a swing shaft)
having spindle, pulley and handle. The swing shaft is hung to a balanced arm
projecting from the overhead driving shaft by a double socketted joint working at
right angles to each other. The balanced arm has sockets and is fixed on the driving
shaft and can be lowered and lifted at will and is fitted with a two grooved pulley at
the end which is driven by a pulley fixed on the said driving shaft, one side of the two
grooved pulley drives the brush below. Two or more brushing apparatus to be fixed
on the same driving shaft for brushing off dirt, blacking and polishing.
The mode of cleaning boots is by holding the boot in the left hand and guiding the
brush over the same with the other hand.
Such being the nature and object of my invention I will now proceed to describe
more in detail the manner in which the same is to be, or may be performed or carried
into practical effect, and in order that the same may be clearly understood I have
annexed, Three sheets of drawings illustrative thereof and have marked the samo
with figures and letters of reference corresponding with those in the following
explanation thereof.
Fig. "1" in the annexed drawings represents a vertical section as arranged to be
worked by treadle motion.
Fig. 2. represents a front elevation of the arrangement.
Fig. 3. a plan view showing arrangement of pulleys on overhead driving shaft and
end of balanced arm.
In Figs. "1.2" A A¹" are the brushes composed of Bristles of different degrees of
hardness set in a wood cylinder or roller of various shapes and sizes. Metal bushes
are screwed to ono end of the said wood cylinders and are tapped for the purpose of
screwing to the end of revolving spindles which project beyond their bearings as
shewn in Fig. 2. The revolving spindles are fitted with pulleys "B. B₁" and are
mounted in suitable frame's "CC" with suitable bearings. The said frame is fitted
with handles D' D2, fixed in an almost Horizontal position over the revolving Brushes
A. A¹, and serves to guide the Brushes over the Boots and shoes.
The frame "C" is securely fixed to a swinging Rotary Rod "E" about 4 feet long
more or less such Rod being fitted near to the top with an automatic swivel ioint "F"

page_text: for twisting the same in order to guide the brush below the said swinging Rod is
suspended to the end of the balanced arm herein before mentioned by means of a
double socketted joint G. and H. working at right angles to each other.
Rotary motion is imparted to the Brushes by means of treadle "L" Fly Wheel
"M" and Band or Strap "N" to pulley "O" which drives the overhead revolving
shaft. Pullies "J which are fixed on said overhead shaft drive the pullies (by means
of endless bands) "K. B."
Although I propose to use two or more sets of Brushes I claim the application of
the principle as applied to one Brush only as by arranging the Brushes to screw on
the ends of the revolving spindles same as the face plate of an ordinary Lathe head, I
can change the Brushes as desired.
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 :-
A balanced arm
or Beam fixed on revolving driving shaft the end of which
Beam has a two grooved pulley fixed upon a spindle projecting beyond its bearings to
receive a double socketted joint, working at right angles to each other, fitted with four
pulleys to retain the endless band in position when working, such joint being fitted to
receive a swing rod to which the Brushes are attached, the said rod being fitted with
an automatic swivel joint.
Dated this Twenty fourth day of January 1888