US1583724A - Shoe-shining stand - Google Patents

Description

May 4 1926.

F. A. Llsl SHOE SHINING STAND Filed Nov. 4, 1925 ikq/v A. L/5/,

Patented May 4, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,583,724 PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. L181, 01' PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOE-SHINING STAND.

Application filed November 4; 1925. Serial No. 68,762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that FRANK A. LISI, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe- Shining Stands, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to a shoe blacking or shining stand or cabinet.

In accordance with my invention I provide a cabinet or stand embodying a casing, preferably having a foot-rest extending transversely over the top thereof. The top of the casing is covered by swinging doors, preferably hinged at their outer ends to the easing, and disposed upon opposite s1des of the foot-rest. The casing is divided generally, by a transverse partition, into two major portions, which are accessible from the opposite sides of the foot-rest. One major portion is divided into a number of compartments for receiving the different brushes or like implements, while the other major portion is divided into compartments for receiving the materials to be applied to the shoes. The invention also resides in the novel arrangement of the means for holding the materials to be applied to the shoes, whereby such materials may be held within open receptacles, which are covered in a novel manner, to prevent evaporation of the contents thereof, but access may be readily had to the contents without the necessity of removing lids or the like, and hence the hands need not become soiled. The invention also aims to provide a stand or cabinet having its parts arranged in a compact and convenient manner, and in which the several elements of the device are arranged for intermittent co-acting relation.

.Other objects and advantages of the nvention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a erspective view of a stand or cabinet emb' ying my invention,

Figure 2 is a plane view of the same,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section, taken on line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is-a transverse section taken on line 44 of Figure 2, and,

Figure 5 ing tray.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a. preferred embodiment of my invention the numeral 10 designates the casing or body portion of the stand or cabinet, embodying sides 11, ends 12 and a bottom 13. The ends 12 are continued downwardly in the form of legs 14.

Extending transversely over the casing 10, at its center, is a foot-rest 15, rigidly attached thereto, and this foot-rest preferably is provided with finger holes 16, whereby the entire device may be carried by the footrest. Arranged upon opposite sides of the foot-rest are. cove-rs or lids 17, which are connected at their outer ends with the ends 12 by hinges 18, of any well known or preferred type. These lids are also equipped with handles 19, at their inner ends, whereby they may be conveniently raised or lowered.

The casing 10 is divided into two general compartments 20 and 21, by means of a transverse partition 22, which terminates at is a perspective view of the slidan elevation beneath the top of the casing 10. These two general compartments are readily accessible from the opposite sides of the foot-rest.

The compartment 20 is divided into a plurality of longitudinalcompartments 28, by means of longitudinal partitions 24, which are attached to the transverse partition 22 and the upper edges of the longitudinal partitions are flush with the upper edge of the transverse partition. The longitudinal com partments serve to receive the various types of brushes ordinarily employed in blacking,

polishing, or cleaning shoes and the longitudinal partitions 24 not only serve to produce these compartments, but serve as tracks for sliding element or tray, to be described.

The compartment 21 receives a number of cans or receptacles 25, two of which have been shown for the purpose of illustration. These cans are preferably constructed in sizes to fit snugly within this compartment. These cans are intended for holding a liquid cleaner or scrubbing fluid. These cans are provided at their upper ends with horizontal annular flanges 26 of substantial widths, affording openings 27, and large flat contact faces 28. The contact faces 28 are preferably flush with the upper edges of the partitions 22 and 24, and co-acting therewith, slidably supporting the tray. This tray is designated by the numeral 29, and has a flat bottom 30, adapted, to slidev upon the flanges 26 and the tops of the partitions 22 and 24. When the tray is shifted to the extreme position to the right it contacts with and is supported by the broad flanges 26, forms an air-tight closure for the cans 25,

and prevents evaporation of the contents thereof. This tray is adapted for the reception of a number of cans 31, containing a polishing paste, blacking, or the like. These cans are held in place within the tray by means of curved leaf springs 32, attached to the tray, at 33. When the cans 31 are positioned within this tray their tops are permanently removed, and the tray and cans are adapted to freely slide beneath the footrest 15, upon the longitudinal partitions 24, thereby giving free access to the cans 25. The cans 31 are covered, when not in use, by lids 33, preferably provided with a rubber packing ring 34, to engage the top of the can. The invention is in no sense restricted to the use of this ring. The lids 33 are preferably attached to leaf springs 35, the ends of which are attached to the lid 17, to the left, as shown at 36. The lids 33 are, therefore, carried by the lid 17 to the right, and when the lid 17 is shifted to the closed position, it will bring lids 33 into engagement with the tops of the cans 31 and the springs 35 will exert a yielding pressure upon the lids 33, firmly holding them down upon the cans 31. This downward pressure is transmitted through the cans to the tray 29, which will in turn be firmly held against the flanges 26 of the cans, for effecting an air-tight sealing of the same. The lid 17, to the right, which carries the lids 33, must be held in a closed position, when shifted thereto, and to accomplish this, I equip this lid with a spring-pressed latch, which will lock it in the closed position, against the act-ion of the springs 35, but will permit of the opening of the lid when it is pulled upwardly by the user.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred embodiment of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts, may be resorted to, which do not depart from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet embodying a casing, a foot-rest mounted upon the casing, lids hinged'to the casing to cover the same, a transverse partition dividing the casing into two general compartments, longitudinal partitions dividing one general compartment into longitudinal compartments for the reception of implements, the trans verse nd l n itudinal p rt tion ser g as tracks, cans held within the other general compartment, a tray to coverthe cans and to uncover the same when shifted upon the transverse and longitudinal p rtitions as tracks, said tray bein adapted or receiving cans containing polis ing paste or the like.

2. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet embodying a casing, a foot-rest mounted upon the casing, a partition extending longitudinally of the foot-rest and dividing the casing into two general compartments which are accessible from opposite sides of the footrest, partitions within one of the general compartments and dividing the same into a plurality of compartments adapted for the reception of implements, the last named partition extending transversely of the first named partition and forming therewith tracks, cans mounted within the other general compartment, and a tray slidably supported on the top of the cans to cover the same and adapted to be shifted off of said cans upon said tracks, said tray being adapted for receiving cans containing polishing paste or the like.

3. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet embodying a casing, a foot-rest extending transversely of the casing with portions of the casing projecting laterally beyond the opposite sides of the foot-rest, cans mounted within one end of the casing, a tray slidably supported upon the tops of the cans to cover the same, said tray being adapted for the reception of cans containing polishing paste or the like, and spaced longitudinal tracks arranged within the opposite end portion of the casing, said tracks being adapted to receive the tray when shifted from the cans, said tracks also serving to divide the last named end of the casing into compartments for receiving implements.

4. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet embodying a casing, a foot-rest extending over the casing with portions of the casing projecting laterally beyond the sides of the footrest, cans mounted within one end of the casing, a tray slidably supported upon the top of the cans to cover them, said tray being adapted for the reception of cans containing a polishing paste or the like, tracks extending longitudinally within the opposite end of the casing and adapted to re-, ceive thereon the tray when it is shifted from said cans, said tracks dividing the last named end into a plurality of compartments for receiving implements, lids to cover the cans in the tray when the tray is covering the first named cans, and a device including yielding means to hold the lids down upon their cans, such downward pressure being transmitted to the tray for holding the same firmly upon the cans, supporting it.

5 A shoe blacking stand or cabinet comrising a casing, a foot-rest extending over the casing with portions of the casing projecting laterally beyond the sides of the foot-rest, cans mounted within one end of the casing, a tray slidably supported upon the tops of the cans to cover them, said tray being adapted for the reception of cans containing a polishing paste or the like, tracks extending longitudinally within the opposite end of the casing and adapted to receive thereon the tray when it is shifted from said cans, said tracks also dividing the last named end into compartments adapted for receiving implements, lids to cover the cans in the tray, lids hinged to the casing to cover the tops thereof, and yielding means between the can lids and one casing lid for exerting. a downward pressure upon the can-lids, which is transmitted to the tray whereby it is firmly held in engagement with the tops of the cans supportmg it.

6. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet comprising a casing, a foot-rest extending transversely over the same, casing lids arranged upon the opposite sides of the foot-rest and hinged to the casing near their outer ends, a can mounted within one end portion of the casing, a tray slidably supported by the top prising, a casing, a can'mounted withinthe casing and having its top open, a track leading to the can, a tray slidably mounted upon the top of the can cover it and adapted to be shifted upon the track, said tray being adapted for holding a can, a can lid for the last named can, a casing lid, and resilient means between the casing lid and the can lid.

8. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet comprising, a casing, a can mounted within the casing and having its top open, a trackleading to the can, a tray-slidably mounted upon the top of the can to cover it and adapted to be shifted upon the track, said tray being adapted for holding a can, a can lid for the last named can, and a device including resilient means for exerting a downward pressure upon the can lid.

9. A'shoe blacking stand or cabinet comprising, a casing, a can mounted vertically within the casing,- a track leading to the can and terminating adjacent to the periphery of the same, the top of the can being disposed in substantially the same elevation with the upper edge of the track, a tray slidably mounted upon the top of the can and adapted to cover it in contacting relation and to be solely supported by the same, and to be shifted upon the track, said tray being adapted for receiving a can.

10. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet comprising, a casing, a can mounted within the casing and provided at its top with a horizontal flangeof substantial area, a track leading to the can, a tray slidably mounted upon the top of the can and adapted to be shifted upon the track, said tray .being adapted for receiving a can, a can lid for the can within the tray and adapted to rest upon the same, and means for exerting a yielding downward pressure upon the can lid;

Iii-testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK A. LIST.

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