Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1896
We HENRY EDWARD CLARK, and, GEORGE CRIPPS CLARK, trading as John
Clark, of 46 High Street, New Oxford Street, London, W.C. Wireworkers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved means for suspending the wire baskets for
holding sponges in baths, and the like.
It consists of the ordinary kind of wire basket, along the top edge of which is
fixed several small eyes or rings, preferably four on each side, in which slide
horizontally two rectangular wire frames or loops one sliding to the left and one to
the right.
The basket loops when fully drawn out rest on the two top edges of the bath,
the basket meanwhile being suspended between. Suitable stops are provided to
prevent the handles being drawn out too far.
Our improved basket can be made of galvanized or tinned wire, or of copper or
brass wire or lattice work or the whole can be made of stout basket work or of
wickerwork with metal loops, or of any other suitable material.
Dated at 9-11
1005
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
We HENRY EDWARD CLARK, and GEORGE CRIPPS CLARK, trading as John
Clark, of 46 High Street, New Oxford Street, London W.C. Wireworkers, 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 an improved means for suspending the wire baskets for
holding sponges in baths and the like.
It consists of the ordinary kind of wire basket, along the top edge of which is
fixed several small eyes or rings, preferably four.on each side, in which slide
horizontally two rectangular wire frames or loops one sliding to the left and one to
the right.
The basket loops when fully drawn out rest on the two top edges of the bath,
the baket meanwhile being suspended between. Suitable stops are provided to
prevent the handles being drawn out too far.
Our improved basket can be made of galvanized, tinned, copper, or brass wire or
lattice work, or the whole can be made of stout basket work or of wickerwork with
metal loops or of any other suitable material.
Referring now to the drawings which show our invention as applied to a sponge
basket for a bath.
Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the basket with the handles partly opened out. The
dotted lines show the position of the handles when quite closed and when fully
opened out.

page_text: Fig. 2 shows the position of the basket in the bath, same being shown in
section.
a is the basket. b, b, are the handles sliding in loops or eyes c, c, on the top edge
of the basket a.
It will be seen that we have designed an efficient article of the toilet which
cannot get out of order, is easily fitted to all existing baths, and allows flannels,
sponges, brushes or soap to be thoroughly drained and kept dry and clean.
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 :-
:―
In a portable sponge basket the adjustable sliding handles or supports with their
appurtenances, said handles and sponge basket being made of stout wicker
work, galvanized iron mesh, or the like, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 28th day of February 1896
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, Patent Agent.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, Patent Agent.