US1795292A - Shoe-shining foot support - Google Patents

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March l0, 1931. L. E. FRYE SHOE SHINING FOOT SUPPORT Filed 4July 25, 1930 Patented Mar. 10, 1931 LEE E. FRYE, OF- SAN FRANCISGQiCALIFQRNIA snoer-sfumare roo'r surron'r Application filed July 25, 19370. Serial No.V 470,656.

My invention relates to improvements in foot supports for shoe shining'stands and th-e like wherein a foot rest, slidably mounted upon a standard, is movable against the pressure of a spring to moveclamping members into clampingV engagement with the sole of a shoe placed upon they foot rest.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an improved device to engage and support shoes while being shined'.

Another object is to provide an improved support wherein a foot rest is moved by weight applied thereon to actuate clamping means into engagement with the sole of al shoe to hold said shoe in proper position upon the foot rest. f y

A further object is to provide an improved device of the character described provided with clamping means arranged to impart a resilient pressure upon opposite sides of the sol-e of a shoe without marring the shoe, and which automatically accommodates itself to soles of various widths.

Another object is to provide an improved support which is normally rigidly held in a vertical operative position, and which may be tipped rearwardly to an inoperative position out of the Way.

A still further object is to provide an improved device of the vcharacter described of simple, rugged, and eficient operation, and embodying improved features of' construction. l

I accomplish these vand other objects-by means of the improved device disclosed in the drawings forming a part of the :present application wherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughout the specification and drawings, and in which: i

Fig. 1 is a side elevation,'partly in vertical section of'my improved shoe shining foot support;

' Fig. 2 is a front view, partly in section, of the device; f Y

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device as shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is an Y enlarged transverse section taken upon the line -l of 2in the direcfl tion indicated. i v

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 is used to designate in general a hollow standard, preferably of rectangular cross section. The lower end of the standard l is fitted over a post 2 secured upon a suitable base 3. rEhe 55 post 2 is preferably of channel shapehaving` the flanges forwardly disposed, the edges of' the lower portions of saidi Hanges being parallel to theback of the post, as at 4, and the upper portions of said flanges being inclined 6G rearwardly to the backof the? post, as at 5. Slots 6 are formed in the iange portions of the postte receive a pin 7 carried by the standard l, said slots permittingA alimited sliding movement of the standard relative G5 to they post wherebyy the standard may be raised. above the vertical flange portionsr 4' and tipped rearwardly to be supported by the inclined portions 5 ofthe post.

A foot supporting member 8, preferably of 7 0 U-shaped form is slidablyv mounted in the upper portion of the standard l, the open end of the U member extending outwardly from the top of the standard, and the sides of said member forming a slidingfit with the sides off'said standard.' A foot rest 9 is mounted upon the outer end of the member 8, preferably upon forwardly ofset extensions 11 formed upon the upper ends of the side por`-. Y

tions of` the member 8. The member 9 is se slightly curved and inclined upwardly to form a support. for the sole and instep of a shoev 12 placed thereon, and the rearward edge of said member 9 is extended slightly rearwardly to engage the heel 13 of the shoe S5 and thereby 'define the proper position of the shoe upon the foot rest and preventing the shoe vfrom sliding forwardly.

A spring 14 is mounted within the standard lbelow the member 8, said spring being 9o seated upon a partition 16 within the stand? ard, and operating to press the member 8 outwardly to a normal extended position, as indicated in full lines in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The outward 95v movement .of the member 8 is limited by means of a screw 17 projecting into the standlgrd in the path of the closed end of the meme er 8. f

A-par of clamping arms 18 are mounted ,100

upon the slidable member 8 and arranged to extend outwardly in diverging relation at the sides of the foot rest 9. The arms 18 are preferably formed from spring metal and are preferably hingedly connected to a pin 19 extending between the side portions of the member 8 at a point slightly above the closed end thereof. Rollers 21 are mounted within the sides of the standard 1 at the top thereof to engage the arms 18 and form rolling contact therewith as said arms are moved inwardly or outwardly from the standard with the slidable member 8.

In operation, the base 8 is secured in any suitable manner in a convenient location, preferably immediately in front of a seat to be occupied by persons desiring to have their shoes shined, as in a shoe shining stand. Standards 1 and bases 3 are preferably mounted in pairs in front of each such seat with the posts 2 so disposed that the standard 1 may be tipped rearwardly toward the seat in an out of the way position, as indicated in dott-ed lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The spring 14 of each standard 1 normally operates to press the slidable member 8 thereof to its eXtreme outwardly extending position as limited by the screw 17, and as indicated in full lines in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. A person desiring to have his shoes shined places a foot upon the foot rest 9, as indicated in dotted lines, the sole of the shoe being disposed between the upwardly projecting ends of the arms 18. As weight is applied upon the foot rest 9, the member 8 is pressed downwardly against the pressure of the spring 14 into the standard 1, thereby causing the diverging arms 18 to be engaged by the rollers 21 and pressed together as the member 8 moves downwardly.

As the arms 18 are moved downwardly past the rollers 21, the arms are first swung pivotally upon the pivot pin 19 to engage the sides of the sole of the shoe, and as the member 8 is moved further downwardly, the arms are pressed into firm engagement with the sole, the spring resilience of the arms 18 operating to eXert a firm clamping pressure without injury to the sole of the shoe. As the arms 18 grip the sole, the diverging portions of the arms 18 limit the downward movement of the arms and member 8, the relative downward movement of the arms 18 and member 8 depending upon the width of the shoe sole engaged and operating to automatically obtain a firm clamping engagement with the sole regardless of the width of sole.

So long as weight is imposed upon the foot rest 9, the member 8 will be held in depressed position andthe arms 18 will be held in clamping engagement with the shoe sole; thereby effectually holding the shoe in proper posii" tion upon the support. When the weight is lifted, the member 8 is returned to norma-l position by the spring 14 and the arms 18 spring apart to release the shoe sole, thereby permitting the shoe to be lifted freely from the support.

By lifting the standard 1 slightly relative to the post 2, the forward side of the standard is raised to cle-ar the vertical edge i of the base, thereby permitting the standard to be tipped rearwardly to rest upon the inclined edges 5 and permit persons to approach or leave the seat without interference by the standard 1.

While I have illustrated and described what I now regard as the preferred embodiment of my invention, the device is subject to modification in numerous details of construction and arrangement. I therefore do not wish to be restricted to the specific details illustrated and described, but desire to avail myself o-f all modifications which may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A shoe shining foot support comprising a hollow standard; a member slidably mounted within the standard and extending outwardly from the upper end thereof; a foot rest upon the outer end of said member; clamping means connected to the slidable member and diverging outwardly beyond the sides of the foot rest and the top of the hollow standard spring means normally pressing the slidable member and clamping means outwardly from the standard and yieldable to permit inward movement of said member and clamping means to operative clamping position; and rollers mounted upon the upper end of the standard to engage the diverging clamping means and move the same into clamping engagement with a shoe on the support when the slidable member is moved inwardly.

2. A shoe shining foot support comprising a hollow standard; a member slidably mounted within the standard and extending outwardly from the upper end thereof; a foot rest upon the outer end of said member; clamping means connected to the slidable member and diverging outwardly beyond the sides of the foot rest and the top of the hollow standard springmeans normally pressing the slidable member and clamping means outwardly from the standard and yieldable to permit inward movement of said member and clamping means to operative clamping position; and means for limiting the outward movement of the sliding member.

3. A shoe shining foot support comprising a hollow standard; a member slidably mounted within the standard and extending outwardly from the upper end thereof; a foot rest upon the outer end of said member; clamping means connected to the slidable member and diverging outwardly'beyond the sides of the foot rest and the top of the hollow standard spring means normally pressing the slidable member and clamping means outwardly from the standard and yieldable to permit inward movement of said member and clamping means tooperative clamping position; rollers mounted upon the upper end of the standard to engage the clamping means and move the same into clamping engagement with a shoe on the support when the slidable member is moved inwardly to clamping position; and means for limiting the outward movement of the sliding member.

4. A shoe shining foot support comprising a hollow standard; a member slidably mounted within the standard and extending outwardly from the upper end thereof; a foot rest upon the outer end of said sliding member; clamping means comprising a pair of spring arms pivoted upon the slidable member within the standard and extending outwardly in diver-ging relation upon opposite sides of the foot rest; a spring mounted within the standard in back of the slidable member to normally move said member outwardly to a normal extended position, said spring being eompressible to permit inward movement of said slidable member to a clamping position; and rollers mounted upon the standard on each side of the topI thereof and engaging the outer sides of the clamping arms to spring the clamping arms toward the. foot rest and into clamping engagement with a shoe supported thereon, when the slidable member and clamping arms are moved inwardly into the standard.

In witness whereof7 I hereunto set my signature.

LEE E. FRYE.

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