Apparatus for Supplying a Current of Air for Toilet Purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 8th May, 1891-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Supplying a Current of Air for Toilet Purposes.
I, ALBERT BERWICK CUNNINGHAM, of Hebburn-on-Tyne, in the County of
Northumberland, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has for object to provide simple means for applying a current of
air to the neck, face or head of a person whose hair is being cut or dressed, either
for blowing away any adhering cut hair, or for drying the hair after it has been
washed.
For blowing away cut hair I apply to a rotary brush such as is commonly used
by hair-dressers, or to the spindle of the brush, a fan which in revolving forces air
through a perfumed sponge or its equivalent, and the current of perfumed air thus
produced can be directed to the neck or face of the person whose hair is being
dressed.
For drying the hair after it has been washed the fan is not attached to the brush
or brush spindle as above named, but is conveniently driven by the power employed
to drive the brush.
The air from the fan is forced through a suitable heating apparatus such as a
worm, and thus heated can be directed on to the head of the person whose hair has
to be dried.
Doted the 9th of A
1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Supplying a Current of Air for Toilet Purposes.
1, ALBERT BERWICK CUNNINGHAM, of Hebburn-on-Tyne, in the County of
Northumberland, Gentleman, 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 has for its object to provide simple means for applying a current
of air to the neck, face or head of a person whose hair is being cut or dressed, either
for blowing away any cut hair, or for drying the hair after it has been washed.
In carrying out my invention I combine a fan with a rotary brush such as is
commonly used by hair-dressers, or with the spindle of the brush.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of apparatus constructed according to my invention;
and,
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the said apparatus.
a is the ordinary brush-spindle having the pulley b secured thereto, and c, cl are
the handles in which the spindle revolves, the handle being readily detachable in
order to permit the ordinary brush to be readily applied and removed.
d is the case, and e, e are the vanes of the fan, which vanes are secured to the
hub. This hub, as shewn, is adapted to rotate in flanged-caps g, g secured to the
case d and at one end engages with a clutch / upon the end of the bush secured
to the pulley, so that the rotation of the latter causes the rotation of the fan.
In order to prevent the case from rotating the letter is connected to the

page_text: handle c', either directly or by means of an intermediate sleeve j, as shewn in the
drawing.
k, kare holes through which the air enters the casing, and is the nozzle or
spout through which the air is discharged.
As shewn in the drawing, the fan is arranged to take the place of the ordinary
brush, but, if desired, the fan may be used in combination with the brush, in which
case the spindle is made longer and the brush is placed, say, between the hub f and
the handle c', the sleevej being dispensed with.
If required the mouth of the spout 7 may be provided with an enlargement or
otherwise arranged to receive a sponge which may be saturated with perfume and
through which the air will pass.
If it is desired to heat the air delivered by the brush, the spout may be made
longer than shewn in the drawing and have arranged beneath it a gas-burner
connected with a flexible tube, so that the outlet for the air will be heated and thus
heat the air passing therethrough.
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 combination with a rotary brush, or with the spindle of such a brush, of
a fan adapted to deliver a current of air, substantially in the manner, and for the
purpose, described.
2. The combination with the spindle of a rotary brush of a fan, substantially in
the manner herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 8th day of May 1891
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.