Improvements in Moistening Brushes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 29th May, 1897
COMPLETE SIMULTIATION.
Improvements in Moistening Brushes.
I, GEORGE EDWARD MAYGER, residing at No. 2951 Dickson Street, in the
City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, U.S.A., Merchant, 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 improvements in moistening brushes; and it consists of
the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter shown,
described and claimed.
Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved moistening brush. Fig. 2 is a sectional
view taken approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse
sectional view taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.
A inoistening brush constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention
consists of the brush 4 formed of sponge, or other suitable fibrous material, and the
handle 5 is formed of sheet-metal.
The handle 5 consists of the pieces 6 and 7, between which the brush proper is
clamped. The piece 7 consists of the rectangular portion 8, which is substantially
flat, and the curved portion 9, which is joined to one edge of the portion 8, and the
arms 10 which project from the edge of the portion 9 which is opposite the
portion 8..
The side-piece 6 consists of the portion 11 which corresponds to the portion 8 in
size and shape, the portion 12 which corresponds to the portion 9 in size and shape,
the portion 13 which is attached to the edge of the portion 12 which is opposite the
portion 11, and the portion 14 which is formed integral with the opposite edge of
the portion 13 from the portion 12.
The arms 10 are inserted through the openings 15 formed at the juncture of the
portions 12 and 13, and form connections between the portions 6 and 7.
The brush proper is placed between the portions 9 and 12 and between the
portions 8 and 11, and the rivets 16 are inserted through said pieces 6 and 7 on a
line between the portions 9 and 12 and the portions 8 and 11, said rivets passing
through the brush and holding said brush securely in position relative to the
handle. The portions 8 and 11 are arranged at angles of from sixty to seventy
degrees relative to each other.
A series of beads 17 is stamped in the portion 13 as a means of stiffening the
handle, and an opening 18 is formed through said portion 13.
The portion 14 is formed by rolling and is substantially cylindrical in cross-
section, as shown in Fig. 2.
The brush proper is substantially pear-shaped in cross-section, as shown in
Fig. 2, and is preferably constructed of sponge.
I prefer to construct the handle of brass, or other non-corrosive sheet metal.
The use of sponge in a moistening brush is specially advantageous, in view of
the fact that when the sponge saturated with water and is drawn over the paper,
or the material to be moistened, it will smooth out the wrinkles and do a much
better job than the brushes heretofore in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1

page_text: non-corrosive sheet metal handle attached to said sponge, substantially as
specified.
2. In a device of the class described, a brush formed of sponge, a sheet metal
plate placed with one of its edges in contact with said sponge, a second sheet metal
plate upon the opposite side of said sponge from the first mentioned plate and
having arms projecting from one of its edges through apertures in the first
mentioned plate, thus forming connections between the two plates, and rivets
passing through said plates and through said sponge as required to hold said
sponge securely in position between said plates, substantially as specified.
3. In a device of the class described, the brush 4 formed of sponge and the
handle 5 formed of non-corrosive sheet metal, said handle consisting of the
pieces 6 and 7, said piece 7 consisting of the portions 8 and 9 formed integral and
the arms 10 projecting from one edge of said portion 9; said piece 6 consisting of
the portions 11, 12, 13 and 14 formed integral and having the apertures 15
to receive the arms 10, and said portion 13 having beads 17, and the rivets 16
connecting said pieces 6 and 7, substantially as specified.
Dated the 19th day of March 1897.
HIGDON, LONGAN & HIGDON,
Agents for Applicant.