Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Feb., 1888
Complete Left, 26th May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th June, 1888
I, STEPHEN KEMP, of 8 Holbeck Road Stockwell in the County of Surrey, Artisan,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This my invention relates to improvements in rotary brushes, such as are now
commonly in use by hairdressers.
My object being to dispense with the necessity of extraneous motive power (apart
from the user) such as the costly gearing, shafting, and elastic driving bands now
in use.
First I place the brush on a spindle, one end of which spindle is secured to a disc
provided with jaws or fork on one side, and studs on the other, which studs being
inserted into the cap of the brush it is held securely while rotating-The spindle
revolving in the handle at the other end, the handle being secured on the spindle by a
cap on the outer end, provided with a spring or catch, working in a slot or grove, near
the outer end of the spindle, and may be instantly removed for the purpose of chang-
ing the brush and readjusted-the jaws or fork of the driving disc forming part of a
universal joint, by receiving a ring loosely held within by pins, and the opposite sides
of the ring loosely attached to a ball or T piece contained within, which ball or
T piece is rigidly fixed to a short axle passing through a bearing attached to a shaft,
the axle being prepared at the outer end, to receive a crank handle, or wheel-The
shaft may consist of any suitable material, I prefer steel, the end of which I insert into
a cap fixed to a stud, or the cap may be fixed to the shaft and the stud inserted, the
stud being fixed to a spring, similar to a truss spring, passing over the shoulder, and
provided with a pad, reaching near the middle of the back, and on the chest in front,
with a latteral padded spring fitting the front conformation of the wearer, and folding
up when not in use-The reception cap is provided with a spring pin, securing the
parts in position, and by pressing a small stud, they will be instantly released-The

page_text: shaft standing out (say fifteen inches) at right angles from the shoulder spring, and
by a tooth driving wheel, on a short axle fixed to the shaft, in connection with a
smaller tooth wheel fixed to the axle, driving the spindle, I obtain two or more
revolutions of the brush to one revolution of the hand-or the wheels may be removed
and the crank handle placed on the direct driving axle, or if prefered, driving bands
may be used.
The universal joint enables the user to move the brush about to any necessary angle
without movement of the body, when not in use, the brush takes a close and parrallel
position with the shaft, being very portable, and as easily adjusted and removed, as
the hat on the head.

page_text: Improvements in and Connected with Rotary Brushes.
STEPHEN KEMP 8 Holbeck Road Kennington in the County of Surrey, Artisan,
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 my invention relates to improvements in rotary brushes such as are now
commonly used by hairdressers-My object being to dispense with the necessity of
extraneus motive power (apart from the user) such as the costly gearing, and elastic
bands, now in use. First I place the brush on a spindle, one end of which spindle is
secured to a disc, provided with jaws or fork, on one side and studs on the other,
which studs being inserted into the cap of the brush, it is held securely while rotating,
the spindle revolving in the handle at the other end, the handle being secured on the
spindle by a cap on the outer end, provided with a spring, or catch, working in a slot
or grove near the outer end of the spindle, and may be instantly removed for the
purpose of changing the brush and readjusted-The jaws on the driving disc, forming
part of a universal joint, by receiving a ring loosely held within by pins, and the
oposite sides of the ring loosely attached to a ball or T piece contained within, which
ball or T piece is rigidly fixed to a short axle-or instead of the T piece, it may be
jaws as those on the disc, and both attached to an internal, at the four oposite sides,―
the action being the same.
The axle passing through a bearing attached to a shaft, the axle being prepared at
the outer end to receive a crank handle or wheel, the shaft may consist of any suitable
material, I prefer steel, the end of which, I insert into a reception cap, fixed to shoulder
spring, similar to a truss spring, passing over the shoulder, and provided with a pad,
and reaching near the middle of the back, and on the chest in front, with a latteral
padded spring fitting the front conformation of the wearer, and folding up when not
in use-The reception cap is provided with a spring pin, securing the parts in position,
and by pressing a small stud, they will be instantly released.
The shaft standing out, say, 10 to 15 inches at right angles from the shoulder
spring, and by a toothed driving wheel on a short axle, fixed to the shaft, in connec-
tion with a smaller tooth wheel fixed to the short axle, driving the brush, I obtain two
or more revolutions of the brush, to one revolution of the hand, or the wheels may
be removed, and the crank handle placed on the direct driving axle, or if prefered
driving bands may be used.
The universal joint enables the user to move the brush about to any necessary
angle without movement of the body-when not in use, the brush takes a close and
parrallel position with the shaft-being very portable and as easily adjusted and
removed, as the hat on the head.

page_text: arrangement-the
The sheet of Drawings affixed will aid more fully to describe my
same letters of reference indicating corresponding parts in all figures-
Fig. 1. is a section of Brush Spindle Handle and universal joint attached to plan
of Gearing Shaft and Spring, with latteral spring in working position.
Fig. 2. is a side view of gearing.
Fig. 3. is a side view of shoulder spring ready for adjustment.
Fig. 4. is a front view showing latteral spring locked in position, the long end
reaching the left armpit, prevents it lifting.
Fig. 5. shows method of securing handle on spindle, or handle may be semi fixed,
in the ordinary way, and brush and disc B revolve on spindle.
Fig. 6. shows direct and single action also universal joint.
A the spindle B. the driving disc and part universal joint-C. the shaft. D the
reception cap-E the shoulder spring—F the latteral spring.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the saine is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
First, the universal joint, substantially as and for the purpose herein before described
and illustrated in accompanying Drawings.
Second, the novelty of the spring arrangement for the aforesaid purposes.
Third, the method of securing and detaching the shaft to and from the shoulder
spring.
Fourthly, the method of securing handle on spindlo, and the novelty of the whole
apparatus, substantially as described.