US1147779A

US1147779A - Shoe-polishing cabinet.

Info

Publication number: US1147779A
Application number: US8723?014A
Authority: US
Inventors: Idalyne M Beemer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Publication date: 1915-07-27
Anticipated expiration: 1932-07-27

Description

l. M. BEER/IER.

SHOE PousmNG www.

APPLICATiON FILfD NOV. i6, l94.

jarenm. 27,' HB5.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

i. M. BEER/15E. s'HE Hummm CABINET. APPUCATION FILED NOV. 1G, 1914.

www vm y,orf desk the1 use of the parisino erases .earners IDALYNE M. BEEVIER, OF LOS ANGELES, CLFQRNEA.

SHOE-POLISHING CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patente d Juin 53,

Application ledpNovember 16, wie. Serial Nomo.

This invention relates to a shoe polishing cabinet.

It is the object of this invention to provide a shoe polishing cabinet, in which the patrons may passte and from their positions on the stand )vithout climbing up and down the latter in the presence of the em' ployees and the public. y

Another Objectis t'o provide a shoe'v polishing stand which. i's so constructed and arranged that the patrons and the employees will be separated indifferent compartments in Whieh only the shoes or" thepatron will be exposed to the polishers.

Another objeet is to provide a shoe polishing` stand having a partition for dividing the stand into two compartments, one 'for the patrons, and the other for the workmen, and in which the partition forms 'a table patrons during the shoe polishing operations.

.A urther obgiect is to providemeans in a shoe polishing "cabinet of the above character ,for readily transmitting instructions to the Workmen, together with mehns for signaling to the patrons when the Work is complete.

A further object is to provide the stand with a slidable platform formed to extend on opposite sides of the footrests to 'enable the patrons to readily assume a position with the feet supported on the ootrests, and in which the platform may beretraeted by the Workmen to give the necessary clearance at the sides of the footrests to perform the polishing operation.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure- 1 is a view in vertical section o the cabinet partly in elevation illustrating the manner of using same. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section and plan view on the line 2-2 or' Fig. 1'.

In carrying' out the present invention, the cabinet is constructed with four exterior walls 5, 6 7 and 8 4here shown as arranged 10 and il by means of

transverse partitions

12 and 13; the structure being covered by s, suitable roof 14: and provided with en trance opening 16 leading to the coinpalt if;-

nient 9. 4

The compartment 9 constitutes a reoeption booth and is fitted with a seat 17 and table 18 and any other suitable convenience-s. Leading from the reception booth 9 throno'h an opening 19 inthe partition 12 is a igit of stepsQO which terminate on an elevated platform 2l arranged in the compartment 'l0 and extending approximately halt' the Width of the latter.

Extending across the compartmentt) he tween the Walls or partitions 12 and 13' is a. partition 22 which closes the space`between the edge of the platform 21 and the Wallfv to form a pit or compartment 23 fortifieuse of the workmen, which compartment communicates with the compartment through an opening 24. The eompart 11 is provided as a store room for the neces sary supplies and is itted with an entr-anse 25 by which aereas is gained, to the coinpartments il and 23. The partition is formed with an oset portion or shell 26 which extends forward to a point above the edge of the platff "in- 21 and spaced therefrom.

Mounted on the platform 21 adjacent the edge thereof'is a series of revoluhle ehairs 27 in convenient7 relation to the .melf Depending from the shelf 25 is a panel forming part of the partition which panel terminates on a plane slightly above the upper face ofthe platform 2 and spaced forward of the edile of the latter to form an opening 29 colnnumieating'between the eompartments l0 and .23. Mounted on the for 'ward Wall of the lplatform 21' are brackets 30 arranged in 'paars on the upperends of' -which footrests 31 are supported; the footrests A31 being arranged substantially on a plane with the top of the piat'orrn 2l at a point dir eetv y beneath. the panel '28.

` Formed beneath the platform 2l is a s awe in which a panel 33 is mounted vto's 'de horizontally; the panel 33 being adapted to he extended forward of the ledge of the platn form 21 to constitute 'an extension of the latter and 1s formed with notches 34 on its outer edge to receive the ootrests 31 so that the panel 33 will be positioned to extend on opposite sides of the footrests and to the outer ends of the latter,

In employing the present invention, the patrons enter the reception booth 9 and pass to the elevated platform 2l in the compartment' 10 and take their seat on the revoluble chairs 27; the panels 33 being extended to enable the patrons to place their feet on the footrests 31. As a means for enabling the patrons to give instructions to' the workmen in the pit or compartment 23 speaking tubes 35 are provided on the shelf 2G. The workmen then retract the'platform panel 33 and proceed to the shoe shining operations 'inV the view of passers-by and the Workmen.

' 'What I claim is:

1.v 'A shoe pohshing cabinet, comprising a compartment, an elevated platform therein,

.a second compartment, a partition separat inghsaid second compartment from the first na ed compartment having a space-there beneath forming a communication between said compartments, chairs mounted 0n the platform, and footrests arranged in the second compartment adjacent the opening in the partition.

2. In a shoe polishing` cabinet, a compartment, an 'elevated platform therein, a second compartment, a partition separating said compartments having an opening adjacent the forward edge of the platform forming a communicationbetvveen said com.- partments, footrests arranged in the second compartment and disposed adjacent said opening, and a slidable panel on the platform adapted to extend on opposite sides of the footrests.

3. In a shoe polishing cabinet, a pair of compartments, one for the patrons and the other for the workmen, an elevated platform in the patrons compartment, footrests in the workmens compartment arranged adjacent an opening communicating with the patrons compartment, a shelfv extending over said opening, and a chair mounted on said platform adjacent the opening.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 28th day of Octoben 1914.

EDMUND A. 4STnAUsE, MARIE BA'rrEY.