US1183766A - Shoe-holder. - Google Patents

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-' UNITED sTAT s PATENT OFFICE. JOHN E. PLANI, or IBLOOMFIELD, mwa; ksseion or ON-ZALF TO JAMES w.

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Specification of etters Patent. v -Pate ted M 16 1916 'Application filed August 24, 1915. Serial No. 47,108.

To all whom it mayconcem:

Be it lmown that I, JOHN H. PLsN a citizen of .the United States, residing at Bloomfield, in the county of Davis, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Holders; and I do hereby declare the 'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and` use the same. I

.The present invention is directed to improvements in devices for holding shoes when being cleaned or polished, and has for its object to provide a device of this character capable of .being easily and quickly adjusted for holding shoes of dfl'erent sizes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of this character so constructed that the same may be turned to any position desired, either to the 'right or' left.

With these and other objects in view, this invention -resides in the novel features of' construction, formation, combination and arrngement of parts to be herenafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective .view of the device. Fig. 2 is asectional view on line 2--2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view The holder comprses a supporting block '1, which' is rotatably Secured to the bok 1',

said block being secured' in any suitable manner to a post o^r wall. The block 1 has its sides provided with a plurality of vertically spaced sockets 2, the purpose of which will appear. later. The holder further consists of a horizontal arm 3, which is formed from suitable sheet meta1,' the rear end of which terminates in a hook 4, said hook being adapted to detachably engage the loop 5 carried by the block 1. The outer end of the arm 3 terminates in a vertically disposed arm 6, said arm having its lower end terminating in a horizontal arm 7 towhich the toe block 8 is attached. p

The arm 3 is provided upon its upper edge with ratchet teeth 9-and spaced notcheslO the purpose of which will appear, later. A

lever 11 is' provided and is formed with a longitudinal slot 12, said slo't being'bridged spaced arms 16 are provided, said arms hav-` mg then' lower ends r'educed, as at 17 whereby the same may enter the' bore 18 of the heel-'member 19. The heel member 19 is held upon the'reduced ends of the arms by a set screw 20. Since the heel member 19 is removably momted it is obvious that the lever 11 can be easily disengaged from or engaged with the arm 3.

To hold the arni 3- in its operative. positon a yoke21 is employed, which is formed from reslient wire, said yoke 'having its arms 22 terminating in inwardly, directed extensons 23 which are adapted to engage selected sockets 2, 'whereby the yoke may be ad usted. Since the bight of the yoke 22 is pvotally connected to the arm 3 it is apparent that the yoke may be adjusted so as to hold the arm 3 in difl'erent adjusted positions'. y

` In operation the toe block 8 is engaed in the toe of the shoe and the heel mem er 19 with the heel thereof, whereupon rocking of the lever 11 will force the member 19 rearw'ardly, thereby firmly holding the shoe since the pawl will engage a selected ratchet tooth.

By providing the notches 10 the lever may' be adjusted quickly for shoes which vary greatly in sizes.

In Fig. 4 of the drawing the holder is shown reversed so that shoes maybe polihed or cleaned when inverted.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a holder has been provided so constructed that the same can be easily and quickly taken apart for packing, and one which may be used by shoe merchants for ;holding the shoes when changing the buttons.

To rotatably connect the block "1 to the block 1', a screw 24 is attached thereto and passes through the block 1, and has its extended end engaged by a winged nut 25, which is operable to clamp the block 1 tightly against the block 1*.. When it is 'desired to reverse the holder, it is only neces- I sary to turn the winged nut, whereupon the holder, as shown :in Fig; 4'.

block 1 can be rotated, tHus positionng the What' is claimed is e 1. A shoe holding device compri'inga supporting block, ah `arm pivotally connctcd thereto, a loo tpivtally, connected to thely connected to the block,

arm and adjusta p a' toe block carried 'by the arm, a lever' slidably and pivotall connected to the arm,'

means carred by t e lever for engaging the arm to hold said lever in different adjustedpositions and a, heel engagng member-. ear- L supporting block, an arm pivotally connect ried by the'lower end of said lever. I p

2.' A shoe holding. device comprising a,

ed at its rear end to the supporting block, a yoke having its bight pivotally connected to the arm, said yo ke having its arms deta'chheel eng ably end adjustably engaged with the a tee member carrie'd bythe oiter end o the arm, a lever buying alongitudnal-slot formed tlerein for shdably engaging the arm, a pawl'havin g one end pivotally con .I

i JOHN H. PLANK.

witnesses: I I p S. S.- MELCEERT, -J..C. MCCURDY.

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