An Improvement in Bottle Brushes and Jug Mops.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1895
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Complete Specification Left. 14th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1396
An Improvement in Bottle Brushes and Jug Mops.
1. EDWIN HOLMES, of 4 Greenhill, London Road, Worcester, in the County of
Worcester, Brush Maker's Foreman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described improvement in bottle brushes and
jug mops so as to enable them to be more effective in use than heretofore. Bottle.
brushes are usually made of a piece of twisted wire with the bristles held in a
spiral form in the twist of the wire a bunch of bristles or fibre being formed at.
the end to brush the bottom part of the bottle inside; but it is well known that
with a bottle brush of this kind it is difficult or almost impossible to effectually
brush the inside of the bottle all over, as the bristles cannot be made to touch.
every part.
To obviate this defect. I make the lower part of the bottle brush separate from.
and loosely jointed to the main portion of the same so that it will swing about in.
any direction, then when the bottle brush is in use this lower part will effectually
reach those parts of the bottle which could not be reached by a bottle brush made
in the ordinary way. This said lower part of the bottle brush may be made in..
various ways but is by preference constructed similarly to the main portion of the.
brush that is of a piece of wire bent into a loop at one end engaging with a similar
loop at the bottom end of the main portion of the bottle brush and then twisted so.
as to hold the bristles in the usual spiral form.
When my invention is applied to jug mops the lower part may be made of wool,.
cotton or other material instead of the bristles.
Dated this 15th day of May 1895.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Bottle Brushes and Jug Mops.
EDWIN HOLMES 4 Green Hill London Road Worcester Brush Manufacturer's.
Manager 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 consists of a separate and loosely-jointed spiral brush A which
takes the place of the tuft of bristle or hair in an ordinary bottle brush. The
ordinary bottle brush with the tufted end, cannot be made to reach every part of a
bottle ; whereas the improved brush having the end A made separately, and only
loosely jointed to the main portion of the brush, B can swing about in any direction
and so effectually reach every part of the bottle. This loosely-jointed end may be.
made in various ways, but is usually made in the same manner as the main portion
of the brush, and joined to it by a loop of wire, C. When joined to jug mops the
lower or loose part may be made of wool, cotton or any other material.
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page_text: 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. That this brush has a separate end A. which is loosely jointed to the main
portion of the brush B.
2. That this end, when in use, can swing about and reach every part of the
bottle.
3. That this end can be made with bristle, hair or fibre, or, in the case of jug
mops, with wool, cotton or any other material.
Dated this 13th day of January 1896.
EDWIN HOLMES.