Improvements in Brushes for Cleaning and Polishing Inlaid Floors and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th June, 1896-Accepted, 29th Aug., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brushes for Cleaning and Polishing Inlaid Floors
and the like.
I, KARL BEHN, Merchant, of Mannheim Grand Duchy of Baden, Empire of
Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention aud in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to an improvement in brushes for cleaning and polishing
inlaid floors and the like, and consists essentially in a useful combination of a liquid
container with the head of a brush for cleaning and polishing inlaid floors and the
like, the turpentine-oil serving to moisten the bristles being in the said container
and caused by well-known devices to automatically drop upon the bristles, whilst
the floor is brushed, that is to say, whilst the brush is moved to and fro.
By means of this combination and the mentioned arrangement great advantages
are attained as compared to the method of cleaning and polishing inlaid floors and
the like hitherto made use of and practised. These advantages consist in the
economy of turpentine oil, in saving time and expenses, removing the danger of
setting fire.
The accompanying drawing exemplifies the invention in one case.
of reference indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
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Fig. 1 represents a side view of the improved brush, the liquid container and the
brush-head being shown in section.
Fig. 2 is a back view of the improved brush its head and the liquid container
being in section also.
The improved brush is composed of the bristles A bound as usual in the brush
head and firmly attached to the liquid container B.
A narrow outlet channel C having small apertures a which lead to the
bristles A is provided at the front of said liquid container B forming part of its
bottom.
At the top of this liquid container is placed-also at the front of it-an inlet
These devices
cylinder provided with a screw stopper D and pressing valve E.
are arranged in such a manner, that the valve piston may be pressed to the bottom
of the liquid container, thus closing at will the apertures 6 of the liquid container
with the narrow channel C. By this arrangement it is rendered possible to stop at
any time the liquid dropping upon the bristles A.
For the purpose of joining the improved brush for cleaning and polishing inlaid
floors and the like to a handle, a coupling socket F is firmly attached to the top of
the liquid container B.
In the specimen shewn in the drawing, the liquid container B is fixed upon the
brush-head by means of a rebated spring c fitting into a suitably shaped groove of
the wooden part of the brush-head and being secured against sliding by a fore-lock
or stop placed at the back of the wooden brush head.
Consequently by this arrangement, the brush-head can easily be removed and
exchanged when the bristles are worn out, whilst the liquid container and its
accessories and coupling devices may again be made use of.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination of a liquid container with the head of a brush for cleaning
and polishing inlaid floors and the like, substantially as described and for the
purpose set forth.
2. In the improved brush combined with a liquid container the arrangement
of a screw stopper and pressing valve for stopping at will the outlet of the liquid,
substantially as described.
3. In the improved brush combined with a liquid container the arrangement
of a narrow outlet channel at its front part through the small apertures of which
the liquid is induced to automatically drop upon the bristles of the brush, when
the latter is moved to and fro upon the floor or the like for cleaning or polishing
purposes.
4. In the improved brush combined with a liquid container the coupling
arrangement of the brush-head and the container so that an exchange of the
former can easily take place, whilst the container and its accessories and coupling
devices may be made further use of.
5. In the improved brush combined with a liquid container the arrangement of a
coupling socket fixed at the top of the container substantially as described and for
the purpose set forth.
Dated this 25th day of June 1896.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
Agents for Applicant.