Year: 1896

page_text: I, JAMES YATE JOHNSON, of 115 St. Vincent Street; Glasgow, Chartered Patent
Agent (being a communication from: abroad by Robert Johnston Stirling Ermelo,
South African, Republio; Surgeon) do: hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be us, follows:-
This invention relates to a boot brushing and polishing machine. The machine
consists.of.a frame ibaving upright standards between which is a horizontal shaft
carrying rotary brushes. Below the brush. shaft is a cranked shaft operated by a
treadle so as to constitute a foot operated machine. The machine however may also
be operated by any other-suitable power. Upon the one end of the cranked shaft.is
a.driving wheel with a leather strap, or hand to go round which communicates motion
to a smaller wheel keyed on the brush-shaft. I prefer to have. four brushes, for
removing mud or dust; .for applying the blacking; for polishing; and, for finishing,
respectively. These brushes may be armnged at suitable intervals on the revolving
shaft.. A compact machine may have the first three brushes mounted between the
two standards of the machine; with.the.fourth or finishing brush keyed on to an end
of the shaft which extends out from the end of the machine that is to say at the
outside of the one. standard: The bristles may be attached to a strip of leather.or
flexible metal so.that they can be..passed round drums, which drums are in the form
of spoked wheels.keyed upon. the revolving shaft. The ends of the bristle strip may
be secured together. tightly upon the drums by any suitable clamp; or the bristles
may be formed upon a metal.or wooden ring which ring is made in two parts and the
two halves or parts are clamped. together upon the drum. Between the revolving
dust and blacking, brushes. I prefer to have.a.dust shield which may be made in the
form of a disc with a wide flange or periphery so that both sides of the disc consti-
tute a shield...The said. disc is not. keyed upon the shaft so that it is free to be
moved along it. When the dust brush has been used the shield is slid along so, as to
protect the blacking brush.and vice versa when the blacking brush is used.
I.may, also protect the operator by providing any suitable shield in front of the
periphery.of.the.brushes and also. to keep the dust and blacking from being scattered
about the room. I may conveniently utilise the sliding shield on the revolving, shaft
by making it of pear shape.in.side.view. so that tho..lower or larger portion of the
shield may form a well for blacking, and..also to hold, assinall obrush for applying.the
blacking to the rotating blacking brush.

page_text: Boot Brushing and Polishing Machine.
I, JAMES YATE JOHNSON, of 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Chartered Patent
Agent, (being a communication from abroad by Robert Johnston Stirling Ermelo,
South African Republic, Surgeon) 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 boot brushing and polishing Machine, for use in hotels
and other places and has for its object to enable boots to be more rapidly and easily
polished than hitherto.
But in order that my said invention may be more readily understood and easily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which
Fig. 1 is an elevation -
Fig. 2 a plan and
Fig. 3 an end view of my said machine.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of one of the drums with the brush removed and
Fig. 5 a section showing the method of securing the brush upon the drum.
As shown in the said drawings the machine consists of a frame having upright
standards A between which is a horizontal, shaft a carrying rotary brushes. Below
the brush shaft is a crank shaft B operated by a treadle b so as to constitute a foot
operated machine. The machine however may be also operated by any other suitable
power. Upon the one end of the cranked shaft B is a driving wheel C with a leather strap
or band c to go round which communicates motion to a smaller wheel C' keyed on the
brush shaft a. I prefer to have four brushes; D for removing mud or dust; E for
applying the blacking; F for polishing and G for finishing, respectively. These
brushes may be arranged at suitable intervals on the revolving shaft. A compact
machine may have the first three brushes D, E, and F nounted between the two
standards A of the machine; with the fourth or finishing brush G keyed on to the one
end of the shaft which extends out from the end of the machine that is to say at the
outside of the one. standard. The bristles H constituting the brushes may be attached
to a strip of leather or flexible metal h so that they can be passed round the drums J,
which drums are in the form of spoked wheels keyed upon the revolving shaft. The
ends of the bristle strip h may be secured together tightly upon the drums, as shown
more particularly in Figs. 4 and 5, by a suitable clamp K, the screw of which is
operated from the inner side of the drums. To engage and disengage the said clamp
with the drum a small portion of the periphery is removed at either side, as shown at
K', the portion of the rim J being also removed to allow the clamp to lie flat upon
the surface when in position; or the bristles may be formed upon a metal:or wooden
ring which ring is made in two parts and the two halves or parts are clamped together
upon the drum. Between the revolving dust and blacking brushes D and E I prefer
to have a dust shield L which may be made in the form of a disc with a wide flange
or periphery so that both sides of the disc constitute a shield: The said disc is not
keyed upon the shaft so that it isffree to be moved along it. When the dust brush I)
is being used the shield is slid along so as to protect the blacking brush and vice
versa when the blacking brush is being used.
I may also protect the operator by providing any suitable shield in front of the
periphery of the brushes and also to keep the dust and blacking from being scattered
about the room. I may conveniently utilise the sliding shield on the revolving
shaft by making it of pear shape in side view, so that the lower or larger portion of the
shield inay forin a well M for blacking and also to hold a small brush for applying the
blacking to the rotating blacking brush,

page_text: 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 :-
1. The general arrangement, construction and combination of parts constituting
my boot brushing and polishing machine, substantially as hereinbefore described and
shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. The boot brushing machine consisting of the horizontal shaft a carrying rotary
brushes; brush D for removing mud or dust; brush for applying the blacking,
brush for polishing and brush & for finishing, the said bruslies being mounted
between the upright standards A and driven from below by the foot treadle or other
shaft B, driving wheel C, pulley Chand band'c, substantially as hereinbefore described
and shown in the accompanying drawings.
3. The shield L mounted loosely upon the brush shaft a to protect the blacking
brush E whilst the dirt brush D is being used and vice versa,,substantially as herein-
before described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
4. Forming the lower end of the shield Las a well for containing blacking; substan-
tially as hereinbefore described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
5. In a boot brushing and polishing machine, the arrangement, construction and
mode of securing the flexible bristle strips upon the revolving drums, substantially as
hereinbefore described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of June 1807
JOIINSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.