Year: 1886

page_text: I ROBERT COOPER WILLIS of 55 Cumberland Street in the County of Middlesex,
Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates especially to economy and utility in brushes more particu-
larly as applied to boot brushes and the like.
Instead of using in the ordinary way three brushes in boot cleaning I only
employ one, the proposed additions to an ordinary brush such as now used, being
the object of my invention.
On the back of an ordinary brush I place at both ends a small brush each say
one quarter of the total length of the said back-one brush (the one used for
removing the mud etcetera) may be fixed if preferred, the other (the blacking
brush) I prefer to slide into the back of the brush by means of a dovetail or other
suitable means. When both brushes are in position the whole performs all the
functions of the three brushes now in use.
I also propose to recess or dovetail the space between the blacking and dirt brush
so as to place between the last named a clothes brush and consequently really
combine in one brush the functions of four. When the clothes brush is inserted
either or both the end brushes may be removed for convenience.
When either the mud, blacking or clothes brush is worn out it may be replaced
by simply inserting a new one.
The polishing brush extends the entire length of the reverse side to the blacking
or other brushes,

page_text: I, ROBERT COOPER WILLIS of 55, Cumberland Street Pimlico S.W., in the county
of Middlesex Commercial Traveller 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 & especially to economy & utility in Brushes more
particularly as applied to Boot Brushes and the like.
Instead of using in the ordinary way three Brushes in Boot cleaning, I only
employ one, the proposed additions to an ordinary Brush such as now used, being
the object of my invention.
On the back of an ordinary Brush I place at both ends a small Brush-each say
one quarter of the & total length of the said Back-one Brush (the one used for
removing the mud &c) may be fixed if preferred the other the Blacking Brush,
I prefer to slide into the back of the Brush by means of a dovetail or slot also
I inlet on the back of the said Polishing Brush a socket at each end made with
Gun metal & fastened with a pin or screw, on the back of the Dirt Brush & Blacking
Brush I inlet a slot made with Gun metal & fastened with a pin or screw or other
suitable means.
When both Brushes are in position the whole & performs all the functions of the
three Brushes now in use.
I also propose to recess or dovetail the space between the Blacking & Dirt Brush,
so as to place between the last named a Clothes Brush & consequently really
combine in one Brush the functions of four.
The Clothes Brush can be removed the space between the Blacking & Dirt
Brushes being for the hand when in use.
Having explain the nature of my invention I will proceed to describe with
reference to the accompanying drawings the manner in which the same is to be
performed.
1
No 1. Represents the slot which fixes into the socket.
No 2. The back of the Polishing Brush showing socket.
No 3. Another slot to fit into the other socket.
No 4. Brush for Blacking and Brush for Dirt fitted into sockets.
No 5. The Clothes Brush which fixes between Dirt & Blacking Brush. This
also forms an important feature of my invention.
No 6. Shows Brushes in position. The top parts with the slots, & Dovetail, & the
sockets, on the back part of the Polishing Brush.
When either the mud, Blacking, or Clothes Brush is worn out, it may be replaced
by simply inserting a new one.

page_text: The Polishing Brush extends the entire length of the reverse side to the Blacking
or other Brushes.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. Sockets and Slots.
2. Clothes Brush to dovetail in.
3. Blacking. Clothes & Dirt Brushes on the ton of the Polishine Rauch