A Device for Cleaning Hair Brushes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 11th June: 1891
Complete Specification Left, 21st Mar., 1892-Accepted, 23rd Apr.; 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
A Device for Cleaning Hair Brushes.
We, SIEGFRIED BETTELHEIM of VI Durergasse 4 Vienna in the Empire of
Austria, Merchant and NAFTALI BENEDICT of I Lugeck 3 Vienna aforesaid,.
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a device designed for cleaning hair brushes. The
device is made in the form of a comb easy to handle, and provided with a sliding
scraper movable on or between the teeth of the comb as far as their ends and
in the direction thereof so as to reject the hairs and other dirt combed out of a
brush.
.
The accompanying drawings illustrate a cleaning device according to this.
invention,
Fig. 1 being a top view, and Fig. 2 a vertical section.
As shown, the device comprises a comb a, with a handle a', the teeth a² of the
comb being preferably pointed in order that they can penetrate easily into the
brush. On the teeth a² is placed a scraper extending the whole breadth of
the teeth a² and comprising a number of teeth or projections that extend between
the teeth a² and are carried by a stem or plate b¹ that is bent at right angles to the
teeth so as to be easily manipulated by the hand. The plate has, on its face
turned towards the comb, a guide pin that projects into a slot a³ cut in the handle.
of the comb, and having the same direction as the teeth a². The guide pin is
retained in the slot by the screw b³.
The slot is of about the same length as the teeth a³, so that the scraper can
be pushed as far as their points in order to remove the pellicles and other dirt.
collected by the comb during the cleaning of the brush.
It is obvious that, when the device is to be used to clean a brush the scraper
must be pulled back as far as the base of the teeth a³.
Dated this 11th day of June 1891.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Cleaning Hair Brushes.
We, SIEGFRIED BETTELHEIM, of Vi Durergasse, 4, Vienna, in the Empire
of Austria, Merchant, and NAFTALI BENEDICT, of I Lugeck, 3, Vienna aforesaid,
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 :—
This invention relates to a device designed for cleaning hair brushes. The.
device is made in the form of a comb easy to handle, and provided with a
sliding scraper movable on or between the teeth of the comb as far as their
ends and in the direction thereof so as to remove the hairs and other dirt combed
out of a brush.
The drawings filed with my Provisional Specification illustrate a cleaning device
according to this invention,
Fig. 1 being a top view, and Fig. 2 a vertical section.

page_text: As shewn, the device comprises a comb a, with a handle a', the teeth a' of
the comb being preferably pointed in order that they can penetrate easily into
the brush. On the teeth a is placed a scraper extending the whole breadth
of the teeth a' and comprising a number of teeth or projections 6 that extend
between the teeth a' and are carried by a stem or plate that is bent at right
angles to the teeth 6 so as to be easily manipulated by the hand. The plate 1
has, on its face turned towards the comb, a guide pin 6 that projects into a slot a³
cut in the handle of the comb, and having the same direction as the teeth a².
The guide pin is retained in the slot by the screw b².
The slot is of about the same length as the teeth a*, so that the scraper can
be pushed as far as their points in order to remove the pellicles and other dirt
collected by the comb during the cleaning of the brush.
It is obvious that when the device is to be used to clean a brush the scraper
must be pulled back as far as the base of the teeth a³.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
A device for cleaning hair brushes, consisting of a comb provided with a scraper b
comprising teeth placed on or between the teeth of the comb, and which can be
shifted for the purpose of cleaning the comb, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
S. BETTELHEIM,
By L. W., per F. B.
N. BENEDICT,
By L. W., per F. B.