Improvements in and connected with Curry Combs.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1891-Accepted, 18th July,
1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Curry Combs.
We, HEINRICH SCHULZ and ERWIN STAHLECKER, of 67, Lothringer Strasse,
Berlin, N. Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, Merchants, do hereby declare the
ature 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 relates to a new curry-comb, wherein the spiral scraper consists in
ingle blades bent to concentric circles, which are joined together at their ends in
manner hereinafter to be more fully described. The object of this arrangement
s to permit the complete round comb to be opened out for purposes of cleaning.
In curry-combs of similar design, as hitherto constructed where the comb consists in
one continuous spiral, it is found, that the filaments, hairs and dust, stuffed in between
the teeth, can only be removed with difficulty and loss of time.
In order to make our invention more clear, we refer to the accompanying drawing,
in which similar letters denote similar parts throughout the several views, and in
which
Eig. 1 is a plan and Fig. 2 an elevation of our new curry-comb.
Fig. 3 is an elevation, and
Fig. 4 a plan of the same combined to a brush.
The well-known spirally shaped blade is replaced by several single circles a,
made of flat-iron or steel or other elastic metal, standing on edge and having on its
under edge teeth filed .out. They are open on one side and are combined with
another on both of the two ends. Being in a released state they have the shape,
shown in Fig. 1 by the dotted lines. Washers keep the rings somewhat apart from
each other. On each end one of the washers bis prolonged out on top and
rivetted or screwed on to the flat bars e and e'. In the centre of the curry-comb
these two bars are loosely pinned together thus forming a hinge. The bar e,
forming the main-part, whercon the handle is mounted, has an out-cut ² just the
size of the bar e', which is to fit therein, when the comb is in working order. The
two bars e and el are held together by the cramp m. The tendency of the elasticity
in the circular comb-blades is such, that when drawing the cramp m away from the
bar,el into the position shown in dotted lines, the blades will snap open from the
position drawn in full lines into that drawn in dotted lines. The pin or stud d,
forming the hinge of the bars e and e¹ in the centre of the comb, is adapted to
loosely carry the circular dust-catching disk i, which is arranged concentrical just
above the blades. The other end of the flat-bar e is bent upward to the shape of
an or a S and carries the handle H, which may be made in two halves. So far
the curry-comb is described, when having the shape illustrated in Figs. 1 & 2.
using the same the disk i prevents the dust to spring into the eyes of the operator.
The shape of the complete implement combined with the elasticity of the single
blades aids to easily bring the under scraping-surface of the curry-comb always
parallel to such surface, where it is pressed upon, this is an important feature, since
by edging the comb the skin of the horse would naturally be scratched. The force
with which the circular blades open out by the with-drawal of the cramp m is
sufficient to clean the comb from all the filaments; which snapping may be repeated
a couple of times, should not all the stuff be thrown off by the first time. To
bring the curry-comb back into its proper working-position one only need pull the
bar el into the out-cute again and slip the cramp back over the two bars e and e¹
into the position shown in full lines of Fig. 1.
In
The curry-comb illustrated in Figs. 3 & 4 is in addition to the parts detailed in
the foregoing description, provided with a brush and with means for cleaning the
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page_text: The brush S has the shape of a sector and is adapted to encircle the comb and
thus to brush away the dust loosened by the comb in front. The shape of the flat-
bar e now differs somewhat from that described above. From the point behind the
out-cut e' it is bent upward under a comparatively large radius and from the vertical
it is bent backward again horizontally to receive the handle. From here it is
joggled again crossing over the centre of the comb and projecting out so much
more as to have the brush fastened thereto. The stud or pin d is now of con-
siderable length and provided with a thread. It is loosely attached to the hinge of
the two bars e and e¹ and projects through a hole of the upper part of e, which hole
has an inner thread corresponding with that of the stud d. On top the stud d is
furnished with a winged head 1, by which the stud may be turned with two fingers.
Turning the screw right-handed the comb will be brought into the position, shown
in dotted lines in Fig. 3, that is to say, it will be quite clear of the brush S and
therefore, may be cleansed in the manner beretofore described. Hereafter the
comb may be brought into its proper working order by turning the screw d left
handed. A spring n is attached to the top of the brush S and the point thereof,
bearing against the disc i, holds the latter down. A brush-cleaner z is connected
to the loose disc (Fig. 4). The same is provided with long teeth, being as far away
from the centre of the comb as the hairs of the brush S, therefore by catching hold
of the small handle of the brush-cleaner, the same may be drawn across the brush
several times. The long teeth of the brush thereby scratch away all the dust filled
in between the hairs of the brush.
Finally I mention another feature, rendering our curry-comb to be preferred to
others and that is, that a break of the comb-blade does not make the comb useless
but merely involves the replacing of one single circle. Therefore the employment
of our comb will certainly be cheaper than that, whereby the spiral-blade is made
in one.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a curry-comb circular open blades (a), having teeth filed out on one edge,
thus forming a comb, all blades being connected to another on both ends by pins
and held apart by washers, one end of the blades being secured to the bar (e),
forming part of the handle, and the other end to the bar (e), both bars being hinged
near the centre of the blades, for the purpose of opening and closing the blades, as
set forth.
2. In a curry-comb: The combination of a sector-shaped brush, with the circular
open blades (a), having teeth filed out on one edge, and all blades being connected
to another on both ends by pins and held apart by washers, one end of the blades
being secured to the bar (e) forming part of the handle and carrying on its rear end
the sector-shaped brush (S), the other end of the blades being secured to the bar (e¹),
which is hinged to the bar (e), by the stud or pin (d) near the centre of the comb, the
stud () thus being loosely attached to the lower part of the flat-bar (e) and projecting
through the upper part of the same bar (e), is furnished with a thread and on top
with a wing-shaped head, as for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 30th day of May 1801
HEINRICH SCHULZ.
ERWIN STAHLECKER.
By Frederick Walker,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.