Improved Device Connected to Mucilage Bottles for Removing Surplus Mucilage from the Brush.
Year: 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Device Connected to Mucilage Bottles for Removing
Surplus Mucilage from the Brush.
I, GEORGE BARKER, of 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention,
as communicated to me from abroad by Frederick Theophilus Aikins, of No. 264,
Church Street, in the City of Toronto, in the County of York, in the Province of
Ontario, Canada, Accountant, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of the invention is to make a simple device which may be attachably
connected to any mucilage bottle, and which by gentle pressure will remove any
superfluous mucilage from the mucilage brush as it is withdrawn from the bottle and
it consists essentially of a piece of spring sheet metal formed to fit into the mouth
of the bottle and having two fingers extending from it, with a jaw formed on the end
of each finger the sheet metal being shaped so as to bring the jaws squarely opposite
to each other, and the fingers set so that their spring action shall force the jaws
together with sufficient force to remove any superfluous mucilage on a brush drawn
between them substantially as hereinafter more particularly explained.
Figure 1, is a view of a mucilage bottle provided with my attachment.
Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, are perspective details showing alternative forms of the
attachment.
Although I prefer to make my attachment out of a single piece of sheet metal it
might readily be made in more than one piece joined together and any kind of
spring metal would answer the purpose.
In the drawing, A represents the bottle, and B a strip of sheet metal shaped to
fit into the neck or mouth of the bottle and having sufficient spring pressure to
retain it in position. Two fingers C, extend from the strip B, and on the end of
each finger a jaw D is formed. It will be observed that at the point where the
fingers join the strip B the said strip is set inwardly so as to bring the fingers
and jaws D squarely opposite to each other. Of course this set would not be
necessary if the jaws were brought exactly in the centre of the bottle A, but I
prefer to have the jaws D nearer the side of the bottle and consequently the set
imentioned is necessary and important. It will also be observed that in each of the
alternative forms shewn, the fingers C are shaped so that the brush will not come
in contact with them while being drawn between the jaws. One end of one of the
jaws D has a flange a formed on it to butt against the interior of the neck of the
bottle A, and against which the end of the other jaw butts. In this way the bottle
acts as a stop to allow the brush to be slipped between the jaws without pushing
the device out of position. The other ends of these jaws are bent outwardly so
as to permit the ready insertion of the brush between the said jaws.
From this description and on examination of the drawing it will be seen that
superfluous mucilage may be easily and quickly removed without fear of injuring
the mucilage brush and as the attachment is readily removed from the bottle it is
easy to keep it clean.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. A strip of metal B, detachably connected to the neck of the bottle A and
having fingers C extending from it; jaws D being formed on the ends of the said
fingers which fingers are set so that the tension of their spring shall cause the jaws
to press elastically towards each other; substantially as and for the purpose
enecified

page_text: 2nd. A strip of metal B detachably connected to the neck of a bottle A and
having fingers C extending from it; jaws D being formed on the ends of the said
fingers which fingers are set so as to leave a space between them and cause the jaws
to press elastically towards each other, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
3rd. A strip of metal B detachably connected to the neck of a bottle A and
having fingers C extending from it, jaws D being formed on the ends of the said
fingers the strip B at its connection with the finger C being set inwardly so as to
bring the jaws D squarely opposite to each other, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
Dated this 16th day of March 1891
GEORGE BARKER.