US1735771A - Boot cleaning and polishing machine - Google Patents

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Nov. 12, 1929. N. MARTINEZ 1,735,771

BOOT CLEANING AND romsame MACHINE Filed June 6, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 1-2, 1929.

N. MARTINEZ BOOT CLEANING AND POLISHING MACHINE Filed June 6, 1923 4 Shets-Sheet 5 Nov. 12, 1929. N. MARTINEZ 1,735,771

I BOOT CLEANING AND POLISHING MACHINE Filed June 6, 192:5 4 sheets-sheet 4" Fig.7

Patented Nov. 12, 1929 1 i NICOLAS MARTINEZ, or LERIDA, SPAIN UNITED STATES Par BOOT CLEANING AND POLISHING=MACHINE v Application filed June 6, 1923, Serial No. 643,713, and in Spain June 12, 1922..

This invention relates to a boot cleaning bedded in and supported bythe masonry 3 polishing machine and consists in the provias shown in Fig. 1.. Suspended by means of sion of a revolving Wheel mounted on a verscrew-bolts from the arms 6 isa ring-shaped tical shaft and carrying hingedly arranged grating which is fitted with a plurality of [5] brushes for the treatment of different parts foot pads 11 made of iron or hard wood. The 55 of boots supported on a grating which is ring 5 is arranged so that the foot. pads are rigidly held abovethe wheel, means being in a convenient position for use by occupants provided for applying the brushes %to the ofseats7 mounted on top ofthemasonry .6. boots by the centrifugal action of weight-bal- In the construction shown, there is accommo- 10 anc'ed levers. I dation for five p'ers-onswhose boots will all so Fig. 1 of theaccompanying drawings repbe, cleaned by a single operation of themaresents a vertical section of the apparatus, the chine. The seats are supported by screwv brushes being omitted for the sake of clearspindles so that they can be adjusted to dif-, ness, and ferent levels in the usual manner. 7

15 Fig. 2, aplan ofthe same, partly in section, Connected to the shaft 10*underneath the 65 and-also without the brushes. v foot support 5 isvabrush wheel 1 which may Fig. 3 is a plan showing the preferred conbe composed of a suitably stayed disc but struction of the brush wheel, and which is preferably, for the sake of lightness Fig. 4, a plan of the boot support. and cheapness, composed of a skeleton coin- 1 Fig. 5 is a transverse section showing the prising radlal arms of channel iron which are 7 operation of the brushes, and dlstanced by transverse, light iron strips, as

Fig. 6, a partial plan of the Wheel and of shown in In. the present instance the operating-levers. I 1 Y'there are ten. radial arms,and each farincar Fig. 7 is a composite view illustrating the fi at i s extreme endjabrush 12 for the treat.- 7 means for supporting the brushes which operm n o the sides and heel partsof, the boots ate on the upper part of the shoe. 7 7 supported ontheir 111g. -v A polygonal drum 7 Fig. 8lis ,acomposite view illustrating the 2 h ving tensides, is supported on and S several parts of the brush whichoperates-on cur'edto thearms of the wheel 1 so as to rothe rear; and heelportion of the shoe;' tate withinithe ring Connected to the upfi Fig. 9 is a composite vien illustratingone per edge of this drumare tenbrushes 13 for 8.0 r

of the cloth brushes adapted toipolish the thetre fi nt f the toe d instep parts of. instep and'toe of the shoe. 7 the boots. The brushes 13 arearranged over Fig.10 is'aeomposite View showing a type the spacesbetween the wheel armsso as to of frame on which the brush .of Fig.9.m'ay 01 in o opera ion alternately with the be mounted. a i brushes 12,,By; this arrangementythejfric- The machine is preferably mounted in .a 011 Will b 'mor f I y distributed Q Ii cavity 8 surrounded by a circular. wall 16 of the wheel and a jerkless movement will be ob masonry, the top of the wall being flush with t'ained. There are also five brushes .14 conthe floor of a shop or with a pavementorthe lle e to n te Wheel arms n a ged 40 like. Steps 9 lead dow'nffrom the floor into. S0 as to be applied to the lower sides ofthe the cavity which is large enough to provide s la r h s W01k'thf011gh accommodation for the machine operator.- per ures'inthe gratingb. I The machine is composed of a verticalsteel The-brushes aremounted onarms'fwhich shaftltl which is supported by balls Lin a stepare hingedly connected to the wheel a bearingzarrangedrat the'bottomiofthe cavity they canfbe turned into and out of'operative 8. The upper end of the shaftis also supposition. "The arms 12 of'the brushes 12 are ported by a ball-bearing which may be fixed fitted with wei hted tailepieces 12 which, to some part of the shop fitting, butwhich is whilesuspended vertically from the hinge, preferably held in a frame worlijeomposed hold' the brushes-ininoperative "oSiti-om'as 'i affair radial arms Whose enter entlstare em: shown dotted lines in Fig. '5. ijuringthe movement of the wheel, however, the tail pieces are tilted by centrifugal force so as to apply the brushes to the boots. This is shown by full lines in Fig. 5. The brushes 13 are similarly arranged on the drum 12 by means of right-angled arms 13 whose tail pieces 13 are engaged by stirrups formedjat the upper end of double-armed levers 13 pivoted to the wheel. The lower ends of the levers 13 are connected by rods 15 to weighted arms 16 which are suspended from hinges connected to the wheel. The arms 16 tend to maintain the brushes 13 in the inoperative position shown dotted in Fig. 5, and to turn them intothe operative position shown by full lines under the action of centrifugal force when the wheel moves. 16 inrestoring the brushes 13 to the inopertive oposition as soon as the machine stops.

The brushes 14 may either be controlled in a similar manner or adapted to be set by hand in working position, The counter-weights are adjustable by means of screw-threads for. varying the leverage and thereby the effect of the centrifugal force.

According to theservices for which they are intended, the brushes are made up of dif-' The operation m be diviaed into five stages, viz, the removal from the boots of dust and mud; the application thereto of a waterproofing or colouring substance'; the rubbing of. such substance into the'l'eather', the'application of a polishing paste; and the rubbing of the latter. F or eachofthese stages. a separate brushbr brushes are used, the other brushes being mainta ned in inoperative position For cleaningthe boots theremay be one' brushmade with stilfbristles and one made up of linenorz the like," For the application of, the waterproofing sub-:

a c a co urin i I brih i I st 11 e. nd 10 g matte two halr LS es nature,

are used, and one bristleibrusli is used .forfthe rubbing in ime same. The 'application of the polishing'paste is also effected by means, of two hair brushes, andth e fina l'shine is produced by'means of twobristle brushes and; two cloth brushes. This arrangement Iap pliesto the position 12 aswell as to the vposi tion 18, all theten brushes being thus'utilized ,inboth cases. In the position ltit is sufficient to have-one brush of suitable character for each stage of operation. I

The shaftlO is geared to a horizontal driving shaft 21 which may be operatedby means of an electro-motor 22 or the like Springs 17 aid'the arms of time.

through the medium of two belts 23 of which one is crossed so that movement can beimparted to the shaft in either direction. As the machine is very easily operated, however, the shaft 21 may be fitted with a crank handle and rotated by hand. In the case of machine power, a brake disc 3 is fitted on the shaft 10' so that the speed of the latter can be regulated by means of a brake band 24 arrangedvon said disc, the free end of the band being connected to aflever or treadle 25 wherev by the brake isyoperated.

The cleaning brushes are released for operation, and the brush wheel is rotated at a high speed. A few turns in each direction will be sufficient for removing all dust and mud from the boots of the five clients occupying the seats." The cleaning brushes are then fixed in inoperative position, and the brushes for applying the waterproofing or colouring substance are fixed in operative position, whereupon the wheel is rotated a few turns in each direction and at a'low speed. These brushes are then restored to and fixed'in inoperative position whereupon the rubbing brushes for the third stage o'fthe operation are released and the wheel 'is rotated a few turns in both direct-ions at high speed. The polishing substance is applied andthe final shine is'produced in a similar manner, the. whole operation of cleaningand polishing being carried out in a very short space operator provides the hairbrushes with a' fresh supply of paste. f

The cleaning and rubbing brushes are au tomatically applied to the boots as soon as the machine is set in rotation, and are automatically withdrawn asisoon as the'machine When the machine is erected in the open itis advisable to arrange the top bearing for the shaft 10 underneath the wheell so thatthe entire mechanism will be situated underground." Between the workinglhours' the mouth of the cavity may be su'itably'covered, Other modifications maybe adopted to suit different localities and conditions, and the actual arrangement also depends on whether a the structure is of a temporaryorpermanent Iclaim:.' V 1 1 1. A boot cleaning apparatus including a mechanism pit open at the top, a plurality. of seats for patrons positioned about the'upper open edge of the pit, a skeleton'fra mework carried by 'the'upper edge of the pit, a foot,

work in the open centralportionof thepit, said :foot support being a ring. like member provided withopenings andhaving foot rests During the change of clients, the

support suspended from said skeleton'fram'e thereon opposite each patrons seat, a vertical shaft having itsllower .end .journalejd in the bottom. of theplt and its upper end jour naledyin' the skeleton framework, 1 a brush carrying frame carried by said shaft beneath said foot support, an upstanding drum mounted centrally of the brush support and projecting within and above said ring like foot support, counterbalanced brushes carried by said brush frame and by said drum and adapted to be brought into operative position by centrifugal force when the frame 7 is rotated, and means for rotating said'shaft.

2. A boot cleaning apparatus comprising a support having a cavity therein, a plurality of patrons seats arranged around the upper edge of the cavity, a ring like foot support tated, and means for rotating the shaft'so as 7 suspended in the cavity below the surface of said first mentioned support and carried thereby, and a rotatable brush carrying device having a portion projecting upwardly into the ringrlike foot support, and a plurality of brush devices carried by the portion of said brush carrier projecting into the ring like foot support and also carried by the intermediate and outer edge portions of said brush carrier, and means for rotating said brush carrier.

3. A boot cleaning and polishing machine comprising a vertical rotatory shaft, a circular wall surrounding said shaft, a radial frame work embedded in and supported by the upper part of said wall, the shaft being supported by said frame work, adjustable seats supported on said wall and arranged about the frame work, a ring-shaped foot support suspended from said framework within the confines of the wall so that it can be used by persons occupying the seats, a brush wheel secured to the shaft underneath the foot support, counterbalanced brushes 7 pivotally connected to said wheel for brushing different parts of boots placed on the foot support when the brush wheel is roto operate the wheel and brushes; 7

4. A boot cleaning and polishing machine comprising a vertical rotatable shaft, a stationary foot support arranged about said shaft, a brush Wheel secured. to the shaft under the foot support, brushes connected hingedly to said wheel, counter-weights connected to said brushes so as to hold them normally out of contact with boots placed on the foot support and so as to turn them into contact therewith bv centrifugal force when the wheel is rotated, and means for rotating the shaft so as to operate the wheel and brushes. r

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. NICOLAS MARTINEZ.

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