US1820787A - Automatic powder brush - Google Patents

Description

Aug. 25', 1931.

WITNEISS A. J. EVANS ET AL AUTOMATIC POWDER BRUSH Filed April 5. 1930 2 /4.-J. Evans 1: Roberl- T. Raines INVENTOR HY wwzamu ATTORNEY 14o Thebottom' ofthe contain'eris provided with a series of spaced openings 10 which atented-Ate 1931 f ALLEN- J. nvniisnnn Bonn-Br in. RAINEs, or. nrmiilirn; enoncin; SAID Evans 5: P 'Ass eiron'ro sla n-an mus I AUTO ATIC "rownEB, BRUSH {Application'filedApril 5, 1930, Serial No. 441,956.

Ourlpresentinvention-has reference to a brush" designed for. automatically applying partin'gior. talcum, powder to stereotype dry j-mat's and to smooth or slicken theface of, the mat, and the I object of theinvention is; the provision of a brush'forthis purpose which will deliver a polishing powder through the bristlesthereof to more efi'ecg tively assist'in.the'applicationof such pow- In der on the mat, i 1 p To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement hereinafter described and definitelyclaimed.

Inthe drawings: 5

' Figure 21 a sectional view approximately I the valve plate moved touncover the openings between theivalve plate and brush head. a

. (the same havingembedded in thehead '1 thereof the usuallbristles 2. f The brush, how'- 1 --:ever,-throughoutitsilength, is provided with spaced apertures or openings i Fixedly secured on the top of the brush "head there is a substantially,rectangularfbox, or container 5'for asuitable polishing powder-. The container ?)hasrhingedly secured theretoyas at 6, aghollow cover 7. Thecon as 'tainer .is of box llikej formation" and I has on one of its sides; spring clip 8 that: is

1 formed withjan opening'or apertured to receive therethrougha keeper element 9 that isfixed to'one sideof the container. 7

' are in register'fwithfthe openings3 in the r brush head 1. l

Slidableon the Botmmot the containerthere i's a valve plater12. aThe oute r', edge of the Figure 1 is aside elevation of the im-,

:same with a'hook 19 and the said hook engages with the second end of thespring 18;

' The brushisiof the usual construction,v

' or handle 13 of the valve plate will bring the r openings orapertures 10 in register with theopenings 3. The inward movement of: the valve plate is limited by the contact of a c Having described the invention, we claim: c p .A brushhaving an apertured headfai I 'container'for a cleansing powder fixed on the fltopf0f thehead having apertures which; 1

register'with those in the head, an aper-w valve plate is offset to form the same with af handle or grip 13, and the said valve plate is provided with a series of openings 14' whichare normally out of register with the openings 3 and 10.

Fixedly secured in the container 5 there are spaced spring plates 15 which normally I overlie the valve plate 12, and fixed on the valve plate there are guide lugs 16 which contact with one of the edges of the guides 15. Also fixed on the valve plate there are k the offset ends of clips 17 which overlie the guides for more, effectively holding the spring platesin frictional contact with the valve plate 12. r r, r Removablybut fixedly secured in'the con tainer 5gthere is one end of a coil spring 18. The valve plate is slitted at spaced inter! I f I vals at approximately the center thereof and 1 a the metalbound by these slits is bent up-.

wardly and fromthence rounded to form the @The spring 18 normally influences the valve plate to cover the openings 3 but obviously a slight pressure upon the offset the handle or, finger piece 13 with one of the l v sides of the'brush head and from the fore-'- going description, when read in connection,

with, the accompanying drawings, the sirn-- plicity ofthe construction and the advantages thereof will, itis thought,be under 7 stood so that further detailed description will not be required.

tured valve plate slidable on the bottom of the containerand having a handle end which I natures. I s I I v. ALLEN J. EVANS. 15 p i 7 ROBERT T. RAINES.

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