Improvements in Securing Brush Bristles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 15th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 15th Nov., 1887
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Securing Brush Bristles.
I, JAMES GREEN of number 13 Breeze hill near Lees Oldham, Machine and general
brush maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A nail entering the wood about three eighth's of an inch from the bunch of bristles,
or in some cases as near as one eighth of an inch to the knott of bristles proceeding
through the knott in a slightly slanting downward direction, entering the wood on
the opposite side of the knott binding, tightening, and securely pinning the knott of
bristles in the hole, forming a barrier, the nail to be dipped in thin cement of which
we use different kinds according to the purposes for which the brush is intended to be
used. And I do hereby declare myself to be the first inventor of a nail as a security
for brush bristles..
And in consequence thereof: claim the whole and sole priviledge of useing the
nail with, or without a head, the same to be driven in with a hammer for the purpose
of better securing the said brush bristles.
And lastly wish to prohibit any other person from useing this kind of instrument
in any manner whatever for the same purpose.

page_text: Improvements in Securing Brush Bristles.
1 JAMES GREEN of No. 13 Breeze Hill Lees near Oldham in the County of
Lancaster Machine and General Brush Maker, 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:
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This invention relates to the method of securing the bunches of bristles, weed or
other similar fibre in the wooden handles of what are known as " Banister or other
similar brushes, and the object of the invention is to fix the bristles in the said
handles more securely than could be accomplished by the usual method.
The nature of my invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
or carried into practical effect will be readily understood by referring to the annexed
sheet of drawings and the following explanation thereof.
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banister" brush (such as
Fig. 1. on the drawing is a face view of the handle of a
is used in mills) bored and drilled for the insertion of the bristles and nails according
to my invention.
Fig. 2. is a cross section of the same and Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the
complete brush illustrating my improved method of securing the bristles.
1 first take the brush handle a, a and I bore it with the usual holes b, b for the
reception of the bunches of bristles c, c in the ordinary manner.
I then drill a series of small holes d, d (Figs. 1 and 2) each commencing about
one eighth of an inch from the edge of one of the holes b, and crossing the same in
a direction slightly slanting downwards as seen at Fig. 2.
I then take the bunches of bristles c, c tied in the usual manner and dipped in
cement and first insert one outside row in the holes b, b and whilst the cement is still
hot I drive a nail, pin or spike into each of the holes d, which thus passes through
the bunch of bristles c, c and entering the wood on the opposite side of the hole,
binds, tightens and securely pins the same into the handle and prevents the liability
of their becoming loose.
I then put in the other outside row of bunches of bristles in the same manner
driving in the nails pins or spikes in the opposite direction (see Fig. 2) and lastly
I put in the central row c¹, c¹ of bunches of bristles in a similar way.
In boring the slanting holes d, d I take care to use a "bit" slightly less in
thickness than the nails, pins, or spikes to be used so that the latter will take a firm
hold of the wood, and I prefer to use for this purpose what is known as a "shell" bit
which removes a portion of the wood (instead of simply separating the fibres) so
that there is no tendency whatever to split the wood in driving in the nails, pins, or
spikes, and if preferred the latter may be dipped in cement previously to being

page_text: driven in, so as to afford a still further security against their coming out, but I do
not consider this latter precaution necessary.
I may mention that the brushes to be nailed are put in a vice the exact shape of
the brush operated upon so that if any nail happens to go through the wood as in
some cases it does, it becomes turned in against the face of the metal and embedded
in the wood so that the point can scarcely be perceived.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The improved method of securing brush bristles by drilling slanting holes, crossing
the ordinary bunch holes and driving therein nails pins or spikes which pass through
the bunches of bristles and enter the wood on the opposite side thereof, substantially
in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore particularly described and illustrated
by the drawings annexed.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.