Improvements in and relating to Brushes, Mops, and similar Appliances for Cleansing Vehicles and other Objects.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd May, 196-Accepted, 4th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Brushes, Mops, and similar
Appliances for Cleansing Vehicles and other Objects.
We, JOSEPH EDWARD SINGLETON, Plater, of 141 Albert Road, NIGEL
KENNEDY BROWN, Foreman, of 37 Bede Burn Road and JAMES SINGLETON,
Foreman, of 18 Monkton Terrace all in Jarrow in the County of Durham, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to brushes mops and such like appliances used for cleaning
vehicles shop fronts and other objects and surfaces and has for its object to provide
means for more satisfactorily and efficiently performing the process.
Our invention is applicable to both new and old appliances and in carrying it
into effect we lead a constant supply of water through a tube having a nozzle
suitably fitted on its end next the head block to the brush or mop itself.
The orifice of this nozzle which may be of the cingle or multiple jet type
impinges upon or projects into the bristles or material of the appliance.
To the other end of the tube a flexible or other pipe for conveying the water
under pressure thereto is coupled and a stop cock or cocks may be provided as and
where desired for regulating the supply of water to the brush.
We prefer to make the tube serve as the handle of the appliance but in adapting
our invention to existing brushes mops and so forth we clamp a short nozzle
carrying tube onto the ordinary handle or shaft and arrange the nozzle as aforesaid
near the block the water supply pipe being coupled and regulating valves being
provided as before described..
By our invention the water is supplied directly to the brush mop or other
cleaning appliance in any working position and thus the waste of water and
discomfiture attending the present system are abolished.
Where a pressure supply is not available an ordinary hand force pump may be
substituted.
A. CRAWHALL CHAPMAN,
3 St. Nicholas Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Patent Agent.
CUMI LEID DI DUITICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Brushes, Mops, and similar
Appliances for Cleansing Vehicles and other Objects.
We, JOSEPH EDWARD SINGLETON Plater, of 141 Albert Road, NIGEL
KENNEDY BROWN, Foreman of 37 Bede Burn Road and JAMES SINGLETON,
Foreman, of 18 Monkton Terrace all in Jarrow in the County of Durham, 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 :—
This invention relates to brushes mops and such like appliances used for cleaning

page_text: vehicles shop fronts and other objects and surfaces and has for its object to provide
means for more satisfactorily and efficiently performing the process.
Our invention is applicable to both new and old appliances and in carrying it
into effect we lead a constant supply of water through or into a tube having
a nozzle suitably fitted on its end next the head block to the brush or mop
itself.
The orifice of this nozzle which may be of the single multiple jet or equivalent
type impinges upon or projects into the bristles or material of the appliance.
To the other end of the tube a flexible or other pipe for conveying the water
under pressure thereto is coupled and a stop cock or cocks may be provided as and
where desired for regulating the supply of water to the brush.
We prefer to make the tube serve as the handle of the appliance but in adapting
our invention to existing brushes mops and so forth we secure a short nozzle
carrying tube to the ordinary handle or shaft and arrange the nozzle as aforesaid
Dear the block the water supply pipe being coupled and regulating valves being
provided as before described.
By our invention the water is supplied directly to the brush mop or other
cleaning appliance in any working position and thus the waste of water and
discomfiture attending the present system are abolished.
When a pressure supply is not available an ordinary hand force pump may be
substituted and worked as required.
We will fully describe our invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which Figure 1 shows a part longitudinal sectional view of one arrangement
Figure 2 illustrating the application of our invention to existing appliances,
Figure 3 being hereinafter explained and in the following description like marks
of reference designate like parts.
Referring to the drawings (Figure 1) A is a tubular handle of a brush mop or
similar appliance terminating as shown in a nozzle N let into or otherwise con-
veniently secured to the head or block B of the appliance so that water issuing
from the nozzle can thoroughly saturate or impinge against the bristles or the
equivalent of the brush or mop.
The nozzle may have one or several orifices or it may be made more or less
fan-shaped (as shown in Figures 2 and 3) to distribute the water over the required
area or surface.
A cock may be provided at C and a hose pipe H is intended to be fitted to the
spigot S of the coupling E so that the operator can control the water supply
at will.
In Figure 2 is shown the application of our invention to an existing brush or
mop handle.
In this the general arrangement will be the same as that above
described but to the side of the nozzle piece or to any other convenient part
thereof is secured a short arm terminating in a ring R or equivalent device through
which the broom shank D can be slipped and then made fast in the required
position by for example a simple clamping screw F.
In this arrangement the cock and hose are shown secured close to the nozzle
which may be fan-shaped as shown or otherwise so as to distribute the water evenly
over the surface of the brush.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. Constructing the handles of brushes mops and similar appliances for cleansing
vehicles and other objects in the form of tubes through which water can pass and
be distributed over the brush substantially as herein described and illustrated with
reference to Figure 1 of the drawings.
2. In combination with a brush or mop handle a nozzle adapted to be connected
to the handle and to a suitable source of water supply arranged or adapted for use

page_text: substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth with reference to Figure 2 of
the drawings.
Dated this 21st day of May 1896.
A. CRAWHALL CHAPMAN,
3 St. Nicholas Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Patent Agent..