IMPROVEMENTS IN REMOVABLE HANDLES OR LONG ARMS FOR BRUSHES OR DUSTERS AND THE LIKE
Year: 1884

page_text: I WALTER ALFRED BARLOW of 6 St Paul's Churchyard in the city of London,
Patent Agent and Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN REMOVABLE HANDLES OR LONG ARMS FOR BRUSHES OR
DUSTERS AND THE LIKE" a communication to me from abroad by Florent Leonard
Eckendoerffer of Paris in the republic of France, to be as follows:-
This invention has for object improvements in removable handles or long-arms
for brushes or dusters and the like."
This improved handle is fitted at each end with a metallic socket for the purpose
of receiving and fixing in any required position a feather-brush, or duster, or
a broom, or an ordinary brush, with the object of enabling the user to reach to
elevated positions such as for curtains, cornices, pictures ceilings, chandeliers or in
short to any place that otherwise could only be reached by a ladder or steps or by
the aid of specially constructed long brooms or dusters mounted directly upon long
arms.
In this invention the handle will be of wood of required length and a metallic
socket is fitted onto the end of the handle, a second socket piece is made upon the
said handle socket into which second socket will be received the handles of an
ordinary feather-plume, or brush, or duster. This second socket is fixed in relation
to the first in an inclined position and is pierced through from end to end into
which the handle of the brush or duster is received. In this holder there is a
spring and a holding screw for holding the handle of the brush securely in the
socket.
The other end of the handle is also carried in a socket which is fixed thereon
and this socket carries a second parallel socket similar to that described as fixed
at the other extremity of the handle for the reception. of a brush or duster
required to be held in a vertical position and fitted with the spring and pressure
screw as before described.
This apparatus when used for dusting may receive in the inclined socket the
handle of a feather-brush, or duster and by a slight turn of the hand the handle
can be turned rapidly around so bringing the feather-brush, or duster against the
surface to be dusted with but slight fatigue to the operator by these means
ordinary brushes and dusters can be used at distances otherwise out of reach, and
the second socket on the lower end may equally receive a second handle.
Dated this 25th day of Anril 100A
WALTER A. BARLOW,
6, St. Paul's Churchyard, E.C.

page_text: I WALTER ALFRED BARLOW of 6 St Paul's Churchyard in the city of London
Patent Agent and Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN REMOVABLE HANDLES OR LONG ARMS FOR BRUSHES OR
DUSTERS AND THE LIKE a communication to me from abroad by Florent Leonard
Eckendoerffer Paris, France and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
"
This invention has for object improvements in removable handles or long
arms for brushes or dusters and the like.
This improved handle is fitted at each end with a metallic socket for the purpose
of receiving and fixing in any required position a feather brush or duster or a
broom or an ordinary brush with the object of enabling the user to reach to
elevated positions such as of curtains, cornices, pictures ceilings, chandeliers or in
short to any place that otherwise could only be reached by a ladder or steps or by
the aid of specially constructed long brooms or dusters mounted directly upon
long arms.
In this invention the handle will be of wood, of required length and a metallic
socket is fitted onto the end of the handle and a second socket_piece is made upon
the said handle socket into which second socket will be received the handles of an
ordinary feather plume or brush or duster.
This second socket is formed in relation to the first in an inclined position and
is pierced through from end to end into which the handle of the brush or duster
will take. In this bolder there is a spring and a holding or pressure serew for
holding the handle of tite brush securely in the socket.
The other end of the handle is also carried in a socket which is fixed thereon
and this socket carries a second parallel socket similar to that described as fixed
at the other extremity of the handle for the reception of a brush or duster required
to be held in a vertical position and fitted with the spring and pressure screw as
before described.
My invention will be readily understood by the accompanying sheet of drawings
wherein Fig 1 shows in sectional view the handle A fitted with the socket B upon
which is made the socket G to receive the handle of the brush F which is held in
position in said socket by the spring E held by the stud D and which also receives
pressure from the pressure or thumb screw G.
Fig 2 shows the socket piece as fitted at the bottom end of the handle A, and
operates in a similar way, the same letters of reference being used for the same
parts.
Fig 3 is a view similar to Fig 1 but instead of the pressure or thumb screw
being used it is replaced by a spring H held in the screw cap I.
Figs 4 and 5 show a modification of the socket in which the spring E and
pressure screw G (Figs 1 and 2) are suppressed. The socket C destined to receive
the handle of the brush is made in two pieces C¹ and C and C¹ is hinged and
made to turn on a pin or spindle K but is kept in position tightly pressing upon
the handle of the brush being held by means of the spring Has shown in Fig 4.
Figs 6 and 7 show another modification which permits of varying the
inclination of the socket C in relation to the handle A of the apparatus. The
socket B is replaced by a piece B¹ formed with two projections forming a fork as
shown in Fig 7. A quadrant L formed or attached upon the socket C and
furnished with piercings c at intervals takes into the space between the forks and
the socket C is attached to the forks by the ear or lug N turning upon the pivot M

page_text: passing through the ends of the fork and said ear N. Thus the socket C can be
adjusted at any inclination by means of a pin passing through the piercing c¹ of
the fork and either one of the piercings c in the quadrant L as may be desired.
This apparatus when used for dusting may receive in the inclined socket the
handle of a feather brush or duster and by a slight turn of the hand the handle
can be turned rapidly around, so bringing the feather brush or duster against the
surface to be dusted with but slight fatigue to the operator; by these means
ordinary brushes and dusters can be used at distances otherwise out of reach and
the second socket on the lower end may equally receive a second handle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly. In removable handles or long arms the inclined socket provided at one
end and the parallel socket at the other for the purpose of carrying the handles of
brushes dusters and the like as herein described and shown by the drawings.
Secondly. In removable handles or long arms for brushes, dusters and the like
the arrangement for varying the inclination of the socket C by means of the
quadrant L with piercings c and turning upon the pivot M as herein described and
shown by Fig 6 of the drawings.
T
1002
WALTER A. BARLOW,
6, St. Paul's Churchyard, E.C.