An Improved Brush for Bannisters and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 24th Feb., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Brush for Bannisters and the like.
I, ROSA GOSDEN, of North Street, Midhurst, in the County of Sussex, Dame,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
My invention relates to brushes intended for use in cleaning bannisters and such
like places wherein there are usually both carpets to be brushed, and painted or
polished margins to be dusted, and also sundry corners and narrow or confined
spaces to be reached for cleansing.
The object of my invention is to provide a brush more handy, convenient and
easy of manipulation than the brushes at present in common use for such purposes.
These are made with a hard brush on one side of the body or block and a softer
brush on the back or opposite side thereof, the hard brush being intended for the
stair carpet and the soft brush for the painted or polished margins, corners, &c.
The handle projects from and in alignment with the block. With this construction
but small power is afforded to the hand of the user and hence small efficacy in
reaching into corners amongst the hand railings and so forth, also the brush has in
use to be turned about and is clumsy and inconvenient for its purposes, and
considerable noise and damage to the paint or polish unavoidably ensues.
To obviate these disadvantages and inconveniences, according to my invention I
place the handle in or about the middle part of the block and on the top or upper
side; on the lower side thereof is fixed the harder or carpet brush, and at either
end I place a softer or margin and corner brush. Thus I combine in one block
with a top handle, a carpet brush, and two dusting brushes.
The accompanying drawings illustrate my improved brush.
Fig. 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 a side elevation, Fig. a perspective view, and Fig. 4 an
end view.
b is the brush block, which may be straight or slightly curved as illustrated,
h the handle fixed upon the central part of the top thereof, e the harder or carpet
brush as usually made, and a a are the two softer or marginal and corner brushes
made of such material as is commonly used for picture dusting brushes. It is
preferred to curve or concave the ends of the block 6 for the reception of these
latter brushes aa to avoid lengthening the brush unduly, and it is preferred to
fashion the handle circular, or practically so, in cross section so as not to hurt or
injure the hand of the user and to facilitate the work. A combined brush so
constructed can be used without turning round, without noise or damage to paint
varnish or polish, and with less power and greater facility and comfort than the
brushes at present in use for the purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In a brush for the purposes above described the combination with a block (6)
having on its upper side a handle (h) and on its lower side a hard or carpet brush (c)
of two softer dusting brushes such as a a arranged at either end substantially

page_text: 2. The improved brush constructed substantially as and for the
hereinabove set forth.
Dated this 9th day of November 1893.
purposes
2. The improved brush constructed substantially as and for the purposes
hereinabove set forth.
Dated this 9th day of November 1893.
For the Applicant,
J. C. CHAPMAN,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agent.
J. C. CHAPMAN,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agent.