US1642328A - Foot rest - Google Patents

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H. BORGMANN FOOT REST Filed July 29. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l 33 2 aazz 3 11 T: 3'4" l9 i I la i -20 2 '21 I 2i Z4 Z4 arrow Sept. 13, 1927. 1,642,328

H. BORGMANN FOOT REST 'Filed July 29. 1926' 2 she ts-sneet 2' 20 l5 a 21 w 24 y I i 6 l 4 32 35 4 2 l5 E4 I I i 2 F 9 iii l2 Patented Sept. 13, 1927.

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s PATE OFFICE- Foo'r as n Application filed Ju1y '29, 192 Serial 115,125,799.

, The device forming the subject matter of this appncation is afoot rest, adapted to be mounted on boot-blacks stand, and so'constructed that, when'not in use, it may-be swunginto an out-ofthe-way position, be-

neath a part of the standl One object of the invention is toimprove generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that sort to which the invention appertains; but, more .1 particularly, it is the invention of a novel brake, which characterizes the present case, the brake serving to prevent the foot rest swinging downwardly, with unnecessary force, and with objectionable noise,

5 when the latch mechanism, which holdsthe foot rest in operative positiom is released.

Apreferred form has been shown, but it will be understgod that a mechanic, working within the scope of what is claimed, may

i make such changes as his skill may suggest,

without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22; Figure 3 is a plan of the foot rest; Figure 4 is a plan of the complete article; Figure 5 is a section on the line 55. The device is made of metal and includes a base plate 1 having holes 2 adapted to re ceive securing elements, whereby it may be held on the under surface of a part 4 of a shoe-blacks stand.

The base plate 1 is provided intermediate its ends and near to its forward edge with depending ears 4 connected by a pivot element 5 on which a latch 6 is mounted to swing, the latch having a recess 7 in its rear edge, and being supplied with a finger 8 which extends up into the recess. has a beveled edge 9, located below the finger 8. A spring tongue 10 is held by a securing element 11 on the forward edge of the latch 6 and bears against the edge of the base plate 1, to resist yieldingly, the forward swinging movement of the latch 6, and to hold the latch about in the vertical depending position of Figure 5. Near to its ends, the base plate 1 is supplied with downwardly extended bearings 12.

1 A shaft 14 is mounted to rock in the bear ings 12 and upwardly curved arms 15 are secured at 16 to the ends of the shaft 14, outwardly of the bearings 12. Each arm 15 at 55 its upper end terminates in a rearwardly extended lug 17 and in a forwardly extended The latch I lu'g l8, the lug 18 being joinedintegrally to a T-shaped head 19 including a shank 20 and a cross piece 21. foot rest 22 is provided and is off-set to forma shoulder 23 against which the heel oftheshoe to be blacked, abuts- This'shoulder at 23 engages behind the crosspiece21. The" forward part of thefoot rest 22 rests on the shank 20 of the hea-d19, and the rear part of the foot rest 22 engages directly with the lug 17. Securing elements 24, such 'as bolts, connect the foot rest 22 with the cross piece 21' of the head 19. The general construction is such that the foot rest 22 is attached" to the arm 16 in a very secure way. The shaft '14 has a curved keeper25 provided with a seat 26. Whenthe foot rests 22 are to be used, they are swung upwardly and forwardly, from the dotted line position shown at 27 in Figure 5, to the solid line position of that figure, the keeper 25 tilting the latch 6, and the finger 8 of the latch engaging in the seat 26 to hold the foot rest 22 elevated. When it is desired to dispose the foot rests 22 in an out-of-the-way position, so that the garments of the patron will not be torn as he climbs down from the stand, the latch 6 is disengaged from the keeper 25, and the arms 15, together with the foot rests 22, swing downwardly into the position indicated at 27 in Figure 5, the shaft 14 rocking in the bearings 12. The foot rests 22, the arms 15, and the keeper 25, being made of iron, have considerable mass,

and the result is that whenthe foot rests 22 I swing downward to an inoperative position, they do so with considerable force, often with a crash or bang which is disquieting to the patron, and productive of other annoyances. In order to obviate a too rapid downward swinging of the foot rests 22 there is provided a brake mechanism which will now be described.

The base plate 1 carries adepending pair of studs 28 located on opposite sides of the shaft 14. These studs 28 may be headed bolts, mounted detachably in openings in the base plate 1, and held against downward movement by the engagement between their heads and the base plate. A brake shoe 29, preferably in the form of a metal block, is slidable on the studs 28, longitudinally thereof, and has in its upper surface a concaved seat 30 for the reception of the shaft 14. The brake shoe 29 is pushed upwardly against the shaft 14 by compression springs 31, mounted on the studs 28. The springs 31 are adjusted through the instrumentality of a yoke bar 32, slid able' on the studs 28 and held in adjusted positions by thumb nuts 33 threaded on the lower ends of the studs.

28. The part 32 is called a yoke bar because it connects the studs 28 at points near to their lower ends, and prevents the studs 28; from being bent. so that the brake shoe 29 will not slide readily on the. studs. By setting the thumb nuts 33 properly, the operator can regulate the pressure of the shoe 28v on the shaft 14, and thus cause the arms 15 andtlie foot rests 22 to swing. down- Wardly slowly and quietly. It for any foot rest is provided at one endwith a raised portion 37 having longitudinal ribs 38.

l/Vhat is. claimed is:-

In a stand of the class described, a support, a foot rest, rotatable means on the support for mounting the foot rest for movementbetw'een a raised operative position and alowered inoperative position, releasable interen'gage'abl'e latch elements respectively carried on the rotatable means and on the support, andcooperating to hold the foot rest in raised operative position, a friction brake engaging the rotatable means to retard the downward movement of the foot rest from raised operative position toilow'ered inoperative .position' when said latchelements are disengaged, and mechanism for adjusting the brake to regulate the aforesaid retarding action of the brake.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as. my own, I have hereto affixed my signa- .tu e.

HENRY BORGMANN.

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