Improvements in or relating to Curry Combs.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1892-Accepted. 6th Aug, 1892
Improvements in or relating to Curry Combs.
We, CLAUS JACOB SCHWEIM, Photographer of Glückstadt in Prussia, and
WILHELM SCHWEIM, Farmer, of Krempdorf, Prussia, Empire of Germany, 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 curry combs and its object is to provide for the easy
and expeditious cleaning of the metal combs. This is effected by arranging near
the combs lateral plates of metal which leave the teeth of the combs free for the
currying but are moveable with respect to the combs, or the combs moveable with
respect to the plates, so as to permit of hairs and other matters adhering to the
combs, being stripped off and so removed from the teeth of the combs.
The annexed drawings show a curry comb inade according to this invention,
Fig. 1 being a section through the comb in the direction of the handle, showing
the combs themselves protruding beyond the aforesaid side plates.
Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the side plates projecting beyond the points of
the teeth of the combs.
Fig. 3 is a back view of the curry comb.
Fig. 4 is an end view thereof.
The metal frame B is fixed in the handle A and carries on its underside the
transverse plates eee of which each pair forms between its two members a narrow
slot & in which lies one of the combs K which are fixed on the outer frame D. The
combs Kare moveable in the slots and when in use for currying their teeth
project beyond the edges of the plates ee as shown in Fig. 4 so that the tool may
be used in exactly the same way as curry combs already in use.
The withdrawal of the combs K may be effected by a mechanism as hereinafter
described which may be easily moved by the thumb or finger of the hand holding
the curry comb. In eyes or bearings m m, m m suitably fixed on the frame B, are
journalled the two bent wire bows H H', the outer ends of which engage in the
outer frame D which carries the combs K, while the inner bows of the parts H H¹
are thrust outward by a spring or springs, such as the spring (Fig. 3) the end of
which is attached in the handle A. By making one of the bows overlap the other
at its centre and prolonging the former back towards the handle A, the person
holding the tool may with his thumb or one of the fingers press down the bow H
and thus also the bow H' which will draw up the frame D and cause the combs K
to recede within the slots s so that all matters adhering to the combs will be scraped
off by the plates + e.
If it is desired to construct the tool so that the combs remain stationary while the
plates ee are moved, this may be done by fixing the frame D to the handle A in
place of the frame B which is then left loose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
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In a curry comb, the combination with the combs K, of lateral stripping blades e e,
a frame carrying said combs and a frame carrying said blades, one of said frames
being connected to a handle A, while the other is moveably supported by wire
bows H Hadapted to be operated as described, together with a spring or springs

page_text: for maintaining the frames in a position whereby the combs protrude beyond the
blades, the whole for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 28th day of June 1892.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicants.