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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
EM-MANUEL THOMAS COOK, OF ALEXANDER, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-
HALF TO D. R. BURROUGHS, OF SAME PLACE.
BOOT AND SHOE BOX.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,924, dated November 20, 1883.
Application filed August 22, 1883. (No model.)To all whom it macy concern:
Be it known that I, E. T. CooK, a citizen of
the United States, residing at Alexander, in
the county of Erath and State of Texas, have
5 invented certain new and useful Improve-
ments in Boot and Shoe Boxes; and I do de-
clare the following to be a full, clear, and ex-
act description of the invention, such as will
enable others skilled in the artto which it ap-
io pertains to make and use the same, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings, and
to letters or figures of reference marked there-
on, which form a part of this specification.
Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation
I5 of this invention, and is a perspective view
with part of the counter cut away. Fig. 2 is
a side view, the counter cut away. Fig. 3 is
a modification of the invention, and is a side
view.
20 This invention has relation to boot and shoe
boxes for merchants' use in boot and shoe
stores; and it consists in the construction and
novel arrangement of devices, as will be here-
inafter fully described, and particularly point-
25 ed out in the claims appended.
The improved shoe-boxes are to be arranged
beneath the counter, between guide-strips
upon the floor, and mounted on wheels, and
provided with mechanism connected to the
30 hinged lids of the boxes to raise the lid as the
box is pulled out, and to close it when the
box is pushed back to place again. This
may be accomplished in several ways, two of
which I have shown and will describe herein.
35 Referring by letter to the accompanying
drawings, a designates the counter; b, the floor,
and c the guide-strips, secured to the floor be-
neath the counter.
d designates a rectangular box, of suitable
40 size for the purpose for which it is intended,
which is mounted on rollers e, and is provided
with a lid, f, to the rear end of the box. A
handle, g, is provided at the front of the box,by which to pull it. out from beneath the coun-
ter. A hanger, h, is hinged to the under side 45
of the top of the counter, near the front edge
thereof, and inclines downwardly and rear-
wardly, and is connected at the lower ends of
its arms to the edges of the box-lid at points be-
tween the middle and the back end of the same. 5c
Toggle-arms i i are also connected to the arms
of the hanger h, and to the sides of the box, to
prevent the box from being pulled too far out,.
and also to prevent the lid from being raised
too high. When the box is pulled out, the lid 55
will rise, and when the box is pushed back to
place the lid will be closed by the hanger. A
modification of the hanger h consists of two
wooden arms pivoted in recesses in the guide-
strips and pivoted at their upper ends to the 6o
edges of the box-lid, as shown. These arms
operate the lid, as before described for the
hanger.
This device is simple, easily worked, and is
far more convenient than the old method of 65
storing boots and shoes for the retail trade.
Having thus fully described my invention,
what I claim as new, and desire to secure by
Letters Patent, is-
1. The boot and shoe box mounted on roll- 70
ers and having a lid hinged at one end to the
box, in combination with the hanger hinged
to the counter and pivoted to the edges of the
box-lid, substantially as specified.
2. The combination of the boot and shoe 75
box having the hinged lid with the hanger
hinged to the counter and connected to the lid,
and the toggle-arms connecting the arms of
the hanger and the sides of the box, substan-
tially as specified. 80
In testimony whereof I affix my signature in
presence of two witnesses.
EMMANUEL THOMAS COOK.
YWitnesses:
W. H. RODGERS,
W. R. PRvTrrT.
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Cook, Emmanuel Thomas. Boot and Shoe Box., patent, November 20, 1883; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170659/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.