improvements in or relating to Roller-brushes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
improvements in or relating to Roller-brushes.
I, LUDWIG EHRLICH, of Mittelstrasse, 9/10, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
Merchant, 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:-
This invention relates to roller-brushes intended for brushing the hair and
removing dust, scurf and fallen hair therefrom and from the scalp, or for
other purposes.
This roller-brush, when used as a hair brush, therefore fulfils the purpose of the
rotary brushes used at the present time by hairdressers but by the improvements
any person can apply the brush to his or her own hair, without requiring second
persons for handling the brush.
In the annexed drawing,
Fig. 1 is a side or end elevation of the brush and its handles.
Fig. 2 is a plan view partly in section and Fig. 3 is a detail view of the spring
in the interior of the brush body.
This improved roller-hair brush consists of a cylindrical metallic drum or
body A carrying the bristles. At both ends the drum is closed by
the heads B and C which are screwed into it and loosely rest with inwardly
projecting flanges upon the axle D. The latter is by means of the set-screws E й
firmly connected with the arms of the bow G. In the centre of the thus
formed hollow brush-body A a spiral spring II (see Fig. 3) is fixed with its
one end I to the inner wall of the drum or to an annular projection K thereon and
with the other end L to the axle D. The heads M M screwed onto the annular
shoulder K form a closed casing for the spring H.
The head C is connected with a hollow rimmed disk C¹ and around the thus
formed pulley a string or thin wire-rope P is wound. If now the handle R of the
string be taken in the left hand and be held stationary while the brush is held by
the handle S and passed over the head in such a manner that the handle R does
not change place, the string P will become unwound from the drum, while the
spring H becomes contracted and the brush roller is thus set in rotary motion; on
passing the brush backward the string P winds up because of the release of the
spring which then moves the roller in the reverse direction.
This new roller-brush is also fitted for dressing horses, brushing fabrics, hanging
wall-papers and is then increased in size according to the purpose in view; when
used for those purposes it is preferable that a stirrup shaped handle be fixed on the
string P instead of the ordinary handle and that (to increase the handling power)
the string be made so long that either the foot or hand may be used for actuating
the spring, while the brush itself is moved by either hand (one of the user's hands
being then always free) or by both hands.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is-
An improved rotary cylindrical brush consisting of a cylinder (A) covered with
bristles and located with its axle in a fork shaped holder (G) having a handle such
as S, said cylinder being made hollow and having inside a spiral spring fixed with

page_text: its one end to the stationary axle and with its other on the cylinder or drum A, and
laterally of which drum a string P having a handle such as R for manipulation
substantially as herein described.
Dated this 11th day of February 1895.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, Londou, W.C.,
Agents to the Applicant.