improvements in Brusnes and Combs.
Year: 1898

page_text: I, JAMES FINDLAY DUNCAN MACARA, of Durness, in the County of Sutherland,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
My invention has for its object improvements in brushes and combs of such
nature that oil or other dressing may be applied to the head or hair through the
medium of these.
For this purpose I make a part or the whole of the teeth or bristles of combs
or brushes hollow, and arrange the interiors of these to communicate at their
fixed ends with a suitable reservoir fixed or formed on the back of the brush or
comb, and when found desirable, made partly or wholly collapsible to permit of the
oil or other dressing being forced through the hollow teeth or bristles.
The hollow interiors of the said teeth or bristles may be continued to the free
ends of these or may communicate with a lateral opening formed in them near
their free ends, or other means may be adopted to guard against said passages
being choked.
Dated this let dow of Santamban 1802
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
improvements in Brusnes and Combs.
I, JAMES FINDLAY DUNCAN MACARA, of Durness, in the County of Sutherland,
Gentleman, 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 has for its object improvements in brushes and combs of such
nature that oil or other dressing may be applied to the head or hair through the
medium of these.
For this purpose I make a part or the whole of the teeth or bristles of combs
or brushes hollow, and arrange the interiors of these to communicate at their
fixed ends with a suitable reservoir fixed or formed on the back of the brush or
comb, and when found desirable, made partly or wholly collapsible to permit of the
oil or other dressing being forced through the hollow teeth or bristles.
The hollow interiors of the said teeth or bristles may be continued to the free
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page_text: ends of these, or may communicate with a lateral opening formed in them near
their free ends, or other means may be adopted to guard against said passages
being choked.
My invention will be more readily understood with reference to the accom-
panying drawings, of which
Fig. 1 is a part sectional side' view of a comb constructed according to my
invention.
Fig. 2 a sectional end view on line A-B Fig. 1.
The back a of the comb is made hollow and is provided with an inlet b, closed
by a screw plug or other means, and through which it may be charged with oil
or other dressing. With the interior of such back the interiors of hollow teeth c
communicate either directly or indirectly or through a governing plug d, by the
aid of which the flow of oil or other dressing may be regulated as desired.
The outer ends of the teeth are provided each with one or more outlets e prefer-
ably situated as shown, so that they will not readily become choked.
When desired a pressure plate f normally held in the raised position shown by
a spring g and operated by a finger piece. h, may be provided in the interior of
the hollow back a for forcing the oil or other dressing therefrom into and through
the teeth, or other convenient means, such, for instance, as an air ball, may be
employed for this purpose.
In applying my invention to a brush, fine flexible tubes may be employed as
bristles, and the brush made either entirely with such, or with such in combina-
tion with ordinary hair or similar bristles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
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1. Hair brushes having hollow bristles provided with openings at their outer
free ends and communicating with a hollow back or reservoir substantially as
and for the purpose described.
2. Combs having hollow teeth at their outer free ends communicating with a
hollow back or reservoir substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. Combs having hollow teeth provided with outlets at their outer free ends and
communicating with a hollow back or reservoir together with means for forcing the
liquid contents from such hollow back or reservoir into and through the teeth
and means for governing such supply to the teeth substantially as described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of June 1899
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.