An Improved Method of and Means for Attaching Handles to Brushes, Brooms, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Oct., 1896-Accepted, 19th Feb., 1897
NAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Means for Attaching Handles to
Brushes, Brooms, and the like.
I, JOHN SULLIVAN of the Washington Hotel Cardiff in the County of
Glamorgan Marine Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This 'invention relates to an improved attachment of handles to brushes and
which I propose to carry out in the following manner.
According to my invention I do away with the hole or holes as at present used
in the heads of brooms or brushes for the purpose of inserting the handle and
instead of the said hole or holes I make a grip or group of grips or clutches
which hold the head of the brush or broom firmly while in use and which allows
the broom or brush to be used with equal advantage upon either side.
The said grip or group of grips or clutches I propose to make of steel, iron, or
any suitable metal and fitted with springs or other suitable appliances for ensuring
a firm grip of the head of the brush or broom:
The said invention consists of one or more prongs which alut or project from
a socket, each prong is supplied with one or more claws or teeth which engage
with the brush or broom, each prong may be made to spring in itself or may be
fitted with a spring or springs or thumb screw or by other suitable means to give
the required pressure or grip.
Each claw or tooth may be roughed to ensure a good grip.
One or more prongs may be made adjustable to allow of fitting to varied sized
brooms.
The aforementioned socket, which is for the purpose of receiving the handle,
proper, and to which is attached the aforementioned prongs either rigidly, hinged,
or otherwise; may be made a taper or any desired shape and the handle may be
secured: in the socket in any suitable manner.
Dated this 18th dar of February 1896..
JOHN SULLIVAN,
Applicant.
An Improved Method of and Means for Attaching Handles to
Brushes, Brooms, and the like.
I JOHN SULLIVAN late of Washington Hotel Cardiff and 85 Tudor Road
Cardiff now of 19 Moira Place Roath Cardiff in the County of Glamorgan, Marine
Engineer 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved attachment of handles to brushes and
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page_text: which I propose to carry out in the following manner, according to my invention I
do away with the hole or holes as at present used in heads of brooms or brushes
for the purpose of inserting the handle, and instead of the said hole or holes
I make a grip or group of grips or clutches which hold the head of the brush or
broom firmly while in use and which allows the broom or brush to be used with
equal advantage upon either side, the said grip or group of grips or clutches I
propose to make of steel iron or other suitable metal and fitted with springs or
other suitable appliances for ensuring a firm grip of the head of the brush or
broom. The said invention consists of one or more prongs which abut or project
from a socket each prong is supplied with one or more claws or teeth which
engage with the brush or broom, each prong may be made to spring in itself or
may be fitted with a spring or springs or thumb screw or by other suitable means
to give the required pressure or grip, each claw or tooth may be roughed to ensure
a good grip, one or more prongs may be made adjustable by telescoping or otherwise
to allow of fitting to varied sized brushes or brooms.
The afore mentioned socket which is for the purpose of receiving the handle
proper and to which the afore mentioned prongs either rigidly binged, or other-
wise fixed may be made a taper or any desired shape and the handle may be
secured in the socket in any suitable manner.
A-Socket for handle.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
E-Hole for screw to secure handle in socket.
B-Thumb screw to secure grip on broom head.
CCC C-Prongs which are attached to socket as before mentioned.
G-Hinge to which back prongs are attached.
CC Position of back prongs when disconected from broom head.
d-Broom head as held by grip.
F F F F Claws shewing rough surface to ensure non slipping.
Ball under thumb screw not shewn. Adjusting the length of prongs by means of
telescoping not shewn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what I
claim is.
1st. An independent or separate socket having attached thereto by any of the
before mentioned methods, two or more prongs which are bent to the shape of the
brush head.
2nd. Prongs which may be made adjustable by telescoping or otherwise
substantially as hereinabove described.
Dated this Twentieth day of October 1896.
JOHN SULLIVAN,
Applicant.