Improvements in Razor Wipers.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 29th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 5th Jan.,
1895
Improvements in Razor Wipers.
I WILLIAM HENRY BRIDGMAN of 95 Macon Street, Brooklyn in the County
of Kings and State of New York, United States of America, Salesman, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in razor wipers in which provision is made
for wiping the lather from razors of different widths, and whether the sides be
straight or concave, without danger of dulling or turning the edge of the razor,
and the wiper itself being of such structure that it may be readily cleansed and
re-used at pleasure.
The handle and back for the support of the wiping material may be in a single
piece, and may consist of wood or any suitable material, being preferably of the
general shape of the back and handle of the ordinary hair brush. The face of
the support is provided with a layer of soft rubber, secured thereto by cement or
other well known or approved means. The face of the rubber layer is provided
with longitudinal grooves, preferably of V shape in cross section, the material
between the grooves extending to an edge or ridge at its outer extremity.
face of the material is further provided with transverse grooves, also preferably of
V-shaped form in cross section, the transverse grooves extending across the face
from exterior to exterior, and arranged at different intervals one from the other.
The
In practice, the razor may be drawn transversely across the edges or ridges, the
back of the razor resting in one of the cross grooves, so as to bring the sad edges
into close contact with the side of the razor blade, to wipe it clean. As razors
differ in their depths or widths, I may provide different distances between the cross
grooves, so that the deeper or wider blade may be drawn across the edges between
two of the farther separated cross grooves, while the narrower blade may be drawn
across the ridges between two of the cross grooves nearer together.
The structure will be formed eminently feasible in effectually wiping the lather
from the side of the blade, no matter whether the side be straight or concave, since
the ridges between two consecutive cross grooves will readily adapt themselves to
the concavity of the razor. After use, the wiper may be readily cleaned by placing
it under a tap of flowing water, or dashing water onto it, when it may be laid away
for further use, as occasion may require.
It is obvious that various forms of wipers of different widths may be constructed
without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.
11.
10th day of Anril 1894.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I WILLIAM HENRY BRIDGMAN of 95 Macon Street, Brooklyn, in the County
of Kings and State of New York, United States of America, Salesman, 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 improvements in razor wipers, in which provision is made
for wiping the lather from razors of different widths and whether the sides bé
straight or concave, without danger of dulling or turning the edge of the razor, and
the wiper itself being of such structure that it may be readily cleansed and re-used
at pleasure..
.
A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying.
drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a face view of a wiper ;
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal transverse section through line of Fig. 1 ; and
Fig. 3 is a transverse section through line y y of Fig. 1.
The handle and back for the support of the wiping material, may be in a single
piece, and may consist of wood or any suitable material, being preferably of the
general shape of the back and handle of the ordinary hair brush. In the present
instance, the handle is denoted by A, and the back, which forms a support for the
wiping material, is denoted by a. The face of the support a is provided with a
layer of soft rubber, denoted by B, and secured to the support a by cement, or
other well known or approved means. The face of the rubber layer B is provided
with longitudinal grooves b, preferably of V shape in cross section, the material
between the grooves extending to an edge at its outer extremity. The face of
the material, B, is further provided with transverse grooves 6', also preferably
of V-shaped form in cross section, the grooves & extending across the face from
exterior to exterior.
In the present instance, I have shown the cross grooves at the extreme end of
the wiper nearer together, the distance between them gradually increasing from
the extreme end toward the handle. I have also shewn the cross grooves
running directly across the face of the wiper, but they might be arranged obliquely
across.
In practice, the razor may be drawn transversely across the edges 1, the back of
the razor resting in one of the cross grooves, so as to bring the edges into close
contact with the side of the razor blade, to wipe it clean. As razors differ in their
depths or widths, I have provided different distances between the cross grooves, so
that the deeper or wider blade may be drawn across the edges between two of the
farther separated cross grooves, while the narrower blade may be drawn across the
edges between two of the cross grooves nearer together.
The structure will be found eminently feasible in effectually wiping the lather
from the side of the blade, no matter whether the side be straight or concave, since
the edges between two consecutive cross.grooves, will readily adapt themselves
to the concavity of the razor. After use, the wiper may be readily cleaned by
placing it under a water tap, or dashing water onto it, when it may be laid away
for further use, as occasion may require.
It is obvious that various forms of wipers of different widths may be constructed
without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish
to limit myself strictly to the form and size herein shown and described.

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. A razor wiper, comprising a sheet of yielding material impervious to water,
and provided with longitudinal and transverse corrugations, substantially as set
forth.
2. The razor wiper, comprising a sheet of yielding non-absorbent material,
provided with a handle; longitudinal corrugations in the face of said yielding
material, and transverse corrugations across the face of said material, substantially
as set forth.
T
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.