Improvements in Brushes and Covers or Shields for same.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1897
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brushes and Covers or Shields for same.
I, THEODORE GORDON BARLOW, of The Quay, New Ross, in the County of
Wexford, Ireland, Agent of the Bank of Ireland, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to brushes and to covers or shields for same in order to
guard against soiling the fingers, papers, desk or the like when the said brushes
are not in use. I make the brush of such form that it may be readily slid or
sprung into a shield or cover. In brushes for inking pads for rubber stamps and
the like to which my invention would more particularly apply I combine the
uses of cleaning and inking the pad. This I may do by having a brush which I
prefer to make oblong in form, with stiff bristles by which the pad may be first
cleansed and then inked. Or there are two brushes in one block or holder one for
cleaning the pad and the other for inking. Or there may be two separate
brushes capable of being slid into one double cover or shield.
In the case of a single brush used for both of the above purposes the brush is
fixed to a block or holder of wood or other material which has a groove on one
or two parallel sides the groove or grooves running parallel to the side upon
which the brush is fixed. The cover or shield which may be made of any metal
having a certain amount of spring or of such materials as celluloid, ebonite,
vulcanite and the like has a pair of spring jaws which pass over and cover the
brush clasping the block by which means the shield or cover is retained. On
the inside of one or both jaws is a ridge or projection which slides in or springs
The edges of the jaws may
into the groove or grooves of the block or holder.
be curved outwards to allow of the brush being readily sprung into the jaws, the
spaces at either end being covered by pieces projecting from the base of the
jaws. Or the projecting piece on one end may be bent outwards to act as a guide
and to allow of the brush being slid into the cover or shield. In this case the
corners of the jaws nearest this open end may be rounded to guide the brush
more readily into place. The projecting piece at one end may also be hinged
if not used as a guide and provided with two ears to clasp on to the jaws when
folded up.
When two brushes are used on one block I fix them at right angles
one to the other extending the projecting piece and that side of the jaws at the
closed end a sufficient length to cover the second brush, or in the case of the
brushes being sprung into the cover or shield the whole of the jaws and both
ends would be produced. In the case of using two separate brushes the jaws may
be made double the width from jaw to jaw having if desired a partition in the
middle to allow of a brush being inserted on either side. In place of the above
grooves and ridges I may use one or more indentations in the block engaging
with bosses stamped or otherwise formed on the inside of the jaws. Also these
bosses or ridges engaging with the indentations or the grooves may be placed on
the projecting ends, where both ends are closed, in which case the ends would be
curved outwards as with the jaws to allow of ready and free passage for the brush

page_text: or brushes. These brushes and covers may be made of any size and if desired
the brush or brushes may be pivotted in or attached to the cover or shield so as
to be thoroughly guarded when not in use but so as to be easily applied as required
without being absolutely detached.
Dated this 6th dow of No
1007
.
Improvements in Brushes and Covers or Shields for same.
I, THEODORE GORDON BARLOW, of The Quay, New Ross, in the County of
Wexford, Agent of the Bank of Ireland, 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 brushes and to covers or shields for same in order to
guard against soiling the fingers, papers, desk or the like when the said brushes
are not in use.
I make the brush of such form that it may be readily slid or sprung into a
shield or cover.
Figure 1 of the accompanying sheet of drawings represents in front elevation
one form of brush constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a similar view showing the brush contained in the shield or cover,
and
Figure 3 is a vertical section thereof.
Figure 4 shows a modified construction in front elevation.
Figure 5 is a similar view of a brush block with two brushes thereon and the
containing shield, and
Figure 6 is a vertical section thereof.
Figure 7 is a front elevation of a modification and
Figure 8 is a similar view of another modification.
In brushes for inking pads for rubber stamps and the like to which my in-
vention would more particularly apply I combine the uses of cleaning and ink-
ing the pad. This I may do by having a brush which I prefer to make oblong
in form with stiff bristles by which the pad may be first cleansed and then inked.
Or there are two brushes on one block or holder one for cleaning the pad and the
other for inking. Or there may be two separate brushes capable of being slid
into one double cover or shield.
In the case of a single brush used for both of the above purposes the brush A
is fixed to a wood block A¹ or holder which has a groove A² on one or two parallel
sides the groove or grooves running parallel to the side upon which the brush is
fixed. The cover or shield B which may be made of any metal having a certain
amount of spring or of such materials as celluloid, ebonite, vulcanite and the
like has a pair of spring jaws B₁ B' which pass over and cover the brush clasping
the block by which means the shield or cover is retained. On the inside of one
or both jaws is a ridge or projection B2 which slides in or springs into the groove
or grooves of the block or holder. The edges of the jaws may be curved outwards
to allow of the brush being readily sprung into the jaws, the spaces at either end
being covered by pieces projecting from the base of the jaws. Or the projecting
piece B³ on one end may be bent outwards to act as a guide and to allow of the
brush being slid into the cover or shield. In this case the corners of the jaws
nearest this open end may be rounded to guide the brush more readily into place. 5

page_text: The projecting piece B³ at one end may also be hinged if not used as a guide
and provided with two ears B, Figure 4, to clasp onto the jaws when folded up.
When two brushes are used on one block I fix them at right angles one to the
other, as shown for instance in Figures 5 and 6, extending the projecting piece B5
and the jaws at the closed end a sufficient length to cover the second brush; or
in the case of the brushes being sprung into the cover or shield the whole of the
jaws and both ends would be produced. In the case of using two separate
brushes the jaws may be made double the width from jaw to jaw having, if
desired, a partition B, see Figure 7, in the middle to allow of a brush being
inserted on either side. In place of the above grooves and ridges I may use one
or more indentations in the block engaging with bosses stamped or otherwise
formed on the inside of the jaws. Also these bosses or ridges engaging with the
indentations or the grooves may be placed on the projecting ends, where both
ends are closed, in which case the ends would be curved outwards as with the
jaws to allow of ready and free passage for the brush or brushes. These brushes
and covers may be made of any size and if desired the brush or brushes may be
pivotted in or attached to the cover or shield at B7, see Figure 8, so as to be
thoroughly guarded when not in use but so as to be easily applied as required
without being absolutely detached.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that I am
aware that it has been proposed to construct a shield for brushes with spring
sides and I do not broadly claim such a shield but what I do claim is:-
1. A brush having grooves in one or both sides of its block in combination with
a cover or shield having spring sides and a part or parts to take into the groove
or grooves in the brush block substantially as described and shown.
2. A brush having grooves in one or both sides of its block in combination
with a cover or shield closed at one end or both ends, having spring sides and
parts to take into the grooves in the brush block substantially as described and
shown.
3. A brush having grooves in one or both sides of its block in combination with
a cover or shield closed at one end, having spring sides, a part or parts to take
into the groove or grooves in the brush block and a hinged end with means for
holding it in the closed position substantially as described and shown.
4. A brush block provided with two brushes at right angles to each other in
combination with a cover or shield closed at one end, having spring sides and a
part or parts to take into the groove or grooves in the brush block substantially
as described and shown.
5. A brush having grooves in one or both sides of its block in combination with
a cover or shield having spring sides, a part or parts to take into the groove or
grooves in the brush block, said brush block being pivotted to the shield sub-
stantially as described and shown.
6. A shield or cover for two brushes closed at one end having a partition in the
middle and two spring sides, each side being provided with a part to take into a
groove in a brush block substantially as described and shown."
Dated the 8th day of August 1898
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.