A Contrivance for Supplying Water to Washing Brushes, Mops, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Sept., 1891-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Contrivance for Supplying Water to Washing Brushes, Mops, and
the like.
I, THOMAS TOUSSAINT WATSON, Asst. Loco. Supdt. G.I.P. Ry. Jabulpur
Central Provinces, India, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:--
My invention relates to means of supplying water to washing brushes, mops and
such like appliances used for washing carriages or other objects, the purpose which
I have in view being to economise labour and water. To the brush, mop, or other
appliance, in or around it I fit a perforated pipe which by means of a flexible tube
is connected to a water service, the connection being furnished with a cock or valve
by which the water supply can be regulated or cut off. It is generally convenient
to make the brush, mop or the like with a tubular handle which communicates with
the perforated pipe and has the flexible tube attached to it. In this handle it is
also preferred to arrange the cock or valve so that the operator, while holding the
handle, can regulate the flow of water from the perforations against the surface
which he is washing.
Dated this 27th day of December 1890.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Contrivance for Supplying Water to Washing Brushes, Mops, and
the like.
I, THOMAS TOUSSAINT WATSON Asst. Loco. Supdt. G.I.P. Ry. Jabulpur
Central Provinces, India, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to means of supplying water to brushes, mops and such like
appliances used for washing carriages or other objects, the purpose which I have
in view being to economise labour and water.
To the brush, mop, or other appliance, in or around it I fit a perforated pipe
which by means of a flexible tube is connected to a water service, the connection
being furnished with a cock or valve by which the water supply can be regulated
or cut off. It is generally convenient to make the brush, mop or the like with a
tubular handle which communicates with the perforated pipe and has the flexible
tube attached to it. In this handle it is also preferred to arrange the cock or
valve so that the operator, while holding the handle, can regulate the flow of water
from the perforations against the surface which he is washing. The accompanying
drawing is a side view of one form of brush arranged according to my invention.
Around the ferrule F at the base of the bristles B I fix an annular tube T
perforated in front with numerous small holes and connected through a stop cock S
and pipe P to a flexible pipe C. The pipe P might be sunk into the handle H,
or the handle might itself be tubular. The flexible pipe C being connected to
a water service, the operator opens more or less the cock S so that streams of
water issue from the front of the annular pipe T parallel or nearly so to the
bristles B

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
In combination with a brush, mop or other like appliance a perforated pipe
connected by a flexible tube to a water supply, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
Dated this 92nd day of Sentember 1891
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.