Year: 1886

page_text: I WILLIAM JOHN PAYNE of 2 Titchborne Street Edgware Road in the county.
of Middlesex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is so to fit brushes of all descriptions that the hairs
or bristles or similar parts of the said brushes can be stiffened and strengthened or
relaxed and made softer as and when required very easily and quickly.
To carry out this object I make a plate of a somewhat similar form to the plan
of the brush in which plate I preferably make a series of holes or minute apertures
corresponding in number and position to the hairs or bristles or similar parts of
the said brush which hairs or bristles or similar parts are passed through the said
holes and to the said plate is or are attached one or more rods with worm threads
cut thereon which rod or rods passes or pass through the back of the said brush
and a screw nut on each rod regulates the distance the plate is supported and held
from the said back and thereby the stiffness or otherwise of the said hairs or
bristles or similar parts. To assist in maintaining the plate in position I can also
fit telescopic or other supports at or near the edges thereof or in other positions.
Instead of making a hole or aperture for each hair or bristle or similar part of
the brush I can also make fewer holes in the plate and insert in each hole two or
more of the said hairs or bristles or similar parts or I can make one large hole
therein through which all the said hairs or bristles or similar parts would be
passed.
For circular or other shaped brushes the plate would be bent or shaped
accordingly and may be made in two halves of a semicircular or other cross
section or be otherwise fitted so that it can collapse or be drawn in nearer to the
central or other point of the brush by any suitable appliance.

page_text: I WILLIAM JOHN PAYNE of 2 Titchborne Street Edgware Road in the county
of Middlesex Gentleman 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 my invention is to fit brushes of all descriptions with such an
appliance and in such a manner that the hairs or bristles or similar parts of the
said brushes can be stiffened and strengthened or relaxed and made softer as and
when required very easily and quickly.
To carry out this object I make a plate of metal wood or other convenient and
suitable material and of a somewhat similar form and size to the plan of the brush
in which plate I make a series of holes or apertures through which the hairs, or
bristles or similar parts of the said brush can be passed. These holes or apertures
can be so made that one hole or aperture is created for each hair or bristle or
similar part of the brush but preferably I make one hole or aperture for each of
the bunches of the same that is to say when as is most usual two three or more of
the hairs or bristles or similar parts are secured in the stock or facing block of the
back of the brush together or in one bunch all the said hairs or bristles or similar
parts so secured together in one bunch are passed through one and the same hole
in the plate. To this plate is attached a rod which preferably passes through the
back of the brush and is .so fitted in any usual or convenient manner that the
distance that the said plate is supported and held by the said rod from the said
back of the brush can be altered and adjusted whereby the stiffness or otherwise
of the hairs or bristles or similar parts of the said brush can be regulated with
precision it being obvious that the nearer the plate is to the ends of the hairs or
bristles or similar parts of the brush the stiffer the same will be and vice versa
and two or more of these adjusting rods can be fitted if and when required for any
reason.
In the accompanying drawing I have shewn an ordinary flat brush so fitted
according to this my invention.
Figure 1 is a section of this brush.
A is the back of the brush and B is the stock or facing block thereof in which
are secured in the usual manner the bristles C. A plate D is made as aforesaid
with one hole or aperture for each of the bunches of the bristles C which are
passed therethrough and in plan view these holes or apertures in the said plate D
are corresponding and similar in number and position to the said bunches of the
bristles C in the stock B. The plate D is supported by the adjusting rod E whereby
the distance that this plate D is so supported from the back A can be regulated as
is desired.
In Figure 2 I shew a convenient method of fitting the adjusting rod to allow the
same to be easily and quickly actuated and controlled.
A tube F passes through the back A and the stock B in the desired position
preferably at or about the centre of the brush and projecting a certain desired
distance beyond the said back A and the rod E which is tubular can slide truly in

page_text: the said tube F. Over the projecting end of the tube F is mounted a cap H in and
on the lower part whereof is formed a shoulder K and this shoulder K is held in
and by a suitable collar L firmly secured on the back A of the brush and the said
cap H can freely revolve round the end of the said tube F and in and on the said
collar L. Centrally in the cap H is secured or formed a rod M whereon a screw
thread is cut and this rod M passes up inside the tubular rod E engaging in a
bush E¹ formed therefor in the lower part of the said rod E with a corresponding
female screw thread. The cap H outwardly is formed in such a manner and of
such a shape as to be conveniently handled and thus when this cap H is turned as
the said cap H is securely held in position by the collar L the tubular rod E is
caused to travel in the tube F the extent of this movement being governed by the
screw rod M. As a general rule this motion will be sufficiently direct but when
necessary to prevent any even the smallest inclination to turning or rotation on
the part of the tubular rod E the tube F may be formed or fitted in any usual or
convenient manner. For instance the tube F may in cross section be triangular or
square or pentagonal or polygonal the outer surface of the rod E corresponding
therewith or a stud may be fitted on the rod E to travel in a groove or slot in the
tube F or vice versa or two or more studs and grooves or slots may be fitted. Thus
and in this manner the position of the plate D in respect of the back A and the
distance between the same can exactly be regulated as is desired.
I consider that this method of fitting the adjusting rod is very convenient and
suitable but I do not limit myself thereto for any other usual method of adjustment
may be employed and used.
As is aforesaid I preferably make one hole in the stiffening plate for each bunch
of the hairs or bristles or similar parts of the brush but I may also use any other
arrangement. For instance I may make one hole for each one two or more of the
hairs or bristles or similar parts of the brush dividing each bunch if any into two
or more parts or I may make one hole for two or more of the said bunches or I may
inake one large hole in the plate for all the hairs or bristles or similar parts of the
brush and the particular arrangement I should use in each separate case would
very greatly depend upon the shape of the brush the length of the hairs or bristles
or similar parts thereof and the purpose or object in and for which the said brush
is to be used.
As also is aforesaid I can fit two or more adjusting rods to the stiffening plate
when desired and if required as for instance may be the case in large brushes I can
also fit telescopic or other supports to the stiffening plate at or near the edges
thereof or in other suitable positions.
For circular and other shaped brushes which are not flat the stiffening plate
would be bent or shaped accordingly and may if desired be made in sections or
parts each of which would act and be actuated in a similar manner.
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
The combination with a brush of an adjustable perforated plate substantially as
and for the purpose hereinbefore described and declared.

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