Improvements in and connected with Shaving Appliances.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Shaving Appliances.
I, EDWIN BENNETT, of Southam, Selly Park, Birmingham, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in the hereindescribed improvements in shaving appliances
so as to hold the hot water, soap, razor and shaving brush ready for use the latter
being held either in the water as when in use or out of the water to drain when done
with, and the razor being held in the water so as to be heated thereby. My inven-
tion further comprises a stand carrying a spirit lamp for heating the said shaving
water, the said spirit lamp having an improved form of regulator and extinguisher
by which the lamp flame can either be extinguished or readily be regulated as may
be required to boil the water or to keep the water hot.
A shaving appliance constructed according to this invention consists of a vessel
somewhat in the form of a jug by preference made of metal so as not to break
when heated underneath. This vessel is for containing the hot water and it has or may
have a handle at the back as is usual in jugs and a hinged cover at the top. The
upper part or neck of this vessel is partitioned off from the lower part where the
water is, this upper part forming a chamber for holding the soap, the said lid
forming the top of this chamber. At the bottom and around this soap chamber
there are or may be spikes to stick into the soap and prevent its moving about
when being rubbed by the brush. I sometimes make the said soup chamber with
an inner removable box for the soap, which box can readily be removed and
replaced as required. Inside, and by preference extending all round this soap
chamber, or the removable box part of the same, provide a lip or shoulder for
drawing the brush across so as to remove the superfluous lather. There are holes
in the soap chamber for the water to drain through into the lower part containing
the hot water.
Below the soap chamber the said vessel swells out in front in the form of a wide
lip or spout into the open top of which the brush is inserted when it is required to
dip the brush in the water. Within this lip or spout and a short distance below
the top thereof is a rib or membrane having a recess, or there may be a clip or
other holder, shaped so as to hold or support the brush with the bristles dipping in
the hot water, and above the lip or spout and by preference fixed either to the front
of the vessel or to the lid thereof is a clip which is formed so as to hold the brush
vertically over the open top of the spout or lip so as to drain therein. This clip consists
by preference, of a piece of steel bent into somewhat the shape of the letter Ụ or-V
with the arms curved towards each other and then outwardly and each arm having
an inwardly indented part forming shoulders against which the brush handle is held
by the arms as they spring towards each other.
At one side (or at both sides) of the said vessel and below the soap chamber there
is another smaller lip or spout for the insertion of the razor into the hot water so
as to heat the razor. This spout is partially covered by a membrane in which is a
slot through which the razor blade is passed, this slot being narrower at one end
than at the other so as to prevent the handle of the razor passing through into the
water. This slot is or may be lined with india rubber so as the better to hold the
razor.
The said stand has a central opening adapted to receive the bottom of the said
vessel and at this opening is situated a small spirit lamp preferably one of those in
which an absorbent substance is used under wire gauze. At a short distance above
the wire gauze I provide a sliding plate which can be moved to and fro in guides so

page_text: as to either extinguish or partially extinguish the flame. This slide is or may be
moved to and fro by a rack and pinion. When the water in the vessel has by the
spirit lamp been heated as required the slide can be moved along so as to partially
cover the flame and just give sufficient flame to keep the water hot, or the slide can
be moved so as to extinguish the flame.
The said vessel can either be used with or without the said stand and spirit
lamp.
Dated this 21st day of January 1892.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Shaving Appliances.
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I EDWIN BENNETT, of Southam, Selly Park, Birmingham, 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 a combination shaving appliance consisting essentially
of a vessel for holding hot water, soap, razor and shaving brush ready for use, the
latter being held either in the water as when in use, or out of the water to drain
when done with, and the razor being held in the water so as to be heated thereby..
A shaving appliance constructed according to this invention consists of a vessel,
somewhat in the form of a combined jug and bowl. The bowl is for containing the
hot water, and is or may be provided with a handle at the back as is usual with
shaving jugs. The upper part, which is formed into a soap chamber or soap cup,
has a hinged cover at top and carries a brush clip, as hereinafter described.
Inside, and by preference extending all round this soap chamber, or the removable
box part of the same, I provide a turned-in lip or depending ledge for drawing the
brush across, so as to remove the superfluous lather. Holes are also made in the
soap chamber for the water to drain therefrom, and drop into the vessel below
through the open mouth of a bowl or cup part.
Thus, in front of the body of the jug part of the vessel, is a part bowl or cup,
open at top, and with the bottom made in common with the jug part, and within
this bowl part is a gapped shelf or web from which the shaving brush is hung, with
the bristles depending into the water or not, as may be required. The clip consists,
by preference, of a piece of steel, bent into somewhat the shape of a horse shoe
or letter U. and with the branches curved towards each other and then outwardly.
At one side (or at both sides) of the said vessel, and below the soap chamber,
there is another opening for the insertion of the razor into the hot water, so as to
heat the razor; this opening, which is in other words, a razor slip or pass, is lined
with a non-metallic covering. The combined appliance may rest upon an elevated
stand, fitted with a spirit or other lamp or the like. The said vessel can be used
either without or with the said stand and spirit lamp.
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Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in perspective, a combination
shaving appliance with stand, constructed, arranged and fitted according to my
invention.
The body of the vessel, which may be used independent of the stand, consists
essentially of a combined jug and bowl, with an upwardly, inclined hollow trunk,
through which latter the razor blade is downwardly passed for, the heating of the
same in hot water, prior to use. The bowl part which is open, is provided with an
inwardly extended shelf or web, concaved in manner to hold suspended a shaving
brush, while the mouth proper of the jug, has fitted within it, a perforated and
attachable or detachable soap box, having suspender above its mouth, when open,
a dripping clip for the brush as aforesaid...

page_text: Figure 2 represents a complete vertical section, with a part in elevation, of the
said vessel shaving appliance separately, or without the stand.
Figure 3 represents a.top side plan of the same, with the soap box fitting within
the mouth or soap chamber removed, so as to better exhibit the mouths, apertures
or openings of the said appliance.
Figure 4 represents a modification of the upper part of the said combined vessel
or appliance, showing the soap chamber fitted with a perforated and removable
spiked bottom.
In Figures 1 to 3, a is a hollow body part, composed of a jug formation a¹, a bowl
or cup formation b, open at top at 6, and provided with a shelf like web 3, at a
short distance below the extreme top of the open top b, and with the said shelf web
having a bulbous shaped gap, formed within it, from the boundary edgings bo, of
which, the shaving brush stem is supported, with the bristles of the brush depending
downwards, and dipping into the hot water in the vessel, whilst the stem stands
upright ready to be laid hold of by the user.
Surmounting the upper part of the combined vessel, and forming as it were the
neck of a jug, is a soap box chamber c, with draining holes c³, formed within the
lower part of the front walls of the same, so that the drainings from the soap box
chamber and perforated soap box d, hung or suspender within the said chamber,
pass outwardly, and drains into one of the open mouths of the vessel, immediately
thereunder.
The upper boundary edge of the detachable and attachable soap box is made
annular, or rolled over and forwardly hook-like at d so that the same rests upon
a top annular boundary edging c³, of the vessel c.
Fitted within a side of the combined is an inclined an upwardly directed trunk
or razor slip e, consisting of a sleeve e³, having a bottom common to the other
vessel, and having an entrance or open top e³, preferably lined with india-rubber,
wood or other like material f, to prevent the razor coming in direct contact with the
interior walls of the said slip.
The razor blade to be heated, by being immersed in the hot water is simply
slipped down the open mouth, and with the handle resting or coming upon the
outside, as shown at Figure 1.
is a handle, is a hinged lid, i is a brush drip-clip, supported upon a bracket,
carried upon the top side of the lid h, and when the said drip clip is in use, the
handle of the brush is clipped by the spring branches of the same, which are made
of the general figure of an elongated horse shoe, whilst the bristles are held over
the open mouth of the bowl or cup part, when the lid is closed.
For the keeping of the water of the shaving jug hot, I may employ a stand ;,
fitted with a spirit or other lamp k.
In Figure 4, a is the body of a vessel, c is a soap chamber with draining holes c³,
and a loose perforated and spiked bottom c³, resting upon shelf shoulders c*, located
around the lower part of the inside circumference of the said chamber c.
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 :-
First In a combination shaving appliance, having jug and bowl or cup
formations, and surmounted by a soap chamber, or a soap box chamber, substantially
as, and for the purpose described and set forth.
Secondly: In a shaving appliance, consisting of a combined jug and bowl or
cup body part, fitted or having upon the walls of one of the same, a razor slip or
razor pass, as set forth.
Thirdly-In a combined shaving appliance, consisting of a combined body
part a', b, c and e, with the part c, containing a soap box, with hinged lid, carrying a
brush clip, substantially as described and set forth.
Fourthly-In a combined shaving appliance, providing or fitting the entrance
of the bowl or cup part of the said appliance with a brush resting ledge, for both

page_text: supporting the brush in an erect position, and for removing superfluous moisture, by
the drawing of the bristles over the edges of the same, also in providing the razor
slip or pass, with a non-metallic lining, for the purpose as described and set forth.
Fifthly In a combined appliance with or without the stand, as described and
set forth.
Dated this 22nd dow of October 1800
EDWIN BENNETT,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.,