US1654049A - Shoe-shining machine - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES FRANK E. NEWTON,'OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SHOE-SHINING MACHINE.

Application filedV dctober 13, 1924. Serial No. 743,376.

lhis invention relates to and has :tor a main object the provision of an improved type oil shoe shining machine of the general character oft the device shown in my pending application vlor i923; Serial Number 646,762, and embodying numerous improvements over the form ot' device shown in said application iler patent.

rllhe principal object ol the present invention is to provide in a machine having a plurality ol sets oifbrushes adaptedto be rotatably and reciprocably mounted lor con tact with the shoes of meansior continuously reciprocating all of said brushes together lor a given period ottime and for rotating said brushes correspondingly :tor a traction oil a revolution at given intervals during the reciprocation thereol, for rendering certain brushes operative and certain others inop` erative.

Another object is to provide a plurality oi sets ot brushes. each set including'a plurality ol units and each unit .including separate brushes or elements for cleaning, polishing and shining the shoes in the order named, together with meansfor reciprocating all of said brushes for a given period of time and 'lor rotatably moving said brushes into operative position in the order of their use.

il further object is to provide improved means for applying the polish to the brushes and embodying compressed air means for spraying polish on the brushes preparatory to the application of the polish to the shoes.

Numerous other improvements will be noted during the progress ol the description hereinali'ter following.

l have shown in the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of my invention, subject to modication within the scope ol the appended claims without departing trom the spirit thereof.

ln said drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective external View of the machine.

Fig. Q is a top plan View ot the machine in which the housing is shown in section.,

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan of the driving mechanism on line 3 3 oil Fig. 7.

Fig. 4l is a sectional plan of the same on line l-l--lll ol Fig.. l".

Fig.. i is a face view otthe intermittent driving mechanism for rotating the brushes.`

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the driven gear. shown in Fig. 5.

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Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional elevation on line 7-7 of Fig. El.

Fig. 7a is a plan view in detail of the control operating yolre.

Fig. 8 is a substantially enlarged sectional elevation of the machine on line 8--6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 9 is a rear elevation et the machine on line 9-9 of d. v

Fig. 10' is a plan view of one of the brush sets for engagement; with the sides of the shoes.

Fig. 11 is an elevation of the same, partly in section. i

Fig. 12 is a section of the same on line 19.--12 of Fig. 16.

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary section oil the same on line 13-16 oil Fig. 11.

Fig. 14 is an enlarged side elevation of the coin controlled starting V.and stopping mechanism.

' Fig. 15 is a sectional elevationA of the switch box shown in- Fig. 14, and -forming a part of the starting andstopping mechamsm. u

Fig. 16 is a transverse sectional elevation of the same on line 16-16 of Fi 15.

Fig. 17 is a continuation of Fig. 16 showing the connection of the switch box with the driving mechanism whereby the switch vis operated for stoppingthe machine after a complete o eration. c

Fig. 18 1s a fragmentary View, partly in section, of-the coin operated starting mechamsm.

Fig. 19 is a sectional elevation of one of the spray devices for applying the polish to the brus es.

Fig. 20 is a fragmentary plan view oi the spray operating mechanism; and

Fig. 21 is an elevation of the same partly u in section.

Fig. 22 is a plan el the control and timing mechanism. Referring to Fig. 1 my machine embodies a housing H formed oi wood or sheet metal and adapted to completely enclose all ol the operating parts ot the machine against un` authorized access.

The housing has sides 1, 1. a front end 2, a rear end 3, a top 4land a seat 6 which may be upholstered as shown and elevated above the. flat top 4 of the housing for a suitable distance. The rear portion ofthe housing is substantially higher than the front portion thereof and, has portions 6-6 at' cach side of the seat which may form arm rests for the seat. The yentire housing may be reinforced at the edges and corners by means of suitable angle irons as at 7, 7, or otherwise, this being immaterial to my invention. The fiat top portion 4 of the housing is provided with openings 8, 8 in front of the seat 5 and substantially spaced apart for receivl Fig. 2.

extend through the feet 12 of Said frames.

As shown in1 Fig. 2 particularly, the frames F and F are connected longitudinally of the base by means of a plurality of rods r, r, etc., the ends of said rods being held in bearings in said frames by means of set screws 13, 13, etc. Said frames are alsol additionally connected by means of a plurality of shafts 1", 1", etc., which are journaled in bearings in said frames F and F', and are adapted to be operatively connected together at the rear of the frame member F bymeans of a train of gears shown 1n Each of the shafts 1" has a gear g fixed 7 to the rear end thereof, as shown in Figs. 2

and 9, and all ofthe gears on' said shafts r', r', etc., are operatively connected with a central gear g by means of a series of gears 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, as shown in Fig. 9, and as seen therein from left to right in the figure of the drawing.

` All of said gears are rotatably mounted on the frame member F and are so arranged that the shafts 1" will be rotated to the same extent and at.the same speed when said gears are rotated.

The central geareg is rotatably mounted on a bushing 25 which is held in a central boss 26 of the frame F, as shown in Fig. 7, and said bushing forms a bearing for a vhollow shaft S which is adapted to be reciprocably mounted in the frame member F and supported for movement on a central elongated rod R which is fixedly held at the front end thereof in a bearing 27 of frame member F, and at its rear end in a bearing 28 of a frame member F which is also supported on and fixed to the'bed plate .}.P, as shown in Fi 7. Frames F- and F are also connectefgl-by a rod R.

Now, it will be understood that the shafts r are adapted to be rotated at intervals for a fraction of a revolution, andthe shaft S .is adapted to be reciprocated continuously during the operation of the machinefand to this end I have provided a suitable driving mechanism as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 which I will now describe with reference to said figures.

A motor M is provided at the rear of the machine and is suitably mounted on the bed plate I. Said motor is adapted to be connected by means ot a suit-able coupling device C with a drive shaft D which is journaled in bearings d, d, in a gear housing composed of members la and h which are bolted together by means of a plurality of bolts 29, 29, etc., said' gear housing being positioned in the longitudinal center of the machine in the transverse plane of the motor M, and the lower housing member h being suitably attached to the bed plate B.

The drive shaft D carries a Worm W intei-mediate the bear-ings d, d, which meshes with and drives a worm gear G Supported on a vertically driven shaft D in the housing members and h. Below the plane of the gear G a gear 30 is provided in the housing member la which is iixed to the shaft D and drives a similar gear 31 by means of an idler 32 interposed therebetween, said idler being mounted on a shaft 33 and the gear 3l being fixed to a vertical" shaft 34.

The inner portion of the housing member 'h has an auxiliary housing portion h which encloses a reducing worm W adapted to mesh with and drive a worm gear G', said worm W and said gear G being enclosed in the housing portion 7L and the gear G being mounted on a horizontal shaft 35 which extends through and has a bearing in the frame member F and carries on its inner end an intermittent driving gearI, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, which is alapted to mesh with and drive a pinion Said pinion is mounted on a shaft 36 which is journaled in the frame F and a spur gear 37 is providedon the rear side of the frame F and fixed to the shaft 36, which in turn meshes with an idler 38 which serves lto operatively connect the gear 37 with the tently and for a quarter of a revolution at each operation thereof. This lis accompliished by providing eight teeth on the pin- `ion I', fourofwhich as at t, t, etc., are short teeth, and' the lalternating four remaining teeth t are Substantially longer than the teeth t loo The hollow shaft J is adapted to be keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft r in each Case, for rotation therewith, by means of a 63 which meshes with and is driven by thegear 61 on the shaft J. Each of the brackets 51 carries a shaft 64 which is journaled in a bea-rlng 65 for-med on said bracket and is connected at 66 by means of a universal joint with the shaft 62 of gear 6 3. The outer end of each of the shafts 64 carries a bevel gear 67 which meshes with and drives al bevel gear 68 on the lower end of the brush shaft 49.

Thus, the arrangement is such that each of the brush sets may yield independently lof the -other in each group, and in the rotation of the shaft 7" motion will be communicated to the shaftsI 49 of each brush set so that ,each brush set will be rotated to an extent corresponding to the rotation of the intermittent control gears 1 and I', namely, one

quarter. revolution .at each operation, for

bringing the brushes b, b and b successively into 'operative position.

As shown in Figs. 2, 7 and 8, the front end of the hollow shaft Sis fixedly held in a eentral'bearing 70 formed on across head K which is transversely disposed in the machine and is guided on the guide rods 1', r, etc., by means of guide portions 71, 71, etc., partially embracing said rods. Also, bearings 72, 72, etc., are provided in vsaid cross head for embracing the -intermittently rotatable shafts r,' etc., in which bearings the ends-of the hollow drivngshafts J, J, etc., are rotatably held. This structure is clearly shown in Fig. 8. v

Motion is communicated to the brush sets B, B on each side of themachine in the following manner. The cross head K is provided. with housing portions 73, 73 inthe recesses 74' of which are mounted a pair yof mi ter gears 75 and 7 6, the gear 75 ineach case being connected for rotation with the inner end of the shaft J, and the gear 76 in each case being fixed to a vertical-shaft 77 which is journaled in bearings 78 and 79 formed on vertical extensions 80 extended upwardly from the cross head K. Horizontal shafts 81, 81 are provided in bearings 82, 82 formed on the upper .extremities of the extensions 8() from the cross head K, and the shafts 81 are adapted to'be operatively connected with the vertical shafts 77 bymeans of bevel gears 83' and 84 which are, respectively, fixed to said shafts.

T he brush sets B in each case are yieldably mounted .on brackets 85 which are attached at their lower portions 86 to the cross head K and are extended upwardly and provided with bearings 87 to which' arms 88 are pivotally connected by means of a pin or shaft 89 in each case. The inner portions of the arms 88 have bearings 90 which rotatably receive the brush shafts 49 and the shaft 49 is universally connected wit-h the shaft 8l in each case by means of a universal joint 91 for imparting rotary motion to the brush sets B, regardless of the elevation of said brush sets. v

The cross head K is ixedly held on the hollow shaft S by means of a set screw 92 or otherwise, so that when the machine is in operation said cross head will be reciprocated with the hollow shaft S.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that-all of tie brush sets B, B and B are connected for reciprocation with the crossl head K on shaft S, and said sets are also connected for rotation with the shafts z", while said shafts r are in turn connected with the driving mechanism through the interposition of the intermittent driving gears I and I. The brush groups B and B thus move in a horizontal path on opposite sides of the foot rests f which are supported on the bed plate P b means of suitable stand ards 94, and said brush sets are yieldablc lso that they will traverse the sides of the shoe from a common central position so as to' cover all of the surface of the shoe at the sides.

The brush sets B are arranged to traverse the upper portion of vthe shoe, and said brushes may be so formed by curving the peripheries thereof if necessary, in order that the entire surface of the shoe will be covered by one or the other of the brush sets.

Now, as hereinbefore stated, there are three separate operations to be performed in the shining of a shoe, name y, cleaning, which is necessarily the first operation, applying the polish after the cleaning has been completed, and finally shining or finishing the shoe, and it is necessary that separate brushes or elements be employed for each of these operations, therefore, in order to adequately provide for a suiiicient number of strokes in each operation the timing of the -driving mechanism shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is such that'the number of reciprocations per minute of the cross head K and shaft S, togethcr with the brushes mounted thereon will approximate 120 per minute'for obtaining the best results. This will provide 3() strokes for each of the` operations inlined, andBO strokes while the brushes are in neutral position.

In other words, there are four cycles in each operation, three operating cycles and one neutral cycle. The changing of the brushes at the end of each cycle 1s elfected by the intermittent gears I and I hereinbefore described, but in order to effect the quick starting and stopping of the machine at the l eehlmlly'helxweeh ehe heghmhlg mail ehel el eemplele epelferll" el meehehlem ehe h1 eleel'ly in llg.. l? Whleh helhllee lhhf lielly lelgge elee lh meehledl en. welhehl eheh; 95 which. jemheleel lh e heel.' lfm-meel en the heel plel 'l2 enel ie peelh l 'heme memhelfe l llp :wel heheelh 'lhe hellew Shell: rl`hs eh le Jh eel'lflee el leh is lghf ml hele, eV phhplllayelf 'lhelceel wheh @ewe-n 'eeehh en lhe @heeel lh .he e mlmhep el Efeelpcem eheh f helel f L esei/Ll erm l lhe Leeeh el lifhe mech .elehg7 lhe leh'll-ezl el Suhl lfllzehel heel e elise le evolution el;

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the member L and` are adapted forengagement with the valve operating members V pivotally held on the bed plate P by means oI screws 133 and having cam engaging rollers 134 carried er. the arms 135 thereof. The members V have substantially longer arms 136 with vertically formed and substantially elongated portions 137 formed thereon. The portions 1"? oi the members Vare bored at 138 te receive plungers 139,

'and are counter-bored at 146 for a suitable distance to receive the heads 141 on' said plungers. I

A spring 142 is carried on the stem 139 of each plunger within the counter-bore and 1s adapted to compress between the bottom of the counter-bore and the lower side of the head 141 for normally urging the plunger upwardly. The counter-bore 140 of the portion 137 is closed at its upper end by means of a member143 which is threaded which cooperates with the rearmost member V for engagement with the portion 144 of the plunger. 1

With reference particularly to Fig. 20 it will be observed that when the Valve is .closed the position of the member V in each case is such that the end 144 of the v'plunger will be on one or the other sides of a longitudinal central plane of the machine which cuts 'the axis of the hollow shaft S, so that during the reciproeation of the brushes the bars 145 and 145 will move in a different plane than the plungers and therefore will At the proper time, however, when the members V are operated by the cams 129 or 130 as the case may be, the members V will be moved so that the plungers 139 will be held in the path of the bars 145 and 145.

Thus, at the proper time for applying the polish to the brushes, when said brushes have attained a position near the frame F at one end of the stroke of shaft S, the cam 129,

for instance, will be effective for operating the member V and the bar 145 will be effective for depressing the plunger 139 aeainst the tension of the spring 142 so that tlie lower end of said plunger will overlie and depress the valve operating lever 127, and the movement of said lever will correspondingly depress the valve plunger 126 and serve to open said valve so that compressed air may be discharged from the pipe 120 through the nozzle 124 or s ra fino s P .l s

polish on the brushes. Likewise, at the other extreme of action the other member Vr and its valve if will be correspondlngly operatecY by the bar 145f. The polish may be similar ly sprayed 4on the brushes at desired interAVN vals by enlarging peripheral. portions: 132 of the cams 129 anillo@ or by niultipl,`- ing such portions and arranging them at desired intervals on the periphery of the control disc L.

The starting of the machine is accomplished by dropping a coin through a slot in a. plate 151 mounted on the upper portion 6 of the outer housing H, said slot being in communication with a flat tube 152 which extends downwardly on the interior of the housing H to a point opposite one end of the frame member F, and by the operation of a' starting plunger 153 having a,knob or button 154 on the top thereof. Said plunger 153 may be guided in its movenient by one or more bearings 155 attached to the side of the housing H, and it is adapted to be normally held upwardly by means 4of a spring 156 interposed between a collar 157 on the plunger and one of the bearings 155, as shown in Fig. 7

The lower end of the coin receiving tube 1'52 is open at its upper edge to receive a flattened portion 158 on the lower end o1 plunger 153. so that a coin, as at 159, when dropped into the tube 152 will lodge at the lowermost end of said tube beneath the {lattened portion 158 of said plunger. Said coin is adapted to be held inA such position .by meansuof a bellerank 160 which is pivoted at 160 on the frame member F and has anA arm 161 projecting rearwardly from its axis, with a recess 162 formed in the out- Ver end'thereof and underlying the open end of the tube 152 and the fiattened end 158 ot said plunger. Thus, the coin 159 is adapted to lodge in the recess 162 of said arm Vso that when the plunger 153 is depressed the flattened portion 158 thereof will engage the curved edge of the coin` and the interposition of the coin between the plunger and the arm 161 when the plunger is depressed will effect the lnovement ot' the bell crank 166. The bottom of the recess 162 in the :li-ni 161, and the lower end oi the plunger 153 are so formed that the coin will be discharged from the recess 162 and the tube 152 into a coin receiving box 163 when the lunger is moved to a inaxinuun extent. Thereafter the plunger 153 and the bell crank 16() will be restored to normal posi tion by the tension of' the spring 156.

The bell crank 160 is operatively connected with a suitable switch which in turn is connected in the circuit of the motor M so as to energize the motor when a coin is deposited in the box 163. This switch includes a box 164 adapted to be suitably mounted and is adapted to be enclosed by meansot a" suitable cover 1,68.' rllhe insulated collar 165 otn the switch is carried on a Vhollow shaft 169 which is journaled ina lbearing 17 0 on one side of thebox 164 and embraces an elongated shaft 170 'which is additionally iournaled in abearing 171 on'the box. The hollow' shaft 169 extends outwardly at one end from the box 4and carries a ratchet 172 having eight teeth -t'ormed on the perlphery thereot and held on the shaft 169 .by means ot a setscrew 173, or otherwise. The number of teeth in said' ratchet equals twice the number et contacts 167, on the shaft as shown.

The shatt- 17 0 is" extended from the ratchet 172 and carries a. bell crank 174-thereon whichhas an arm 157 operatively connected with the arm 176 of bellcrank 160.by meansv et an elongated bar 177, Said bar being` connected respectively with the arms 175 and 176 by means of screws 178 and 179. The screw 179 operates in anelongated slot 179 v.termed in the bar 177 so that the operation ot the bell crank 1160 will effect the operation ot the switch in the box 164;"for starting the machine, but when the said-switch 1s operated tor stopping the machineas hereinafter described, such operation will not effect the movement et the bell crank 169.. i

Bell cranlrll also has an arm 189 which carries a-pawl 191 on a pivot screw 182 tor engagement' with the ratchet 172. Said ratchet is held against reverse operation by nicans ot a detent 175 wliich is pivotedat 176 on the side oit the box 16d-z Said detent is resiliently heldin engagement with the ratchet by means ot a springe; 183 and the panfllttl. is resiliently held' in engagement with said ratchet by means ot a spring1 19d. ulthe switch boi; 1deihas a pair ot terminals 195, 135, which are in the torni ot screws,`

with pair-st nuts 186, 196 thereon. tlaid screws entend through insulautingin hloclts 187, ltd' attached to the inner sides ot the bon 16d by means oit screws 189, litt, etc.

llic terminals A195, 185 are `mrtendml throutdi and have their heads overlying contact plates 199, 199 which have contact polen; 199, 19u en their upper ends tor en- `sisement with the conta-cts 167 on the switch. member 165. llhus, 4when theinachine isA in operation the contacts 199, 199 will engage `die insul ed scamente intermediate the con-- current will tten' through the moto-r M, but when the coin 159 is dropped in the tube 152 and the plunger 153 is operated the bell crank 160 will be operated and `serves to eii'ect a corresponding voperation of the bell crank 174, thus cauisng the switch to be rotated one eighth ot' a revolution for moving a pair ot the.contacts 167 into engagement with the X-ed contacts 190, thus completing the circuit of the moto-r M and serving to renderthe machine opera- ""tive.

As hereinbefore stated, after a predetermined number of reciprocations ot the brushes it is necessary to stop the machine and it is preferable that the machine be Vstopped when the brushes have returned to neutral position, so as to provide ample space between. thesets ot brushes whereby the shoes may be positioned on the foot rests f, f, for a succeeding operation. This stoppingoperation is 'effected through themedium of the control disc L on the upper side of which is provided a stopping lug' 191 adapted to engage an arm 192 which. is iX- edly held on the inner end of a starting and stoppingl shaft 170.

The inner portieri ot' said shaft 17() is Journaled in -a bearing'193 formed on a suitable bracket or standard 194 attached to the hed plate l), and thejarrangement ot' this .stopping mechanism is such that the arm 19E?l will overlie the outer vportion ot the disc L '190 and to disengage the contacts 167 theretrom..

ingr and stopping mechanism, and their connectnip; har 177 are normally held in the po# sition shown in l? lll by means ot a spring' 195 which-may he attached at one end to the pawl pivot pin 189 on bell cranlr 19st, and its other end to a pin trom the-side et the housingv r1`l1ns, -wlmnthe plunger V159 is operated -tor startinp,"l the machine, said hell cranks and said har will be operated against the tension ot said springa and upon the restoration et said plunger the bell cranlrs will be autointaically restored to normal position. -lhe same condition Aohtainns wheh said hell cranlts and said har are operated tor stoppinp,n the machine hy nleans ot the control disc L and shaitt 179.

New, in operatioi'i it will he understood thatthc brush sets and E" which are `mounted onvertlcal aires are oppositely positioned transversely oit the machine, and are arranged in pan-s, as shown in. liig. 9, on op- The bell cranlrs 169 and 171 ot the start centrally mounted on horizontal axes in planes intermediate the groups B and B', i each case. e

Said brushes are also-arranged so that the opposite brushes will normally be in'close lproximity and they are so disposed relative to the foot rests f that the'rearmost brush sets will advance forwardly to a position slightly in front of the toe of a shoe, and on the return stroke so that the -foremost 4brushes will be positioned slightly behind the heel of a shoe. vThe brushes are guided in their movement over the sides of the shoe solely by the shoes, and not otherwise.

The brush sets B are sufficiently forward of the lbrush sets B and B in each case that 'iv en vthe cross head K attains its rearinost I eine of movement the brush set E will fance suiciently over `the upper portion or the' shoe to ciean, polish and shine the same, but not far enough 'to interfere with the foot or ankle .of .the person employing the machine for shining shoes.

lt will be further understood that the guide rods r, four in number, and the brush operating shafts r', also four in number, are kparallel with the'central guide rod R.

The polish applyingv mechanism shown and described is so arranged thatthe polish will be applied simultaneously to all of the brushes on the sets ld", and the foremost brushes o of the groups E and B when the cross head K is .substantially at its forward limit of action. Likewise the polish will be applied to the brushes 22'" of the groups B and B when said cross head is substantially at its rearmost limit of action.

At the beginning of 'an operation the person using the machine will be seated on the seat 5 in such position that his shoes will rest upon a pair of rests f, f, which are centrally positioned with respect to and under the openings 8, 8. Thereafter when a coin is deposited in the slot 150 and the plunger 153 is depressed, the operation of the machine will be started in the manner hereinbefore described. At the beginning of each operation all of the brush sets are iny neutral position, so that ample space .will beprovided `in the vicinity of the foot rests f whereby the shoes may be placed thereon preparatory to a shining operation. Ample time is allowed for the proper positioning of the shoes on said rests, due to the fact that the neutral positions are provided on the brushes, and the initial cycle of thefour cycles of each operation provides for approximately thirty strokes of the cross head K, and said brushes, before the brushes are operated for positioning the brushes preparatory to a cleaning fperation.

The fly wheel A and the driving mechanism shown in Figs. 3 and 4 are continuously operated subsequent to the operation of municated therefrom through the gear g and the gears g, g, etc., of the Iframe F and associatedgears to all of the rods r. The rotation of the rods 1* correspondingly effects the rotation of the brushes for vone quarter of revolution, so as to bringv ail of the brushes o, F), etc., l to operative pesiishes are successively 3 `Ama tuned intervafs for bringing 'the brushes A and. Zi into operative position for effecting the polishing and shiningl operations, and upon the cempletion of the final cycle of each operation the brushes are again moved into neutral position preparatory to a succeeding operation of the machine; Immediately, however, upon. the completion of the fourth cycle of.' the restoration of the brushes to neutral position, the lug rofl on the co trol disc L by means of its engagement w .1h the arm 25.92 on switch shaft YZO effects the operation of lthe switch for stopping the machine.

During the second cycle of operation the valves i7 are operated by the cooperation of control disc L and the valve operating niembers V for effectively spraying the polish onto the brushes at regularly timed intervals, and the continued reciprocation of the brushes over the'shoe serves tol effectively spread the polish over the shoe preparatory to the finishing operation, which is effected by means of the brushes b.

It will' be also understood from the description and drawings of my improved niachine that the intermittent driving melnbers -I and I serve to lock the brush operating shafts 7" and the brushes connected therewith against rotary movement, except when it is necessary to rotate the brushes and the shafts for changing the brushes in successive cycies of operation. rus the reciprocating movement of the brushes with respect; te the shoes does not fend te rotate the brushes due to the friction between the same and the shoes. i

Thus, it will be observed Jhat l have uro- ;.fided a comprehensive machine completely automatic in operation, which is coin colitrolled for initiating the operation of the machine and is capable of being operated by the deposit of a coin therein, and automatically stopped upon the completion of each operation. Aiso, the arrangement of the On the 31st llfl anaemia y mechanism is such that large or small shoes may be shined without any adjustment to the mechanism.

What I claim is:

l. A shoe shining machine including a motor, a continuously operated driving mechanism connected therewith, a carriage including a plurality ot sets of brushes for successively cleaning, polishing and shining shoes operatively connected with said drivingmechanism and adapted to be continuously reciprocated, an intermittently oper ated driven mechanism operatively connected with said driving mechanism and with said brushes for rotating said brushes tor a traction ot' a revolution at regularly timed intervals, and means connecting said driving and driven mechanism for normally locking said brushes against rotation 'for sustained intervals and unlockingr and rotating the same for short intervals, for the purpose described.

2. In a machine of the character described a pair of fixed trame members, a pair of parallel shafts rotatably mounted thereon, a cross head reciprocably mounted on said shafts, means for reciprocating said cross head, brackets reciprocably mounted on said shafts, a set of brushes yieldably mounted on each of said brackets in opposed relation, means for rotatably connecting said brushes with said shafts, means for rotating said shafts at regularly timed intervals, and means operatively connected with said shafts for locking the same against rotation for sustained intervals and for permitting the rotation thereof, as described.

3. In a machine of the character described A a pair of liXed frame members, a pair of parallel shafts rotatably mounted thereon,

on each ol said brackets in opposed rclation, means for rotatably connecting said brushes with said shatts, means for rotating vsaid shafts at regularly timed intervals,

means operatively connected with said shatts for locking lthe same against rotation tor sustained intervals and for permitting the rotation thereof, and an auxiliary set o'lf brushes supported on said cross head and operatively connected with one ot said shafts for rotation simultaneously with said other brushes.

4. A shoe shining machine including a plurality of independently yieldable sets of brushes for engagement With the sides 0i' a shoe, said sets being arranged in opposed pairs and including separate brushes for cleaning, polishing and shining a shoe, and a set of similar brushes mounted at right angles thereto for engagement with the upper portion oi a shoe, means for simultaneously reciprocating all of said brush sets to the same extent, means for intermittently rotating said brushes for operatively positioning the corresponding brushes of all of said sets for operative engagement with a shoe, successively, at predetermined inter vals, and means for locking said brushes against rotation for sustained periods of time during reciprocation thereof, and for permitting and effecting the fraction of a rotation thereof for changing the brushes, as described.

FRANK H. NEWTON.

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