Year: 1886

page_text: JOSEPH JOHN ASHBURNER, of 390, Hackney Road, in the county of Middlesex,
Brush Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in or applicable to brushes of all kinds
and the improvements consist in perforating the stocks, boards or blocks of brushes
in the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinafter more particularly
described.
In manufacturing a tooth brush, for example, according to my invention, in
addition to the usual holes for the bristles I also perforate the stock of the brush
with a number of holes which pass entirely through the stock such holes being for
the purpose of allowing the water used with the brush to easily and quickly pass
or drain off and to allow the air to circulate freely through the holes whereby the
bristles will becoine more quickly dry than hitherto thus serving to preserve both
the bristles and the stock; such holes also allow of the brush being more thoroughly
washed and when laid aside they will be kept sweet.
In addition to the said perforations passing right through the stock I sometimes
provide the stock with a number of holes not passing right through, the object of
such holes being to contain or hold water when the brush is used for the purpose of
better rinsing the mouth.
It will be obvious that my improvements are applicable to other brushes than
tooth brushes such as nail brushes, hair brushes and other toilet brushes, also for
stable brushes and other brushes to be used with water for cleansing purposes.
:
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G. F. REDFERN,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I JOSEPH JOHN ASHBURNER, of 390 Hackney Road, in the county of Middlesex,
Brush 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in or applicable to brushes of all kinds
and the improvements consist in perforating the stocks, boards or blocks of brushes
in the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinafter more particularly
described.
In manufacturing a tooth brush for example according to my invention in
addition to the usual holes for the bristles I also perforate the stock of the brush
with a number of holes which pass entirely through the stock, such holes being for
the purpose of allowing the water used with the brush to easily and quickly pass
or drain off and to allow the air to circulate freely through the holes whereby the
bristles will become more quickly dry than hitherto, thus serving to preserve both
the bristles and the stock; such holes also allow of the brush being more thoroughly
washed and when laid aside they will be kept sweet.
In addition to the said perforations passing right through the stock I sometimes
provide the stock with a number of holes not passing right through, the object of
such holes being to contain or hold water when the brush is used for the purpose
of better rinsing the mouth.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 is a plan of
the underside of the stock of a tooth brush manufactured according to my invention;
figure 2 is a plan of the back or upper side of the stock and figure 3 is a section on
line A, B, of figure 2, but shewing also the bristles of the brush-Similar letters in
all the figures represent similar parts.
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A, is the usual stock, and b, b, represent the usual holes for the bristles;
c, c, c, represent the additional holes which I make entirely through the stock for
the purposes hereinbefore described; d, d, d, are the holes not passing right
through the stock and with which I sometimes provide the stock A of the brush;
e, e, figure 3 represent the usual bristles.
Although I have described and illustrated my invention as applied to a tooth
brush it will be obvious that my improvements are applicable to other brushes than
tooth brushes such as nail brushes, hair brushes and other toilet brushes, also for
stable brushes and other brushes to be used with water for cleausing purposes.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. Perforating the stocks, boards or blocks of brushes in the manner and for the
purposes substantially as herein before described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved brushes hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.