An Improvement in or in connection with Clothes Brushes.
Year: 1898

page_text: An Improvement in or in connection with Clothes Brushes.
I, ARTHUR HUNT, of Normanhurst, Royston Park, Pinner, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows.
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My invention consists in combining with a clothes brush a scraping device of
metal or other suitable hard material adapted to remove haid dirt or other matter
adhering to clothes; such scraper device may consist of one o
more metal
blades fixed in any desired manner on the back of the brush, or the back of the
brush may be made of metal, vulcanite, or other suitable haid material with the
scraping devices formed in one therewith.
The device may consists either of a single scraping blade or two or more may
be used, and the scraping edges may either be smooth o seriated According
to another modification I combine the said scraping device with a more or less
stiff brush surface so that the operations of scraping and brushing may be effected
simultaneously.
This aliangement may either be provided on the back of an ordinary brush, oi
it may form a brush by itself.
Dated this 30th day of December 1898
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or in connection with Clothes Brushes.
I, ARTHUR HUNT, of Normanhurst, Royston Park, Pinner, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same 18 to be performed, to be particularly described and ascei-
tained in and by the following statement:
My invention consists in combining with a clothes brush a soaping device of
metal or other suitable haid material adapted to remove hard dirt or other matter
adhering to clothes, such sciaper device may consist of one or more metal
blades fixed in any desued manner on the back of the brush, or the back of the
brush may be made of metal, vulcanite, or other suitable hard material with the
scraping devices formed in one therewith
The device may consist either of a single scraping blade or two or more, may
be used, and the scraping edges may either be smooth or serrated According
to another modification I combine the said scraping device with a more or less
stiff brush sui face so that the operations of scraping and brushing may be effected
simultaneously

page_text: This airangement may either be provided on the back of an ordinary brush, or
it may form a brush by itself.
In order that this invention may be more clearly described reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings on which
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a brush fitted with this invention
Fig 2 is a plan of the same, and
Fig 3 shows a slightly modified construction.
Upon the back of the brush A a small piece of metal or other suitable hard
material B preferably shaped somewhat as shown is attached. The edge of the
portion B is preferably curved slightly so as to facilitate its use and it will be
Leadily understood that when it is desired to remove mud or the like from the
clothes the portion B can be used for scraping and as it is combined with the
brush will always be ready and handy for use
The portion B preferably consists of a thin blade 6 upon a suitable base plate b
attached to the back of the brush A by sciews or the like and should be made
ornamental in shape for the sake of appearance
The materials used may be
metal or vulcanite or other similar hard material and if desired the back of the
brush itself may be of such material and the portion B formed in one there-
with. Instead of one blade several may be fitted if desired
In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3 the edge of the blade is serrated in
order to facilitate removal of dirt etc.
The scraping device may if desired combined with a more or less stiff brush
surface so that the operations of scraping and brushing may be effected simul-
taneously This arrangement may be either provided on the back of an ordinary
brush or it may form a brush itself
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
(1) The combination with a clothes brush of one or more blades of metal or
other suitable hard material upon the back thereof, substantially as described
and for the purposes specified
(2) The combination with a clothes brush of a scraping blade attached upon
the back thereof and having a serrated edge, substantially as described and for
the purposes specified
Dato MIO VIRT
XAVOMINOP
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GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.