US947415A - Shoe-polishing machine. - Google Patents

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G. G. LA-MO UNTAIN. SHOE POLISHING MACHIHE. APPLICATION FILED uz-a2, 190a.

\ Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

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G. 0. LA MOUNTAIN. -SHOE POLISHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22; 1908.

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G. 0. LA MOUNTAIN.

SHOE POLISHING MACHINE.

APPLIOIATION FILED MAY 22, 1908.

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Specification of Letters latent. r I- PatentedQ-Iahf25,1910,

Application filed May 22, 1908. "SeriahNo.=-.434,368.

. a shoe polishingmachine of "thecharacter described with novel means for depositing polishing material upon and polishing shoes, both of said means being controlled in their operation by the deposition in themachine of a coin which is retained as paynienb for the-use of the machine. p r

Another object of m invention is to. provide a novel .means or depositing liquid.

.polish upon the shoes to be polished.

7 shoe bein support bein plan view 0 the mach'ine. portions being A further object of m invention is to provide novel means-for .e ciently andquicklv polishing a shoe.

A further object ofm'y invention is to provide a novel driving mechanism for oper-- polish .depositing and polishing ating the mechanism.

, --The abovenamed and other novel features of-my-invention are hereinafter more-,-par'- ticularly=described.and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustra tiveofvmy invention,- Flgure 1 is anend .elevation of the machine, a. portion of tha seat broken away. Fig. 2 is a roloeniaw'ay. Fig. 3-1s1a. vertical-section taken on .the :dotted' line a-.-bof -Fig. 2; 9. shown inposition Ton -the shoe support. 5 ig. 4-isa verticaLsectional; view en arged, taken on theidotted line m rt .0 Fig. 5." Fig. 5.=is"a.--vertioal nection'a'l'view taken on the dotteddineofFig: 3. Fig.=

6 is a horizontal ssectionaI-vieW-Iakenon'the dotted line e-fi=of Fig. 5. ;!Fig.- 71am mertical sectional viewon the dotted! -.'line, g- -.-h

of. Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is: a; shorizontal 'SOOllOIlfll view on the dotted line of-Fag. 7. Fig. .I 9 :isa horizontal: sectional new onathe dotted line of Fig-. 7. V

rsimilar'lchnrmtersz-oii nefiercnce denote similar parts.

51o. denotes a rectaugiiiancasing c a, which supports a vertical rectangvfiari zontalvertically mo'vablegzseat 4" whichra'ests upon four coil s ings 5v-which'encircle'respectively four ownwardly extending pins '6 the upper ends of-whiclu aresecured' toltho under sidewofthe seatwi'. .-.'.I?he=v ins 61-are vertically movable: in h'OlQSEPI'OVldEd? Etherefor in fourlhorizontal lugs 7tprovided at the upper end of theusframei 3. I Thealower ends of the springs 5' nest'respectiwely upon, the lugs "7. 'A' venticalabar 8 basalts upper end frame 3-which serves-as avsuppore fon adherisecured centrally!- to .thewundersiderofz ithe I --seat- 4,- the dowels-end e ofs said: bar having secured :to it: a. hovimntakp'inr9 which: extends through a Ion itudinal-'siot!9::in-one end: of -a-'-bell crank everv10z-pivotedsatwits angle upon a'horizontal -rod.llwthe ends of'which are secured to oppositesides. of. '.-the: frame 3. iThe other arm-ofitthe 'lever 10 'iSrPlVOlEil to a rod :12 -'-=wh ich' exoends horizontally through openings lid-rand. 14. provided: -re- .sp'ectively in the frame-3 and casing or box 1. The r od '12 is zpivoted to one end.-0f-:a lIOIIZOIItal'IGVBI' -15.locat-ed in the casing; 1

and pivotallysupported'therein on a-brac 16 secured torthe innerside of. the forwardv verticalsideo f the box. 1. sT-he other endof the-lever 15 is pivoted to the forward-end of a. horizontal rod 17:-reciprocatively slidable in l -ahorizontal 110162 'iprovided in n :vertical standard 18iwhich .is' supportedmm-thmbm f-2. The rod. 17 1 forms I awpartrofz the mochlanism -whitchcontrols them erationuof Sthe drivingmechanism, and-its. un'ctionwill be described hereinafter.

- I--wi1l now-describe theodrivingnmechanism.

; 19=denotes whorizontal rotary'shalftiwhich willwbeztermed .theimain. drivinggwshaift as iromiiitrarendi rectlyi driven the pohshing andnpolish depositing :meehanisms. .The

' shaft: 19 =is rotati-nely .mounted: in. two-end and trtwo: intermediate standards or "floor hangers which are; SUPPOItQdrQHihG :base. 2 with n the sing or box 1. \Theend-hangers are'idemotednby '20 and the: intermediate Iran rs! by :21.' Thes shaftamnis; disposed p rablylparallel-witlr the-forwardsidwof the box 1 and has secured to it atonezendi a =bevekggearnwheel= 22 which meshes: with a bevel gear wheel 23 secured upontthemd- .jaoent:and otazhorizontaltshafbfl. dilposed attzight angles- -.to 1 the 19: andarotativ'elyzimounted'. in2:the-standnrd -.-or floor -ha ng'er. l8 -and ink a sleeve which? in. turn is rotatively mean). a vertical standardzor 'floor hanger 26 which is secured to the upper side'ofthe base 2. -Rigidly secured to said sleeve is a worm wheel 27 which meshes with a horizontal worm 28'secured upon a.horizontal shaft 29 which at its 'inner'end is rotatively mounted in a vertical standard or floorhan'ger 30 secured onthe'base 2 in the casing 1. The shaft 29 extends .through and by which the shaft 29 is driven. T

31 may be rotated by any suitable means,-

18 rotatively mounted in one end of the box 1 and has secured to its outer end apulley 31 ie'pulley not shown.

'32denotes a clutch member rigidly secured upon said sleeve and having at one end suitable teeth 33 adapted toengage similar teeth .on the adjacent end of another clutch mem her 34 rotative 'with but longitudinally slidablc upon the shaft 24into and out of engagement with the' clutch member 32. A

coi spring 35 encirclin the shaft 24 intermediatethe clutch members 32 and 34 serves -to normally hold the clutch'members' disene a The lever 42 is disposed below a coin chute' 1 9 51 secured on the ro and 34, shaft 24, and gear wheels 22 and f Inthe meantime thecoin'48, shown in Fig. ting a weight 45ocarried by the lever to gaged from each other.

' To engage the clutch members so that the machine may be operated, I'employ a right angled bar 36 sli able in ahanger 37 and engaging the'clutch member 34; In alinement' with the bar 36 and 'slidable in a hanger 39 is a horizontal tubular lunger 40 which is normally held from striking the bar 36 by a lever 42 pivoted to ahanger 44.

47, so that when a'coin is deposited in the chute the lever 42 will be swungso as to re-;

lease the plunger 40. Ifnew a' person sits on the seat-4, the rod 17 will be forced rearwardly thereby compressing a coil sprin 50 located between the lunger40 and a co lar (F17. The spring 50 being moved rearwardly will move rearwardly the plunger 40, thereby forcing the bar 36 toa position in which theclutch member 34 will engage the clutch member 32. Rotation -w1ll nowbe tran'smittedfrom the puHey31 to the shaft 19 by means of shaft 29, worm,

28', wheel .27, sai sleeve, clutch members 32 5, will fall from the lever42, thus permit swing thelever between the plunge'r'40 and bar 36 as soon as the weight of the person is removed from the seat 4. The spring 35 will then disengage the clutch members 32 and 34, and the machine can not be again operated until another'coin' has been placed in the chute 47. I

I will now describe the polish depositing mechanism.

Referringto Fi 2,3, 6,7, 8 and"9, 52 denotes a horizonta pump cylinder in WhlCh reci ro'cativel mounted a piston 53, hav in lin 55 which in-turnis pivoted to a crank a orizonta piston rod 54 pivoted to a portion 56 in. the shaft 19. U' the c un -der'52' is a receptacle for liquid polis ling material.

This receptacle comprises a box 57 which'communicates with the cylinder 52 by a vertical opening 58 which is normallyc o s'ed by a flap valve 59 secured to the inner side of the cylinder '52. Above the box 57 is ahorizontalshoe-support 60 in the form of a shallow pan the bottom of which is connected bya tube 61 with the box 57. Q

The'support 60 is provided with transverse projections 62 adapted to support a shoe denoted by 63. Above and concentric with.the

support 60 is an elliptical tubular rin ,64

having on its inner side below the middle a series of perforations 65 through which 'olishing liquid is discharged, the perforations 65 being disposed so "that when a shoe is resting upon the support 60, the liquidwill be discharged ;on the shoe,'an d when the shoe is removed the liquid will be discharged into the support 60, from which it will pass by the tube 61 into the box 57. A conductor cylinder 52', the otherend, which is bifurcated, being connected toopposite sides of the perforated ring 64, which .forms a spraying-device for distributing the polish upon i 66 has one end connected to one end of the o the shoe. Rotation of the shaft 19 will cause shoe or into the support 60, the surplus not reniainingon the shoe passing back into the box 57. In the top of the casing 1 is provided an opening 67 through which the shoe may be inserted so as to rest on the support 60.

The polishing mechanism will now be described. I 68 denotes an. opening in-thetop of the casing 1 through which the shoe, after polish has been deposited 'on it-as already described,

may be thrust so as'to rest upon a shoe support 69 which is secured uponthe base 2 below the opening 68. At opposite sides of the support 69 are two similar horizontal endless brush belts 70 mounted respectively at their A forward ends upon two pulleys 71 which are rotative with but vertically slidable .u' on two vertical shafts 72 respectively. he

lower ends of'the shafts 72 are .rotativ'ely' mounted in the upper ends of the intermediate hangers 21, the upper ends of the shafts being rotatively mounted in bearin 73 secured. to the under side of the top.of the casing 1. The rear ends of the belt brushes 70-are mounted re pectively upon two pulleys'74 rotative with but slidably mounted respectivelyupon two vertical shafts75 the to the base 2 and to the under si e ofthe top of the casing 1. Four collars 77 are se-- cured upon the shafts 72 and 75 above the pulleys 7] and 74 respectively. Four coil springs 78 respectively encircle the shafts 72 and 75 and have their upper ends bearing against the collars 77. the springs 78 mounted on the forward shafts 72 bear upon and normally force downwardly the .ulleys 71. The rear springs denoted also y 78 bear at their lower ends upon the pulleys 74 and normally tend to force said pulleysdownwardly. The pulleys 71 and '74 are secured from rotation on the shafts carrying them by keys 79, which permit vertical movement on the shafts of said pulleys. The pulleys 7'1 and 74 rest upon the upper side of a horizontal table 80 vertically reciprocativelmounted upon the shafts 72-and 75. T efollowing described mechanism is provided to vertically reciprocatethe table 80. Below the table 80 are disposed two parallel horizontal plates 81 which are disposed at right angles, to the shaft 19 and are reciproeatively slidable in ()PGIllIlgS provided therefor in vertical posts 82! secured upon the base 2. Two links are pivoted respectivelyat their rear ends to the plates 81, said links, denoted by 83, being v pivoted respectively at their forward ends the heel of a s I plate 8 to two crank portions 84 of the shaft 19. Four links 85 are pivoted attheir upper ends to the lower side of the table 80, the lower ends of the two forward links being pivoted respectively to the two plates 81 the lower on s of the rear links 85' being also pivoted respectively to the lattes-81 The forward en vided with a downward extending ortion 86 to which is pivoted t e lower end of the heel brush comprising a plate 87 disposed vertically intermediate the belt brushes 70, the rear side of said plate having. secured thereto horizontal rearward extending br1stles 88 ada ted to rub vertically against oe-mounted on the support 69, when the table 80 is vertically reciprocated. A flat spring 89 has one end secured tothe portion 86, the u per end of the spring bearing against the orward side of the so as to force the bristles 88 against the shoe.

VVhen the shaft 19 is rotated, the table 80 Wlll be reciprocated through the intermediacy of the links 85, plates 81 and links 83.

The reciprocation of the table will cause reciprocation verticallyof the heel brush, and said table in connection with the so 78 will cause vertical reciprocation of the pul- ' leys 71 and 74 and belts 70.

A toe brush comprising'a horizontal endless belt brush 90 is dis osed transversely above the support 69 and belt brushes 70,

said belt brush The lower ends of of the table -80 is pro- 7 being mounted upon two. pullays 91 secured zontal shafts 92 and 93. he shaft 92 has its ends rotativelymounted in two vertical standards or floor han being similarl mount in two similar floor hangers also esigna'ted by the numerals 94. Secured toandrotative with the shaft 92' is a bevel gear wheel 95 which meshes with a bevel gear wheel 96 secured to the upper end of a vertical shaft 97 rotatively mounted in bearings 98 secured to one of the forward posts or hangers 94. Secured to the lower end of the shaft 97 is a bevel gear wheel 99 which meshes with a bevel gear wheel 100 secured to and rotative with the shaft 19.

respectivel upon two. hqri-n r5194, the shaft 93,

Two bevel gear wheels 102 are secured repectively to the lower ends of the shafts 72 and mesh respectively with two bevel gear wheels 101 secured to and rotative with the driving shaft 19. When tlie shaft 19 is- 170-. tated the belt brushes 70 will be driven through the intermediac of the gear whedls 101 and 102, shafts 72', lie s 79 and 71 At the same time the elt brush 90- W111 be driven through the intermediacy of the bevel gear wheels 99 and 100, shaft 97 bevel gear wheels 95 and 96,. shaft 92 and pulley 91 mounted on said shaft.

Each belt brush 70 and 90- comprises preferablyan endless belthaving on its outer side for a portion only of its length outwardly extending bristles denoted by 103.

pulleys The belts are so disposedrelativelyto each other, and the drivin mechanism is so arranged that the brist es, on the brushes 70 will move simultaneously in the same direction against the sides of the shoe which is M on the support-69. Bythis arrangement the bristles, on said brushes will not have a. tend- The bristles on the brush 90 are so ort. disposed relatively to the brushes 70 that they will have contact with the shoe only when the belts 70 are in thelower position, the brushes 7( being thereby prevented from interfering with the operation of the brush 90. A further obi'ect of reciprocating the.

brushes 70 ve'rtica more thorou hly polish the shoe. By having the brist es 103 on the belts 70'only a portionthe len of air to the po 1811 on the shoe is obtained between each stroke or contact of the brushes withthe shoe, thus simulating. the action of the ordinary hand brush. 1

ly is to enable them to th of said brushes, access In the .operation of the'invention, the coin isfirst deposited in the chute 47, thus, as already described putting into operation the lever 42. The erson desiring to have his or her shoes polislied then sits upon the seat 4 thereby throwing the driving mechanism into operative action, as described hereinbefore. The person then inserts one shoe into the opening '67 and upon the support 60.

10.5 eney to shift or twist; the'shoe on the sup- The spraying device will then deposit a coat of polish upon the shoe, after which the shoe is withdrawn and placed upon the support 69 through the opening 68. The brushes will then. polish the sides, heel and toe of the shoe, as already described, after which the shoe is removed from the casing and the same operation is repeated upon the other shoe. When both shoes have been polished, the person gets off the 'seat 4: upon which the operative action of the mechanism will cease, the pulley, 31, shaft 29, sleeve 25, worm wheel 27, worm 28, and clutch member 32 continuing rotation until such time as .the person having charge of the machine shall desire to stop their movement.

My invention may be modified in many ways, within the scope of the appended claims without departing from its spirit.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat- -.ent, is

of two horizontal endless belt brushes disposed at opposite sides of said support, means for driving said belt brushes, and means for vertically reciprocating said brushes.

2. The combination with a shoe support, of two endless belt brushes disposed horizontally at opposite sides of said support, means for drivin said belt brushes in d1rections such that sides adjacent to each other will travel in the same direction, and means for'vertically reciprocating said brushes.

3. The combination with a shoe support, of two horizontal endless belt brushes disposed at opposite sides thereof, a horizontal endless belt brush extending transversely across said support, means for driving said brushes, and means for vertically reciproeating said two brushes.

. 4. The combination with a shoe support, of two horizontal endless belt brushes disposed at o posite sides thereof, a horizontal endless be t brush extending transversely across said support, a heel brush interme diate said two horizontal brushes, means for driving said endless belt brushes, and means for vertically reciprocating said two endless belt brushes and said heel brush.

5. The combination with a shoe support, of two horizontal belt brushes disposed at opposite sides of said support, a horizontal belt brush disposed transversely across said support and across said two belt brushes, each belt brush comprising an endless belt having on its outer side for a portion only of its length outwardly extending bristles adapted to strike a shoe mounted on said support when the belts are driven, means for vertically reciprocating said two belt brushes, and means for driving said belt brushes.

6. The combination with a shoe support, of two horizontal endless belt brushesdisposed at opposite sides of said support, a horizontal belt brush disposed transversely across said support and across said two belt brushes, each belt brush comprising an endless belt having on its outer side for a portion only of its length outwardly extending bristles adapted to strike a shoe mounted on said support when the belt is driven, means intermediate said two belt brushes for polishing the heel of a shoe mounted on said support, means for vertically reciprocating said two belt brushes, and means for driving said three endless belt brushes, said driving and reciprocating means providing that when the bristles of the transverse brush are in position to strike a shoe mounted on said support the two brushes will be disposed in the lower position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE G. LA MOUNTAIN.

Witnesses:

Mrs. HENRY NELSON, HORACE HULsE.

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