US2590977A - Finger held double-faced shoe wax applicator and polisher - Google Patents

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April 1, 1952 G. E. KAY 2,590,977

FINGER HELD DOUBLE-FACED SHOE WAX APPLICATOR ANb POLISHER Filed Jan. 13, 1947 INVEN TOR.

Patented Apr. l, 1952 FINGER HELD DOUBLE -FACED SHOEWAX APPLICATOR AND POLISHER Gordon E. Kay, Tucson, Ariz.

Application January 13, 1947, Serial No. 721,701

2 Claims.

This invention pertains to combination finger held double faced shoewax applicators and polishers and has for its objects,

First, the provision of a combination wax applicator and polisher having a flat disklike body with a fabric applicator surface on one side and a polishing brush surface on the other with separated nger pockets formed between these surfaces.

Second, the provision of a wax applicator and polisher having a disklike body with a polishing brush formed on one side and backed by stiffening material to render the whole brush area effective and napped fabric forming the opposite side, arranged to provide parallel separate ngerpockets adapted to receive the index and second linger with a wall between the pockets adapted to begripped between the fingers.

A third object is to provide a wax applicator and polisher which may be easily and cheaply constructed, and having a structure such that it can be effective in small sizes and contained within the lid of a shoewax can.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

I attain the foregoing objects by means of the device shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a plan view of the bottom. of the applicator;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the top thereof;

Figure 3 is a side elevation, and

Figure 4 is an end view drawn on an enlarged scale and with portions shown in section.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts in the several views:

The body 2 is composed principally of four parts, a polishing brush 3, an applicator surface 4 and finger pockets 5 and 6, and stiffening disk 9.

The brush or polishing pad 3 is made by first looping hemp yarn thru a disk of coarse loosely woven fabric I forming loops along a centrally positioned spiral, then cutting the loops to form tufts 8. This disk is then placed on a stiffening disk 9 and the untufted edge of the fabric folded under and secured by cement so that the outer edge of the fabric is folded over the edge of the disk 9 thruout its entire perimeter.

A bag I2 is then made of two pieces of fabric, the uppermost I4 being of any firm material such as muslin and the lower I6 of a heavily napped material, such as cotton flannel. The bag has a semi-circular contour I1 at one end with the sides tangent and leading to a straight mouth opening I8 at the other end.

The upper and lower pieces are first sewed around their edges, except the mouth, in the usual manner and the resulting bag then turned inside out. These two pieces are then stitched thru along a seam I5 to form the individual finger pockets 5 and 6. The bag is then secured to the pad by whip-stitching thru the two fabrics I and I4 around the perimeter of the pad as indicated by numeral I9.

Disk 9 is composed of semi-pliant fiber or cardboard, so that the resultant pad or brush structure is semi-rigid but not excessively stiff.

The user inserts the index and second finger in the finger pockets 5 and B and grasps the partition formed by the material separating these pockets formed by seam I5. When the users lingers are inserted in `these nger pockets with the pads of the fingers against the napped fabric I6 its outer surface forms an applicator and may be used in rubbing wax from a container and applying it to shoes. vReversing the body 2 on the fingers places the brush pad 3 below the linger pads which then contact muslin fabric I4 and enable the pad to be used for polishing.

In view of the foregoing the following claims should be broadly interpreted.

I claim:

l. A finger held double faced shoe wax applicator and polisher comprising, in combination, a disk shaped body including a stiffening disk of fibrous material; a covering on one face of said disk of fibrous material consisting of coarse fabric having a polishing brush formed on its outer face by tufts of fibers looped therethrough; a covering of fabric on the other face of said body including a flat bag secured to said disk having parallel finger pockets with a partition therebetween adapted to be gripped between the user's fingers when inserted in said pockets; the outer face of said bag being made of napped fabric adapted to act as a wax applicator, while the face of said body covered with tufted coarse fabric constitutes a polishing brush when held in reversed position on the users fingers.

2. A finger held double faced shoe wax applicater and polisher consisting of a fiat body composed of a disk of semi-stiifening material, a disk of coarse fabric cemented to said stiffening disk with its edges folded over the edges of said stiflening disk; a plurality of tufts of fibrous material looped through said fabric and extending outward forming a polishing brush face; together with a fiat bag made of an inner and outer layer of napped fabric having a semi-circular contour generally conformable to the perimeter of Msaid fabric covered disk and a straight mouth opening; stitching joining the perimeter edges of said bag and said fabric covered disk; a line of stitching at right angles to said bag mouth dividing said bag into parallel finger pockets with the stitched fabric forming a partition therebetween; the outer face of the outer layer of said fabric bag having a napped surface to provide a shoe wax applicator face.

GORDON E. KAY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date OConnor July 11, 1876 Hebblewhite et a1. Apr. 10, 1894 Magoris May 29, 1894 Rowand Apr. 2, 1901 Love et a1 June 23, 1903 McGrath Apr. 20, 1915 Heimerl et a1 May 27, 1924 Katz Oct. 21, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Feb. 7, 1924 Great Britain May 6, 1926

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