Improvements in Water Heating Apparatus for Shaving Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 28th June, 1893-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Heating Apparatus for Shaving Purposes.
I, WILLIAM HENRY Lancaster, of 15, Spring Street, King Cross, Halifax,
Yorkshire, Soap Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to vessels containing water, which is heated for shaving
purposes. The hot water contained in these vessels is used over and over again
for shaving a large number of persons, and to this there are many obvious
objections.
According to my invention, I form a spout projecting from the outside of the
vessel, but in communication with a small chamber or jacket within the vessel.
This spout and jacket is used for soap and lather and is used separately for
each person.
A suitable tap is employed in connection with the troughs as an
outlet for the soap and lather after being used; by this means the transmission
of many dangerous and unpleasant diseases is avoided.
The spouts may be attached to existing hot water shaving vessels, as well as to
new ones.
Dated this 27th day of September 1892.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Heating Apparatus for Shaving Purposes.
I, WILLIAM HENRY LANCASTER, of 15, Spring Street, King Cross, Halifax,
Yorkshire, Soap Manufacturer, 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 vessels containing water which is heated for shaving
purposes. The hot water contained in these vessels is used over and over again
for shaving a large number of persons, and to this there are many obvious
objections.
In order that my improvements in water heating apparatus may be clearly
understood, I make reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative
thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is elevation of my improved apparatus, and Fig. 2 a
vertical cross section of same. A represents an outer casing sub-divided by bottom
plate B, and C represents an inner vessel sub-divided by a bottom plate D. The
vessel C is used for containing soap, whilst the larger vessel A is used for con-
taining water, which is heated by a flame of gas underneath the bottom plate B,
and as the water becomes heated the soap in the vessel C is melted. The soap
vessel is connected to tap E by pipe F, and G represents a tap for drawing off hot
water. There are two cups H and I and when the apparatus is in use the operative
opens tap E allowing a sufficient quantity of soap to drop upon a shaving brush or
into the cup I, he then opens tap G allowing water to enter cup I, then with his
shaving brush he forms the lather, and after each person has been shaved the
button J is pressed and the valve K opened, which permits the soapy water to
escape thus clean shaving water is easily obtained for each person which is an
obvious advantage.
An apparatus constructed as herein described will be found generally useful to
the trade.

page_text: In Fig. 3 I have shewn how the soap can be melted by means of a hot water
pipe L passing vertically through the soap vessel C, and I also shew a coiled
pipe M around the soap vessel through which hot water passes for the purpose of
melting the soap. Hot water for shaving purposes may be drawn through pipe L
and the soap obtained in the same manner as that already described.
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 what I
claim is :-
For heating water and melting soap for shaving purposes, the combined
apparatus substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 27th dow of Tu. 1902
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.