Improvements in other or Applicable to Hand, Hearth, and Brushes, Brooms, Turks-heads, Feather Dusters, and other similar Articles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 8th June. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in
other
or Applicable to Hand, Hearth, and
Brushes, Brooms, Turks-heads, Feather Dusters, and other
similar Articles.
I FREDERICK COOPER of 31 Limo Grove, Handsworth in the County of Stafford,
Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows: :-
The object of this invention is to so improve the mode of securing the head of the
broom, brush or other similar article to its stale or handle that the same can be
instantly and readily adjusted and fixed at any angle with regard to such stale or
handle as to be more conveniently used than when fixed rigidly thereto as heretofore
and thus making a single brush serve for many purposes for which different and
special brushes have hitherto been used.
In performing my invention say as applied to a hand broom or brush-I employ a
hinged or ball joint in two parts one part being secured to the stale or handle and the
other part to the head of the brush these parts being by preference so arranged and
provided with a spring or screw taking into one of a series of holes formed in the face
or cheek of the hinged or other joint or with a clamping-screw as that the head can
be readily turned and fixed at any desired angle and according to the position in
which the head of the brush is to be used.
It will be readily apparent that besides the foregoing these improvements are
equally applicable to all classes of house, hearth, carriage, bed and other brushes,
Turk's-heads, Feather dusters and other similar articles.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Patent Office, 55, Market Street, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in or Applicable to Hand, Hearth, and other
Brushes, Brooms, Turks-heads, Feather Dusters, and other
similar Articles.
I FREDERICK COOPER of 31 Lime Grove, Handsworth in the County of Stafford,
Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to so improve the mode of securing the head of the
broom, brush or other similar article to its stale or handle that the same can be
instantly and readily adjusted and fixed at any angle with regard to such stale or
handle as to be more conveniently used than when fixed rigidly thereto as heretofore
and thus making a single brush serve for many purposes for which different and
special brushes have hitherto been used.
Fig. 1 is a front view and Fig. 2 a side view of a hearth brush embracing my
improvements Figs. 3 and 4 represent the same brush with the handle in two different
positions.
In performing my invention I secure the handle a to the head by a hinged pointe
or by means of a ball joint and am thus enabled to turn the head to any desired angle
with the handle say for instance as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 and for the purpose
aforesaid.
In the case of larger brushes I prefer as illustrated in Figs. 5 & 6 to employ a
clamping plate & affixed to the head e of the brush and to arrange a thumb screw f
passing through a segmental slot to screw into the handle g or in some cases I provide
a spring or screw taking into one of a series of holes formed in the face or cheek of
the hinged or other joint. In this manner I secure that the head can be turned and
fixed at any desired angle and according to the position in which the head of the brush
is to be used.
Although only shewn as applied to a hearth brush it will be readily apparent that
my improvements are equally applicable to all classes of house, hearth, carriage, bed
and other brushes, Turks-heads, Feather dusters and other similar articles.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The improved adjustable mode of securing the handle or stale to the head
of a hand, hearth or other brush substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described.
2nd. In affixing the handle or stale to the head of a hand, hearth or other brush the
employment of a hinged or ball joint substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described.