Improvements in or connected with Hat Brushes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Hat Brushes.
I, ALFONS MAUSER of Schramberg, Wurtemburg in the Empire of Germany,
Engineer, 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 has for its object a hat brush which, by means of a suitable
arrangement, may be secured in the hat in such a way as to be easily removable,
and in this manner carried with the hat, so that it is at any time at hand ready
for use.
The novelty and peculiarity of this hat brush consists in the use of a spring as a
means for fastening it inside the bat, said spring projecting either at one or both
ends of the back of the brush, and being adapted on the insertion of the brush in
the hat, to press against the inner side of the latter, and thus effect the retention of
the hat-brush by a clamping or frictional action. On the other hand, this spring
may also serve as a handle when brushing the hat, by being bent round in the form
of a loop, either towards the back of the brush cr towards the bristle side of the
brush, and retained in one or the other position by means of suitably arranged hooks
or the like, so that either the bristle side or the back of the brush which is coated
with plush may be used for smoothing the hat.
In the accompanying drawings two forms of construction of this brush are shown
in Figures 1-8.
In the one brush shown in Figures 1-6, a spring a projects only at one end of
the back d of the brush. The insertion of this brush in the hat takes place simply
by the end of the spring being bent round against the bristle side of the brush, the
latter being then inserted in the hat, and the spring then released, whereupon it
bears against the inside of the hat in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 2. The
withdrawal of the brush takes place by somewhat compressing the spring.
As, however, it is of importance when brushing the hat to be able to use not
only the bristle side but also the plush-covered back of the brush for smoothing
the hat, a hook, b, is provided at the free end of the spring a, and a loop or
ring c on the opposite end of the back of the brush (Figure 6) so that the spring
may be bent in the manner shown either in Figure 4 or Figure 5 and retained in
this position, thus serving as a handle for the brush when either side of it is to
be used.
Any accidental releasing of the spring in the position shown in Figure 4 is
prevented by means of a bend e, preferably covered with indiarubber, which beud
causes any pressure vertically applied on the spring loop to merely press the
bend e on the back of the brush, and not to lift or raise the hook bout of the loop
or lug c.
In the second form of construction shown in Figures 7 and 8, the spring a¹
projects at both ends of the back of the brush, and consequently the lug or eye c¹
for receiving the hook 6 of the one end of the spring is in this case arranged on
the other end of the spring instead of on the back of the brush so that the brush in
its normal position for use is arranged as shown in full lines in Figures 7 and 8.
The position indicated by I Figure 7 is that which the spring assumes when in
an unbent condition. The position indicated by II shows the position of the

page_text: spring when the brush is inserted in the hat, and 111 indicates the position
when it is desired to brush a hat with the plush side instead of the hair or
bristle side.
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 :-
1. A hat brush having on its back a spring (a or a¹) arranged in such a way as
to serve for fixing the brush in the inside of the hat, whilst being also adapted to
be bent round in the form of a loop either over the back part or the bristle part of
the brush to form a handle, and having means for fixing it in this position, substan-
tially as hereinbefore set forth.
2. A form of construction of the herein described hat brush, characterized by
the spring (a) being formed near its end with a bend (e) adapted to rest on the
back part of the brush in the normal position of use of the latter and thereby
prevent any undesired releasing of the fastening arrangement (bc), substantially as
described.
Dated this 7th day of December 1896.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.