IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR SHAMPOOING AND WASHING THE HUMAN HEAD
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Arthur George Klugh of Alexandra Road, St John's
"
Wood, in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, for an Invention of
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR SHAMPOOING AND
WASHING THE HUMAN HEAD"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Arthur George Klugh at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 22nd November 1882.
ARTHUR GEORGE KLUGH, of Alexandra Road, St John's Wood in the county
of Middlesex, Gentleman. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS
FOR SHAMPOOING AND WASHING THE HUMAN HEAD,"
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of apparatus for
facilitating the shampooing and washing of the human head without the employ-
ment of any pressure of water other than that produced by the actuation of the
said apparatus.
The said apparatus consists of two tubes of india rubber or other suitable elastic
material and in each of such tubes is formed a ball or balls or other analogous
enlargements. The ends of both of the said tubes are connected to one end of a
pipe or tube the opposite end of which is furnished with a rose or other suitable
contrivance for distributing the water or other liquid employed.
When it is desired to use the apparatus hereinbefore described, the free ends of
the tubes are placed in the receptacles containing the hot and cold water or other
liquid or liquids, the balls or other enlargements are then pressed so as to force the
air from the interior thereof and on the pressure being removed therefrom, the water
or other liquid will travel up the tubes to the interior thereof, and on the balls or
enlargements being again squeezed the water contained therein will be forced through
the perforations of the rose or other contrivance.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent and
of an Order of the Lord Chancellor filed by the said Arthur George Klugh in
the Great Seal Patent Office on the 8th June 1883.
ARTHUR GEORGE KLUGH of Alexandra Road St John's Wood in the County
of Middlesex Gentleman "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS
FOR SHAMPOOING AND WASHING THE HUMAN HEAD
"
My said invention relates to improvements in the construction of apparatus for
facilitating the shampooing and washing of the human head without the employ-
ment of any pressure of water other than that produced by the actuation of the
Baid apparatus,
The said apparatus consists of two tubes of india rubber or other suitable elastic
material and in each of such tubes is formed a ball-or-balls or other analogous
enlargements. One end of each of the said tubes is connected to one end-of-a-pipe
or tube the opposite end of which is furnished with a rose or other suitable
contrivance for distributing the water or other liquid employed.
When it is desired to use the apparatus herein before described the free ends of
the tubes are placed in the receptacles containing the hot and cold water or other
liquids the balls or other enlargements are then pressed so as to force the air from
the interior thereof and on the pressure being removed therefrom the water or other
liquid will travel up the tubes to the interior thereof, and on the balls or enlarge-
ments being again squeezed the water contained therein will be forced through the
perforations of the rose or other contrivance.
In the accompanying Drawings the same letters of reference indicate like parts in
both Figures. Figure 1. is a front view of the apparatus A. A are the tubes of
elastic material and a. a. are the balls or enlargements thereof and B. is the pipe
for connecting the said tubes to the rose C.
In some cases the pipe B. is made slightly longer as shown in Figure 2 and is
perforated, a ball D, of india rubber or other-suitable elastic material being arranged
over such perforated portion. A tap or cock E. is arranged between the last
mentioned ball D. and the rose C, and the tubes a. a. are provided with valves f. f.
to prevent the escape of the liquid after it has been forced into the ball D. This
modification will permit of a continuous flow of the water or other fluid being
obtained.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of the said Invention and the
manner in which the same is to be performed I would observe in conclusion that
what I consider novel and original and therefore claim as constituting the invention
secured to me by the said hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent, is :-
The construction of apparatus for shampooing and washing the human head by
the combination of elastic tubes provided with a ball or balls and arranged in
connection with a rose or other similar contrivance, substantially as hereinbefore
set forth and described and shown in the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof I the said Arthur George Klugh have hereunto set my
hand and seal this fourth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty three.