Improved Means for Removing Mud from Clothing, Boots, and other Articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date o Application, 4th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 20th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Removing Mud from Clothing, Boots, and other
Articles.
ARTHUR LAMPLOUGH 11 Colenso Road Clapton Park, N.E. Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1. It consists of a thin shaped flat metal or composition plate or blade-top edge
rounded, 2 inches more or less in length and 1 inch more or less in width, with one,
two or more screw or nail holes.
2. This improved dirt remover, as above described, can easily be fixed by screws
or nails to the side of any clothes, boot and shoe, harness, scrubbing or any other
hand brush-projecting about an inch above the back, thus forming a perfect
scraper.
3. When fixed as before described any dirt spot or splash can be slightly scraped-
thus effecting that which the brush itself could not do without a deal of labour.
4. When applied to boot & shoe brushes, its usefulness at once becomes most
apparent as all dirt can with ease be removed from the soles and uppers-thus again
materially aiding the brush & obviating the necessity of using a knife or any other sharp
instrument & thus preventing the boot or shoe from being accidentally cut or
injured.
5. To every branch of the military service-the police force-large public institu-
tions colleges & schools-in fact in every household, both at home & abroad this
improved invention must prove a great saving of labour-time-and wear & tear of
the brush itself & no dirt removing brush can be perfect without it.
1000
ARTHUR LAMPLOUGH,
11 Colenso Road. Clanton Park. N.E.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Removing Mud from Clothing, Boots, and other
Articles.
I, ARTHUR LAMPLOUGH 11 Colenso Road Clapton Park, Gentleman, 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 consists in the application to boot brushes of a suitably shaped piece
of metal for enabling mud or dirt to be easily removed from the boots by attaching
the piece of metal in a suitable manner to the boot brush and using it as a
scraper.
In order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I now refer to the
annexed drawings.
Fig. 1 shows in plan a boot brush a, to which a piece of metal b is attached
according to my invention.
Fig. 2 shows in side elevation a piece of metal b. screwed to the back of the brush a,
at c.
Fig. 3 shows in side elevation a modification of the shape of the piece of metal b
secured to the back of the brush, at the side of same by means of the screws c.
It will be readily seen that upon using the scraper first and then the boot brush,
mud may be readily removed from a boot or shoe.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of any said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) The combination and arrangement of a boot or shoe brush, with a metallic
scraper 6 attached thereto by screws or such suitable means substantially as described
and for the purpose set forth.
Date : akil 1
1000