Improvements in Mops for Washing Dishes and other analogous Purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mops for Washing Dishes and other analogous
Purposes.
CECIL THOMAS HALE, Engineer, and MARGARET DORA HALE, Housewife,
both of Holm Leigh, Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our improvements, in a mop, as a dish washer, & other analogous
purposes, is to make the mop detachable, from its holder, & also to prevent the
user's always having their hands soaked in the water, whereby causes chapped
hands. In carrying out, our invention, we construct, any required wooden, or
metal handle, with a boss at one end, or otherwise. We make a socket, at one end.
slitted, to act, as a spring-& carrying a closing ring, thereon-or this socket, may
be made in wire, this socket fits upon the handle, & the spring parts clip the
mop. We make a mop, with string, or wool, or worsted, or leather, or feathers or
any other required material.
It is understood, we shall attach the mop, to the handle, in other way's than those
set forth & also detach the same.
JOHN
BENNETT,
4 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.
COMI LILE
Improvements in Mops for Washing Dishes and other analogous
Purposes.
CECIL THOMAS HALE, and MARGARET DORA HALE Holm Leigh, Grove
Lane, Handsworth Birmingham Engineer and Housewife, 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 object of our improvements in mops for washing dishes, & other analogous
purposes is to make the mop detachable from its holder & also to prevent the users
always having their hands soaked in water, which causes chapped hands.
In carrying out our invention we construct any required wooden, or metal, or
other material handle, with a boss at one end, or otherwise & with a hole made
through its centre, or holes made near the bottom of the handle. We make a
socket, at one end slitted to act as a spring & carrying a closing ring thereon or
this socket may be made in wire to act for like purposes & which fits upon the
handle, & clips the mop, or rag, or other material. We make a mop with string
wool, worsted or leather, or rags or cloth or feathers or any other required
material.
Operation. We place upon the handle, the closing ring, & push the ends of the
wire clip, through the mop, & then the ends into the holes in the handle, & draw
down the closing ring, upon the clip, & the mop is held tightly, & ready for use.
To detach the mop, from the handle, push the closing ring up, the handle again.
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page_text: We may place the wire of the clip, through the holes in the handle, & afterwards into
the mop, & pull the closing ring down, upon the wire clip. When the hole through
the centre, of the handle is used we place therin a long piece of wire, & at one end
is attached the clip, at the bottom of the handle, & at the top, we place a spring,
& a knob, press the knob down, & the clip opens to receive the mop, & the action
of the spring pushes the knob up, & the mop is held tightly.
The accompanying drawings fully set forth, our improvements in mops for washing
dishes & for other analogous purposes. The same letters of reference indicate the
same parts in the several figures of the drawings.
Fig. 1, a full view representing, the mop, the clip, & the handle combined &
ready for use.
Fig. 2, represents the clip & mop ready to be attached to the handle.
Fig. 3, represents our clip used for holding the hairs of a paint brush, upon the
end of the handle b.
Fig. 4 represents the clip worked, by a spring, & a long-piece of wire through
the centre of the handle, & the knob at the top of the handle.
Fig. 5, represents the clip, opened at the bottom of the handle, & without the
knob at the top, the open clip is ready to receive the mop.
a, mop. b handle.
c, clip. d paint brush. e, long piece of wire or rod.
f, holes, near bottom of the handle. g, closing ring. A, central hole, in the
handle. i, springs. j, knob.
It is understood we shall attach & detach the mop, or its equivalent in other
ways to the handle, than those set forth. There may be holes made through
the end of the handle to receive the wire clip & to hold the mop or its equivalent
in position.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. The attachable & detachable mop or its equivalent to the handle, as set forth,
described & illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2nd. I claim the clip as set forth described & illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
3rd. To hold upon the handle, by the clip, rag, or cloth, for dish washing & the
like.
Dated this 13th day of September 1895
JOHN
BENNETT,
4 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.