Improvements in Apparatus for Boiling Water for Shaving Purposes, and in Manipulating Shaving Pots in Connection therewith.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Boiling Water for Shaving
Purposes, and in Manipulating Shaving Pots in Connection
therewith.
I WILLIAM WHITELEY of St. James Road, Halifax in the county of York,
Hairdresser do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:→
The boiler of my shaving apparatus consists of a vessel with the bottom chamber
of a small size, and above it a larger chamber, under the bottom chamber is a gas
flame or bunsen burner, for heating the boiler, a flue passes through 'both chambers.
for carrying off the heated gas fuines, the bottom chamber is fed or supplied by
the top chamber, by means of a small pipe, an air tube is also carried into the'
bottom chamber, to regulate the exit of air, when the water boils in the bottom
chamber, it circulates into the top chamber, through the small pipe, which is the
only means of communication a tap in the bottom chamber, overhangs the shaving.
pots, which consist of a number of pots, pivotted within two circular rings or other
suitable frames or carriers, one pivot of each pot carries a friction disc or gear
wheel, which as the frame is turned round, each one of the discs of the pots
alternately come in contact with a projection or rack at a fixed position, which
operates the disc or gear wheel, turning the pot bottom upwards, and emptying it,
the pots are each weighted, and selfactingly return to their proper position, as each
pot comes under the tap it is filled with hot water, this continues as required, the
whole of the apparatus is encased in a neat box placed in any suitable position, by
this arrangement, a fresh pot, and fresh water is ready for each person requiring
them, without extra trouble or delay, the water in the boiler is quickly heated, and
can be kept at one uniform heat.
The bottom of the small pipe being near the bottom of the boiler, it is compelled
to be very hot before it can circulate.
The top or cover above the pots contains a corresponding number of holes, filled
with tubes leading to the pots, the holes are in suitable positions.
Dated this first day of December 1885.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail shewing the fixing and movements of the pots.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of my apparatus shewing the pots to be overturned,
separately by hand.
Fig. 5 is a plan of Fig. 4.
The boiler of my shaving apparatus consists of a vessel A, with the bottom
chamber B, of a small size, and above it a larger chamber C, under the bottom
chamber is a gas flame or bunsen burner D for heating the boiler, a flue E,
passes through both chambers, for carrying off the heated gas fumes, the bottom
chamber B, is fed or supplied by the top chamber C, by means of a small
pipe F, an air tube G is also carried into the bottom chamber, to regulate the
exit of air, when the water boils in the bottom chamber, it circulates into the
top chamber, through the small pipe F, which is the only means of communi-
cation between them, there is a tap H in the bottom chamber of the boiler
which carries a water guage and overhangs the shaving pots J, which consist
of a number of pots pivotted at K within two circular rings or other suitable
frames or carriers L L one pivot of each pot carries a friction disc or gear
wheel M, which as the frame is turned round by means of a handle each one of the
discs or pinions of the pots alternately come in contact with a projection or rack P
at a fixed position, which operates the disc or gear wheel turning the pot bottom
upwards or partially so and emptying it, or the pots may be in a line and be
turned separately by hand (see Figs. 4 and 5) the pots are each weighted or heavy
ended, and self-actingly return to their proper position as each pot comes under the
tap, it is filled with hot water, this continues as required, the whole of the apparatus
is encased in a neat box, placed in any suitable position, by this arrangement,
a fresh pot and fresh water is ready for each person requiring them, without extra
trouble or delay, the water in the boiler is quickly heated, and can be kept at one
uniform heat for shaving purposes, the cold water being fed in from the top; S is a
catch to prevent the pots from being turned the wrong way.
The bottom of the small pipe being near the bottom of the boiler, the water is
compelled to be very hot, before it can circulate.
The top or cover above the pots contain a corresponding number of holes fitted
with metallic guide tubes R, leading to the pots, the holes are in any suitable
positions, circular or otherwise.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained, the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. In shaving apparatus the use of pivotted pots, which can be overturned
or partially overturned, mechanically or by hand for the purposes shewn and
described.
2. Weighting the pots so that they will selfactingly return to their upright
position for the purposes shewn and described.
3. The use and employment of guide tubes in shaving pots, for the purposes
shewn and described.
4. The construction of a boiler for heating water for shaving purposes with
chambers such as B, having a circulating pipe F, and air tube G, for the purposes
shewn and described.
5. The general arrangement and construction of boiler for the purposes shewn
and described.
Dated this seventh day of June 1886
JOHN E. WALSH,
Agent for the Applicant.