Implement for Cleaning and Polishing Window Glass or other Smooth Surfaces at a Distance, without Steps or Ladder, Preventing Danger- to Operator.
Year: 1896

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Date of Application, 30th, Dec.. 1896
Complete 'Specification Left, 30th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 11th Dec., 1897
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PROVISIONAL SPECIF
An Implement for Cleaning and Polishing Window Glass or other
Smooth Surfaces at a Distance, without Steps or Ladder,
Preventing Danger- to Operator.
I JOHN WILLIAM WEBSTER of 19 High Street Extnouth Devon Gas Fitter etc. do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It consists of a combination of vacuum sucker or suckers and traveller or travellers.
The said sucker or suckers may he made of India Rubber or other suitable material
or combination of materials or composition, the said sucker or suckers has a guide or
guides connected to it or them, in or on which the traveller moves freely the traveller
may be coinposed of Metal or alloy or composition or material or combination of
materials preferably a steel open joint Tube, to one end or both of said traveller is
fitted an adjustable pad of suitable shape and material or combination of materials,
preferably a Brush which may be used as such, or covered with chamois Leather or
Velveteen or other suitable material or combination of materials, near one or both
ende of aforsaid traveller is a socket or other suitable fastener to attach Handle, which
said Handle may be of any suitable material or composition or combination of
materials, preferably Bamboo, the said Handle may be of one or more lengths, to
operate the Implement, which may be of, various sizes, the sucker is pressed to the
surface to be operated on, or to other smooth surface near, the Handle is then drawn
from the surface, which forces the pad against the surface to be cleaned, the Imple-
ment is then drawn to and fro parallel with said surface, the aforsaid sucker being
the fulcrum, or when the Handle is reversed, and pressed toward the surface operated
on, the pad. forms the fulcrum and the necessary pressure obtained, to remove the
said sucker a cord is attached near the edge and pulled by the operator.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what I claim is an Imple-
ment for cleaning and polishing Window Glass or other smooth surfaces without Steps
or Ladder so preventing danger to the operator, the whole constructed as described
and operating as set forth.
Dated this 29th day of December 1896.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Implement for Cleaning and Polishing Window Glass or other
Smooth Surfaces at a Distance, without Steps or Ladder,
Preventing Danger to Operator.
I JOHN WILLIAM WEBSTER of 19 High Street Exmouth in the County of Devon-
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same

page_text: is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in implements for cleaning and polishing
Window Glass and other surfaces and the object is to provide means of doing this
without steps or Ladder, or persons going outside upstair Windows for this purpose.
According to my invention which consists of a combination of a vacuum sucker or
suckers of India-rubber or other suitable material or composition and a traveller which
is a straight Metal Tube or rod, in or on which is a guide block to which the said
Vacuum sucker or suckers is attached by a long screw, and at either or both ends of
said traveller a slot receives a metal spring which is secured in position by a clamp
and which said spring carries the polishing pad of Felt or other suitable material
clamped to a V shaped back of Metal or other suitable Material the aforsaid traveller
is lengthened by attaching a handle of bamboo or other suitable material; to a socket
on the back or at the end of said traveller.
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In order that my invention may be the more readily understood, I make reference
to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is a front view Fig. 2 a side
view and Fig 3 a section view of the same implement, A the vacuum sucker B the
nipple to which the release cord is attached, C screw fixed in the centre of said
vacuum sucker, used as a 'swivel joint and means of varied set off and connecting said
vacuum sucker A to guide block D with spring E which prevents the said guide
block A dropping to the bottom of traveller when said traveller is in a vertical posi-
tion, F F the traveller, G G indicates the length of travel. At one or both ends of
aforsaid traveller FF is a slot into which I attach the spring Hand secures by clamp I.
To one end of said spring H, I attach the pad J with metal or other suitable material,
back, K socket which attaches the lengthening handle.
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The vacuum sucker A is attached to the surface to be cleaned or polished, or to
other suitable surface near, by pressing it against such surface, One end of the
traveller F F is forced away from said surface, which causes the opposite end with the
pad to press against aforsaid surface, and the required pressure obtained, the traveller
FF with polishing pad J. is moved to and fro in any direction parallel with the
surface operated on, To release the sucker its edge is lifted by the cord attached:
I do not restrict myself to the precise shape or configuration, relative proportions,
or disposition of parts. described in the above specification, or exemplified in the
accompanying drawings as any or all of them may be considerably varied without
departing from the spirit of my invention.
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:
1. The means of cleaning and polishing window glass or other surfaces
steps or ladder or persons going outside upstair windows for this purpose..
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2. Improved implements for cleaning and polishing window glass or other surfaces
the said implements consisting of a combination of vacuum sacker or 'suckers and
traveller with a cleaning and polishing pad attached to one or both ends of 'said'
traveller.
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3. Or any mere modification of the same substantially as described in the above
specification and exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
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JOHN WILLIAM WEBSTER.