Improvements in Brooms, Brushes and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1898
Complete Specification Loft 13th Foh 1800 Accented 18th Mar
1800
Improvements in Brooms, Brushes and the like.
I, AUSTALL GODWIN DOWLER, of 76, Cromford Road, West Hill, Wandsworth,
in the County of London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-,
tion to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in brooms, brushes and the like, the
object being to so construct them that they can be made to last considerably
longer than brooms and brushes as usually made.
With ordinary brooms and brushes such as what are known as long handled
brooms and brushes for blacking boots it is well known that the bristles become
worn at one side or at the ends thereof thus rendering the broom or the brush
unfit for further use notwithstanding that the main portion of the bristles is
comparatively little worn.
Now it is the object of this invention to obviate this disadvantage by a novel
construction of such brooms and brushes and to this end I provide for presenting
a fresh portion of the bristles for wear as required, thereby considerably increas-
ing the life of the said broom or brush.
In carrying out my invention as applied to an ordinary broom, I form the back
or block of the same in two parts to one of which the bristles are secured in
the ordinary manner and to the other of which the handle is secured in the usual
way. The two parts are held together by any suitable clamping device in such
a manner that when the bristles have become worn on one side of the broom,
the lower portion of the block can be removed and reversed so as to bring the
other side of the bristles into the working position, whereby the life of the broom
is considerably increased.
In applying my invention to a brush, such for example as a brush used for
blacking boots, I advantageously arrange for the two end portions of the bristles
to be rotatable, so that as the said ends become worn the bristles can be turned,
thereby presenting fresh surfaces for wear.
Data 10L 1
1000
Improvements in Brooms, Brushes and the like.
I, AUSTALL GODWIN DOWLER, of 76, Cromford Road, West Hill, Wandsworth,
in the County of London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
[Price 8d.]

page_text: tion 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 brooms, brushes and the like, the
object being to so construct them that they can be made to last considerably
longer than brooms and brushes as usually made.
With ordinary brooms and brushes such as what are known as long handled
brooms and brushes for blacking boots it is well known that the bristles become
worn at one side or at the ends thereof thus rendering the broom or the brush
unfit for further use notwithstanding that the main portion of the bristles is
comparatively little worn.
Now, it is the object of this invention to obviate this disadvantage by a novel
construction of such brooms and brushes and to this end I provide for presenting
a fresh portion of the bristles for wear as required, thereby considerably increas-
ing the life of the said broom or brush.
In carrying out my invention as applied to an ordinary broom, I form the back
or block of the same in two parts to one of which the bristles are secured in
the ordinary manner and to the other of which the handle is secured in the usual
way. The two parts are held together by any suitable clamping device in such
a manner that when the bristles have become worn on one side of the broom,
the lower portion of the block can be removed and reversed so as to bring the
other side of the bristles into the working position whereby the life of the broom
is considerably increased.
In applying my invention to a brush, such for example as a brush used for
blacking boots, I advantageously arrange for the two end portions of the bristles
to be rotatable, so that as the said ends become worn the bristles can be turned,
thereby presenting fresh surfaces for wear.
To enable the invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawings in which:-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a broom made according to the invention, the
handle being shewn removed:
Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 Figure 1:
Figure 3 is a side elevation shewing the method of disconnecting the two parts
of the back or block:
Figure 4 is a view shewing the two parts of the back or block separated from
one another:
Figure 5 is a plan of the upper portion of the back or block;
Figure 6 is a side elevation of a blacking brush made according to my inven-
tion:
Figure 7 is an underside view thereof:
Figure 8 is a central longitudinal section:
Figure 9 is a side view shewing the two ends of the brush detached from the
block:
Figure 10 is an underside view of the brush with the end pieces removed;
and,
Figure 11 is a plan of one of the circular end blocks for carrying the end
bristles:
Figure 12 is a central longitudinal section of a portion of a slightly modified
construction of blacking brush:
Figure 13 is an underside view thereof with the end piece removed; and
Figure 14 is a plan of the end piece.
Referring first to Figures 1 to 5 a is the upper part of the broom back or block
and b is the lower part thereof, the said lower part being provided with bristles c
in the ordinary manner the two parts a and bare adapted to be secured together
by a clip which is preferably of the form shewn in the drawing, that is to say,
which is composed of a length of wire d bent to a rectangular shape and passed
round two screws e, e in the upper part a of the back and bent over the said
upper part a so that the lower sides of the rectangle project beyond the lower

page_text: edges of the part a and can be bent inwards as indicated at , d'Figure 2.
These inwardly bent portions of the wire clip are arranged to engage in
grooves, formed in the sides of the lower part of the broom back so as
to thereby hold the two parts a and b securely together.
When the broom has become worn on the one side the lower part b is slid off
the upper part a as indicated in Figure 3 and after being reversed is again slid
thereon thus presenting the other side of the brush for wear.
In the blacking brush shewn in Figures 6 to 11 a is the brush back or block,
the said back being cut away or recessed at the ends as shewn at a¹, a¹ and being
provided with bristles in the usual manner except upon the recessed por-
tions a¹, ac, c are circular pieces which are formed to fit into the recessed
portions a, a and which are furnished with bristles c¹, c in the ordinary manner.
The circular pieces c, c are fitted to the main back a in such a manner that the
said circular pieces c, c can, as the bristles wear, be turned in the recessed por-
tions a¹, a¹ in order to successively bring the unused parts of the surface of the
circular portions of the bristles into the working position, that is to say, at the
ends of the brush. In the drawings, the circular pieces c are shewn connected
to the back by means of screws d, d which pass loosely through them and are
screwed into the back a as clearly indicated in Figure 8. e, e are springs which
are interposed between the underside of the recessed portions a¹, a¹ and the
upper faces of the circular pieces c, c and have for their object to hold the said
circular pieces c, c in any position into which they may be turned.
Figures 12, 13 and 14 shew a brush wherein the spring plates e, e are dis-
pensed with, the end pieces c, c being held tightly in position by the following
arrangement, that is to say, the wood screws d, d are not screwed into the back a
but into the upper faces of the end pieces c, c. The parts of the said screws
projecting from the end pieces are adapted to be passed through holes in the
back a and are formed upon the projecting parts with screw threads to receive
wing nuts d² working in recesses a² in the brush back a, the said recesses being
preferably lined with metal a³ as clearly shewn. With this arrangement it will
be obvious that by loosening the nut the end piece c can be adjusted to the
desired position and clamped in this position by tightening up the nut again.
I may also provide the upper face of each end piece c with a projection
adapted to take into any one of a series of recesses at upon the underside of the
recessed portions a¹ of the brush back thereby forming an additional means of
securing the end piece in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. Brooms manufactured, substantially as hereinbefore described and illus-
trated in Figures 1 to 5 of the accompanying drawings.
2. Brushes manufactured, substantially as herein before described and illus-
trated in Figures 6 to 11 of the accompanying drawings.
3. Brushes manufactured, substantially as hereinbefore described and illus-
trated in Figures 12 to 14 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 13th day of February 1899
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.