US499093A

US499093A - Shoe-rest

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Publication number: US499093A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1893-06-06
Anticipated expiration: 1910-06-06

Description

(No Model.)

F. H. BROWN.

SHOE REST.

No. 499,093. Patented June 6, 1893.

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NITED STATES ."PrvrIeNTN OFFICE.

FRED I-I. BROWN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SHOE-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,093, dated June 6, 1893.

Application filed December 3l, 1892. Serial No. 456,886. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, FRED H. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Rests, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoe rests, and the invention consists in the peculiar construction of a bracket designed to be secured to the wall and carrying an arm pivoted thereto adapted to be extended, the arm being provided with a box receptacle shelf, a brush box thereon, a blacking receptacle and a shoe support. The extensible arm has means to lock it in its extended position, and the foot rest has means to lock it in its transverse position.

The invention further consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various part-s.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical, central, longitudinal section through my improved shoe rest. Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof showing in full and dotted lines the different positions of the extensible arm. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the foot support showing the arm in which it is pivoted in section to illustrate the manner of locking it.

A is a wall bracket adapted to be secured to the side of the wall in any desired manner at a short distance above the floor, where the device can be conveniently used for blacking` shoes. At top and bottom this bracket is provided with the forward extending arms B in which is pivoted the standard C of the extensible arm, the standard being provided with suitable pivot pins at top and bottom. The extensible arm D formed integral with the standard C has formed upon its inner end a box shelf E, preferably comprising also the vertical flange F extending up beside the standard C.

G is a box secured upon the shelf E, preferably by means of screws passing through the flange F at the rear thereof. This box is divided into the compartments H H for the usual brush and dauber. Forward of the box receptacle, the extensible arm is provided with the circular flange I cast integral therewith and forming within the blacking receppin O of the foot rest I). A suitable arm is provided with means to lock it in its extended position and the foot support is provided with similar means to lock it in its transverse position when in use. These means preferably consist of a mortise or groove a formed in the stationary member and a tenon b formed in the movable member, all so arranged that when the two are brought into alignment, the tenon will fall into the mortise and lock the parts from further rotary movement. Thus when the arm is extended in the position shown in Fig. 2 in full lines, the arm will be locked in that position, so that it will not swing upon its pivot and, the foot rest being turned transversely to the arm, as shown in that figure, the mortise and tenon lock will hold it in that position when in use. When it is desired to turn the arm against the Wall it is raised until the tenon is disengaged from the mortise in the stationary bracket A, and it is then turned as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and the foot support is always turned into parallelism with the arm in the same manner, the cover being closed. Thus I get a compact device adapted for all purposes which are required for such devices and which may be turned out of the way when not in use and firmly locked in position when desired to be used.

What I claim as my invention is l. In a shoe rest, the combination of the wall bracket, of astandard pivoted thereto, an integral arm extending from the standard the box shelf formed on the arm at the inner end, a flange cast integral with the arm forming within a blacking receptacle, an extension beyond the blacking receptacle and a foot rest pivoted in the end of the extension, substantially as described.

2. In a shoe rest, the combination with the wall bracket, an arm hinged thereto and having a mortise and tenon lock, means for lock- IOO ing it in its extended position, the box shelf formed thereon at the inner end, a box secured to said shelf, the circular ange I cast integral with the arm and forming a blaeking receptaele, the cover K pvoted at one side thereof, the set screw L, the extension N, the foot rest pivoted in the end of said extension and having a mortise and 'Denon looking device When arranged transversely to Iche extension, substantially as described. 1o

In testimony whereof I afx my signaturein presence of two Witnesses.

FRED H. BROWN. Witnesses:

J AMES WHITTEMORE, M. B. ODOGHERTY.