US168107A

US168107A - Improvement in boot-jacks

Info

Publication number: US168107A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1875-09-28
Anticipated expiration: 1892-09-28

Description

NITED STATES PATENT OFFIGEo f MILO A. RICHARDSON, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR IO EDWIN RIPLY, OF SHERMAN, NEW YORK.

, IMPROVEMENT vIN BooT-JAcKs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168, 107, dated September 28, 1875 application filed June 17, 1875.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILO A. RICHARDSON, of Bridgeport, in the. county of Fairfield and in the State of Connecticut, have invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Boot- Jacks;- and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description there- Y of, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to boot-jacks; and it consists of a spring of peculiar construction and arrangement, which automatically returns thefoot-board of the boot-jack to an upright showing the construction ofthe spring.

A represents the foot-board, provided -with a suitable orifice for the foot, and a holev for the bolt and spring, and a slot, K, for the end 0f the spring on the lower end. This footboard, and the bracket also, I prefer to make of Wood; but they may be made of metal. B

represents the bracket,fwhich is provided with a hole for the bolt, and a cleat on the back side, to bring it a proper distance from the base-board, to which it is attached by screws, to allow the end of the foot-board to play between the bolt and base-board. C represents a section of the base-board; D, the bolt by which the parts are connected; E, the spring,

the position of which is shown at F in Fig. 1,v

a hole being cutfor that purpose only; G, the slot through which the projecting end of the spring is inserted through the side of the bracket; H, the strap; I, the screw by which the end of the strap is attached to the wall, and J the loop in the strap which is used to operate the foot-board.

The parts are adjusted in the following manner: Insert the end of the spring which has the shortest projection through the left-hand side of the bracket B 'at G, as represented in p Fig. 2. Turn the spring around, place the footboard in position, and insert the spring, placing the en d of the projecting wire firmly in the slot of the bracket at Gr, and put the bolt in place. Then fasten the strap on the lower end of the foot-board, ,with the end toward the front, and pass the strap up the back side of the foot-board. Now screw the bracket to the base-board, and the end of the strap to the wall, and the boot-jack will be in' an upright position. N ow place the foreflnger in the loop and pull outward, and the foot -board will drop into position for use, thus winding up the spring, the inner projecting end of which is in the slot in the foot-board. After using the boot-jack the foot-board is automatically returned to its upright position against the wall by the unwinding ofthe spring.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The spring C, in combination with the foot board A, provided with the slot K, the bracket B, provided with the slot G, andthe bolt D, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of June, 1875.

Mino A. RICHARDSON. i

Witnesses:

J WLLBUR PARROTT, WM. J. BAULIEU.