A Brush for Cleaning Files, other similar Tools and Machinery, and Metallic Surfaces Preparatory to Painting.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1893
Coniplete Specification Left, 7th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 17th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Brush for Cleaning Files, other similar Tools and Machinery,
and Metallic Surfaces Preparatory to Painting.
I
We, WILLIAM CALVERLEY WHITEHEAD and PERCY CALVERLEY
WHITEHEAD, of Newton Moor, Hyde, Cheshire Card Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Upon a block of wood or other material we affix by means of nails, screws,
clamps or wire, a strip of "card" formed of wire teeth, set in leather or card-cloth
either with or without a facing of india-rubber.
The wire from which the teeth
are formed is of hardened and tempered steel. The brush thus made is intended
for the purpose of cleaning files, rasps, other tools and machinery, from the
accumulation of particles of metal, wood or other substances; and may also be used
for cleaning various metallic surfaces, preparatory to painting or repainting..
Dated this 15th day of December 1893.
W. C. WHITEHEAD.
PERCY C. WHITEHEAD,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Brush for Cleaning Files, other similar Tools and Machinery,
and Metallic Surfaces Preparatory to Painting.
We
WILLIAM CALVERLEY WHITEHEAD and PERCY CALVERLEY
WHITEHEAD both of Newton Moor, Hyde, in the County of Chester, Card
Manufacturers 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 nature of our said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference
to the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 on the drawing is a side elevation Fig. 2 an end view and Fig. 3 a plan
view of our improved brush which is constructed as follows:
a is a block of wood or other suitable material of a convenient size to hold in the
hand, say for example, about five inches long and two and a quarter inches wide
(more or less) and preferably grooved along the sides to afford a better hold for
the fingers and thumb in use.
Upon the surface of this we affix a strip of card b formed of wire teeth set in a
leather or card-cloth backing either with or without a facing of india-rubber.
The wire from which the card teeth are formed is made of hardened and
tempered steel. The card strip b is attached to the block a by nails and further
secured by passing over each end a clamp made of a strip c of ribbon steel or
other suitable metal, the ends of which are bent round the sides of the block a and
fixed to the latter by nails or screws d. This method of fastening the card strip b
to the block a by nails and clips holds the strip down very firmly and prevents it
from becoming detached or loose at the edges or ends, and also makes a neat finish
to the brush.
The improved brush thus made is intended to be used for the purpose of cleaning
files, rasps, and other similar tools or machinery from the accumulation of particles
of metal, wood or other substances to which they are liable when in use, and it may
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page_text: also be used for cleaning various metallic surfaces preparatory to painting the
same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
An improved brush for cleaning files, other similar tools and machinery, and
metallic surfaces preparatory to painting, consisting of a block of wood or other
suitable material of a convenient size for the hand, to the surface of which a strip
of card formed with teeth of hardened and tempered steel wire, is secured by nails
and metallic strips, or clamps, passing over the two ends thereof and secured by
nails or screws to the sides of the block, substantially as herein before described and
illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 6th day of March 1894.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.