Nov. 4, 1941. O. H.

COTTINGHAM 2,261,231
SHOE SCRAPER AND CLEANER ASSEMBLY
Filed March 19, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet l

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SHOE SCRAPER AND CLEANER ASSEMBLY
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SHOE SCRAPER AND CLEANER ASSEMBLY
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 Patented Nov. 4, 1941
sHoE scRAPER AND CLEANER AssEMBLY
- - - olive H. Cottingham, Lake, Mich.
Application March 19, 1940, serial No.324,872 is
2 Claims.
This invention appertains to new and useful
improvements in means whereby shoes can be
scraped clean without soiling the hands and is
particularly adapted for use at farm homes.
The principal object of the present invention
is to provide an assembly of the character stated
which can be rigidly mounted for use and which
Will be effective in scraping boots and other foot
Wear and adequately cleaning the same.
Another important object of the invention is
to provide an assembly of the character stated
Which Will be practical in use and which because
of its sturdy construction will not become read
ily defective.
Still another important object of the inven
tion is to provide an assembly of the character
Stated Which Will be of low cost to manufacture
and which can be readily dumped when dirt is
accumulated therein.
These and Various other important objects and
advantages of the invention will become appar
ent to the reader of the following specification.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 represents a top plan view.
Figure 2 is a side elevation.
Figure 3 is a Side elevational view of One of the
brush holders.
Figure 4 is a Section on the line. 4-4 of Fig
lure 3.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the scraper
member.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the
posts.
Figure is a plan View of the boot jack bank.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of the boot jack.
Referring to the drawings wherein like nu
merals designate like parts, it can be seen that
the assembly consists of the pan 5 having the
raised side walls 6-6, the end wall 7 and the
shorter end Wall 8. Between the side walls 6-6
and against the end wall 8 is disposed the brush
9, the bristles of which are disposed upwardly
toward the free ends of the brush holders fl-f.
Each of these brush holders f l consist of an
elongated spring plate f2, the edge portions of
which are provided with laterally disposed arm
formations 3 each of which has an inwardly
disposed cleat formation 4 for engaging the
corresponding brush back 5 from which the
bristles 6 extend. These bristles of the brushes
5 are disposed in opposed relation and the brush
holders converge from their anchored ends to
Ward their free ends to terminate Over the afore
mentioned brush 9. As can be seen in Figure 6,
the side walls 6-6 of the pan 5 are provided with 55 tion as claimed hereinafter.
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in Wardly offset and oblique portions 7 defining
indentations 8 for receiving the lower portions
of the upstanding posts 9 each being provided
With a foot portion 20 having a keyhole slot 2
5 therein.
The reduced end portions 22 extend against
the inner sides of these offset portions fl. and
are backed by the feet portions 23 of the scraper
back 24 which extends across above the pan 5.
O Rivets 24d pass through each of the foot mem
bers 23, brush holder portions 22, oblique por
tions 7 and posts 8, to secure these parts to
gether in the manner substantially shown in Fig
lure 1.
5 Lips 26 extend inwardly from the side walls
6 to engage over and retain the brush 9 in place.
Obviously a person with soiled boots or shoes
can scrape off mud and other foreign matter on
the scraper bar 24 and subsequently brush the
20 shoes by moving the same between the brushes
5. Dirt from these operations will fall into the
pan 5 and When sufficient debris has collected
in the pan the same can be dumped by disengag
ing the feet 20 from screws driven into a floor or
25 other Supporting Surface.
Numeral 27, respresents the boot jack which
in blank form as shown in Figure 7 consists of
a substantially V-shaped sheet of metal. This
sheet is bent on the lines a-b to form the plate
portion 28 having openings 29 therein through
which rivets 30 are disposed for securing the jack
to the end wall 7. The resulting portion 3 is
bent laterally and adapted to rest on the sur
face 32. This foot portion 3 has the keyhole
slot 33 formed therein for receiving the head 34
of a Screw driven into the supporting structure
32.
The leg portions 35-35 are inclined upwardly
40 as shown in Figure 2 and are bent or curved
transversely with their channeled sides outward
ly extending, the upper edge portions of the leg
members 35 preferably overhanging the lower
edge portions as suggested in Figure8.
The legs 35-35 diverge in the manner shown
in Figures 7 and 8 so that the heel portion
of a boot can be engaged between the same for
conveniently removing boots from the feet with
out employing the hands.
50 While the foregoing specifications sets forth
the invention in specific terms, it is to be under
stood that numerous changes in the shape, size
and materials may be resorted to without de
parting from the Spirit and scope of the inven
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Having described the invention, what is means for securing the spring members and
claimed as new is: brackets to the back walls of the indented por
1. A cleaning apparatus of the character tions of the side Walls.
stated comprising a base having upstanding side 2. A cleaning apparatus of the character de
walls, said upstanding side Walls having indented scribed comprising a box-like base, inwardly con
portions, said indented portions of the walls be verging formations at the inner side of the box
ing in Opposed relation and having their back like base, elongated Spring members each having
Walls in angular converging relation with respect One end Secured to a corresponding converging
to each other, elongated Spring members each formation, a brush carried by each of the spring
having one end secured to a corresponding back l0 members, said brushes being carried by the op
wall of an indented portion of a side wall, a posed sides of the Spring members and being set
brush carried by each of the spring members, in converging relation by the converging disposi
said brushes being carried by the opposed sides tions of the said formations, L-shaped securing
Of the Spring members and being set in converg brackets having one leg thereof disposed against
ing relation by the converging disposition of the 15 the Converging formations and common Secur
back walls of the indentations, and -securing ing means for securing the Spring members and
brackets, said brackets being provided with at brackets to the converging formations.
taching portions disposed into the indented por OLIVE H. COTTINGHAMI.
tions of the side walls, and common securing