Year: 1881

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Willeringhaus at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 30th December 1881.
WILLIAM WILLERINGHAUS of Hamsell Street in the City of London
MENTS IN BRUSIES"
"IMPROVE-
My Invention relates more particularly to hair brushes but it is also applicable
to other brushes such for example as clothes brushes when handles are employed;
and the object of my Invention is to economise space in dressing bags and other
receptacles in which the said brushes are placed or carried. In carrying out my
Invention in order to effect this object I connect the handle to the frame of the
brush by a hinge joint so as to admit of the brush being folded down upon the
handle, thus reducing the longitudinal space necessary to contain it by one half
and I provide a sliding bolt engaging in a notch or recess or any similar device in
order to secure the handle and brush in a line and render them rigid when the
brush is required for use.
A recess may also be provided in the handle for the reception of a comb or any
similar adjuncts to the toilet.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Willeringhaus in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
30th June 1882.
WILLIAM WILLERINGHAUS, of Hamsell Street, in the City of London
MENTS IN BRUSHES"
" IMPROVE-
My Invention relates more particularly to hair brushes but it is also applicable
to other brushes such for example as clothes brushes when handles are employed
and the object of my Invention is to economize space in dressing bags and other
receptacles in which the said brushes are placed or carried.
In carrying out my Invention in order to effect this object I connect the handle
to the frame of the brush by a hinge joint so as to admit of the brush being folded
down upon the handle, thus reducing the longitudinal space necessary to contain
it by the length of the handle, and I provide a sliding bolt engaging in a notch or
recess or any similar device in order to secure the handle and brush in a line and
render them rigid when the brush is required for use.
A recess may also be provided in the handle for the reception of a comb or any
similar adjuncts to the toilet.
In order to enable my Invention to be better understood I will proceed to
describe the same by reference to the accompanying Drawing-in-which-Figure-1,
is a side elevation, Figure 2, an end view, Figure 3, a longitudinal section and
Figures 4, and 5, plans of a hair brush made according to my Invention; Figure 6,
is a side view shewing the hinged handle folded down upon the back of the
brush. Similar letters in all the Figures represent similar or corresponding
parts.
a, is the frame or back of the brush and b, the handle hinged or jointed to the
frame a by a hinge c; d, is a spring bolt sliding in the handle b, the free end of
the said bolt engaging in a recess in the frame a, as shewn in Figure 3; c, is a
recess in the handle of the brush for the reception of a comb or other similar toilet
article.
By thus hinging or jointing the handle b, of the brush to the frame a, when the
brush is required for use the handle b, and frame a, will be rigidly secured in a line
by the bolt d, engaging in the recess in the frame of the brush a, as shewn in
Figure 3, When the brush is not required for use the bolt d, is withdrawn by its
handle f; from its recess in the frame a, and the handle b, may then be folded
down upon the back of the brush as shewn in Figure 6, thus reducing the
longitudinal space necessary to contain the brush by nearly the length of the
handle.
In the Drawing I have for the purpose of illustration shewn my Invention as
applied to an ordinary hair brush but it will be understood that the Invention is
equally applicable to other brushes which have handles. I have also shewn a
simple form of hinge and spring bolt for connecting the handle to the frame of the
brush but it will be understood that any other suitable hinge joint and bolt or
fastening may be employed.
Having thus described my Invention and the manner of performing the same
what I claim and intend to be protected by the herein in part recited Letters
Patent is
Firstly. Connecting the handles of brushes to their frames by means of a hinged
joint and a bolt or fastening as and for the purposes herein before described.
Secondly. The manufacture and use of a brush having the handle hinged
thereto in combination with a suitable bolt or fastening whereby when the brush

page_text: is in use the handle will be rigidly secured in a line therewith and when not in
use the handle can be folded back upon the brush substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying Drawing.
In witness whereof I the said William Willeringhaus have hereto set my
hand and seal this Twenty ninth day of June in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and eighty two
WILL. WILLERINGHAUS. (L.S.)