Improvements in Brushes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1891-Accepted, 27th June, 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by DAVID NICHOLS MAXON, of 348, Halsey Street,
Brooklyn, New York, United States of America, Accountant.]
Improvements in Brushes.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents 45 Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex 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 :---
My invention relates to an attachment for brushes, more particularly that class
used in applying liquids and has for its object, the prevention of dripping from the
brush, of the liquid in use.
As is well known a brush when used in applying a liquid, soon becomes
saturated with the liquid which runs down over the body of the brush, then dripping
to the surface below.
To remedy this objectionable feature, I employ a cup or receptacle attached to
the body of the brush, into which the liquid runs and is retained. This cup or
receptacle is formed by the combination of the different parts hereinafter shown
and described.
My invention will be readily understood by reference to accompanying drawings,
in which,
Figure 1, shows a perspective view of a brush with the parts broken away
showing one form of my invention.
Figure 2, is a perspective view of a brush body embodying my improvement.
Figure 3, is a section view of a lather brush showing my improvement.
With reference to the letters A represents the body of the brush, C a portion
of the body A cut down, leaving the shoulder B. To this shoulder B is attached
an encircling band D of metal or other suitable material, which being elevated by
the shoulder B from the surface at C, forms with the body C the receptacle
or chamber E, adjacent to the brush material, into which the liquid flows.
When the brush is lowered for replenishing, the liquid in the cup E will be
emptied back into the receptacle holding the original liquid.
It is obvious that this shoulder B can be formed in various ways, and I do not
restrict myself to a shoulder being a part of the body of the brush as an encircling
band of any thick material can be placed upon the body of the brush, that will
offer an elevated surface to which the encircling band D can be attached.
It will be seen that I have described in effect the handle portion only of the
brush with the handle portion provided with a cup and as these handles are
ordinarily an article of manufacture independent of the brush, I desire to secure
my rights to the brush handles as an article of manufacture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is
1. A brush handle having an integral enlarged or head portion and an integral
reduced portion forming a shoulder and the encircling band around said head
portion, the said band, reduced portion and shoulder forming a cup for the reception
of liquid, substantially as described.
2. A brush handle having a head portion, a shoulder formed thereon and a band

page_text: of suitable material, secured to the head portion and with said head portion and
said shoulder forming a cup for the reception of liquid, substantially as described.
Dated this 26th day of May 1891.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London. Agents for the Applicant.