US2004640A - Shoe cleaning and polishing machine - Google Patents

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i 23.4@ /Zd l Patented .lune ll, 1935 SHOE CLEANING AND POLISHING MACHINE Mathew Hillard Thornton,` St. Paul, Minn. vApplication February 1, 1934, Serial No. 709,314

21 claims.

This invention relates to a shoe shining machine and while the machine might be variously controlled, it is preferably arranged to operate automatically in response to the deposit of a coin. Such a machine is very desirable in places and at times where the facilities of a` modern shoe shining parlor are not available.

it is an object of this invention to provide a shoe shining machine of simple and compact construction and which is constructed andarranged to clean and polish the various parts of shoes of different sizes.

It is another object of the invention to provide a machine having a rotatable shoe engaging means such as a brush and means for moving said brush about a shoe in a path determined by the engagement of said brush with the shoe together with means for rotating said brush as it is moved about the shoe.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a machine comprising a series of brushes movable about the shoe for performing diierent operations thereon, said brushes being moved in a path determined by their engagement with the shoe together with means for rotating said brushes as they are moved about the shoe.

It is another object of the invention to provide a machine having a rotatable member movable about a. vertical axis passing through a shoe support on which the shoe is placed, said rotatable member carrying a series of circumferentially spaced and swingingly mounted means for operating on the shoe arranged to be carried about the sides of the shoe in a path determined by their engagement with the shoe in the rotation of said member.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a shoe shining machine in which a brush is moved about the shoe and rotated while being sc moved, said brush also being moved vertically to engage different parts of the shoe.

It is a further object of the invention. to provide a shoe shining machine having polishing means which move around the shoe together with a spraying means movable around the shoe, said spraying means being operated by positively moving liquid thereto and by supplying air thereto.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a shoe shining machine having means for polishing the toe of the shoe including a revoluble carrier and a spraying means mounted on said carrier, said spraying means being operatedat certain times to spray liquidon the toe of the shoe and having air supplied thereto at certain times.

It is still 'another object of the invention to provide a shoe shining machine having a series of means for operating on the shoe movable successively about the sides of the shoe together with means for spraying liquids upon the shoe and means-for controlling the spraying of said liquids so that they are sprayed only at desired times.

These and other objects and advantages 'of the invention will be fully.` set forthin the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in whichz- Fig. 1 is a central vertical section;

. 1 Fig. 2 1s a. transverse vertical sectlon taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken substantially on line 3 3 of Fig. 1 as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line of Fig. 1 as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a partial plan view of certain parts;

Fig. 6 is ay plan view of the machine, some parts being broken away;

Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 1-.-1 of Fig. 6 as indicated bythe arrows;

Fig. 8 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 8 3 of Fig. 1 as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 9 is a horizontal section taken substantially on line 9-9 of Fig. 8 as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 10 is a vertical section taken substantially on line lli-I of Fig. 2 as indicatedby the arrows;

Fig. 11 is a vertical section taken on line l I-l i of Fig. 10 as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 12 is a vertical section taken on line 'l2- l 2 of Fig. 10 as indicated by the arrows; i

Fig. 13 is a section taken on line I3-l3 of Fig. l() as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 14 is a top planvview -of one of theY liquid spraying devices used, some parts being broken away; f f

Fig. 15 is a plan View of certain parts, partly in horizontal cross section;

Fig. 16 is a View in elevation as seen from the left of Fig. 15, some parts being broken awayand others shown in vertical section;

Fig. 17 isa vertical section taken on line lll-l1 of Fig. 15`as indicated by the arrows; f

Fig. 18 is a top plan view of a coin deposit and control mechanism, some parts being broken away and others shown in horizontal cross section;

Fig. 19 is a vertical section taken on line IS-.l 9 of Fig. 18 as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 26 is a front elevation of the parts in*v Fig. f

Fig.l 27 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 21-21 of Fig. 8 as indicated by thearr0ws and shown on an enlarged scale;`

Fig. 28 is a view in sideelevation, partly in vertical section of part of the structure shownk Fig. 29is a `view in side elevation of 'a polishing brush; y Fig. 30 is a fragmentary-view in side elevation, the casing being shown in'vertical section; and

Fig. 31 is a partial vertical .section taken substantially on line 3|-,-3l of Fig. 6 as indicated by the arrow. f A

Referring to the drawings, a machine is shown comprising a base member or plate 36 from which upstands a rear wall:or` plate `3| and on which is superposed a top plate'32. A frontplate 33 extends downward so'me-distanceirom and beneath plate 32 anda semiecylindrical plate Orca-sing 34 extends beneath and downward from the sides of top plate 33. Side plates 35 extend forwardly in vertical planes from rear plate 3| and a. semicylindrical casing 36 extends forwardly quite a distance from side plates 35 at a height suchas shown in Fig. 1, the same being of greater width than the rear plate`3l. A plate 31 of general annular shape overlies the top of casing `36 and extends inwardly to front plate 33 and a plate 38 forming the front of casing 34 iscurved at its lower end to extend horizontally over the top of plate 31 and to overlie an opening 31a therein. Plate '88 at its horizontal portion also has an opening 38a therein. Side plates Vl5 are connected at their bottoms to baseS by angle brackets 38a'.

A stationary post 46 `is threaded into thetop ci' the base plate 36 substantially centrally thereof transversely and forwardly of the middle point thereof longitudinally. A sleeve 4| is journaled on post 48, the lower portion of said sleeve having formed thereon Vor secured thereto a pulley 42. thereon a gear 43. A rotatable member or. turntable 44 has a central hub journaled on the sleeve .4| and the lower end of said hub has formed.

46a secured in base member 36. The sprocket- 49 is secured to the lower end of ashaft 50 journaled in bearings 5|a, formed on a frame member 5| secured to rear plate 3|. Shaft 56 is driven by a beveled. gear 52secured thereto which meshes with andis driven by a beveled gear '5 3- secured to a shaft 54 journaled in portionslb of the frame 5|. Beveled g`eazv63V has secured thereto a sprocket 5 5 which is driven by chain 56 running thereover,Y said `chain also running over a sprocket 51 secured toashaft 58. Shaft The upper end of sleeve 4|v has 'formed 58 is journaled in a swinging frame 59 mounted to swing on shaft 54, said frame having arms 59a extending to shaft 58. The turntable 44 has studs 66 secured therein at each side of post on which are journaled gears 6| disposed about and meshing with gear 46. There are four gears 6| spaced equally circumferentially about the axis of gear 43. The gears 6| have formed thereon or secured thereto at their upper ends pulleys 62. A top pla 63 extends over the tops of pulleys 62, studs 60 passing through said plate and said plate being engaged by the heads of said studs. Plate 63 has a. hub surrounding post 40 and a plate 64 is secured to the top of post 40 by the screws 65 and extends over the hub of plate 63. Plate 64 is shown in transverse cross section in Fig. 4 and shown in side elevation in'Fig. 1. It will be seen from the latter iigure that said plate has the gen-eral form of the bottom'of a shoe having an offset portion 65o adapted to receive the heel ofthe shoe which is to be shined. `'I'he front vertical portion of the heel of the shoe can be placed against the vertical portion' of plate 65 which connects the front portion thereof to the portion 65a. Member 44 is shown as having outwardly extending arms 44a which are four in number and equally spaced circumerentially and these armshave passing therethrough vertical studs 66, the lower ends of which are threaded into one end of arms 61. Double pulleys 68 are journaled on studs 66 above arms 44a and each of said pulleys is overlaid by a washer 68 on stud 66. f A pin 10 extends through each stud 66 above washer 69. Each arm 61 has secured therein a stud 1| and the hub 12a, of afbrush 12 is journaled on each of said studs 1|. Belts 13 extend aroundand between pulleys 62 and 68 respectively and belts 14 extend around and between pulleys 68 and the hubs 12a. Brushes 12 are thus driven from pulley 42 through gears 43 and 6I and the pulleys 62 and 68. The arms 61 are each urged to swing inwardly by torsion springs V15 engaging the same and extending about studs'll and secured to the under side of arms 44a as shown in Fig. 5, these springs not being shown in the other figures for thesakeof clearness. The studs 1| have bores in their upper ends receiving the compression springs 16. 'I'hese springs bear at their upper ends on plates 12b secured to the upper ends of hub 12a., which plates have central recesses therein receiving a ball 11, which ball engages a substantially annular cam plate 18 secured' to brackets 1.9 which are in turn secured to the front wall 36. Plate 18 `has a central opening therein through which the shoe is placed when the same is to be shined. Pulley 42 is driven by belt.86 extending thereover and over a pulley 8| secured to the lower end of a shaft 82. Shaft 82 is journaled in'bearings 5| c of frame 5| and has secured to its upperv end a beveled gear 83. Beveled gear 83 is driven by another beveled gear 84 securedto-a shait85 extending horizontally andrjournaled inbearings 5|d of frame 5| and having secured at one end a pulley 86 having a hub secured to said shaft by any suitable means such as the set screw 81. Pulley 66 is a double pulley having Ythe smaller puuey as-566mg a part thereof. Pulley 86 is driven by a belt (not shown) running over the same and a pulley 88 secured to the motor shaft 89 of a motor 96 carried o n a shelf 9| secured to the casing walls 35 and 3|.-

y Each stud 1I in the arms 61 has secured to its lower end a roller 92 which is arranged to engage at times with a cam track 93 or a cam track 94. Cam tracks 93 and 94 are connected and supported by V-shaped clips 93d supported on small.

brackets 94d secured to base plate 30. Cam track 93 is of semi-circular shape at its rear end and has parallel portions extending forwardly, one of which terminates in the front end 93a as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 25. The other side terminates in a curvedportion 93D, the end of which is spaced forwardly from the end of portion 93a. The outer cam track 94 has a semi-circular endl portion at its rear end and has parallel side portions extending forwardly, one of which terminates in a slightly inturned portion 94a and the other one of which terminates in a slightly inwardly extending portion 9412. A spring plate 95 of curved form is secured to the end portion 941) and extends some distance therefrom as shown in Fig. 25. A vertically movable cam section 96 is provided having a curved portion 96a which is tapered to extend close to the end portion 931).v Cam 96 has its other end 96h substantially alined with end portion 94a. Portions 96a. and 961) are connected by a very thin vertical web. Cam 95 is carried on the front end of a lever comprising spaced arms 91 which have downwardly inclined portions 9111.' adjacent their front ends and which then extend rearwardly in an opening in bottom plate 35. Arms 91 have holes therein extending over pins 98 projecting upwardly from a plate or bar 9S extending transversely in said opening in bottom plate 30. Arms 91 are thus fulcrumed on plate 99 and extend rearwardly and have at their rear ends upturned portions 91h secured to an upstanding plate |05 having a stud |01 in its upper end on which is journaled a cam roller |02 engaging with a cam |123 secured to a rotatable cam plate |94 journaled on a stud |05 secured in the rear` portion of frame 5|. Stud |05 has thereon a collar |96 and said collar and plate |04 are held thereon by a pin |51 passing through said stud. Plate |04 has secured thereto a sprocket |93 and a chain |59 runs over sprocket |58 and over another sprocket H13 journaled on a stud also secured in the rear portion of frame 5|. Chain 19 engages with one side of a sprocket |12 secured to shaft 58. Shaft 58 is driven as previously explained and chain [i9 is thus driven by sprocket 2 and said chain rotates sprocket |99 and cam plate |94. The plate |65 has a pin |13 projecting rearwardly therefrom to which is attached one end of a tensile spring |15, the other end of which is secured to a pin |15 projecting forwardly from a fixed portion of the frame. Spring H4 acts to hold cam roller |52 against cam |93 and to hold the movable cam section 96 in depressed position. Shaft 5S has thereon a cam roller |20 which engages the upper side of cam |94 and shaft 58 has a clip |2| secured thereto and a tensile coiled spring |22 is secured to the lower side of this clip and has its other end secured to a pin |23 secured to a portion of frame 5|. Clip |2| is in the form of a plate overlying the topvof shaft 58 having projecting ears through which extend the ends of a yoke or clevis |2111. (see Fig. l0) having threaded thereon the nuts |2|b which engage the top of plate |2|. -.Spring |22 holds the roller |28 in engagement with cam |04. The reel |413 is as stated carried on shaft 5B and this reel and the brushes thereon are thus pulled downwardly by spring |22 and raised by the cam |64. One brush 12g is a polishing brush and is made of felt or other fabric while the other brushes 12 are bristle brushes.

receptacle |55 or |51.

Brush 12g preferably is rotated' at muchhigher speed than the other brushes 12 and for this purpose its hub 12a will be somewhat smaller and the pulley on stud 66 over which belt 14 runs will be somewhat larger than the other pulleys over which the belts 14 run.`

A reel' |40 is provided having arms |4511, from which project spindles |4I', each of which vcarries arotating brush |42. .Brushes |42 have hubs |fl2a journaled on spindle |4| and said brushesy have pulleys |425 adapted to come into contact with a belt |43 to be driven thereby. Brushes |42 are held on spindles |4| by cotter pins |4|a. The central part of reel |40 is formedy as a. reservoir |401) to be further more fully described. Reel |40 is carried on the front end of shaft 58, which shaft as already described is movable` with and carried in swinging frame 59. lShaft 58 has se cured thereto a worm wheel gear |44 rwhichv is driven by a worm gear |45 secured to shaft 52, shaft 82 thus furnishing the drive for shaft58.

A horizontal shaft |46 is provided journaled in Shaft |45 has secured thereto a beveled gear |48 meshing with a beveled gear |49 on a shaft |51). Shaft |51) has secured thereto a pulley |5| over which runs the belt |43, said belt also running overa pulley |52 journaled on a stud |53 carried in a depending arm 5|f on frame 5| as shown in Fig. 1.

As the turntable 44 revolves the arms 61 `and v brushes 12 are carried about the shoe and lcontrolled in their positions by cam 94 and the shoe. The machine also operates to spray cleaning and blacking or polishing.r iiuid on the shoe and for this purpose spraying devices are provided. Two of the arms |4111 have guideways 445 thereon at one side as shown inr Figs 14 to 17, which guideways have channels at their tops and bot toms adapted to receive a substantially T-shaped guide |56. Each guide member has a depending portion with a horizontal projection |551; and the same has an upwardly extending `portion and a horizontally disposed portion |55b'which carries or has secured thereto a liquid receiving Receptacles |55 and |51 have filling openings closed by threaded and slotted plugs |5511.' and |5111.. The members |56` are slidable inwardly and outwardly on guide portion 441) and are constantlyurged inwardly by tensile coiled springs |53.` One receptacle |51 has at its upperenda small casing |59 hav ing a chamber therein and liquid is supplied to thisgchamber by a tube |65 which communicates at its lower end with the lower end of 'a cylinder |6| secured to receptacle |51 or member |56. Cylinder |6| is in communication with receptacle |51 through a small passage |5117'. Cylin-' der` |`5| has a`piston |52 which is reciprocable therein and has secured thereto a rod |53. Rod |53 extends through an arm |641; of a member |64 andnuts |65 are secured to said rod above and below said arm. Member |64 has a cylindrical portion through which passes a cy-` lindrical rod |66 having formed thereon a double thread |6611. The thread |6611 has one portion or thread thereof right handed and the other portion or thread thereon left handed. Member |64 acts as a nut and for this purpose a screw |61 extends through a boss thereon and has a tapered end portion extending intothe groove of the threadsr |66a. Rod |65 extends through abearing |560 carried by member t |56 7-5 and collars |6B`are secur'edto rod |66 atthe top and bottom of bearing|56c.v Saidcollars may be secured in any suitable`manner as by the set screws |69. Rod |56 has secured to its lower end a gear |79 whichmeshes with another gear posed-adjacent the bottom of casing |55.

7| 'journaled on a headed'stud |72f which is threaded into and carried by portion |5|ic of member |55. Gear |7| meshes with a rack |73 which is secured tothe outer side of cam track 94 and is continuous about said cam. It may be stated that theV rollers 92 engage the cam 94 above rack |73. Air is also used to spray the -liquid from casing f |59 and air Vis supplied to said casing by a conduit |74 which extends to a member |75 connected toand communicating with the chamber in casing-|59. Chamber |59 has a small spray orice |59aleading therefrom and directed toward the'shoe. is.V connected at its other end to a nipple |75 secured in the side of plate 53 and passages 53a lead inwardly irlplate 63 and communicate at their inner sides with grooves 40a formed in post 49. Passages h lead downwardly through post 4B from the annular passages 49a and communicate at their lower ends with another annular passage 49e. Tubes v|77 are secured to nipple connections |77a. secured in'plate 99. v Passages 99a lead from nipples |74c and communicate with the annular passage 49C in post 49. Receptacle does not 1have a force feed. Said casing has a portion |555 at its top having a passage therethrough from which leads downward a tube 155e having a contracted portion at its upper endvwith an opening therethrough and having its lower end open and dis- Casing 55 has a small casing |55d at its upper end having a chamber therein communicating with the top of receptacle |55 and conduit |74 communicai-es with the chamber and portion |55d. Conduit |74 communicates at its other end as a1- ready described, with the nipple |65 in plate 63 so that air is supplied through said conduit. Member |55 carrying receptacle |55 has a stud |55g secured therein and a gear |55e is secured to said stud and is adapted to travel about and mesh with the rack |73; The passage through portion |5512 extends from the top of receptacle |55 over the topof tube |550 and downwardly at one side of said portion. It willbe seen that air will pass into the top of receptacle |55 and out through said passage over the top 'of tube |55c and willdraw liquid through said tube and spray the same as'indicated in Fig. 28.

Tubes |77 lead to and are connected to elbow connections Ht` which in rturn are secured to a member |79. Member |79 is supported on plates |790: secured to rear wall 3| andhas disposed in vertical cylindrical passages therein plungers |89 which have journaled in their upper ends cam rollers ISI, which cam rollers engage the periphery of a cani y|92 secured to cam plate |34. Plungers 89 arevurged upwardly by springs |83 secured at their upperends to pins |94 and at their lower ends to pins |85, which pins |85 are secured to plungers |99 respectively. Pins |85 project rearwardly through slots in member |79. Member |79 has a horizontal passage |797) therein communicating with the passages through whichl plungers |89 extend and said plungers have reduced portions |89@ adapted to aline wthpassagel79b incertain posi- The conduit |74 tions of 'said plungers.' A 'nipple |8G'is secured in thebottom of member |79Mand has a passage communicating with passage |79a. A conduit |87 is connected to lnipple |85 and this conduit extends upwardly along the rear wall 3| to an air pump |88, which pump is supported on a bracketl |89 securedto the shelf or plate 9|. PumphlV has a pulley |99 ythereon which is driven by a belt |9| running thereover and vover a pulley |92 .secured to shaft` 875.v

Spraying devices are alsok carried by the reel |40 to spray cleaning andpolishing or blacking luid on the toe of theshoe. For this purpose the reel A|4II| is provided at its central portion witha casing |4b.- Said reel also has secured thereto at circumferentially spaced points the casings |94, which casings have reduced. portions onrwhich are threaded the nozzle members |95. Each member |94 is bored to have slidable therein a plunger |95 in the outer end of ,which is journaled a camv roller |97. Cam roller |97 is adapted to engage in the revolution of reel |49 with a cam |98 secured to a bracket |99 mounted on the portion of frame 5| from which depend ,the bearings 5|e and 5|f. Member |94 has a reduced portion beyondits threaded portion forming an annular chamber in nozzle |95 andfspaced endwise from member |95 and a conduit 200 communicates with this annular chamber and with a passage 29| in shaft 53. There is another passage 292 in shaft 58 similar to passage 25| and the same communicates with another conduit 293 similar'to conduit 299 which communicates with the other nozzle member |95 which as shown infFig. 11 is spaced 90 degrees from the nozzle with which conduit 290 communicates. Plunger |95 has a reduced portion forming a piston which slides in a reduced cylindrioalportion.` |94a of member |94. Said piston has a rod |9Sa extending therefrom which extends througha central aperture in the end of nozzle lmember |95 and has a beveled headed portion |951) thereon adapted to at times act as a valve to close the aperture in the end of nozzle |95. The plunger |96 has a pin 294 extending therethrough and projecting at either side through the ends of which extend headed pins 205 which also extend vthrough pins 295 extending outward at either side of nozzle member |95. Compression coiled springs 297 surround pins 2|l5-and have their ends engaging respectively pin 204 and pins 205. These springs normally tend to move plunger |96 out of nozzle member |95 and said plunger is pushed inward by engagement of roller |97 with cam |98. The cylindrical bore of member |94 in which plunger |96 moves has communicating therewith a conduit 298l which also communicates with the chamber in casing |495. The cylindrical bore or chamber in theother member |94 has-a similar conduit (not shown) which communicates with a chamber in casing |4971. Casing |491) has a central longitudinal partition |49c dividing the chamber therein into two compartments. These compartments have lling openings extending through bosses on casing |4927, which openings are closed by plugs Mild having knurled heads. Conduit '2GB thus communicates with one of these compartments and the other conduit similar thereto which communicates with the other spraying nozzle |95 communicates with the other compartment. The bar or bracket |99 has secured thereto brackets 209 having vertical parallel portions each of which has formed therein a cam slot .209ashown in Figs. 1 and 10 and a collar 2li] slidable longitudinally on shaft 58`has projecting pins 2l8a extending into the cam slots 2590/. respectively. Collar 2I0 has a flat side engaging one side of one bracket 209 to prevent any turning movement. It will be seen that when the reel M is raised and lowered bycam |04 and spring |22 that collar 2l() will be moved longitudinally cf shaft B. Collar lil has an annular chamber 2mb therein surrounding lshaft 58 which at times is moved into alinement with the ends of passages 2G! and 252 which terminate in the periphery of shaft 58. A nipple 2li is secured in collar 2l@ and communicates with an-` nular passage 2mb and said nipple has secured thereto a conduit 2 I2 which extends to a T member 2l2a in conduitA 181 and thus communicates with said conduit.

The machine is coin-controlled and motor -Sll is controlled by a switch contained in a casing 22B. Said switch comprises contact members 22! and 222 to which conductors 223 of the motor circuit are `respectively connected. Said-switch also has a movable contact member 224 pivoted on pivot 225. A throw lever 225 swings about the axis of pivot 225 and has a lower pointed end engaging a spring 221 which is secured to the bottom of casing 22B. Spring 221 has anV angle shaped portion beneath lever 226 and tends tov snapsaid lever and contact member 22!! into open or closed position after the same have been moved a certain distance. An operating bar 228.is.provided for lever 226 and has a slot 228cv. in which the upper rounded end of said lever is disposed. Bar 22B is supported on a plate 229 supported by casing 225. Bar 228 at one end has a cutaway portion 225D so that one end is quite narrow or of` smallthickness. Bar 228 also moves in contact with a plate 230 disposed in a vertical plane at its rear side and also in engagementwith a plate 23S at its forward side. A coin slot 23211 is provided in a plate 232 secured to top plate 90 and a bar 233 of the same thicknessv as bar 228 and longitudinally alined therewith hasa cutout portion 233m which is normally disposed beneath the slot 232. A spring 235 is secured to the rear of plate 235 and has an end portion 234e extending through a slot 23B@ in plate 235. Bar 233 has a pin 255 secured therein and projecting forwardly therefrom to which one end of a tensile coiled spring 233 is connected, the other end of said spring being connected to one of the side walls 35. Pin 235 projects through and moves in a slot 23 la in the plate 23l. Plates 235 and 23! extend to plate 22S on which bar 233 also moves. Plate 229 has a slot 229g. therein through which a coin is adapted to drop into a suitable coin box 216i. Another slot 22929 is provided in plate 229 vertically alined with slot 232a but too small to permit a ve cent piece or a nickel to dro-p therethrough but small enough to permit `the passage of a one cent piece. Pin 235 is engaged by a bar 231 having a cutout portion provided with a shoulder 231a from which an inclined surface 2375 extends to the end of bar 231. Bar 231 has a cam plate 23S secured to its rear side adapted to engage and be lifted by a projection 22M on the end of switch casing 22E). Bar 231 is pivotally connected at one end by stud 233 to one end of a link 255 which is secured to a crank shaft 2M. Shaft 25! is journaled in the front and rear walls 3l and 33 and has secured thereto adjacent the front wall a lever 242. A screw Zilla is threaded into shaft 2M and has a head engaging front wall 33. Lever 242 extends through the top plate 32 and has a handle 242er at its upper end.` Lever 242 has a stud 2153A securedxtherein which passes through and pivots in a bar 244. Bar 2M has a slotv Zlllaat one end through whichpasses a stud 2Mb secured in front wall 33. Bar 241i is pivoted on stud `2Mb Vand a tensile coiled spring 245 is secured to oney end thereof and to front wall 33 below the same so that said spring normally pulls down on one end of bar 2614. Lever 222 has a pin 266 projecting forwardly jat. its lower end beneath cover 34 `which extends into a slot in a lever 241 which lever is pivotedv on a stud 258Y secured infront plate 33. Lever 241extends, up. wardly along front wall 3B and then horizontally beneath plate 3d and has a downturned end in which the slot is provided for pin 255. Links 225 each have one end pivotally secured to lever 251 respectively above and `below stud- 248 and the other ends of these links are pivotally'connected to levers 250 whichare pivoted at their upper ends to studs 25| secured in front plate 38 and have horizontal projecting portions beneath plate 31. These horizontally projecting portions are respectively secured to vertically spaced plates 252. These vertically spaced plates have openings cut therein oppositely disposed and forming a substantially elliptical opening. A layer 253 of yielding fabric such as felt or moss rubber is secured between each pair of plates 252 and 'these layers of fabric extend beyond the edges of plates 252 `at the openings therein and have cutaway portions oppositely disposed vand cooperating to form a'` substantially elliptical opening 253e. A bar 25d is disposed immediately inthe. rear of sprocket l I0 and guided in a bracket 255 secured to rear wall 3l. Bar 2541s pivotally supported at its other end by abar 255 having a slot 2550, intermediate its ends through which passes a stud 251 secured'in the rear wall 3l. B'ar 256 has-its upper end bent forwardly and extending'across the plane of bar 228. Bar 252' has a recess 2550, therein forming a vertical shoulder 2551;. Sprocket H0 has a pin 26| whichprojects from the rear of the` sprocket in position to engage bar 254 and move into recess 252cv. Bar 256 has a spring 262 secured to its upper end, the otherendV of `which issecuredtoI a pin 265 secured .in and projecting from a plate 263 secured to-.rear wall 3l andin which studv 251 is secured. A stop plate 264 is secured to the rear wall 3 land has one end bent `outwardly at a right angle. and'adapte'd to.

be engaged by the upper end of bar 255 when the latteris pulled to the left as shown in Fig. 8 by spring 232.

In operation, the machine is normally in position` with the parts disposed as shown in Fig. 3 f

and the lever 242 is in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8. Cleaning uid is disposed in the chamber in casing shown at the left of Fig. 3 and blacking or polishing iuid is disposed in the chamber. in casing l51 at the top of Fig. 3. Cleaning fluid is also disposed in one compartment in casing |401) and. this is in communication with the nozzle |95 shownatthe left of the reel in Fig. 2 while blacking or polishing fluid is disposed in the other compartment in casing Mill) and this is in communication with the nozzle l 95 shown at the top of the reel in Fig.`2. The patron desiring to have his shoes shined places his foot in the opening 253:1, disposing his shoe on plate' 1 55 as shown in Fig. 1 and deposits a nickel in the giving the handle one complete reciprocation.

` Spring 245 and bar 244 act to hold lever 242 at one end or the other of its reciprocation as pivot 243 moves to one side or the other of pivot 24|a. As the lever 242 was moved to the right as described bar 231. was moved to the right as shown Y position to work the machine. When lever 242 is swung back to the left bar 231 is moved'to'the left and pin 235 is moved to the left by shoulder 23111,. This moves bar 233 to the left and the coin 260 is moved to the left on plate 229 and engages the end of bar l223 moving the same to the left thus swinging lever 226 and closing the switch in casing 220. The coin 268 in moving to the left moves past spring portion 234a. swinging the latter rearwardly and moving partially past the end of said. spring portion. When the bar 233 moves so that its end moves past the coin spring 234 moves the coin forwardly so that it now moves into the cutaway portion or recess 2282), of bar 228. The coin 260 is now. alined longitudinally with the end of bar 233. 'i l When the switch'in casing 226 is closed motor $38 is started and turntable 44 begins torevolve. This rotation is caused by gear '46 turning gear 45, gear 46 being turned by sprocket 41 -which is in turn driven by chain 48 running over sprocket 49 secured to shaft 50. Shaft 58 is driven by beveled gears 52 and 54 in turn driven through chain 56 running over sprocket 51 on shaft 58.v Shaft 58 is driven by worm wheel gear |44 driven by worm gear |45 on. shaft 82,v which shaft is driven l through gears 83 and 84; the latter being secured to shaft l85 driven by pulley 86 in turn driven from motor pulley 88. At the same time the brushes 12 are rotated. This rotation is caused by pulley 42 turning gear 43, the latter driving the four gearsv 6|' which are secured tothe pulleys 62. Pulleys 62, drive pulleys 68, through the belts 13 and pulleys 88, drive the brushes through the belts 14. As turntable 44 rotates and brushes 12 are rotated reel |40 is `also rotated by shaft 58. Cam plate |64 is also rotated through chain |09. The i'irst'operation on the shoe is to clean the same with a rotating brush. The cleaning brush is'indicated as 12d inFig. 3. A's this is carried around in a counter-clockwise direction its roller 92 as shown in Fig. 3 is in engagement with cam track 94. As the roller reaches portion 94h it follows said portion inwardly and bearing against the flexible spring 95 pushes said spring in to the position shown in dotted lines in lFig. 25` and into alinement with the movable cam section 9611. This cam section is at this time lowered since roller |92 has moved off of cam. |03 permitting spring H4 to lift therear end of bars 91 and lower the movable cam section'. Roller 92 on stud 1i of the brushing roller 12d therefore swings inwardly with its arm 61 toward the cam track section 93a and starts on its movement around cam 93. As arm 61 swings inwardly, brush 12d is brought into engagement with the side of the shoe and travels around the shoe in contact therewith, being revolved at thesame time, and brushes any dust or dirt from the shoe. Rollers 62 do not normally engage cam track 93, but arms 61 are limited by brushes 12 engaging the shoe. Only if avery small shoe or no' shoe is present will rollers $2 engage track 93.,Track 63 forms a safety feature to prevent collision and damage to the brushes should the machine be run with no shoe therein. As turntable 44 continues to turn, spraying casing |55 lon one of the arms 44a fol-` lowing brush 12d, travels around the shoe having its gear |55e in mesh with rack |13. Cam |82 is in engagement with rollers l|8| rand plungers |88 are moved downwardly so that the portions IBa are alined with passage |16b and air is admitted from tube |81 into passage |1613. This air is supplied from the air pump |83 which is now being driven from pulley |92 through belt 19| and pulley |98 and which starts when motor 88 starts. Air is thus vsupplied through tubes |11y to post 40 and the passages 40e and passes to the casing |55d through the conduit |14. As member'44 rotates gear' |55eis carried around rack |13 acting asa cam.' Air is delivered into the top of container |55 placing pressure upon the cleaning liquid in said container and liquid is forced up through the tube |55c. vAir also passes out through the passage in casing |5511 and passes over the top of ,tube |550 acting to divide theV liquid and spray it as indicated in Fig.' 28. The passage of the air over the .top of tubeAvv |550 also acts to draw the liquid up in said tube, the same acting as in the well known-structure of atomizer; The cleaning liquid is thus sprayed on the shoe as receptacle |55 moves about the shoe.

The next brush designated 12e in Fig. 3 has now traveled along the side'of cam track 94 and it in turn reaches portion 941) and its roller 82 swings inwardly along spring and moves inwardly toward track portion 93a, to bring brush 12e in engagement with the shoe. The spring 95 cushions the movement of the rollers 92 as they move inwardly.' 1 The arms 61 are, of course, swung inwardly when permitted to do so by rollers 92 by the-'springs 15. The brush 12e now is carried around the shoe in engagement therewith as its arm 61 isfcontrolled by said brush engaging the shoe and this brush cleans any dirt notremoved by brush 12d.A lThe cleaning fluid loosens some dust and dirt and the shoe is in effect washed clean bythe cleaning fluid and brush 12e. The'other casing |51 follows portion 12e and the blacking or polishing fluid is now sprayed upon the'sh'oe. As gear |1| is carried about rack |13 it is rotated and rotates gear- |18 and shaft |66 having thereon the double reverse screw |66a. This screw 'actingthrough the nut portion |64 raises said portion and with it plunger rod |63 and piston |62. As the casing |51 moves about the shoe'in one revolution when the brush '|2f is in engagement with' the shoe, piston |62 is being depressed and the blacking or polishing liquid is positivelyforced through conduit l|68 into the'chamber in casing |59 and since-as above stated air is delivered to said chamber, the liquid and said air pass out in a jet through orice |59a and liquid is sprayed on the shoe. It will be seen that there is a positive spraying of the liquid due to piston |62 and there is thus no chance lof the liquid sticking or drying in the discharge passages as might be the caseif air alone were used for the spraying force. The shoeis thus sprayed with the blacking or polishing liquid. The Vcasing |51 is now followed by the' third brush designated 12j in Fig. 3 and thisbrush brushes the shoe on which the blacking has been sprayed. This brush acts to rough roller 92 moves over spring 95 and inwardly toward cam portion 93a. This brush thus travels about the shoe and as before described this brush is driven at very high speed considerably faster than the other brushes and is 'made of polishing material such as felt, piled fabric or other good polishing fabric. The sides of the shoe are given a high polish by this brush. This brush is preferably made of the shape shown in Fig. 29. This shape has a top portion E27 of greater diameter than the lower part of the brush adapted to reach up some distance on the shoe. As brush 'E29' moved inwardly into engagement with the shoe the first brush 72d moved along adjacent the portion 93h. At this time cam iBS again engages roller |02 and plate |00 and the rear end of bars 9i are depressed. This oscillates bars 9i and raises the movable cam section 96 so that section 96h is raised and now extends on a level with portions 93D and 94a.. As brush '12d therefore moves around portion 93h it is guided by portion ib outwardly to portion 94a and its roller will now follow cam track around the shoe until it again comes around to cam track portion 9M). As the various brushes 'l2 move around the shoe they are maintained in an elevated position with the balls 'll' against plate i8. As shown in Fig. 1 plate 'i8 is higher at its front end which is over the rear part of the shoe and the brushes can move'upwardly so as to be sure to engage the full height of the heel or the box of theY heel. As the brushes move around the front of the shoe they are depressed by plate 'ii as it isnot necessary to have them so high at the toe part of the shoe and it is desired to depress them so that they will not interfere with the toe brushes carried on reel |530 which move across the toe as will be later described.

From the above description it will be seen that the various brushes l2, namely, cleaning brush 12d, wet cleaning brush 'l'.ic, blacking brush lZf and polishing brush '29 each move around the shoe once in contact with the shoe with their rollers adjacent the cam track 93 and they move around the shoe once with their rollers in contact with cam track Sii. When the rollers 92 are in contact with the cam track 9i, the brushes are held in position out of contact with the shoe. lt will be noted that cam |82 is only in engagement with rollers `iSl through somewhat less than one-half revolution of cam |04 as clearly shown in 9, and this half revolution occurs while the brushes l2 are moving about the shoe and in engagement therewith. It is desirable to discontinue the spraying a short time before the brushes pass out of engagment with the shoe so that no liquid will be sprayed on the polished or finished portion of the shoe or on a portion which will not be gone over by the polishing brush.` At this time also the piston |62 is being moved downward by screw Hita. While the brushes l2 are moving around the shoe out of engagement therewith screw iia will elevate the piston |62 and liquid from tank or receptacle El can flow through passage i571) beneath piston it@ into cylinder il. There is thus no spraying of the liquid and there is no air discharged through orifice E59@ while the brushes are moving around the shoe out of contact therewith as cam 532 is out of contact with rollers 90|. It will also be seen that cam plate |06 makes one revolution while turntable fifi is making two revolutions.

The brushes |42 are provided for brushing the top of the toe of the shoe. There are four of these brushes and they are like brushes 'l2 for first brushing the shoe, then wet cleaning the shoe, then blacking or rough polishing the shoe and-then polishing the shoe. These brushes M2 move across the toe in alternate succession withthe brushes l2, that is the toe cleaning brush moves across the toe .just after the cleaning brush 12d moves around the toe, the wet cleaning'brush |42 moves across the toe justafter the wet cleaning brush ige moves around the toe, the blacking or rough polishing brush |42 moves across the toe just after the blacking or rough polishing brush '|2f moves around the toe and the final polishing brush l i2 moves across the toe just after the nal polishing brush 'ig'moves around the toe. As above stated reel liltis rotated by shaft 59, which as already explained, is driven by chain 56. In Fig. 2 the brush |42 shown at the lower left hand corner of reel |40 isthe cleaning brush and after this passes downwardly the spraying nozzle |95 passes downwardly over the toe and roller |91. engages cam |98 so that plunger |96 is moved inwardly in member |94. Cleaning iiuidpasses from the cleaning fluid compartment in cas'- ing M912 into member i915 and as. plunger |96 is moved inwardly this cleaning fluid is positively forced outwardly through the nozzle aperture. It will be seen that as soon as plunger |96 has made a small movement theaperturexin conduit 206 is covered or cut off so that the fluidrnust be forced out through the nozzle-aperture. As each brush |112 approaches its lowest position of revolution, reel. |40 is inits lowest position, being pulled downwardly by spring |22 and roller |20 is in one of the low portions of cam plate HM. As the brushes come into their lowest position pulleys MEZ) engage the upper run of belt U53 and are thus driven at high speed. As previously described belt d3 is 'driven through shaft 50, gears |438 and |49, pulley IM and pulley 96a, which is on shaft 95 driven through pulleys 90 and B6 -by motor 90. Aseach brush |62 approaches its lowv position, roller moves on to a low portion of carn- |04 and frame 59 is pulled down by "spring |22 and collar 2|0 is moved rearwardly on'shaft 58 due to the action of projecting pins 2|0a in the slots 20go. As 'the rst nozzle |95 shown at the left of Fig. 2 moves downwardly to be over the toe of the shoe and roller |91 engagescam |98 as above described, collar 2|0 is in its forward position and air is delivered through conduit 2|2 into the annular spaces 2mb through passage 20| and conduit 200 into the annular chamber in nozzle |95 and this air rushes out through the nozzle orifice and sprays the liquid being forced out through said orifice by plunger |96. The cleaning iiuid` is thus sprayed on top of the toe of the shoe as the rst nozzle |95'passes thereover and this is done before the wet cleaning brush |42 shown at the upper left hand corner of the reelill) in Fig. 2 passes over the toe. When roller |91 travels past'cam 99, plunger |96A is moved outwardly by the springs Ztl and liquid can again iiow through conduit 208 into the `cylinder in member |94. When roller i9? moves away from cam; |90 springs 291 move valve |9619 into closed position closing the nozzle orifice and preventing any dripping of liquid. After this wet cleaning brush passes over the ltoe the second nozzle |95 comes into position over the toe and its roller |91 engages cam |99 and blacking is sprayedy on the toe of the shoe just as is the cleaning fluid above described. At this time collar 2|0 is in its forward position so that air is delivered through passage 252 to the nozzle |95 shownat the top of the reel Ul in Fig. 2. The reel |40 is raised between the passageof each brush |42 over the toe of the shoe and brushes |42 thus entirely clear the brushes 12 passing around the sides of the toe portion of the shoe. It will be understood that one kof the brushes |42 is a polishing brush and this is shown 'at the lower rightV hand corner in Fig. 2. This brush will be constructed of felt, piled fabric or other suitable fabric as is the polishing brush 12g. This polishing brush |42 will preferably be a litle farther from the center of reel |40 as shown in Fig. 1l. Said polishing brush is provided with a smaller pulley |422 than the other brushes |22 so as to be driven at higher speed. In practice it was found that after the blacking and rough polishing brush 12J* had passed around the shoe and the corresponding toe brush |42 had passed over the shoe, that a line would be visible on the shoe. It was for this reason that the polishing brush 12g as shown in Fig; 29 was made. This brush has the upper portion 121i, which as shown. in Fig. 29, reaches up quite a distance on the shoe and this portion in polishing the shoe entirely removes the line above mentioned. As the brush passes around the heel of the shoe the portion 127' merely folds upwardly to a greater degree than shown in Fig. 29.

The machine goes through a complete cycle for each shoe and the machine is constructed and arranged so that it will go through two complete cycles when one coin is deposited. It has already been stated that when the customer deposits the coin in slot 232a that he swings handle 242a and leverv 242 to the right as shown in Figs. `6 and 8 these insure thatno cleaning fluid or blaoking iiuid will be sprayed on the hose of the customer. As above described when the coin 250 is deposited bar 233 is moved to the left by bar 231 and the coin pushes on the end of switch operating bar 228 and throws the switch to closed position starting the machine in operation. The machine continues to operate as described until all of the brushes 12 have passed around the shoe in en` Arevolution in one cycle of the machine and as the machine nears the end ofits cycle pin 26| is movv ingv 'upwardly as shown by the arrows in Fig. 20

and engages bar 254. Bar 2514 is-lifted, thus lifting lever 256 into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 20 and moving its end into the line of movement of bar 228. Pin 26| moves into recess 254m and against shoulder 254i) and swings lever 25S rnc-ving itsupper end to the right as shown in Fig. 25, pushing bar 228 to the right and again throwingv lthe switch` in casing 22|! so that the switch is moved to open position. When bar 258 spring 221 and bar 2281s given an impulse to the.

right. I'his moves its left hand end out of engagement with bar 256 and said bar drops to the full line position shown in Fig. 20 before the machine comes to rest. Bar 25B is thus out of the way of bar 228 when the machine is again to be started. The machine has been built and operates lwithout any trouble. 'I'he Patent Office drawings were made from` the actual machine. Motor 92 now stops and the machine comes to rest. As above 'described when coin 265 moved past the end 234a of spring 234 said end en. gaged the coin and pushed it forwardly and moved it into the recess 228D. The patron now again moves lever 242 to the right and then moves it back again to the left. When it is moved to the right, shoulder 231a on bar 231-again engages pin 235 and when the lever is moved to the left bar 233 is again moved to the. left as shown in lFigs.l 18,*19v and 22 to 24. As bar 233 moves to the .left its end pushes coin 260 to the left and said coin pushes on the shoulder on bar 228 and moves bar 228 to the left. When bar 228 is moved to the left it again moves lever 226 and closes the switch in casing 2201 again 'starting the machine in operation. When coin 260 has moved bar 228 tov the left said coin moves over opening 22911 and drops through said opening into coin box 2|4. When bar 231 moves acertain distanceto the left cam`238rides up over projection 22ml raising bar 231, moving shoulder 231a above pin 235, releasing said pin and permitting spring 236 to move bar 233 to the right to its normal position. The machine now goes through another cycle as already described,l and polishes the other shoe.

It will be seen that if lever 242 is moved without any coinbeing deposited bar 233 will be moved to the left by bar 231 as shown in Figs. 18 and 19 but will not move bar 228 so that the switch will not be thrown and the machine will not operate. Lever 242 will merely swing idly without starting the machine.

The screw |66a as stated has reverse threads and' these are of different pitch. In practice this screw has been made with fourv threads to move nut |64 'upwardly and eight threads to move nut |64 downwardly. Nut |64 and piston |62 arethus raised more quickly than they are lowered. Some time and motion are lost in the nut moving from one thread to another and piston |62 must move past opening |51b. It is desired to have pressure spraying during the period that the receptacle is movingvabout the shoe and while brush 12j is in engagement therewith. This is accomplished by the above stated difference in the threads. The piston |62 is moved downward after passing opening |5111 to the end of its downward movement while container |51 is making one passage around theshoe; and said nut |64 is switched from one thread'to anothervat bottom and top, moved upwardly and downwardly far enough for piston to pass opening |5119 in the other passage of container |51 about the shoe. In. said latter passage brush 12f is out of engagement with the shoe. Positive pressure spraying is thus had during one revolution of container |51.

From the above description it will be seen that applicant has produced a very efficient shoe shining machine and one that will operate entirely automatically after it has been started by the deposit of a coin and the movement of the operating lever. All parts of the shoe arenot only cleaned but all parts have polish applied thereto and are effectively polished by the polishing brushes. As stated the hose of the patron are well protected from being discolored or damaged in any way. It will be obvious that either brown or black shoe polish may be placed in the container |51 and in one of the compartments in casing liib. The machine has been amply demonstrated in actual practice and found to work very successfully.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and deiined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:-

1. A shoe shining machine having in combination, a series of rotatable members for engaging the shoe and cleaning and polishing the same, a cam track extending substantially about said shoe, means for moving-said members about the shoe out of engagement therewith and controlled by said cam track and for moving said members about the shoe in engagement therewith uncontrolled by said cam track.

2. The structure set forth in claim 1 and a second cam track for limiting the movement of said members inwardly orv toward said shoe.

3. A shoe shining machine having in combination, a series of rotatable members for engaging the shoe and cleaning and polishing the same, means for moving said members successively about a shoe out of engagement withisaid shoe and successively about said shoe in engagement with said shoe. i

4. A shoe shining machine having in combination, a shoe support, a rotatable member, means for rotating said member, a series of spaced shoe polishing means swingably mounted on said member, a pair of guide tracks extending about said support and means forl causing said means to move in one rotation of said member under control of one of said tracks and in another rotation o said member in engagement with the shoe but limited by another of said tracks.

5. A shoe shining machine having in combination, a shoe support, a plurality of spaced means for operating on a shoe movable successively about the sides of said shoe, a member carrying a plurality of spaced means for operating on said shoe revoluble about a horizontal axis for movement across the toe of said shoe in alternate relation respectively to said rst mentioned means and means for moving said members and last mentioned means upwardly as said iirst mentioned means successively pass around the toe of said shoe.

6. A shoe shining machine having in combination, a support adapted to be engaged by the shoe, a. member rotatable about a vertical axis extending through said support, a. plurality of circumferentially spaced swinging members on said member, shoe engaging means carried by said swinging members, a pair of guide tracks extending about said support, means carried by said shoe engaging means engaging said tracks to control the position of said shoe engaging means, a spraying means comprising a cylinder, a piston movable therein, a rack on one of said guide tracks and a gear engaging said rack for moving said piston to positively spray liquid.

7. A shoe shining machine having in combination, asupport adapted 'to be engaged byA the shoe, a member rotatable about a vertical axis, a plurality of swingable brushes carried by said member, a pair of guide tracks for controlling the positionsof said brushes, said vbrushes having means moving about one track. with said brushes out of engagement with `the shoe and adjacent the other track iny engagement with the 'shoe and a movable cam sectio-n for causing said brushes to pass from control of one track to adjacent or under control of the other.

8. A shoe 'shining machine having in combination, a support adapted to be engaged by the shoe, a member rotatable about a horizontal axis above said shoe, a plurality of circumferentially spaced brushes carried by said member for operating on the top of the toe of the shoe and movable thereover, circumferentially spaced spraying means carried by said member in advance of certain of said brushes, said spraying means including a. pistonv and cylinder and means engaged by saidpiston in the rotation of said member for moving said piston in said cylinder to-positively spray liquid as said spraying means passes over the top of said toe. e

9. A shoe shining machine having in combination, a shoe support, a member rotatable about a vertical axis, a spray means carried by said member and movable in a closed path around the shoe in the rotation of said member, said sprayingymeans comprising a cylinder, a piston movable in said cylinder for positively forcing liquid from said cylinder for spraying on said shoe-and gear means operated by the movement of'said spraying means in said -path for moving said piston in said cylinder as said spraying means moves around said'shoe. 5

Y 10. The structure set forth in claim 9, an air supply means and means for connecting said air supply means and spraying means while said liquid is being forced from said cylinder.

1l. A shoe shining machine comprising a brush adapted to be moved around the sides of a shoe and to be ro-tated when soy moved having a cylindricalportion of one diameter adapted to engage the sides of said shoe and having another cylindrical portion of a greater diameter adapted to extend partially over the top of said shoe at certainparts of. the shoe. .Y

l2'. A shoe shining machine having in combination, a support adapted to be engaged bya shoe, a rotatable carrier above said support, a brush mounted on said carrier, means for rotating said carrier to move said brush across the toe of said shoe, a liquid-containing member movable with said carrier, a discharge means for liquid, means for positively moving liquid to said discharge means as the latter passes over said shoe, means for discharging air adjacent said discharge means, an air supply means and means for connecting said air supply means to said air discharge means when said discharge means moves over said shoe to spray said liquid on said shoe and for disconnecting said means when said discharge means is not over `said shoe.

13. A shoe shining machine having in combi- 'continuing` the loperation thereof when itis Vnoi .over the'toe of said shoe. l

14. A shoeshining machine having infcombina'- tion, a .support adapted to be lengaged. by the shoe, a member rotatable about ahorizontal axis above said support, a plurality of circumferentially spaced brushes carried yby said member and successively moved in a continuous movement to and `over the toe of said shoe in the rotation of said member for voperating on the top of said shoe during said movement .zand 'spraying means carried by said member for spraying liquid upon said toein advance of Vcertain of said brushes and operated by the rotative :movement of said member.

15. A shoe shining machine having infcom'bination, a support adapted to .be engaged by the shoe,` a member rotatable about a horizontal axis above said-support, -a plurality of circumferentially spaced brushes carried bysaidimembe-rand successively moved over ythetoeiof said-shoe in the rotation of said member to operate .on the top of said shoe duri-ng said movement, said brushes being rotatable about axes :substantially `parallel f to said axis, means for rotating said brushes as they move over thetoe of said shoe and spraying means carried by said member ,-for spraying .liquid upon said toe in advance of certain of lsaid brushes. e,

L6. A shoe shining machine hav/ing 4in combination, a support for a shoe, a member rotatable about a yhorizontal .axis above said support, a spraying means carried by said member includ-` ing a `cylinder adapted to :receiveliquima piston in said cylinder, a nozzle communicating said cylinder, `means vfor Aoperating said piston by the movement of said member inthe rotation of said member izo-positively 4move `said liquid to said nozzle and means for-supplying air tosaid spraying vmeans operated Awhen `the -latter passes over said shoe. y n V 17. A shoeshining machine havingincombination, a brush,means for moving saidbrush around Said shoe in .engagement with the .sides thereof, meansfor rotating Asaid ybrush .as it moves .around saidlshoe, a resilient .means constantly acting `on said 'brush to 'lift the same and means engaging said brush to govern its-vertical-fposition, said means having a portion permitting vlifting tof said brush as it moves aroundthe'heelof said shoe.

, k; 18;;.A shoe :shining machine vhaving :in fcombination, a fbrush, .means for moving saidfbrush :around -saidshoe in .engagement with the sides 'thereofprneans forrotating said brush as it moves `around saidshoe, aspring acting ;on said brush *to lift the'same, a. plate extending around said -shoerengaged by-the top -of said brush 4and goverrring the vertical ,position -of `said brush, said plate having .a raised portion around the heel of said shoe to permit ,lifting of :said brush as it passes around lsaid heel.

9. .A .shoe .shining machine having in combination, ashoe support, -a succession ofspaced shoe .treating members, the members being constructed soi-that diiTer-ent ones `perform Vdifferent operations on Aa shoe, means for revolving all of the members simultaneously around the shoe support, and means for holding the members against a shoe on the shoe support duri-ng one revolution and :for .spacing each-of :them from the shoe for one revolution after it passes a fixed point -in the orbit of the members.; -f Y .i 1 20. Afsh'oe shining-machine having in combination, a shoe support, a succession `of spaced shoe treating members, -the fmem-bersfbeing constructed so. that different-ones "perform different operationsfon .a shoe., means for revolving-all of the members simultaneously around the shoe support, meanszfor pressing the .members .towards the shoe support, guide means -for spacing :the .members away from fthe-shoe,r and means for `allow-ing each vmember tomakeonerevolution uncontrolled by theguide means .and ia second revolution `.under the control -of the guidemeans,the,members ,being successively placed under thecontrol Aof the guide means as they successively .pass a xed point .in their common forbi't.

21. In a shoe shining machine -as `describedin claim 19, .a V.liquid lprojecting means direc-ted toward .the ,positionY for the shoe and mounted to be revolved around it ahead of one of the .shoe treating members by .the means for revolving the shoe treatingfrnembers, Land means .for vactuating `the Iliquid projecting .means .during alternate revolutions, the liquid .projecting means going Yintoand comingjout of action approximately as it .passes the point .at Which the treating members start Aand stop beingheld against the shoe. .Y Y

MATHEW THORNTON.

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