Improvements in Toilet Combs.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
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Improvements in Toilet Combs.
I PAUL SHULZ of No. 11 Luisenplatz Berlin in the German Empire, Pay-
master in the Imperial Navy 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 :-
The object of this invention is a toilet comb the construction and arrangement of:
which are such that the teeth are readily accessible for cleaning purposes.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 a section on line II of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is part of a longitudinal section;
Fig. 4 is a detail view of one tooth;
Fig. 5 is a cross section of the metal tube,
Fig. 6 shows a view of the comb when spread out to clean the teeth.
The comb consists essentially of a number of teeth 6 embedded adjacently in an
elastic strip a and provided on both sides with a groove or indentation c such teeth.
being thicker at the top d so as to make up the spacing. The part of the teeth f
Figs. 2 and 4, which is embedded in the elastic strips is somewhat thinner and
terminates at the top by a head g so that the teeth may be firmly held in position..
To impart the necessary rigidity to the comb a metal tube i, slotted throughout.
at h, is placed over the teeth b so as to enter the grooves c whereby the said teeth
are firmly clamped and cannot work crosswise. To likewise secure the comb in a
longitudinal direction the tube i is closed at one end while the other end is.
furnished with a screw thread whereon a nut k is mounted, so that by tightening
the latter the teeth are pressed together in a longitudinal direction.
When the comb requires cleaning the nut k is removed from the tube i which is.
pulled off from the teeth b and the elastic strip a, leaving the strip with the teeth
which can now be spread out by reason of the resiliency of the elastic strip so that
each tooth can be conveniently cleaned with a cloth or otherwise (Fig. 6)."
Figs. 7, 8, 9, show modifications of the above described arrangement. In Figs. 7
and 8 the teeth b of the comb are likewise embedded in an elastic strip a, but a bar-
is inserted below the latter in a square hole formed throughout the teeth, and
carries a head m at one end while the other end is screw threaded and receives a.
butterfly nut n which is tightened and thus consolidates the comb.
In Fig. 9 instead of the elastic strip a, a rod o provided with rivet heads at each
end is passed throughout the teeth 6 while below the same a square bar is likewise
inserted throughout the same teeth so that when the nut n is tightened, the teeth
of the comb are fixed in position by the two rods. To clean the teeth in this last
arrangement the bar is removed when each tooth can be turned about the rod o
for cleaning purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A comb wherein the teeth are embedded in an elastic strip and are provided
with longitudinal grooves in which enter in order to grip them the edges of a
slotted tube, frame, or back these teeth being further secured in position by a nut k
and the arrangement being such that by withdrawing the tube, frame or back each
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page_text: tooth can be cleaned separately, substantially as herein described and shown
in Figs. 1 to 6 of the drawings.
2. A comb wherein the teeth are embedded in an elastic strip and are provided
below such strip with a quadrangular perforation through which is passed a rod
having a head at one end and a nut at the other the tightening of which clamps the
teeth in position, substantially as herein described and shown in Figs. 7 and 8 of
the drawings.
3. A comb characterized by teeth provided with a round and a quadrangular
perforation through which pass a rod and a bar of corresponding shape, the first
having rivet heads at both ends while the latter is removable, the arrangement
being such as to allow the teeth to be turned about the rod for cleaning purposes,
substantially as berein described and shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings.
Dated this 8th day of March 1896.
DE KATOW & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.