Improvements in Adjusting Devices for Broom-heads, Paint and other Brushes, and similar Articles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1839
Complete Specification Left, 14th June, 1889-Accepted, 20th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Adjusting Devices for Broom-heads, Paint and
other Brushes, and similar Articles.
I, NEWNHAM BROWNE, of 73, Cheapside, in the City of London, Fellow of the
Institute of Patent Agents do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN ADJUSTING DEVICES FOR BROOM-HEADS, PAINT AND OTHER BRUSHES,
AND SIMILAR ARTICLES which invention has been communicated to me from abroad
by Max Tippner of A. Tannenstr. 6, Dresden in the Empire of Germany, Engraver,
to be as follows:-
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This invention has for its object means or devices whereby brooms, "Turk's-head"
mops, brushes and other articles, fixed to long handles and used for cleaning or
painting objects in elevated positions may be made to assume any desired angle with
reference to their handles so as to make their position convenient for the varying
work to be done therewith.
The invention comprises a plate, to one side whereof is suitably attached a broom,
mop, brush or the like. On the opposite side of said plate is a hinge connecting the
plate with a straight or curved rod at the other end whereof there is a sleeve or
socket serving to fix the whole upon the handle. On the same side as the hinge the
plate also carries a bow or stirrup-piece so fixed as to slide along the rod
aforesaid. In the bow there is a semi-circular slot concentric with the hinge above
referred to.
A set screw passes through the semi-circular slot and into the rod connecting
the plate and handle and is fitted with a winged nut, and permit, the bow or
stirrup-piece to be fixed in any position (within the limits of the slot) in reference
to the said rod.
According to the relative adjustment of the bow and rod the broom or the like will
assume a more or less inclined position with reference to the handle, as may be found
most convenient for the work to be done.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Adjusting Devices for Broom-heads. Paint and
other Brushes, and similar Articles.
I, NEWNHAM BROWNE, of 73 Cheapside, in the City of London, Fellow of the
Institute of Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN ADJUSTING DEVICES FOR BROOM-HEADS, PAINT, AND OTHER BRUSHES,
AND SIMILAR ARTICLES "which invention has been communicated to me from abroad
by Max Tippner of A. Tannenstr. 6, Dresden in the Empire of Germany, Engraver,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a device, by means of which a broom, brush or similar
appliance is fastened to its handle so that the said appliance may be placed at such
angle to its handle as is required by the particular work to be done.
The device may
be constructed in either of the two ways hereinafter set forth.
If the broom, brush or the like, say a window-cleaner, is to be attached to its
handle and fixed in a definite position not to be altered during the particular
work to be done, the construction shown in figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying
drawing is used.

page_text: If however, the work to be done makes it desirable, that the brush or other
tool should be capable to change its position to some extent, so that the whole
face of the tool may always bear upon the surface of the work even when the
holder changes it's position, the construction shown in figs. 3 to 5 is used. In
the latter case, there is a yielding connection between the broom, brush and the
like and the handle.
In both cases the broom, brush or other tool carries a plate a. If however
the tool has a rigid back or foundation plate, as is the case with the stock of a
broom or a brush, that holds the bristles-the remaining parts may be connected
therewith.'
The construction shown in figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing is as
follows:
:. The part
which may be either straight or curved, is connected with the plate a
by. a joint b A socket c¹ fixed to the part c serves to attach this part to the
stick, handle or holder s. To the plate a or to it's substitute 'is fixed a curved
guide-plate, concentric with the pin. of the joint and provided with a curved
slot d¹.
The screw e provided on the part. c passes through the slot d' and it's end is
fitted with a thumb-nut e¹. By tightening the same, the guide d is firmly fixed in
position on the part c, and by this means the brush or the like is suitably adjusted
with reference to the handle.
The slot d¹ being, as shown in the drawings a curve of 180 degrees, affords a
suitable range of positions for the brush or the like.
According to the construction shown in figs. 3 to 5 a part c is as before jointed
to the plate a and carries the socket c by means of which it is fixed on the handle's.
The part c carries a helical spring f, the ends f, f, of which are curled back or
fitted with buttons or knobs f2, 2 so as to facilitate their sliding along the
grooves g, g of the plate a. The joint allows the brush to assume various positions
with reference to the handle s.
The pressure of the ends f₁, fl of the spring upon the plate a, together with
the friction between the knobs or buttons f, and the grooves g, g maintains the
brush or other tool in its proper position, although the tool may always assume that
position during use and with reference to the handle s. which is requisite in order to
cause it's entire face to bear against the surface of the work, whether moving upwards
or downwards or laterally as under slight pressure the springs yield sufficiently to
permit such motion of the tool as aforesaid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is :
1. A broom, brush, mop, or the like to the back whereof, or, preferably, to the
plate a, a part c is attached by a joint b, the part c having a socket c', a curved guide d
(having a slot d¹) and screw e and nut e¹ being also provided, the whole so arranged
and combined as to allow the broom, brush or the like to be adjusted to any suitable
angle with reference to the handle.
2. A brush, broom, mop, or. the like, upon the back whereof (or .upon a plate a)
there is fixed by a joint b a parte having a socket c¹ for attaching the handle, the
helical spring having ends f¹, f¹ and curled points, or knobs or buttons, f, f
working in conjunction with grooves g, g so as to allow the broom, mop, or the like
to yield as set forth and shown in the drawings.
Dated the Lith dor of Tune 1880
NEWNHAM BROWNE.