Improvements in and Connected with Brushes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1889-Accepted, 15th June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and Connected with Brushes.
ARTHUR HEDGES 86 Victoria Road Prince of Wales Road Kentish Town
Pianoforte Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
A hollow metal circular Box with handle in one. Brush lid to screw on box. Handle
of Box shaped concave. Box beveled one part. Hollow brush lid with circular piece of
metal attached, with 9 grooves to hold Bristles. Metal tube to screw over Bristles.
Measurement handle of box 4 inch long diam. circular box 1 inch deep 24 inch diam.
hollow brush lid deep 2 inch diam. piece of metal on lid deep 1 inch diam. Move-
ments inside circular Box spindle with one wheel at each end to Revolve inside Box.
Small wheel at one end with small handle attached. Sponge holder with a spiral
screwed to large wheel inside Box.
THE WORKING OF THE BRUSH.
You turn the handle of small wheel at one end of spindle; making the large wheel
inside circular Box revolve; the sponge holder screwed to large wheel with wet
sponge; comming in contact with soap makes a lather; the spiral screwed to large
wheel carries the Lather through the hollow of Brush; leaving the Brush full of lather
ready to shave with.
Datal this stamhan 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and Connected with Brushes.
1, ARTHUR HEDGES, of 86 Victoria Road, Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town,
London, Pianoforte 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
This arrangement relates principally to a shaving brush arranged to hold water and
soap to form the lather which is made by turning a crank handle, the lather rising
through the bristles of the brush; also means for holding the bristles of the brush so
that they may be easily changed when worn out.
To enable my invention to be properly understood, I will proceed to fully describe
the same with aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1, is sectional side elevation."
Figure 2, plan with cover removed.
Figure 3, side elevation.
Figure 4, perspective view of bristle holding part.
A, is the reservoir to hold the soap and lather closed by a cover B, having a central
hole B', for exit of lather to brush; B, hollow handle attached to A. Through this
handle passes a stem C, one end being connected to a cover E, which closes the end
of handle, and is fitted with a crank handle E¹. The other end of stem C, is connected
to a disc wheel C¹, within reservoir A. To this disc wheel is attached a clip D to hold
a piece of sponge to retain water, and Bristles F which pass up the opening B1 and
within the bristle of the brush F¹. The circle of the clip can be regulate by the
set screw D¹ and slot. The lather is obtained by revolving the piece of sponge held
in D, against the soap in reservoir A by turning the crank handle E'. The rim G on
the top of cover B is formed with a number of side grooves H to hold the bristles F
and these are secured in by the collar G¹ slipped over the bristles and fitting tight
round G.

page_text: 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
1. The combination with a shaving brush attached to a reservoir of the sponge
holding clip D arranged to be revolved by a crank handle E¹ and conductive bristles F
for the lather and opening in cover: substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In the construction of brushes the manner of, holding bristles to form a brush,
consisting of a bristle holder formed with a number of grooves H, for the bristles and
a cap G¹ to secure them in the grooves as described and set forth.
Dated this 0th b
11000
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agent for. Applicant.