US1027919A - Barber-chair attachment. - Google Patents

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W. H. SMITH. BARBER CHAIR ATTAIJHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1911.

1,027,9 1 9. Patented May 28, 1912.

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WILLIAM H. SMITH, OF LIMA, OHIO.

BARBER-CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

Leavers.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1912.

Application filed March 21, 1911. Serial No. 616,037.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VILLIAMZ H. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barber-Chair Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in barber chair attachments.

After shaving it is customary to go over the face a second time in order to make a close shave, and in doing this the face, as a general rule, is not lathered again, but a small quantity of water is rubbed over the face, as otherwise by shaving the face when comparatively dry it creates an itching and burning sensation, which is obviously to be avoided. Under the present practice, therefore, it is customary for a barber to pass backward and forward to the water basin, which is generally a short distance away, and in shaving a great number of people in a day many unnecessary steps are required.

The object of the present invention, therefore, is to provide a cheap, simple, and effective device to be directly attached to the chair in such a position as, to be right at hand and operated to deliver a small quantity of water into the palm of the barbers hand and automatically shut off the flow, avoiding delays and unnecessary steps.

It will be understood in carrying out my invention that the same is'not limited to the exact details shown and described, but for the purpose of disclosure reference is had to the accompanying drawings showing a practical and preferred embodiment of same, in which like characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing a portion of a barbers chair with my improvements attached to the head rest thereof. Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevational view showing a portion of the tank or reservoir broken away and the valve arrangement in longitudinal section, with the valve in the open position. Fig. 3is a fragmentary sectional view showing the valve in its closed position, and Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a hollow head rest partly broken away and with the valve directly leading therein.

1 designates the back of the chair to which is attached the adjustable head rest 2 in any suitable manner, shown in the drawing as comprising a wedging cam 3 engaging the shank 4 of the head rest.

Probably the most convenient place to arrange my attachment is on the head rest, and 5 designates a tank or reservoir suitably attached to the head rest on its underneath side, said tank being provided with an inlet having a closing cap 6. A valve casing is secured to the underneath portion of the tank in any suitable way. In the drawings this casing consists of a hollow member 7 open at its outer end, and provided with a headed portion 8 at its inner end having a central bore 9. The inner portion of the head 8 may be screwthreacled, as at 10, to thread in an abutment 11 for securely holding the casing in position.

luounted within the casing is a spindle valve comprising a hollow stem 12 open at its lower end and provided with the knob 13 adapted to seat and slide within the hollow member 7, the valve spindle being of sufficient length, when forced inwardly, to

project a distance within the tank, and this spindle is provided adjacent the head 8 with an opening or openings 14 disposed laterally thereof and adapted to be normally closed by the head 8 of the casing. The inner end of the spindle valve is provided with a threaded projection 15 to which is attached an annular stop 16 of a diameter greater than the diameter of the bore 9, and this stop will limit the outward move ment of the valve.

17 designates a locking nut for holding the stop in position.

The valve is guided in its reciprocations by the spindle seating in the bore 9 and the knob 13 seating against the wall of the hollow member 7.

18 designates a coiled spring interposed between the head .8 and the knob 13, and normally forcing said spindle valve outwardly in its closed position.

In Fig. 4 the head rest 2 is shown as comprising a hollow tank, and the valve member 7 directly communicates with the interior of the hollow head rest.

In operation, and with the valve in the closed position shown in Fig. 3, it will be obvious that upon the palm of the hand being pressed upwardly on the knob 13 the spindle will be forced inwardly against the action of the spring and the apertures 14 will be brought into communication with the contents of the tank, whereupon a small flow of water will pass down the hollow spindle, the quantity being limited by the small bore of the spindle, although a much lesser quantity may be delivered by a more rapid reciprocation of the valve. Upon the pressure being released the spring 18 will automatically return the valve to its closed position, and the small quantity of water delivered to the hand may be utilized for the purpose referred to. The operation with regard to Fig. 4 will be the same as that just described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A barber chair attachment comprising a reservoir and means for attaching the same to the back of the chair, a hollow cylindrical valve casing attached directly to and opening into the bottom of said reservoir, the

said casing being provided with an enlarged cylindrical chamber opening downward, a hollow valve stem open at its lower end and provided with inlet openings near its upper end and with an annular boss at its lower end, the said annular boss being slid- WV. I-I. GUYTON, P. M. DRIVER.

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Washington, D. G.

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