Improvements in and connected with Gum Pots and other such Vessels Holding Liquids suitable for Application by Means of a Brush.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1895-Accepted, 6th July, 1995
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Gum Pots and other such
Vessels Holding Liquids suitable for Application by Means
of a Brush.
I, JACOB ETCHES, of 31, Cookridge Street, Leeds, Furniture Dealer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a bottle or vessel, for holding gum,
liquid blacking, or other such liquid, having a brush combined with or forming an
integral part of such bottle or vessel, and a valve or equivalent arrangement
whereby the liquid can be caused to flow from the reservoir to the bristle portion
or brush, while the vessel is held in the hand, and so that the quantity supplied to
such brush can be regulated to a nicety.
According to my invention I employ a bottle, or other suitable vessel or reservoir,
(made of glass, tin, or other suitable substance) for holding the liquid to be
applied.
Upon the top of the neck of the said bottle or other suitable vessel is cemented
a rim or flange into which screws a socket provided with an internal and central
tube or tubes, or equivalent passages, by which means the liquid is allowed to
pass to the bristles or brush, the said passage being opened or closed by means of
a valve operated by hand from the outside of the socket by means of finger
button and rod, or equivalent device, the valve being closed by means of a spring
or the like.
Or the flow of the liquid may be caused by depressing the sides of the vessel
when such is made of tin or other such elastic material.
Or the said socket may screw directly into the neck of the bottle or other such
vessel, the said neck being provided with a thread therefor.
The portion carrying the bristles may be as one with the said socket, the
central tube passing into and among the bristles, or it may be made detachable
from the socket part, either by screws or threads upon the parts, or otherwise.
An indiarubber ring may be used on the socket so as to make a tight joint
between the socket and the neck of the bottle or other such vessel.
Dated this 1st day of Avouch 1204
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent to the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Gum Pots and other such
Vessels Holding Liquids suitable for Application by Means
of a Brush.
JACOB ETCHES of No. 23 Blenheim Square, late of 31 Cookridge Street, Leeds
in the County of York, Furniture Dealer, 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 :-
The invention consists firstly of a regulating valve for self feeding brushes

page_text: attached to bottles or reservoirs for containing blacking, gum, varnish, ink or
other liquids; secondly of a special construction of a self feeding brush and
stopper for vessels as aforesaid, and thirdly, of a combination of a handle with the
valve and self feeding brush, but supplied with the liquid from a separate
reservoir.
In order to render my explanation of my invention more clear I refer to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Figs. 1, 2 & 3 shew a section, side elevation and plan respectively of a suitable
bottle having a brush fixed in the stopper and a supply tube through the same.
In a passage in the said stopper or cap I insert a closely fitting india rubber or
other flexible tube shewn by (a). Through a hole in the side of the stopper,
conveniently placed is a pressure pin (6) which may be depressed by the finger
so as to compress the india rubber tube aforesaid and stop or regulate the flow of
the liquid. The pin () is fitted with a spring (6) which withdraws the pin (b)
when the pressure of the finger is removed. This forms the first part of my
invention.
The second part of my invention is shewn by Fig. 4 in which a brush (e) having
a supply tube (d) is surrounded by an india rubber collar (e) on which a cap (f)
is mounted for preventing the drying and consequent hardening of the brush.
The india rubber collar and brush forms the stopper of the bottle or vessel.
The third part of my invention is shewn by Fig. 5 in which the regulating
valve is formed by the india rubber tube (g) and the pressure pin (h) which is
closed by the lever (i) and spring (j). The finger of the operator by pressing
the lever (i) releases the liquid and allows it to flow to the brush.
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 :-
First. The regulating valve, for self feeding bottle brushes, consisting of the
india rubber tube (a), the pressure pin (6) and the relief spring (b¹) substantially
as shewn and described.
Second. The combination of the india rubber collar stopper (e) the tube (d),
brush (e) and cap (/) for the purposes named substantially as shewn and
described.
Third. The self feeding brush and parts shewn by Fig. 5 for use with a
separate reservoir, substantially as shewn and described.
Dated this 3rd day of May 1895.
JACOB ETCHES.