An Improved Brush or Tool for Cleaning and Polishing Boots, Shoes, Metal Goods and other Articles.

摘要

677. Brawn, C. Jan. 11 Boots a n d shoes, cleaning and polishing. -For cleaning and polishing boots, shoes, harness, metal goods, and other articles, the back of a brush is fitted with a thin sheet - metal, m i l lboard, &c. sheath B, preferably of semicircular section, and covered with plush, velveteen, or other fabric to form a polishing-pad D. The outer end of the sheath B is closed, while the inner end is left open so that polishing-material, which is contained in a collapsable tube C, loose leathers, rubbers, or rags may be placed in the sheath B when not in use. The polishing-material is distributed over any particular surface by a pad E, which is carried at the forward end of a plate F, adapted to slide on the back of the brush through a distance limited by screws G, so that, when in its forward position, the pad distributes the polish over the surface being cleaned, without the brush coming into contact therewith, and, when in its retracted position, the pad is clear of the surface. The sliding polishing-pad may be applied to a brush which is not fitted with the sheath B, and which has no operating-handle such as A'. A recess is formed in the side of the stock of the brush to receive a button-hook I, which, when not in use, is held in place by pivoted catches J.