Improved Shield or Guard for Tooth, Nail, Shaving, and other Brushes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Shield or Guard for Tooth, Nail, Shaving, and other
Brushes.
HYPPOLITE BESSON, Mechanical Engineer, of 63, Alexandra Road, Hornsey,
County of Middlesex, and GEORGE HAROLD KENT, Brush Manufacturer, of
11, Great Marlborough Street, London, County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The purpose of this invention is to make a shield or guard to cover or protect
the bristle of a brush from any outside contact while wet after use, or drying, so that
the brush can be packed or carried, also so that it can be fixed on or taken off the stock
of the brush quicker, and so as to be capable of being fixed to various sizes and patterns
of brushes of the same kind, such as different sizes and patterns of tooth brushes,
and finally to allow air to circulate round the bristle for purposes of ventilation.
The invention consists of forming, fashioning, bending through moulds, either by
hand, or by well-known means of heat & pressure, or pressure only, a thin piece of
any suitable material, such as vulcanite, celluloid, xylonite, aluminium, or other
metal to the shape or form taken by the bristle in the brush, so bent that the two
ends can open or shut and fold over the stock of a brush like a spring clip or
clamp according to the size of the stock, and fix itself upon it instantly by such a
means as described above. Also the shield to have perforation made all over
the shape, passing through the material, and to have lapping edges to control its
fitting and fixing at its proper position on the stock over the bristle.
Dated this 26th day of May 1896.
H. BESSON.
G. HAROLD KENT.
Improved Shield or Guard for Tooth, Nail, Shaving, and other
Brushes.
HYPPOLITE BESSON, of 63, Alexandra Road, Hornsey, County of Middlesex,
Mechanical Engineer, and GEORGE HAROLD KENT, Brush Maker, of
11, Great Marlborough Street, W. County of Middlesex, 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 :-
The purpose of this invention is to make a shield or guard to cover or protect
the bristles of a brush from any outside contact while wet after use, or when
drying, so that the brush can be packed or carried; also so that it can be fixed
on and taken off the stock of the brush quickly, and so as to be capable of being
fixed to various sizes and patterns of brushes of the same kind, such as different
sizes and patterns of tooth brushes, and finally to allow air to circulate round the
bristles for the purpose of ventilation.
The invention consists of forming, fashioning, or bending through moulds or
rollers, either by hand or the well known means of heat and pressure, or by

page_text: pressure only, a thin piece of any suitable material, such as vulcanite, celluloid,
xylonite, aluminium, or other metal to the shape or form taken by the brush with
its bristle, and so bent that the two ends can open or shut and fold over the
stock of a brush like a spring clip or clamp, according to the size of the stock,
fixing itself upon it instantly, by such means as described above; also the shield
or guard to have perforations made all over the shape, passing through the
material and to have lapping edges to control its fitting and fixing at its proper
position on the stock of the brush and over the bristle.
We will more fully describe the nature of this invention with reference to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which corresponding parts have similar
letters of reference.
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of a tooth brush guard.
Fig. 2 is the end view of same showing controlling stops c, c.
Fig. 3 is a cross section of same guard through line Y. Y.
Fig. 4 is a view of similar guard, but having projecting corners a, a.
Figs. 5 & 6 show-two views of the guard A. fitted upon a tooth brush head.
Figs. 7 & 8 show two views of a similar shaped guard fitted upon a nail brush.
Fig. 9 shows a guard fitted upon a shaving brush.
The guard or shield A, Figs. 1 to 9, is made of one or several flat pieces of any
suitable material above named, as near as it is practical to the shape or form of
the outline generally taken by the kind of brush it has to protect or cover, so as
to form an elastic envelope.
The said guard A. is generally formed of an outline finishing at each end with
two longitudinal folding lips or lapping edges b. b. with an opening O between
them; at one end of the guard two or more controlling stop pieces c. c. are also
formed; between c, c are openings p. p; h. h. are ventilating holes made through
the thickness of the material.
It will be understood that the openings O and p. p. will open or shut according
to the size of the brushes of the same kind the guard has to cover, and the opening
and shutting will greatly depend on the material used and also on the shape of the
outline of the guard A. and the thickness at bend d. d. or d¹ d'.
For heavy brushes, the spring or strength of contraction is helped by fitting
a permanent spring over the guard; Fig. 8 shows an iudia rubber ring or band R.
round the guard A.
Figs. 4 & 8 are two end views of a similar guard, one for tooth brush and one for
nail brush. The guards are made with projecting corners a. a. These corners
are used as feet or resting parts to allow the brush to be stood bristle downwards
and so drain easily.
Fig. 9 shows the application of the invention to a shaving brush. The guard A. in
this case is fixed upon a shaving brush S; h. h. are the ventilating holes, b. b. folding
lips or lapping edges over bristle 1; 0. O. an opening allowing for various sizes;
bb bare smaller lapping pieces with openings p. p. formed upon the guard, for
the purpose of holding it upon the handle of the brush S. c. c. are controlling
stops to fix the guard at its proper position upon the handle, they are formed by
bending the ends 61 61 61 upward or inward according to the shape of the handle.
We are aware that guards have been suggested made of a complete and rigid
form, like a box, square or round, with lids, but these kinds of guards were
difficult to fit quickly over the brush, and could only be used for one size of brush,
while the improved guard can be fitted over various sizes of brushes of the same
kind, easily and with security.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is-
1. The improved guard or shield A. for tooth, nail, shaving or other brushes,
having a longitudinal opening O, folding lips or lapping edges b. b. or b₁:
controlling stops C. C. small opening p. p., ventilating holes h. h. for the purpose

page_text: substantially shown in the accompanying sheet of drawing and herein before
described.
2. The improved guard or shield for tooth and nail brushes, shown in Figs. 4
& 8, having projecting corners a. a. and recessed or concaved parts d' d' for the
purpose substantially shown in the accompanying drawing, and herein before
described.
3. The combination with the improved guard or shield A, for tooth, nail, shaving
and other brushes, the elastic band, R, for the purpose substantially shown in the
accompanying drawing, and herein before described.
Dated this 6th day of July 1896.
HYPPOLITE BESSON.
G. HAROLD KENT.