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P. HILLE. Machine for Cleaning and-Polishing Boots and Shoes.

No. 243,258. Patented June 21,1881.

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MACHINE FOR CLEANING AND POLISHING BOOTS AND SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,258, dated June 21, 1881.

Application filed December 30, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL HILLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the town of Union, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented new and useful Improvem ents in Machines for Oleanin g and P01- ishing Boots and Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of boot and shoe cleaning and polishing machines designed especially for operating upon boots and shoes upon the feet of the wearers. Its object is to facilitate the application of blacking to the proper brushes, and generally to construct a strong, simple, efficient, and cheap machine, which is easily operated and not liable to get out of order.

To these ends it consists in certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of devices, which will be hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1' is a perspective'view of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the implement for applying blacking and water to the brushes. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 4.is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 5 is a detached view of the side-brush carrier. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of the devices for avoiding the dead-center of the flywheel. Fig. Sis an edge view of the brush carriage and carrier.- Fig. 9 is an inner-side view of the brush-carriage.

The letter A designates a flat platform, the main portion of which approximates in shape and size to an average boot or shoe sole. This platform is supported by suitable legs a a a, and upon its upper side is arranged the footsupport B. The front portion, A, of the platform is widened, and has a transverse slot, 0,

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socketed to receive a squared tenon, f, formed on the end of aremovable operating-shaft, F.

Upon the lower end of the spindle E fits a properly-secured collar, g, from which project laterally the arms G G, to the tips of which are pivoted, respectively, the ends of curved links H, which extend rearwardly and have 7 their other ends pivoted tothe carriages I,

which carry the swinging brush-carriers.

Each of the carriages I consists of a flat plate, from the lower portion of which two pins, 2' '6, project inwardly and carry wheels I, having peripheral grooves which fit upon the flange a extending downwardly from and following the contour of the edge of the platform; and from the upper portion of the said plate projects asimilar pin, which carries a wheel, I, arranged to roll upon an upwardlyprojecting flange, a, similar to flange a. From the lower edge of the carriage-plate projects a pin upon which is pivoted the link H. It will be seen that when the arms G are vibrated a reciprocating motion will be communicated through the links H to the carriages l, which are guided by the flanges a a along the edges of the platform.

Outwardly from the lower portion of each of the carriages project two 111 gs, 70, to which are pivoted the side pieces, Z Z, of the brushcarrier L, which is pressed inwardly by the spring k coiled upon the pivot, and having one end pressing outward upon the cross-bar l, which connects the side pieces below their pivots. These side pieces meet at their upper ends, which terminate in a plate, I, projecting outwardly at a right angle, and having projecting upwardly from it a pin, m, upon which is swiveled a plate, on, upwardly from which projects a bracket, M, to a lug, projecting from the inner face of which is hinged the back of the side brush, N. This brush is formed of two parts, a and n, firmly secured together atright angles to each other, and it may be turned so that the bristles of either part may extend inwardly or toward the foot-support, as will be sired, extending into a hole in the plate m, to hold it firmly in position when the bristles of the part a of the side brush are toward the footsupport, and the pin 0 being for the purpose of entering another hole in the said plate in, to hold it when the bristles of the part a of the brush stand inwardly. The lower ends of the bars 0 Oterminate in pins which pass through holes in an outwardly-projecting portion ofthe cross-bar Z connecting the lowerends of side pieces, 1, and around these pins, between the ends of the bars and the cross-bar, are arranged spiral springs 0 0, which press the bars 0 and O and pins 0 0 upward.

Outwardly from the lower portions of the bars 0 and 0 respectively project lugs O and 0 the upper face of each of which is beveled toward that of the other.

Outside of the bars 0 and O a lever, I, is pivoted, at about its middle, upon a pin, p,projectin g from the carrier between said bars. The lower end of this lever carries a triangular cam-plate, P, the rounded point of which will act upon the beveled faces of the lugs 0 or O to force the bar 0 or O downward, according to the position of the lever, which is automatically changed by devices which will now be described.

From the upper end of the lever B an arm, P extends outwardly, and a similar arm, P extends outwardly from a point at the same distance below the pivot-pin 11.

To the tubular standard D is pivoted a yoke, Q, the arms Q, of which extend rearwardly beyond the widened portion of the platform and norm ally rest upon the same by gravity. Each of these arms carries at its tip a curved platespring, q, andfrom thefree ends of these springs project rearwardly buffer-plates g, which, when the yoke lies in its normal position, stand in the paths of the arms P of the levers P, and when in this position will. strike said arms, when the brush-carriages are moved forward, throwing said arms rearward, and causing the camplatcs P to strike the beveled faces of the lug O to force the arms 0 down and release the plates m from the pins 0. The friction of the brushes then upon a boot or shoe being operated upon will cause the blacking parts a of the brushes to swing outward as the brush moves rearward, and the polishing parts a to swing inward toward the boot or shoe, causing the plate m to turn to such a position that the pin 0 will engage said plate, the bar 0 being released, and the spring 0 forcing it upward. In this position the polishing parts a of the brushes will continue to act upon the boot or shoe as the carriages reciprocate.

When it is desired to apply blacking to the boot or shoe the front part of the yoke is depressed by means presently to be described, raising the arms of said yoke to bring the buffers q in the paths of the upper arms, P of the levers P, throwing said arms rearward and the cam 1? forward, to act upon the lugs O and force arms 0 down to release the plate on from pin 0. The friction of the brush will cause the polishing part a to swing rearward or outward as the carriage moves forward, and the blacking-applying parta will swing inward to the boot or shoe, in which position it will be locked by the pin 0 engaging with plate m. When sufficient blacking has been applied the operation is reversed by letting the yoke fall to its normal position.

Immediately to the rear of the tubular standard D, and on opposite sides of the slot 0, are

short standards 1" 1", between which is pivoted a lever, B, onearm of which extends downward through the slot 0 and another slot in an arm, G, which projects rearwardly under the platform from thejunction ot' the arms G G. The other arm of said lever estends upward a proper distance,and has pivoted to its upperend an arm, S, extending rearwardly, and having through it an adjusting-screw, s, which bears upon a shoulder, 8 formed on the lever. A spring, 8 having one end bearing upon the lever and the other upon the arm, forces the latter downward, and the screw 8 serves to raise it, so that it may be adjusted as required. The arm S carries at its rear end a curved twopart brush, T, the parts tand t of which have flexible elastic backs, which are separately connected to the arm S, the part if by means of lugs projecting from its back and pivoted to lugs projecting downward from an adjustable plate, S, attached to the arm, and the part it by means of a curved arm, t project.- ing from its back and pivoted to lugs projecting upward on opposite sides of a fork formed in the end of said adjustable plate, which has a rib upon its upper side fitting and playing in an open slot formed in the rear end portion of the arm S, a shouldered thumbscrew, 8, passing through said rib, and serving to hold the plate at the desired adjustment.

The part tof the brush extends forward and downward under the arm S, so as to come in contact with the front portion of a boot or shoe, and a spring, a, bears upon its back to give it an elastic downward pressure when in use. The part it extends beyond the end of the arm S, and may be used for applying blacking to the upper portion of the front of a boot or shoe; and to receive blaoking or be moistened, it may be raised from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 1, and is held in this upright position by means of a spring, a, which bears upon the side of a lug, t projecting from the end of the arm 1 This spring also bears upon the tip of this lug when the brush is lowered, and thus holds said part it down with yielding pressure.

In blaekin g boots and all-leather high shoes the brush T is adjustable rearward, so as to act upon the entire surface of the foot; but in the case of cloth-topped and low shoes the brush is adjusted forward so as not to touch the cloth or exposed portion of the socks.

The shaft F is composed of two longitudinal portions, F F, connected near their diverging-upper ends by a short cross-bar,f, and supporting at their top a transverse handle, F provided with suitable swiveled knobs. Through the short cross-bar f passes a rod, V, which extends downward and into a socket in the tenonf, and from this rod an arm,f curves downwardly and rests upon the forward part of theyoke Q. The yoke supports the rod normally in its uppermost position and a lever, \V, pivoted to the under side of the handle, is used for forcing said rod downward to throw the arms of the yoke upward for the purpose of reversing the side brushes, as before explained. One end of said lever rests upon the top of the rod and the other is near the end of the handle, in convenient position to be pressed upward by the finger or thumb of the operator. v

The platform A, with its edge flanges, extends some distance to the rear of the foot-support, and its flanged edges converge so rapidly that the side brushes will be guided to the rear of the foot-support alternately, so that said brushes will both pass nearly around the heel of a boot or shoe being operated upon, and thus a separate heel-brush is rendered unnecessary.

For applying blacking or moisture to the proper brushes I use an implement consisting of a hollow handle, X, carrying at one side of its end portion a sponge-cu p, X, provided with suitable prongs for holding the sponge in place, and having an aperture, to, in its bottom coincident with a hole in the tube, so that when the sponge is turned downward water will flow to it. On the opposite side ofthe tube a blackingbox holder, w,is arranged,in which the blacking-box is to be placed with the uncovered surface of the blacking outward. The tubular handle is, for convenience, arranged in springholders 2 z, secured to the top of the shafthandle, and may be readily removed from and replaced in said holders. When the tubular handle is in its holders the surface of the blacking will be protected by a box-receiver, a which is secured to the shaft-handle.

In order to give steadiness of motion to the parts a fly-wheel, A is mounted horizontally upon a pivot-pin, a extending downward from about the center of the under side of the platform, and this fly-wheel is connected by a wristpin, afiand pitman A with a pivot-pin, a, projecting downward from one of the vibratory arms G. 7

To prevent difticultyin starting the machine from the fly-wheels stopping on the deadcenter I place upon the pivot-pin a a loose collar, b, having upon its upper edge two shoulders, I) and b between which a rib, 0 projects from the pivot-pin a and to a point ofthe periphery of the collar opposite one of the shoulders is firmly secured astifl' plate spring, D which extends along the upper side ofthe pitman, and between two pins, 6? e projecting therefrom. When the fly-wheel is to be rotated, say, in the direction indicated by the arrows, the rib c of the pivot-pin strikes one of the shoulders, b just before the pitman reaches the forward dead-center of the said wheel, and turns the collar so as to throw the spring D laterally against the pin 0 thus causing the pitman to exert sutficient force upon the wrist-pin to carry the wheel beyond the dead-point;andjust before the wheel reaches the rear dead-center the other shoulder, I), is struck by the rib c forcing the spring in the opposite direction against pin a producing a similar effect, and the action would be similar, of course, were the rotation in the opposite direction.

In operating the machine the first step is to apply blacking to the proper brushes, and the foot is then to be placed squarely upon the foot- -support,with the heel upon the sunken portion formed for it. The polishing portions of the brushes being in their operative position, the operator seizes the handle and oscillates it, causing the side brushes to reciprocate through the movement of the arms G and link H, and the brush T to reciprocate from side to side by means of the slotted arm Gr acting upon the lower arm of the lever B. After two or three reciprocations of the brushes have been made, which will be suflicient to remove dust or mud, the lever W is operated to force down the rod V and raise the arms of the yoke Q for reversing the side brushes and bringing the blacking-applying portions to the boot or shoe. If a proper quantity of blacking has been applied to said parts, a single reciprocation will be sufficient with the brushes in this position, and the lever may be then released and the yokearms allowed to fall and again reverse the brushes to bring the portions a in contact with the boot or shoe, when three or four reciprocations will eEect a high polish. The portion t of the brush T is raised to receive blacking, when necessary.

In applying blackin g to theblackin g-brushes I take the tubular handle fromits holders and moisten the brushes with the sponge, and then rub the surface of the blacking upon them. In order to facilitate the reversal of the side brushes, and to prevent the blacking-applying part from interfering with the polishing part, the bristles of the adjacent corners of the two parts a and n are made shorter than the main brush portions.

By turning the screw 8 the position of the curved brush T may be regulated to suit different-sized boots and shoes.

I, of course, do not confine myself to the precise form and arrangement of the various parts, as it is obvious that these may be greatly varied without departing from my invention.

What I claim is- 1. The combination, with the platform provided with afoot-support and having its edges extended and converging in the rear of said foot-support, of the brush-carriages provided with the side brushes, and suitable devices for reciprocating and guiding said carriages along said edges, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the platform provided with the upwardly and downwardly projecting flanges a a along its edges, of the brush-carriages provided with grooved wheels arranged to traverse and be guided by said flanges, substantially as described.

3. The combination,with thebrush-carriages, of the swinging resilient brush-carriers, the reversible swiveling brushes, each formed of two rigidly connected parts, it and n, and automatic devices for reversing said brushes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combinatiomwith the bruslrcarriage I, swinging brush-carrier, suitably supported spring-barsO 0, terminating in pins 0 0, and

provided with the beveled-faced lugs O and the swiveling perforated plate 121/, carrying the reversible brush, the lever P, carrying the cam l? and arms P and P and devices for operating said lever, substantially as described.

5. The combinatiomwith the platform A, of suitably supported side brushes mounted on the brush-carriages, the vibratory arms connected to said carriages, the lever B, having its lower arm extended through the slot in arm G connected to said vibratory arms, and

. the arm S, carrying the adjustable curved brush T, pivoted to the upper end of said lever, and suitable means for operating said vibratory arms, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in a boot or shoe blackin g machine, of the vibratory lever B, the rearwardly-extendingspring-controlled arm S,pivoted to the upper end of said lever, and the curved brush T, composed of the two parts it and t, thelatter of which is arranged to swing upward, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination, with the reciprocating brush-carria ges, reversible brushes,and devices for locking the same in their ditferent positions, of the oscillating lever P, arranged to operate said locking devices, and provided with upper and lower projecting arms, and the swinging yoke, Q, provided with the arms Q, arranged to be operated to strike said projecting arms of the lever alternately.

S. The. combination,with the vibratory arms G and the other operative parts connected therewith, of the fly-wheel, its pitman, and a spring connected with one of the vibratory arms and arranged to be caused by said arm to exert a lateral pressure upon said pitman as the wheel approaches its dead-center points, substantially as described.

9. The combination, with the platform and l foot-support, of the reversible reciprocating brushes composed of the two parts n and n, arranged at right angles to each other, said brushes having the bristles at their adjacent corners shortened, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL HILLE.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. NORRIS, JAMES A. RUTHERFORD.

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