US1230660A - Shaving-brush. - Google Patents

Description

1. L. BRICE.

SHAVING BRUSH.

Mmc/111011 man Aus.1.191e.

1,230,660. Patentedlune 19, 1917.

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Fig. 2 is a deta ing the bristles. Fig. 3 is a sin rhe shaving casing 1 which is sides with longitu or slots 2.y Enlarge vided at the en ed to receive iter described. A

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ing 8 p To all fit-hom t may Be it kno n that zen of the United States, deen, in the State of lVashington, useful improvements in of which the following is a speciication.

rbrush of collap ient to carry and slidably mount@ block carrying The block may whereby the brist saine and the bloc tion at the end o bristles are projected be same and may b The casing is provid having enlargemen spring pressed pins are and are adapted to move the said pin adapted to en the bloc tion with relati In the accompanying drawing 'Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shave whereby the said pins are rrangement of parts and the neck portions 11 he bristles are inclesed within the enlarged openings' 3. Thus' the block 6 is held within the casing 1 and the bristles 7 iled view of the block carryare housed within the same. i then be placed over the open end of the cas-k iilar view of one ot the pins. ing 1 and the bristles vare eftectually pro4 tected. The perforation 5 permits air to. provided at its opposite enter the interior of the casing whereby thev dinally disposed grooves bristles may dry in the event that they are d openings 3 are proinclosed while damp. f the slots 2 and are A block 6 is casing 1 and the one end with a se asses transversely ort-ion of.y

mounted in the 10 is located in the opening 8 a the inner ends o e used ed at the sides with slots outer ends 'of the pins 9 anr inward direction with relation to the sh showing the a dso said b t of bristles 7. An openneck portions engage in through the inner openings 3. rl.`hus the sai the block (3 and pins S) are slidably held in an extended position with relation to said opening. A coil spring the casing 1 and may be freely u the intermediate portion of nd bears at its ends against f the pins 9. The said JAIME SHAVING-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application met August i, 191e. serial No. 112,537.

county of Gra after described and claimed.

ith relation to a block the be moved within the casing ts at s having shoulder portions The ter the enlargement whereby closed end of the casing 1 andwhen the pins eld at a iiXed posi- 9 are in alinement with the openings 3 adjacent the closed ends of the said casing the tension oit the spring 10 domes forced outwardly engage in the said k is temporarily h on to the easing.

brush includes a cylindrical concern: spring 10 is under tension with a tendency l, Jamas L. BRICE, a eitito normally hold the outer end of the pins 9 residing at Aberprojected beyond the oute ys Harbor' and block 6. The pins 9 are provided a have invented new and outer portions with shoulders 1l and beyond Shaving-Brushes, the said shoulders the said pins are provided with necks 11 and reduced portions 12. This invention relates to shaving brushes The reduced portions 12 of the said pins and it consists in the novel features nereinmay move along the slots 2 but A portions 11 of the said pins are of a diam An object of the invention is to provide a eter' greater than the transverse dimension sible form which is convenof the slot 2 and the diameter 0I" the openwhieh includes a easing ings 3 consequently the said shoulderA portions cannot enter the slot the bristles of the brush. The said neck portions llmay larged openings 3 at the ends of the slots 2 lesare inclosed within the when the pins are brought into alinement or k may be moved to a posiregister with the said enlarged openings 3 f the easing whereby the but they cannot move along the slot 2. The yond the edge of the casing 1 is closed at one end and open at its for applying lather. other end. When pressure is applied to the they are moved in their ends and mounted in the block block 6 so that the reduced portions along the grooves, brought between the edge lock 6 may then be move cap 4 may be aping and applying lather.

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enter the ens of the slot 2. d toward the The cap 4 may sed for maks l From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with `the accompanying draw To extend the bristles 7 with relation to the neck portions or pins the casing 1 the pins are forced in an inward direction and then moved along the slots 2 the casing 1 and the until the said pins come in contact with the on of the said cap is proenlargements 3 adj aeent the open end of the casing 1. The tension of the spring 10 then arranged to slide within the comes into play whereby the said pi lock is provided. at forced in an outward direction and the said enlarged d bristles 7 are ing, it lwill be seen that a shaving brush of collapsible form and simple and durable structure is provided and when not in use the'bristles may be inclosed and the parts collapsed so that the device voccupies but small space and consequently may be readily 4packed for shipment or transportation.

described the invention what is Having claimed is A shaving brush comprising a casing having slots located at its sides and provided with enlarged openings at the ends of the slots, a' block slidably mounted in the casing and provided With bristles, pins slidably mounted in the block, a spring located in the block and bearing at its opposite ends against the inner ends of the pins, said pins having shoulders adapted to bear against the inner surface of the casing around the openings whereby-the outward movement of the pins is limited, said pins also having neck portions located beyond the shoulders and adapted to enter the said enlarged openings and being of greater diameter than the transverse breadth of the slots, said pins being further provided with reduced portions adapted to move along the slots when the pins are depressed.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature.y

JAMES L. BRlCE.

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