Improved Pipe Cleaner.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 16th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Pipe Cleaner.
I, HENRY REASON, of 112 Gloucester Road, Brighton, Sussex, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A pipe cleaner according to this invention is made of metal, consisting of two
narrow metal blades gouge shaped connected together by a spring set with a
tendency to hold the blades apart. These blades are held back, and are com-
pressed together to insert them in the stem of the pipe, and are then twisted round
by the spring end-which is also arranged as a handle-the edges of the gouges
scraping out the dirt. The blades may be made any other shape than gouge
shaped, but this is found to give the best results.
Dated this 19th day of March 1891.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Pipe Cleaner.
I, HENRY REASON, of 112 Gloucester Road, Brighton, Sussex, 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 :-
A pipe cleaner according to this invention scrapes out the dirt and deposit in
the smoke passage of the stem of a pipe in a much better manner than can be
done by any appliance hitherto used for the purpose.
To enable this invention to be properly understood, I will proceed to fully
describe the same by aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a sectional view of pipe with mouth piece detached showing the
cleaner inserted.
Figure 2 is a plan view of the cleaner.
Figure 3, a transverse section of the pipe stem and cleaner shown at Figure 1,
this view being greatly enlarged to show the shape of the blades of the cleaner.
Figure 4 a view on a smaller scale of the cleaner before insertion in the stem of
pipe.
Figure 5 a perspective view of the cleaner in its case as carried in the pocket.
The cleaner consist of two narrow metal blades A. B. preferably gouge shape
connected by a spring part C set with a tendency to hold the blade apart as at
Figure 4, these blades are arranged so that the_two_rounded sides come together
so that the edges of the gouges are outside. To clean out the pipe the mouth
piece is taken off and the blades A. B. are compressed together and inserted in the
stem as at Figure 1. and twisted round by the part C the spring of which holds
the edges of the gouges against the inside, effectually scraping out the dirt and
deposit, and collecting the same in the concavity of the blades and admitting of
it being readily drawn out. This action will be clearly seen by reference to
Figure 3. It will be understood that the blades may be other shaped than
gouge shaped but this shape is found to give the best results.
is carried in the pocket a case E is provided for it which case
a disc F at end to act as a tobacco stopper.
When the cleaner
may be fitted with

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. A pipe cleaner consisting of a two gouge shaped blade A. B. secured
together by a spring part C, as herein described and illustrated by the accom-
panying drawings.
2. A pipe cleaner consisting of two blades A B. of any suitable shape to pass
into the stem of a pipe, and scrape out the same by being turned round, the said
blades being held against the inside of stem by a spring connection such as C, as
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of December 1891.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.