US75181A - Henry j - Google Patents

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@eine tsts atimt @fitte Laim Patent No. 75,181, dated March 3', 1868.

IMPROVED BOOT-JACK AND `BLAllKlNGr-BRUSB.

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- TO VALL WHC-)M IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it know-u that I, HENRY J'. MILLER, of Nashua, in the county of' Hillsboro, and in the State of ew Hampshire, have invented certain `new and useful Improvements in Combined BootJixck and Blacking-Brush; anddo hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings making part of this specifcatiomA represents a. boot-jack, which is cast of any suitable metal, as light as practicable, and if desirable, in any ornamental imanner. Hrepresents the footpiece, G G the legs, and I I the jaws of' this boot-jack. B and C represent two brushes, such as are usually used in blacking and polishing boots and shoes, D being the polishing, and C the bla-cking-brnsh. To the hack of each of these brushes is secured a metallic plate, D. Each plate is provided with a slot, which tapers slightly from its mouth to its lhack' end, and the edges of these slots are -bevelled from their upp-er to their lower sides, so that they'form', with the backs of the brushes, dove-.tailed grooves. The ends of the jaws of the boot-jack are alsoV made slightly tapering, and their edges are bevelled, and `so' formed that they t snugly in the slots in the plates, The blaekingbrush C is thus secured upon onejuw of the jack, while the polishing-brush is secured upon the other. A small catch, J, `is pivoted to the back of the brush B, whichA turns ont of the way to allow' thejaw corresponding to this brush to enter the slot in its plate, und muy then be turned so ns to prevent the 'jaw from drawing out until desirable.

`Figure 2 of the drawings represents the brushes renioved .from the jaws of the jack, and in positionA for packing in transportation. The boot-jack can be used for removing boots While thebrushes are attached to it, but when it is necessary in travelling that as little spaceshouldbe o'ccnpied as possible,.the brushes are detached from the ends of the jaws, and the whole may then bepncked away in the shape represented in fig. 2. The foot-- piecerH forms al handle for the brushes.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the boot-jack A and brushesBC, when they are connected together and held in the manner specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 15th day of January, 1868. I l H. J. MILLER.

Witnesses:

, E. P. EMERSON,

C. C. CHUncnILL.

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