A New or Improved Circular Brush for Boot Polishing, and for like purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Circular Brush for Boot Polishing, and for like
purposes.
I LEWIS BRADSHAW of The Steam Brush Works, Kettering in the County of
Northamptonshire, Steam Brush Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to a new or improved brush and more especially to those
circular brushes used in connection with boot polishing machines and by means of
which a much finer result is obtained than that by the use of the brushes heretofore
used for similar purposes.
In carrying my invention, into practice I form my improved brush of materials
known as Palma, Fibre, Mauritius Hemp, Jute or any other similar substance of a
like kind thereto either by itself or in combination with strips of felt cloth and the
like in place of the bristles, hair, felt pads and the like now in use.
In using the above mentioned substances for the purposes above described I find
it necessary to obtain the desired effect to use the substances in bulk and for this
purpose I prefer to fix them to the boss or hub of the brush in the manner set out
in my previous Patent No. 150 granted to me and bearing date January 2nd 1895
although I do not restrict myself to this precise method of carrying my invention
into practice.
It will be found that my improved brush will improve the more it is used and
will be exceedingly durable and that a much finer polish than heretofore is obtained
by its use.
J. B. FLEURET,
5 Hatton Garden London, Agent for the Applicant.
PLETE
ATION.
A New or Improved Circular Brush for Boot Polishing, and for like
purposes.
I, LEWIS BRADSHAW, Manufacturer of The Brush Works Kettering in the County
of Northampton 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 a new or improved brush and is especially applicable to
circular brushes used in connection with boot polishing machines.
Such brushes as hitherto constructed have been formed of bristles, hair, felt

page_text: pads, and the like, but according to my invention I dispense with the use of such
substances and employ the materials hereinafter mentioned whereby the durability
of the said brushes is greatly increased and a much finer result or polishing effect
produced.
According to my invention I construct my improved brushes of materials
commonly known as Mauritius Hemp or other similar fibre and in carrying the
same into practice I may use the said Mauritius Hemp or similar fibre either alone
or in combination with strips or rings of linen cloth compressed felt or the like.
In using the above mentioned substances or materials for the purposes described
I may find it necessary in order to obtain the desired effect to employ them in bulk
and for tuis purpose I prefer to fix them to the boss or hub of the brush in the
manner set forth in the Specification of my formed application for Letters Patent
No. 150 granted to me and bearing date the 2nd day of January 1895, although
I do not restrict myself to the precise method therein described of carrying my
invention into practice.
By means of my invention it will be found that the said brushes will improve by
use owing to the hemp parting at the ends and dividing up in use so as to get a
very smooth and fine gloss upon the boots or article operated upon whilst at the
same time they are rendered exceedingly durable and a much finer polish is
obtained from them than from those hitherto constructed.
And in order to clearly understand my said invention reference is had to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of one of
my improved brushes and Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modification.
a is the boss or hub of the brush which may be constructed of plastic material,
wood or other suitable substance into which the rows or bunches of Mauritius
Hemp or other similar fibre 6 are fixed by any suitable means.
In constructing a brush according to my invention these rows or bunches of
Mauritius Hemp or similar fibre may be used alone or combined with strips or
rings of calico cloth compressed felt cardboard or the like secured or fitted on
to the hub a and projecting a short distance only beyond the periphery of the said
hub in which case they should be of hard or compressed material or the said strips
or rings may extend radially from the hub to the outer circumference or edge of
the rows or bunches of hemp or fibre b as shown in Fig. 2.
I prefer to construct the said strips or rings of any suitable pulpy substance
pressed rather hard or they may be of zigzag shape or placed crosswise.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
(1) In circular brushes for boot polishing and similar purposes constructing the
same of Mauritius Hemp or other similar fibre suitably fixed to the boss or hub of
the brush substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) In circular brushes for boot polishing and similar purposes the combination
of rows or bunches of Mauritius Hemp or other similar fibre 6 suitably fixed to the
boss or hub a and strips or rings c of Linen, compressed felt, Cloth, cardboard, or
similar material substantially as described and shewn with reference respectively
to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.
(3) The new or improved circular brush for boot polishing and like purposes
substantially as described and shewn in the accompanying sheet of drawings."
Dated this 23rd day of July 1897
J. B. FLEURET,
5 Hatton Garden, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.