An Improved Shaving Brush.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1892-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1892
COMPLETE SITALFICATION,
An Improved Shaving Brush.
I, HENRY JEREMIAH SMITH, of 14 Palmer Street, Fitzroy, near Melbourne, in
the Colony of Victoria, Engineer, 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 this invention is to provide a shaving brush having a supply of
soap in its handle, which can be fed into the bristles of the brush whenever it is
required for use, thereby necessitating the application of water only, in order to
enable the user to produce a fine lather.
My invention consists in a shaving brush having a hollow receptacle to form its
handle, said receptacle being fitted with a piston which can be moved up and
down by rotating a screw-threaded rod passing through it, the lower end of said
rod being passed through the bottom of the receptacle and having a large milled
head to facilitate this operation. A small piece of tube projects from the upper
end of this receptacle into the midst of the bristles and a valve may, if preferred,
be fitted within the upper end of the handle to prevent the escape of the soap or
shaving paste when the brush is not in use.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Figure is a side elevation with part of the handle broken away, and
Figure 2 is a complete side elevation of a shaving brush constructed according
to my invention, whilst
Figure 3 is a vertical central section thereof, showing the upper part of the
bristles (in elevation) and
Figure 4 is a plan of the underside of the milled head and screw-threaded
spindle.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
A represents the receptacle which forms the handle of the brush, and is adapted
to receive a supply of shaving paste, soft soap, or other suitable material which it
is intended to use for forming the lather, and B represents the bristles of the brush
into which such shaving paste or other material required to be delivered. This
receptacle A is preferably formed of a piece of tubing and is fitted with a piston C
adapted to slide up and down therein. This piston works upon a screw-threaded
rod D whose lower end is fitted with a milled head E so that it can be rotated
when it is desired to raise said piston. F represents the tube which projects up
into the centre of the bristles B. This said tube and bristles are both connected to,
or form part of a stopper G which is screw-threaded, as illustrated in Figure 1, so
that it can be screwed into the upper part of the receptacle A and readily
unscrewed when it is required to refill the handle of the brush with shaving paste
or other material. H represents a small spring valve which is fitted within the
stopper G and serves when the brush is not in use to prevent the paste or other
material escaping therefrom.
If found necessary, a feather might be arranged down the inside of the hollow
handle A in order to prevent the piston C from turning round.
It will be obvious that my invention has many advantages, both on the score of
convenience and utility, because it contains within itself a supply of material
sufficient to provide lather for shaving for a considerable length of time without
the inconvenience attending the use of a separate stick of soap.
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:
First. The herein described shaving brush, having a hollow handle (such as A)

page_text: adapted to contain a supply of soap, paste or other material and fitted with a
sliding piston (such as B) which can be raised so as to force a certain quantity of
said paste up into the bristles of the brush, substantially as and for the
purposes herein described and explained and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Second. In a shaving brush the combination with a receptacle (such as A)
forming a handle for said brush and having a piston fitted within same and adapted
to be raised by rotating a screw-threaded rod (such as D) of a stopper (such as G)
carrying the bristles and adapted to be fitted into the upper end of said bollow
handle and having a tube (such as F) leading into the interior of said bristles, a
valve (such as H) being provided if required, and the whole being constructed and
arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein described and explained and
as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Twelfth day of September Oue thousand eight hundred and
EDWARDS & Co.,
35, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.