Improvements in Combined Scrubbing Brushes and Mop-holders.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1897-Accepted, 21st Aug., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Scrubbing Brushes and Mop-holders.
I, FRANCIS EDGAR MATTHEWS, of Glouster, in the County of Athens, and State of
Ohio, United States of America, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be perforined, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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My invention relates to a combined scrubbing brush and mop-holder, and its
object is to provide an improved construction of the same by which the holder can
be connected with a scrubbing brush or rubber and be readily disconnected therefrom
and be engaged with a mop, sponge or other similar article.
The invention consists essentially in a holder consisting of a spring metal rod, bent
over at its centre, to form a loop, and forming two spring arms, the ends of which
are curved backwardly and then bent outwardly at right angles and pointed, and
adapted to engage with eyes secured to a scrubbing brush or to penetrate a mop, in
combination with a slide encircling said arms and a handle passing through said loop
and secured to the slide, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing my improved holder connected with a scrubbing
brush.
Fig. 2 is a plan view the brush being removed and the holder connected with
a mop.
Fig. 3 is a side view.
The
In the said drawing, the reference numeral 1 designates the holder consisting of a
spring metal bar bent at its centre to form a loop or coil 2, and two arms 3.
ends of these arms are curved backwardly forming short arms 4, the extremities of
which are bent outwardly at approximately right angles to the arms 1, and sharpen ed
formning pointed lugs 5. The numeral 6 designates a slide, consisting of an oblong
ring which encircles the arms 3 and is secured to a handle 7 which passes through
the loop 2. The numeral 8 designates a scrubbing brush provided with screw-eyes 9
with which the lugs 5 are adapted to engage. The numeral 10 designates a mop
with which the pointed lugs engage when the device is employed as a mop
holder.
In practice, when the device is to be used as a brush holder, the slide is pushed
towards the ends of the holder by means of the handle, contracting the arms 3, so
that the lugs 6 can pass between the screw eyes of the brush. The slide is then
moved in a reverse direction when the arms through their resiliency will spring
outwardly and the lugs will pass through the eyes, thus connecting the brush with
the holder.
When used as a mop holder the arms are contracted as before described, with-
drawing the lugs from the eyes so as to disengage the brush from the holder. A mop
or cloth is then applied to the ends of the holder and the arms allowed to
expand, when the pointed lugs will pierce the same and thereby securely hold it in
place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-

page_text: tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with the handle, of the holder consisting of a spring metal rod
bent at the center into a coil or loop through which said handle passes, forming two
expanded spring arms, the ends of which are bent backwardly and then outwardly 5
at approximately right angles to said arms and the extremities pointed, and the
slide embracing said arms and movable on the handle, substantially as described.
2. As an improved article, a mop or scrubbing brush holder consisting of a spring
metal rod bent at the center into a coil adapted to be slipped onto a suitable handle,
and forming two spring arms having their ends pointed and bent outwardly at 1
approximately right angles to said arms, and the slide embracing said arms,
substantially as described.
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TI 1001
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.