Improved Tooth Brush.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Tooth Brush.
I, PHILLIP JACOB VETTER, of 9 Surrendale Place, Paddington, in the
County of London, Tailor and Professor of Cutting do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The purpose of utility to which the shape or configuration of the brush in design
has reference is to enable a person to thoroughly cleanse the teeth on the inside as
well as on the outside.
The drawing represents a semicircular tooth brush a fixed on a pin or stud B
which stud is fastened to a stem C having a semicircular handle d-d and the brush
for cleaning the teeth outside fixed on one end of the handle E.
To clean the teeth inside, place the brush in the mouth, taking hold of the
handle alternately with right and left hand brushing well accross the teeth, then
taking hold of near the stem and brushing well between the teeth.
Dated this 20th day of October 1894.
PHILLIP JACOB VETTER,
Applicant.
Improved Tooth Brush.
I, PHILLIP JACOB VETTER, of 9 Surrendale Place, Paddington, in the
County of London, Tailor and Professor of Cutting, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved tooth brush, which has for its purpose of
utility to enable a person to thoroughly cleanse the teeth on the inside as well as on
the outside.
In the drawing filed with the Provisional Specification, I represent a semi-
circular tooth brush a fixed on a pin or stud B which said stud is fastened to a
stem C having a semicircular handle d, d, and a brush mounted with the usual
bristles for cleaning the teeth on the outside, is fixed at one end of the semicircular
handle at E.
To clean the teeth inside I place the semicircular brush in the mouth and take
hold of the semicircular handle alternately with right and left hand, brushing well
across the teeth and then taking hold of the handle d near the stem C and brushing
well between the teeth with the brush E.
If preferable I make the brush either with or without a brush for cleansing the
teeth on the outside; or the pins for joining the parts together may be either
round or to screw in, or square to cement or fasten the same in any well known
manner, or make the whole of one piece of material where it is possible, for the
purpose of forming strong joints where necessary.
Screwed or smooth metallic wire may be formed as a core in any part of the said
brush and covered with celluloid or xylonite.

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. In a tooth brush, the combination of the brush a, stem C, semi-circular
handle d, d, with brush E and the metal screwed or smooth wire core in the
material, substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying
.drawing.
2. In a tooth brush, the combination of the brush a pin or stud B stem C with
the semicircular handle d, d, and brush E, substantially as herein described and
.according to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 20th day of November 1894.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.