IMPROVEMENTS IN HAIR BRUSHES
Year: 1884

page_text: I FREDERIC EDWARD DEVEREUX, of Wood Street Walthamstow in the county
of Essex Chemist do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN HAIR BRUSHES" 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 hair brushes and the improvements
consist in constructing the hair brush in two parts in such a manner that the part
to which the bristles are fixed is separate from the handle and back of the brush,
suitable means being provided for connecting and disconnecting the parts of the
brush at will in a simple and expeditious manner.
In order to enable iny invention to be fully understood I will describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, is a perspective view
of the part of the brush carrying the, bristles; figure 2, perspective view of the
handle and back of the brush; figure 3, is a perspective view shewing the two
parts ready to be connected together in the manner shewn in figure 4, which is a
perspective view of the complete brush. Similar letters in all the figures represent
similar parts.
A, represents the part of the brush to which the bristles B, are fixed in the
ordinary manner; the said part A of the brush is formed with a perfectly flat
back and is provided with a number of screw threaded pins C, C; D, is the back
of the brush formed in one piece with its handle E, and made in one solid piece or
with a veneered back; the inner surface of the back of the brush is formed with a
recess F, of a shape corresponding with the part A, carrying the bristles so that the
same will accurately fit in the said recess F, holes G, being formed in the back D,
of the brush through which the screws C, C, pass when the two parts of the brush
are fixed together. The said screws project outside the back of the brush and
milled screw caps H, H, are then screwed thereon and the two parts of the brush
will then be firmly fixed together as shewn in figure 4. The holes G, may be
provided with metal bushes to prevent wear.
This construction of brush allows of the bristle part of the brush being easily
removed from the back and handle by simply removing the screw caps H, when
required for washing or cleansing thereby avoiding the risk of injuring the back
and handle which is of importance in the case of the better class of brushes such
as those made of silver, ivory or other expensive material. This construction also
allows of the brush being re-bristled without it being necessary to send the back

page_text: and handle to the workman and further when the back and handle are detached
the bristle part of the brush can be used as an ordinary military brush..
Although I have described the use of pins and screw caps for connecting the two
parts of the brush together as being the arrangement which I have found to
answer well in practice it will be obvious that in some cases spring catches or
equivalent fastenings may be employed in place of screws and caps. I have
described and shewn in the drawing an oval form of brush as being that generally
used the improvements are however equally applicable to other forms of brushes.
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
Firstly. Constructing brushes in two parts connected together by screws and
screw caps, spring catches or equivalent fastenings in the manner and for the
purposes substantially as herein before described.
Secondly. The improved hair brushes hereinbefore described and represented in
the accompanying drawing.
Dated the twenty-first dow of T1001