US702289A - Shoe-polisher. - Google Patents

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(Application filed Dec. 19, 1901.)

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SHOE-POLISHER.

45PECIFICAJIIN forming part 0f LBGS Patent NO. 702,289, dated J' une 10, 1902.

Application filed December 19, 1901. Serial NO. 86,544. lNo modeLJ To @Z5 whom, it may concer/t:

Be it known that I, EDWIN DE BAUN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Passaic, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Shoe-Polisher, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a device for polishing shoes, the device being especially adapted for individual use and being of such construction and arrangement that it may be effectively and easily used on ones own shoes and readily carried from place to place, so as to be within convenient reach.

This specification is a specific description of two forms of the invention, while the claims are denitions of the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.`

Figure l is a view showing the use of the invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged View showing one of the handles. Fig. 3 is a view showing the handle open, and Figs. 4 and 5 are views of a modification of the invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, the polisher oom- `prises a cloth a, at each end of which is a handle. This handle is formed, preferably, of an integral piece of stii wire and comprises a hand-grip or handle proper, b, with a body portion formed of two spring-arms b,with respect to which arm the hand-.grip Z9 extends transversely. These arms are arranged to spring apart, as shown in Fig. 3, but may be held in close parallelism by a ring c, which is slidable from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 2, and when the ring is in the latter position it holds the arms b snugly together. The free ends of the arms b' of the body portion of the handle are formed of transverse return-bends b2, terminating in pins b3, which pins when the arms b are `moved together lie closely alongside of each other transversely to the body of the handle, as shown in Fig. 2. Y

In using the invention the ends of the cloth a, are fastened to the pins b3 by iirst engaging one pin with the cloth, as shown in Fig. 3, and then moving the arms b together and engaging the other pin therewith, as in Fig. 2, the parts being held in this position by the ring c, as previously explained. The device thus adjusted is used in the manner illustrated in Fig. l-that is to say, the handles are held onein each hand and the cloth is drawn backand forth over the shoe.

It will be seen that this device may be used very conveniently and elfectively by a person when comfortably seated. Owing to the length of the'handles and their arrangement with .respect to the cloth, the cloth may be made to work on any part of the shoe and effectively to polish its entire surface. When not in use, the handle portionsmay be laid side by" side and lthe cloth wound around them, so as to form a very compact device, which may be readily stowed away or carried from place to place as desired.

The form of my invention shown in Figs.

and the extremities being projected upward to `form hooks d2. The body partfcl of the handle is formed of twolengths of wire twisted together, as illustrated, and this handle, as that previously described, may be and preferably is formed of an integral length of wire. ln using the form of my invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the ends of the cloth are passed` through the` loop formed by the bends cl and engaged with the pins d2, as shown in Fig. 5. This will effectively hold the cloth, and in other respects the operation of the polisher is the same as that previously described.

It will be observed that both forms of the invention embody a,transversely-elongated loop to receive the end of thecloth (bends b2 in Fig. 2 and bends d in Fig. 4) and also pins or spurs (b3 in Fig. 2 andd2 in Fig. 4) to impale the cloth. By these means the` cloth is held securely.

Various changes in the form and details of my invention may be resorted to at will without departing from the spirit of my invention. Hence I consider myself entitled to IOC all forms of the invention as may lie within the intent ot' my claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters lower ends of said members, and means `forV holding the members with the pins in close proximity, said means comprising a ring slidable on the parts of the handle-body portions.

3. A handle for shoe-polishing Cloths, comprising a body portion formed of two arms movable toward and from each other, said arms having their lower ends formed with return-bends terminating in pins, and the pins lying parallel with and in close proximity to each other when the arms of the handle are moved together.

4. A handle for shoe-polisher cloths, oomprising an elongated bodyportion with a handle proper at one end and means at its other end for removably connecting the cloth there- With, the said means comprising a transversely-elongated loop receiving the cloth and a spur carried by each end portion of the loop to impale thecloth.

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

EDWIN DE BAUN.

Witnesses:

JOHN T. VAN RIPER, JOHN FoLKEssoN.

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