Improvements in Brushes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 8th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 14th Dec., 1888
Improvements in Brushes.
WILLIAM HENRY DAY Cross Street West Cowes, Isle-of-Wight, Plumber, and
GEORGE DIMMER, Bath Street West Cowes, Isle-of-Wight, Painter, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
Our invention consists in the construction of a scrubbing Brush which has for its
object, the protection of the fingers and hands from splinters, scratches and cuts when
scrubbing, as is the caso with the ordinary brush now used; and in addition to the
protection of the fingers and hands which our invention gives; it gives greater power
over the scrubbing brush, and consequently scrubbing can be carried on with greater
security, case, and quickness.
We will now proceed to describe our said invention:-We construct a scrubbing
brush with grooved or bevelled sides, which forms a clutch for the fingers and thumb.
We then fix to each side of the brush, just below the grooves or bevels, a shield made
of metal or other suitable material, which projects out a sufficient distance to protect
the fingers and thumb and prevent them from coming into contact with the surface
which is being scrubbed.
The brush containing the grooves and shield may be cut from the solid wood,
in one piece, if desired, and obviate the fixing of the said metal shield, and making
of grooves.
We do not confine ourselves to scrubbing brushes. This invention is equally
applicable to all hand brushes.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Brushes.
WILLIAM HENRY DAY, Cross Street, West Cowes, Plumber, and GEORGE DIMMER,
Bath Street, West Cowes, Painter, 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 :-
Our invention consists in the construction of a scrubbing brush which has for its
object, the protection of the fingers_and_hands from splinters, scratches and cuts,
when scrubbing, as is the case with the ordinary brush now used, and in addition to
the protection of the fingers and hands which our invention gives; it gives greater
power over the scrubbing brush, and consequently scrubbing can be carried on with
greater security; ease and quickness.
We will now proceed to describe our said invention:-We construct a scrubbing
brush with grooved or bevelled sides, which forms a clutch for the fingers and thumb.
We then fix to each side of the brush, just below the grooves or bevels, a shield made
of metal or other suitable material, which projects out a sufficient distance to protect
the fingers and thumb and prevent them from coming into contact with the surface
which is being scrubbed.
.
The brush containing the grooves and shield may be cut from the solid wood
in one piece if desired and obviate the fixing of the said metal shield, and making of
grooves. We do not confine ourselves to scrubbing brushes. This invention is
equally applicable to all hand brushes.
Having fully described our invention, what we desire to claim, and secure by
Letters Patent is :-
The Improved scrubbing brush consisting of a groove at each side and shield,
which together form a clutch and protection for the fingers substantially as described.
Dated this 8th day of November 1888.
E. EATON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.