Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 27th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 19th Oct., 1888
We, KARL AUGUST LINGNER, commercial clerk, and GEORG WILHELM KRAFT,
technologist, both of No. 15, Lobtauer Str., Dresden, Germany, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
Our improvement in a bath and flesh brush consists of a handle which may be
detached from the brush, and which is curved so as to enable anybody to rub all parts
of his body and more especially his back.
The handle a is made of a metal rod or of a wooden stick bent to one quarter of a
circle and being tapered at one end (a³) so as to be readily inserted into a similar
shaped hole 6' in the back 6 of the brush. The free end of the curved rod or stick
is provided with the handle proper a¹.
The brush itself consists of a wooden block 6 which is suitably molded on its back
so as to be able to also use the brush without our improved handle. The stuff 62 with
which we cover the opposite side may be any of those which have heretofore
been employed for the same purpose. On the accompanying drawing this brush is
shown in two different views as also when applied to the human body.
Dated this 16th day of November 1887.
KARL AUGUST LINGNER.
GEORG WILHELM KRAFT.
By A. Kuhnt & R. Deissler,
No. 38, Alexander Str., Berlin, Germany,
Their Agents.

page_text: We, KARL AUGUST LINGNER, commercial clerk, and GEORG WILHELM KRAFT,
technologist, both of No. 15, Lobtauer Str., Dresden, Germany 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:-
may
Our improvements in a bath and flesh brush consist of a handle, which be
detached from the brush, and which is curved, so as to enable anybody to rub all
parts of his body and more especially his back.
The handle is made of a metal rod or of a wooden stick, bent to one quarter of a
circle, and being tapered at one end, so as to be readily inserted into a similar shaped
hole in the back of the brush. The free end of the curved rod or stick is provided
with the handle proper.
The brush itself consists of a wooden block which is suitably moulded on its back
so as to be able to use the brush also without our improved handle. The stuff with
which we cover the opposite side, may be any of those which have heretofore been
employed for the same purpose: as for instance a sponge of Japonese Loupha.
This sponge may be removed from the block of the brush for the purpose of
cleaning the same.
In order to make our invention more clear, we refer to the accompanying drawings;
sheet I and also to the drawing which was left with provisional.
Fig. I, sheet I, represents a side view of a bath brush.
Fig. II shows the manner of using it.
Fig. III shows a top view of the bath-brush.
Fig. IV, sheet I of complete drawings shows in a perspective view the block of the
brush, the sponge being removed from it.
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Fig. V shows the sponge.
Fig. VI shows the bath-brush in the moment, when the sponge is put on the block.
a is bent metal or wooden rod, being tapered at a² and bearing at its other end the
handle proper a
The block of the bath-brush is provided with the hole 6' and is moulded on its back
at b, so as to be able to use the brush also without the handle a.
The block B of the bath-brush is provided with a groove n', which is open at n as
may be seen in Figure 4. By this arrangement of the opening n in the groove n¹
the sponge may easily be laid on this groove and attached to the block of the
brush.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
laim is:
1) A washing and rubbing apparatus, consisting of the detachable bent handle a
and a
block, provided with a mould on its backside and a detachable sponge or
brush 6, encircling the block on its under side. for the purpose as described.

page_text: 2) A washing and rubbing apparatus, consisting of the detachable bent handle a
and a block, provided with a mould b on its backside, and a detachable sponge or
brush 6, encircling the block on its under side and with a groove n¹ having an
opening n, for the purpose as described.
3) A block B, provided with a groove n¹ having the opening n in combination with
the detachable sponge 63 for the purpose as described.
4) A washing and rubbing apparatus, consisting of a detachable bent handle a and
a block B, provided with a groove n¹ having the opening n, in combination with the
detachable sponge b³, substantially and for the purpose as described.
Dated this 26th day of August 1888.
KARL AUGUST LINGNER.
GEORG WILHELM KRAFT.
By A. Kuhnt & R. Diessler,
Attorneys.