Improvements in the Manufacture of Brushes, Brooms, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1895-Accepted. 23rd Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Brushes, Brooms, and
the like.
I, JOSEF STAUDER of 16 Engel Ufer, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of brushes and
brooms described in Patent Specification No. 10 41 of 1893, according to which,
the tufts of bristles are secured in the brush partly by the metal sockets or clips
and partly by the manner in which the latter are pressed or bent together, whereas
according to my present invention, the bristles are secured by pins, rods, or the
like placed in the U-formed sockets or clips.
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In making circular or disk-brushes, I use two plates or disks which can be
fastened together in a suitable manner. On the inner surface and near the
periphery of one of such disks, a number of pins, pegs or studs are provided, whose
free ends enter corresponding recesses in the second disk when same are fastened
together for securing the bristle-sockets. According to a modification, both disks
may be provided with such pins or projections, which enter and thus secure the
bristle-sockets.
For ordinary sweeping brushes etc., with wooden heads, the brush board is
furnished with grooves or channels in which the bristle-sockets, placed side by
side and arranged in rows, are secured by wooden rods, passed through or between
same and then nailed or screwed to the brush head.
To make the brush more effective when sweeping in a direction parallel to the
length of the brush head, the grooves may be made zig-zag, and thus no open
spaces running across are left, as when the grooves are made in straight parallel
lines.
The brush head may also be made of corrugated sheet-metal, the grooves being
formed by pressing or in other suitable manner, and the bristle-socket secured by
rods, pins, screws or the like.
For protecting the ends of the last-mentioned kinds of brushes or brooms, one or
more tufts of bristles may be fixed in any suitable manner across the head, i.e., at
right angles to the grooves.
Dated this 21st dow of Amil 1904

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Brushes, Brooms, and
the like.
I, JOSEF STAUDER, of Engelufer 16, Berlin, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to he
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of brushes and
brooms of the kind described in my Patent Specification No. 10041 of 1893.
According to that invention the tufts of bristles are secured in the brush partly by
means of metals sockets or clips and partly by the pressing or bending together of
the latter; whereas my present invention has reference to an arrangement for
securing the bristles by means of pins, rods or the like placed in U-formed sockets
or clips.
In order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I will now describe.
same with reference to the accompanying drawing in which :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation partly in section of a circular or disc-brush for cleaning or
polishing purposes.
Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line - of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a similar section of a disc-brush provided with a different arrangement
of pins or pegs.
Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional and plan views respectively of a sweeping brush or
broom and
Figs. 6 and 7 show a modified construction of broom.
The brush shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 consists of two plates or discs a, a¹ preferably
screwed together by means of screws b provided with washers, collars or the like
for keeping the plates the desired distance apart.
On the inner surface and at the edge of one of the plates or dises are provided,
a number of pins, pegs (c) or the like whose free ends enter corresponding
recesses in the other disc. After the sockets p containing the tufts of bristles &
are placed on the pegs c, the two discs a, a¹ are screwed together by means of the
screws b.
According to the modification shown in Fig. 3 both discs are provided with pins
or projections d which are opposite each other when the discs are fastened together
so that the sockets p are thereby secured.
The brush or broom illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 consists of the wooden head e,
whose brush-board is provided with grooves. As shown in Fig. 5, the U-formed
sockets g holding the bristles are placed one after another in rows in said grooves
and then secured by a rod or rail h passed through or between same and nailed or
screwed on the brush board.
In order to render the brush more effective for sweeping in all directions, but
especially parallel to the head of the brush, the grooves in the brush board may be
made zig-zag iu form, in order to avoid the open spaces present with brushes whose
grooves run in straight parallel lines across the brush-board. The sockets are then
secured by means of rails h', whose form corresponds to that of the grooves, as
clearly shown in Fig. 6.
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The brush head shown in Fig. 7. consists of corrugated sheet metal, the corrugations
being formed by pressing or in any other suitable manner; the sockets may ther
be secured in such corrugations by means of rods, rails, pins, screws or the like.
In order to protect and cover the ends of the brushes and brooms, one or mor
tufts of bristles may be fixed across the ends as shown in Fig. 7. Such end tuft

page_text: are preferably nipped closely together and secured by pins t, t¹; is the end plate
for covering the ends of the brush head.
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 :-
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1. A brush or broom consisting of plates or discs (a, a) provided with pins or
pegs (c, d) on their edges for securing the U-formed metal sockets holding the
bristles, substantially as described and shown in the drawing.
2. A brush or broom, whose brush board is provided with straight or zigzag
grooves for receiving U-formed metal sockets (9) holding the bristles, such sockets
being secured by means of rods or rails (h, h¹) substantially as described and shown
in the drawing.
Dand shin 014
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.