Year: 1896

page_text: I, THOMAS BUTCHER, of Chapeltown Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Engine
Fitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide an appliance for facilitating the
cleaning of windows; and such appliance is more particularly applicablo for
cleaning windows which are out of ordinary reach, thereby dispensing with the
use of steps for this purpose, and also obviating the dangerous practice of standing
or sitting on the window-sill.
According to my invention, I employ a forked frame having a bracket at its
base, whereby the said frame is firmly fixed to the upper end of a rod or stick,
at a suitable angle thereto. Round and in between the forks of the projecting:
frame, I fill in with cotton waste or other material, after which the whole is
enclosed in a suitable cover, so as to form a pud. On the rod or stick and just
below the pad, a double ended bracket is provided, on which I fulorum two double
ended levers, one at each. side of the rod or stick, and the upper or long arms of
the levers take into recesses which are formed in the back of the pad, whilst the
lower or short arms are provided with elastic rings which take onto another fixed
bracket on the rod, whereby the said levers are formed into spring clips.
In employing the above appliance, the pad is covered by the various wet cloths
and dusters in their turus, each of which are held in position on the pad by the
levers or clips above described; and when employing a wet cloth, the pad is first
covered by a mackintosh sheet, so as to protect the said pad from damp or
moisture.
The clips may be actuated either together or separately, and a thumb piece ik
provided at the upper part of the rod to facilitate the action of releasing the said
clips.
The rod or stick on which the pad is mounted may be of any suitable length,
and the free end may be provided with a coupling so as to receive another length.
of rod, or several rods may be added in this way according to the height of the
window to be cleaned.
I, THOMAS BUTCHER, of Chapeltown Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Engine
Fitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
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page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to provide an appliance for facilitating the
cleaning of windows, such appliance being more particularly applicable for
cleaning windows which are out of ordinary reach, and dispensing with the use
of steps for this purpose, thereby obviating the dangerous practice of standing or
sitting on the window-sill.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which similar letters refer
to like parts in both figures.
Figure 1 is a transverse section of apparatus constructed according to my
invention, and Figure 2 is a back elevation of same.
According to my invention, I employ a frame A having a bracket B attached
to the back of same, and to the bracket B I pivot or hinge a bracket C, which
latter is firmly fixed to the upper end of a rod or stick 1. The face and sides
of the frame A are filled in with cotton waste or other material F, after which
the whole is enclosed in a suitable cover G, so as to form a pad. On the back of
the frame AI mount two spring clips H, in such a manner that the gripping
portion H of the clips H take into recesses formed in the back of the pad; and
the said clips H are provided with suitable finger pieces H for opening the same
when required.
In employing the above appliance, the pad is covered by the various wet cloths
and dusters in their turn, each of which is held in position on the pad by the
spring clips H;. and when employing a wet cloth, the pad is first covered by a
mackintosh sheet, so as to protect the said pad from damp or moisture.
The spring clips H may be actuated through the medium of their finger
pieces H³, either together or separately when applying or removing the various
cloths and dusters to and from the pad.
The hinge or joint of the brackets B and C is provided with a thumb screw
arrangement K, whereby the pad may be set to any desired angle relative to the
rod or stick D; and the latter may be of any required length in accordance with
the height of the window to be cleaned.
If required the handle may be made in sections joined together by screw
couplings, thus enabling the pad to be used for windows of varying heights.
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. A pad mounted adjustably on a rod or stick, and being provided with spring
clips, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The general arrangement, construction and combination of the various parts 4
forming my new or improved window cleaning appliance, substantially as set forth
and shewn in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.