A Combined Hair Brush and Toilet Case.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Sept., 1896-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Hair Brush and Toilet Case.
I, GEORGE WILLIAM GLOVER, of 151 Fast 45th Street, New York, in the United
States of America, Importer, 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, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings and to the figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
This invention relates to that class of toilet casos wherein the back of a hair-brush
is provided with a comb receptacle having a movable cover.
In all prior devices of this character, the construction is more or less complicated,
crude, and unwieldy, and the appearance of the article is materially altered from
the general appearance of an ordinary hair brush having a handle.
The chief object of my present invention is to simplify toilet cases of the character
referred to; and to provide a new and improved toilet case wherein a hair brush
contains a comb receptacle covered by a slide which moves longitudinally of the
case.
The invention has also for its object to provide a novel and simple construction,
wherein a slide is employed to cover and uncover a comb receptacle in the back of a
brush, without, in any manner, detracting from the symmetrical appearance of the
brush, or marring the nice, smooth, rounded surfaces of the brush back and handle.
The invention has also for its object to provide a new construction, whorein a
longitudinally movable slide is perfectly flush with the outer surface of the brush
back, and a smooth, neat, attractive and ornamental article is secured, which is free
from projections, and has almost, if not precisely, the appearance of an ordinary
bair brush provided with a haudle.
The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet case constructed in accordance with my
invention, the slide being partially withdrawn longitudinally to expose the comb,
and more clearly illustrate the construction of the comb receptacle and the dove-
tailed shoulders.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, central sectional view of the same, showing the slide
in its closed position.
Fig. is a transverse, sectional view, taken on the line 3, 3, of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a toilet case embodying my invention, the slide
being partially withdrawn over the brush-handle to show the comb lying in the
comb receptacle.
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal, central sectional view showing the slido in its closed
position; and
Fig. 6 is a transverse, sectional view taken on the line 8, 3, of Fig. 5.
In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now
describo tho same in detail.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be observed that the toilet case
is composed of a hair-brush made of any suitable bristles 1 extending from a brush
back 2 which is formed integral with an ornamental handle 4. The contour of the
brush back and handle are only typical of many different forms which may be
employed, but the handle 4 must extend longitudinally from the brush back.
The brush back and handle aro constructed with two longitudinal shoulders 5,
undercut for the purpose of providing dove-tailed edges. These dovetailed shoulders 5

page_text: extend longitudinally along the back to the extreme end of the handle 4, and near
the outer end portion of the brush back the shoulders are connected by a transverse
shoulder 6, of the same depth as the dovetailed shoulders. The space between the
dovetailed shoulders is formed into a longitudinal comb receptacle 7, which extends
from near the outer end of tho brush back to the extreme end of the handle, so
that a full length comb can lie longitudinally in the receptacle below the dovetailed
shoulders 5. The comb receptacle is adapted to be covered and uncovered through
the medium of a slide 8, composed of a substantially flat plate having beveled or dove-
tailod longitudinal edges to engago the undorcut or dovetailed edges of the shoulders 5.
The slide 8 is co-extonsive with the length of the dovetailed shoulders 5, and when
slid into its closed position, the slide entirely covers the comb receptacle and perfectly
conceals tho comb as well as the dovetailed parts of the shoulders from view,
thereby giving the hair brush a symmetrical appearance, and not in any way marring
the nice, smooth, rounded surfaces of the brush back and handle. The outer surface
of the slido is flush with the outer surface of the brush back and handle and, con-
sequently, when the slide is closed, the hair brush has exactly, or almost exactly, the
same appearance to the eye as an ordinary hair brush of the same general contour.
The slide may be moved longitudinally by simply pressing upon its outer surface
with a finger or thumb and moving the finger or thumb in the direction necessary
to withdraw the slido; but preferably, I provide the outer end of the slide with a
notch 9, so that the nail of the finger, or thumb, can be engaged with the notch to more
conveniently withdraw the slide, when it is desired to use the comb.
Referring now to Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings illustrating a different form of
my invention, the toilet case is shewn as composed of a hair brush made of any desired
kind of bristles 1°, attached to and projecting from a brush back 2, which is formed
integral with a longitudinal handle 4. The shape of the brush back and handle are
only typical of many different shapes that may be given to these parts, but the handle
must extend longitudinally from the brush back.
The back of the brush is of greater thickness than the handle portion, so that the
brush back is elevated or raised, as at 5, above the outer surface or plane of the
handle, and this elevated or raised part of the brush back is constructed with two
parallel shoulders 6 which extend longitudinally, and near the outer end portion of
the brush hack are connected by a transverse shoulder 7 of the same depth as the
shoulders 6. The shoulders 6" are undercut for the purpose of providing dovetailed
edges. The space between the dovetailed shoulders is formed into a longitudinal comb
receptacle 8" adapted to receive a half length comb. This comb-receptacle is covered
and uncovered by means of a slide 9, consisting of a flat, or approximately flat plate
having beveled or dovetailed longitudinal edges 10 to engage the under cut or
dovetailed edges of the shoulders 6". The slide is co-extensive with the length of the
dovetailed shoulders, and when this slide is closed, it entirely covors the comb receptacle
and conceals the comb, as well as the dovetailed parts of the shoulders, from view.
By this means a symmetrical appearance is given to tho bair brush, and the nice,
smooth, rounded surfaces of the brash back are not in any manner marred. The outer
surface of the slide is flush with the outer surface of the brush back, and therefore,
when the slide is in its closed position, the hair brush has exactly, or approximately,
the same appearance to the eye na an ordinary hair brush of the saine general shape.
The slide may be moved longitudinally by pressing upon its surface with a finger or
thumb and moving the finger, or .thumb, in a direction away from the transverse
shoulder 7; but preferably I provide one end of the slide with a notch 12"; to receive
the nail of the finger, or thumb, and thus enable the slide to be very conveniently
withdrawn to uncover the comb receptacle when it is desired to use the comb.
According to both forms of my invention, the brush back and the handle are
preferably made of a single piece of wood, but obviously thoy may be made of
any other material ordinarily used in the manufacture of hair brushes.
The slide is also preferably made of wood, but it may also be made of any other
material.
Many hair brushes have their backs and handles composed of pyroxyline material,

page_text: and my improved construction does not prevent the use of this material in the
construction of the brush back, the handle, and the slide.
By constructing the slide so that it moves longitudinally to uncover the comb
receptacle, and making the slide perfectly flush with the outer surface of the brush
back and handle, a neat, smooth, attractive, and ornamental article is socured which
is entirely free from projections, and can be made the exact counterpart of an ordinary
hair brush provided with a handle.
It is very desirable to provide a toilet case of the character described, wherein the
outer surfaces of the brush-back and handle present a perfectly flush, nice, smooth,
and ornamental appearance, free from projections, and of the general symmetrical
contour of an ordinary hair brush. This result is attained by my construction, and a
very economical article is produced which possesses the advantages of a comb
receptacle honsed in the brush back and handle, and concealed from view when not in
use, by a slide which forms a part of the brush back, or a part of the brush back and
handle.
The bottom of the comb receptacle is supplied with a reflecting surface to provido a
mirror which can be utilized by a person in combing the hair. This reflecting surface
may be an ordinary mirror, shaped to fit into the coml-receptacle and constituting
the bottom wall thereof, whereby it will be entirely concealed frou view and protected
when the slide is in its closed position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declaro that what I
claim is:
1. A toilet case, consisting of a hair brush having a back formed with a handle,
dovetailed shoulders formed in and located below the plane of said back and the
handle, and extending longitudinally along the same, a comb receptacle depressed
below the dovetailed shoulders and formed partly in the back and partly in the
handle, and a slide engaging the shoulders flush with the hack and handle, and slidable
longitudinally of the latter to uncover the comb receptacle, substantially as described.
2. A toilet case, consisting of a hair brush having a back formed with a handle,
dovetailed shoulders formed in and located below the plane of said back and handle,
and extending longitudinally along the same, a comb receptacle depressed below the
dovetailed shoulders partly in the back and partly in the handle and having its bottom
wall composed of a mirror, and a slide engaging tho dovetailed shoulders flush with
the back and handle and slidable longitudinally to uncover the comb receptacle,.
substantially as described.
3. A toilet case, consisting of a hair brush having a landle and a back elevated
above the outer surface or plaue of the handle, longitudinal dovetailed shoulders.
formed in and located below the plane of the brush back, a comb receptacle
depressed below the dovetailed shoulders and a longitudinally movable slide ongaging
the dovetailed shoulders and sliding longitudinally over the handle to uncover the
comb receptacle, substantially as described.
4. A toilet case, consisting of a hair brush having a handle and a back elevated
above the outer surface or plane of the handle, longitudinal dovetailed shoulders.
formed in and located below the plane of the brush back, a comb receptacle depressed
below the dovetailed shoulders and having its bottom wall composed of a mirror, and
a longitudinally movable slide engaging the dovetailed shoulders and sliding
longitudinally over the handle to uncover the comb-receptacle, substantially as
described.
Daied this 1st day of September 1896