IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OR MEANS OF, AND APPLIANCES FOR COMMUNICATING A ROTARY MOTION TO BRUSHES. EMPLOYED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, BUT SPECIALLY FOR BRUSHING HAIR "
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robert Farrington Heney of 60 Strand in the County
of Middlesex for an invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OR MEANS
OF, AND APPLIANCES FOR COMMUNICATING A ROTARY MOTION TO BRUSHES.
EMPLOYED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, BUT SPECIALLY FOR BRUSHING HAIR
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robert Farrington Heney at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 31st May 1882.
ROBERT FARRINGTON HENEY, of 60 Strand, in the County of Middlesex
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OR MEANS OF, AND APPLIANCES FOR COMMUNI-
CATING A ROTARY MOTION TO BRUSHES EMPLOYED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, BUT
SPECIALLY FOR BRUSHING HAIR.
This invention relates to Improvements in the method or means of, and
appliances for communicating a rotary motion to Brushes employed for various
purposes, but specially for brushing hair-and has for its object to render the
construction of rotary Brushes employed for brushing human hair (or for other
purposes) less expensive and to avoid the unsightly shafting &c now used, and to
render unnecessary the employment of manual or steam power for communicating
motion to the Brush.
In carrying my invention into practical effect, I employ a brush of cylindrical
form which may be composed of Bristles of hair, wire, or a combination of both, or
the Brush may if desired be made magnetic that is capable of causing magnetism
to be communicated to the part upon which the Brush may be operating
The Brush is caused to revolve by means of a small electric motor placed in the
internal part thereof to which an electric current is conveyed by means of a wire
from a battery or other generator of electricity. The brush revolves upon a spindle
which passes through its centre and leads at each end to a handle
The electric motor consists of a three quarter circle field magnet connected with
two circular plates-between this the armature revolves-The field magnet is
wound round on two sides of the arm attachment with magnetizing wire, one end
of this wire runs to a commutator at one side of the Brush the other end forms

page_text: contact at the terminal which is attached to the handle. The armature is made of
a long concave form with two surface plates turned and finished so as to revolve
with perfect freedom and is wound round with silk or cotton covered wire the
ends of which are connected to the sides of the commutator. A toothed pinion is
screwed into the armature and engages with a circular rackwork attachment.
Upon an electric current being applied a rotary motion is communicated to the
Brush.
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction
of the Brush and its fittings as above described as it is obvious that it will admit
of several modifications without departing from the true nature of the Invention

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Robert. Farrington Heney in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
30th November 1882.
ROBERT FARRINGTON HENEY of 60 Strand in the County of Middlesex.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OR MEANS OF AND APPLIANCES FOR COMMUNI-
CATING A ROTARY MOTION TO BRUSHES EMPLOYED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES BUT
SPECIALLY FOR BRUSHING HAIR
This invention relates to improvements in the method or means of and
appliances for communicating a rotary motion to Brushes employed for various
purposes but specially for brushing hair and has for its object to render the
construction of rotary brushes employed for brushing human hair (or for other
purposes) less expensive, and to avoid the unsightly shafting &c now used, and to
render unnecessary the employment of manual or steam power for communicating
motion to the Brush.
In carrying my invention into practical effect I employ a brush of cylindrical
form which may be composed of bristles of hair, wire or a combination of both or
the Brush may if desired be made magnetic that is capable of causing magnetism
to be communicated to the part upon which the brush may be operating.
The Brush is caused to revolve by means of a small electric motor placed in the
internal part thereof to which an electric current is conveyed by means of a wire
from a battery or other generator of electricity: The brush revolves upon a spindle
which passes through its centre and leads at each end to a handle.
The electric motor consists of a three quarter circle field magnet connected with
two circular plates between this the armature revolves.
The field magnet is wound round on two sides of the arm attachment with
magnetizing wire, one end of this wire runs to a commutator at one end of the
Brush the other end forms contact at the terminal which is attached to the handle.
The armature is made of a long concave form with two surface plates, turned and
finished so as to revolve with perfect freedom and is wound round with silk or
cotton covered wire the ends of which are connected to the sides of the commutator.
A toothed pinion is screwed into the armature and engages with a circular rack-
work attachment.
Upon an electric current being applied a rotary motion is communicated to the
Brush.
The Brush may be so constructed as to take on and off of the cylinder surrounding
motor to admit of cleansing the Brush.
Having now described the nature of my invention and the manner in which the
same may be performed, I wish it to be understood that what I claim and desire
to have secured to me by the said Letters Patent is
The method and means employed for giving a rotary motion to Brushes sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described.
In witness whereof I the said Robert Farrington Heney have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 30th day of November 1889