An Improved Indiarubber Flesh Brush or Glove for Toilet and other Purposes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 31st Dec., 1889-Accepted. 1st Feb.
1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Indiarubber Flesh Brush or Glove for Toilet and
other Purposes.
I, JAMES HEBBLEWAITE, of Palmerston Street, Ancoats, Manchester, Secretary and
Manager of the Ancoats Vale Rubber Co. Ld., do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The improvements relate to what are known as Hesh brushes for toilet and other
purposes, of the kind which are made somewhat in the form of a glove, by preference;
and have for object the forming of such flesh gloves or brushes of india-rubber in such
a manner that the same shall be effective in operation, and may be applied as a brush
both to man and borses or other animals.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I mould or otherwise form a
layer of plastic india-rubber with a roughened, serrated, or elevated and depressed
portions giving a roughened surface, into glove or other analogous form so that the
shape is one to be conveniently worn on the hand in operation, in manner similar to
or in imitation of terried or otherwise woven flesh gloves or brushes at present in use.
The glove or brush may be formed in or on the mould seamless, or may be first
prepared in roughened sheets of india-rubber and joinied by cement or while in the
plastic state and then vulcanized. Or it might be formed of cemented sheets of india-
rubber already vulcanized, as a modification. And either simple india-rubber or its
compounds or a combination of textile fabric and india-rubber, and other variations
may be employed without departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
Dated this 6th day of August 1889.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Indiarubber Flesh Brush or Glove for Toilet and
other Purposes.
1, JAMES HEBBLEWAITE, of Palmerston Street, Ancoats, Manchester, Secretary and
Manager of the Ancoats Vale Rubber Co. Ld., 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 :-
The improvements relate to what are known as flesh brushes for toilet and other
purposes, of the kind which are made somewhat in the form of a glove, by preference;
and have for object the forming of such flesh gloves or brushes of india-rubber in such
a manner that the same shall be effective in operation, and may be applied as a brush
both to man and horses or other animals.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I mould or otherwise form a
layer of plastic india-rubber with a roughened, serrated. or elevated and depressed
portions giving a roughened surface, into glove brush or other analogous form so
that the shape is one to be conveniently worn on, or held by, the hand in operation,
in manner similar to or in imitation of terried or otherwise woven flesh gloves or
brushes at present in use.
The glove or brush may be formed in or on the mould seamless: or may be first
prepared by rolling or otherwise in roughened sheets of india-rubber and jointed by
cement or while in the plastic state, to take the form desired, and then vulcanized.
Or it might be formed of cemented sheets of such roughened india-rubber already
vulcanized as a modification. And either simple india-rubber or its compounds or a

page_text: combination of textile fabric and india-rubber, and other variations may be employed
without departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
But that the improvements may he better understood, I will by the aid of the accom-
panying drawings proceed more fully to describe means employed by me.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, shews a section, and Fig. 2, a plan view of the india-rubber sheet, forming
the Hesh glove or brush; while Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6, shew some applications thereof.
The same letters indicate corresponding parts wherever they occur.
.. are the serrations, or roughened surface formed-by moulding, rolling, or
analogous mechanical means,-upon the surface of india-rubber, of which 1 form the
flesh brush or glove, according to my improvements.
Fig. 3, is a glove having one face so roughened. Fig. 4, is a finger glove also so
formed, while Fig. 5. is a flexible brush, and Fig. 6, shews a fixed brush formed on a
wooden, vulcanite, or other block, with one roughened or terried face, and with a
handle which may be of any shape. In some cases both faces may be so roughened.
forming a block brush, with or without a handle as may be desired.
These and other like articles may be moulded seamless upon or in a suitable mould
or block and then vulcanized, or the sheets may be prepared in their roughened or
terried condition, and afterwards joined together at the seams by cement or analogous
means, and may be vulcanized either before or after such jointing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that whai I
claim is
1. Moulded india-rubber or combination flesh gloves or brushes having a serrated
or terried surface thereon, and vulcanized, for the purpose and in mauner substantially
as herein shewn and described.
2. India-rubber or combination sheets with a serrated or terried surface thereon.
formed into flesh gloves or brushes, and vulcanized for the purpose and in manner
substantially as herein shewn and described.
3. India-rubber or combination sheets with a serrated or terried surface, vulcanized.
and formed by jointing into flesh gloves or brushes for the purpose and in manner
substantially as herein shown and described,
Dated this 30th day of December 1889.
WILLIAM GADD. C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent.