Improvements in Flesh Rubbers.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flesh Rubbers.
I JOHN FAVETS, Merchant of Corn Exchange Avenue, Seething Lane in
the City of London do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as:
follows:-
This invention has for its object a flesh-rubber that shall be more convenient than
those heretofore in use, whilst being cheap and of neat appearance.
Loofahs (being the fibrous internal covering of a certain fruit) as ordinarily
placed on the market have found ready use as flesh-rubbers" but owing to their
shape are inconvenient to handle.
According to this invention I take one loofah if long enough, or two if shorter,
and pass through the interior thereof one or more cords, tapes or bands. At the
end of such cords bands or tapes I provide suitable knobs or handles.
The loofahs will generally cling to the bands or tapes by reason of their inherent
adhesiveness but may, if desirable, be secured by stitching. If two or more loofahs
are employed they are strung on the same cords, end to end, and also sewn together.
if necessary.
At the ends the cords or bands are, as already stated provided with knobs these
serve partly to prevent the cords slipping through the loofah, partly as handles for
the rubber. A sponge may also be fitted at each end.
Dated this 19th of February 1892.
BERNHARD DUKES,
226, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flesh Rubbers.
JOHN FAVETS Corn Exchange Avenue Scething Lane London E.C. General
Merchant 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 and drawing
This invention has for its object a flesh rubber that shall be more convenient than.
those heretofore in use whilst being cheap and of neat appearance.
Loofahs (being the fibrous internal covering of a certain fruit) as ordinarily placed
on the market have found ready use as "flesh rubbers" but owing to their shape
are somewhat inconvenient to handle. According to this invention I take one
loofah a if large or two if shorter and pass through the interior thereof one or
more cords, tapes, or bands b, b, at the end of such cords, bands or tapes I provide
suitable knobs or handles c. c.
The loofahs will generally cling to the bands or tapes by reason of their inherent
adhesiveness but may if desirable be secured by stitching. If two or more loofalis
are employed they are strung on the same cords end to end and also sewn together
if necessary.
At the ends the cords or bands are as already stated provided with knobs
these serve partly to prevent the cords slipping through the loofah partly as
handles for the rubber. A sponge may also be fitted at each end likewise Turkish
towelling.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
1. The distinct feature and novelty of this invention is the cords, tapes, or bands
passing through the loofah with the knobs at the end of the cords, tapes, or bands
as handles.
Dated this 8th day of March One thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.