US2648864A

US2648864A - Shoe scraper

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Publication number: US2648864A
Application number: US130521A
Authority: US
Inventors: Tracy R Wiltse
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1949-12-01
Filing date: 1949-12-01
Publication date: 1953-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 1970-08-18

Description

Aug. 18, 1953 T. R. wlLTsE 2,648,864

SHOE SCRAPER Filed Dec. l 1949 www Patented Aug. 18, 1953 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE jy s Y y v 2,648,864 )i SHOE SCRAPER l Tracy R. Wiltse, Des Moines, Iowal Application December '1, 1949, Serial'No. 130,521

1 Claim.

My invention relates to a device for removing mud and the like from shoes and boots and has combined with it a bootjack.

Shoe scrapers of one type or another are commonly used at homes land particularly on farms. They are very useful devices especially where out-of-doors work is necessary and the weather is damp or wet. However,'most scrapers generally have only a scraper bar for the sole of the shoe and boot and sometimes a brush is provided for the sides thereof. In my device I have invented a novel type shoe-scraper that is designed Yto remove mud and the like not only from the bottom of the soles of a shoe or boot but also from the top of the sole where it protrudes from the shoe and which also provides a brush'for cleaning the side and top edges of the sole.

A further object of my invention is to provide a shoe and boot scraper of the above class that has a bootjack formed thereon so that after the shoes or boots have been cleaned they may be removed, if desired. without requiring the wearer to bend over or handle them.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a shoe scraper and bootjack that can be placed in the ground at any selected place or affixed to a step or the like without removing or adding any parts therefor.

A still further object of this device is to provide a shoe scraper of the above classes that is economical in manufacture, eiiicient in use and durable in construct-ion.

'Ihese and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my` claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of this device shown affixed to a door step or the like,

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of this device taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 with the dotted lines respectively showing the position of a shoe or boot on the scraper bar and engaging the bootjack, and

Fig. 3 is a front view of the upper part of one side of this device with the dotted lines respectively showing the position of a shoe or boot in engagement with the scraping brush and also being used on the spur scraper projection at the side thereof.

Referring to the drawings I have used the numeral I0 to designate two vertical spike or 2 v stake members secured in spaced and substantially parallel relation by the transverse scraper bar II, as shown in Fig. l. A hole transversely through the center portion of each stake I0 is provided to receive a screw I2. The numeral'. I3 designates two projecting lugs or support arm members respectively secured to each of said stake members at a point above the holefory the screw I2 and extending at substantially right angles therefrom on the'same side ofeachstake Ill. A hole is provided in the free end port-ion of each arm I3 to receive a screw I4 and this devi-ce is designed to be capable of being mounted on a doorstep 2| or the like by means of the screws I2 and I4, as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

The numeral I5 designates an outwardly extending scraper spur member that is provided on the top outside end portion of each stake member I0.

The inside upper portions of each of the stake members I0 is provided with a horizontal channel-like bracket member formed by the vertically spaced inwardly projecting arms I6 and I1 on each stake I0, as shown in Fig. 1. Each bottom arm I'I is ush with and disposed transversely to the top edge of the scraper bar II. The numeral I8 designates two brush members respectively designed to be arranged in each of the channel brackets on the stake Ill, as shown in Fig. 1, and to be detachably secured therein by means of the screw I9.

The center portion of the bottom longitudinal edge of the scraper bar I I is cut away in the form of an inverted U and at the top center of this cut away portion a lip member 20 is provided which extends at substantially right angles therefrom in the same direction as the support arms I3.

Thus constructed and arranged this device can be used in the following manner: The scraper and bootjack can be placed anywhere in the ground by driving in the bottom portions of the stakes I0. It can ralso be detachably secured to any doorstep 2l or the like, as shown in the drawings. Once positioned it provides a means for removing all mud and the like from shoes or boots and also a means for removing the shoes or boots without requiring the wearer to stoop or bend or to handle the dirty foot gear.

When mud is caked about the soles, that part along the upper stitching on the sole can be easily removed on the scraper spurs I5, as shown in Fig. 3. The bottom of the soles can of course be cleaned on the scraper bar II and as this is done the brushes I8 will be slidably engaged by the sides of the sole and any foreign matter thereon will be removed. Once the shoes or boots are cleaned, the heel portion can be placed under the lip 20 which serves as a bootjack to facilitate the removal. Also the circular concave portion of the bootjack can be used to scrape mud or the like from the back or heel portion of the shoe.

Some changes may be made in the construction andv arrangement of my shoe service means without departing from the real spirit' and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim, any modified forms of struc-` fture or use of mechanical equivalents which mayy be reasonably included Within its scope. I claim: In a device of the class described, two spaced apart spike members each having pointed lower ends adapted to be driven into a holding a horizontal object for holding said spike memso vertical bers respectively against movement relative to said object in at least one direction, each of said spike members having a transverse hole in its length and below the plane of its lug adapted to receive a fastening means for securing said spike members respectively to a vertical object; said spike members, scraper bar, said brush receiving holding channels and said laterally extending lugs beingy integrally formedv and of one piece.

TRACY R. WILTSE References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date .D. 138,454 Petzke Aug. 3, 1944 287,242 Collins Oct. 23, 1883 327,182 Lutz Sept. 29, 1885 342,642 Scovel May 25, 1886 867,028 Frisch Sept. 24, 1907 988,207 Oliva Mar. 28, 1911 1,033,673 Clayton July 23, 1912 1,114,944 Varga Oct. 27, 1914 1,189,559 Gerber July Il, 1916 2,176,917 Mayers Oct. 24, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 347,035 Great Britain Apr. 23, 19,31y 373,752 Germany Apr. 16, 1923