US1821505A - Holder for metal wool or the like - Google Patents

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Sept. 1, 1931. C, F|E| D 1,821,505

HOLDER FOR METAL wooL`oR THE LIKE Filed April 10. 1928 '31,7374 an iff'. A

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- was ArroRNEY u through Patented Sept. 1 193i UNITED s'rATEs PATENr OFFICE CROSBY- FIELD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BRILLO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK HOLDER FOR METAL WOOL OR THE LIKE Application mea pnl 1o, 192s. serial n. 268,891.

The resent invention concerns a holder for pa s or wads of metal wool or the like. An important object of the invention is to provide a holder of this character having wad engaging means which are well protected at al1` times a ainst damaging contact with the hands o the user or the surface of the article being worked upon by metal wool.

Preferably, such securing means is in the nature of one or more wad impaling devices associated with the holder in such a way that the holder must be manualliyl flexed to permit the impaling means to nction, a novel feature being that when released, the holder is automatically self-restoring to its normal position where it effectively guards the points of the impaling means. imple flexure of the holder exposes the impahng 'means for the reception of a pad, and mere release allows the holder to forcethe pad firmly' onto the impalin means and to coverthe penetrating ends o the latter.

The holder is of simple, rugged, durable construction and the hands of t e user will not be injured either by the metal wool or the impaling means even though the -assembled wadand holder are carelessly handled or energetically used.

The invention" may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view a holder embodying the resent invention, showing a. pad or wad o metal wool attached thereto, this view being taken on the line 1-1of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with the wad omitted;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, omitting the wad and showing the holder flexed a to expose the wad impaling means, preparatory to attachingthe metal wool;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. l, but omitting the wad and illustrating a. modification, this view being taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view on the staggered line 5--5 of Fig: 4;

Fi 6 is a view similar to ig. 4, but showing the holder flexed to expose the impaling devices preparatory to receiving a wad of the metal wool;

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional 4view through another modified type of holder,

this view being taken on the line 7-7 ofv Fi 8; and

ig. 8 is a bottom planview o f the holder `shown in Fig. 7.

In Figs. 1 to 3l inclusive, I have shown a holder formed of a -single block of distortable resilient material such for instance as rubber. Thisfblock provides a plate or body portion 10 having a shallow recess or ocket 11 in its under face. The block also efnes upon the top of theplate a longitudinally extending, upstanding handle member '12.

ile, for convenience of description, I

have referred to theholder block as having lon 'tudinal and transverse axes, it is to be un erstood that the block may be of circular or square contour, in fact, of anyshape to conveniently receive a wad of metal wool such as 13. These mats, wads or pads are commonly sold in various shapes and sizes.

The pocket 11 extends longitudinall of pocket the pointed ends of the pins lying closely adjacent the pocket wall llc, referably within the concavity thereof. T us the concave pocket wall serves as a guard for the penetrating ends of the pins.

To apply a wad of wool to the holder the latter is grasped with one hand and the flap formed y one side of the plate 10 laterally of the handle is simultaneouslyexed the ends of the pins, and at the same time effectively guards the pin ends from contact with the users hands as well as from contact with the surface to be worked upon.

The slight lip 1105 formed by the wall 110 and the bottom of the plate 10 digs into the mat and further secures it.

In Fi s. 4 to 6 inclusive, I have illustrated a modi cation in which the handle 12a, of the plate 10a is slightly wider than the handle of Fig. 1. This handle is longitudinally bifurcated by ay deep generally V-shaped groove or notch 15, dividing it into two sections and permitting longitudinal lex'ure of the body along the base of the notch as a bending line.

Thus, instead of merely bending up a flap to'expose the ends of the pins 14a, half of the body, including one handle section may be flexed as seen in Fig. 6, the bifurcated handle structure offering facilitating such iexing.

Here both side walls of the pocket 11 may be straight and the pointed ends of the ins 14a hooked or curved upwardly at 14g to further secure an impaled wad from sli ping oli' the pins. Pins 14a constitute tllie right angularly turned extensions of wire arms 16 extending deeply up into one section` of the handle. Arms 16 are connected b an integral compoundly curved wire run 1 embedded in such handle section. The curve tends to' positivel anchor the wire against displacement in t e rubber in case the adhesive bond loosens. y

4The method of impaling a wad with this form of the device is as above described except that half of the bod is flexed to distend the pocket and expose t e ends of the pins. The hooked ends of the pins cooperate with the adjacent pocket wall to retain theimpaled and bunched wad in place when the body automatically returns to its normal undistorted shape, and such pocket wall again serves as a guard for the pin ends to prevent damage to hands or work.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have illustrated a further modication in which a more positive guard or keeper means is associated with the free ends of the impaling pins.

Here the plate 10bis formed with a relatively massive longitudinally extending handle 12b and the straight walled pocket 21 in the bottom of the plate is of approximately square formation and of greater width than the handle.

A pair of straight parallel pms 141) 1nclude ends embedded in one side of the plate and extend through one pocket wall transversely across the pocket,'their free ends terminating adjacent the opposite pocket wall. The embedded ends of the pins are integrally connected by a compoundly curved or irregularly undulating len th of wire 18 embedded in the plate an aording a firm anchorage.

Embedded in the other side of the plate is a wire member 19 corresponding in shape to the wire 18 but carrying at its ends keepers 20 for the pointed ends of the pins 14?). Such keepers project through the pocket wall adjacent the free ends of the pins and may be of any desired character. The ends of the wire 19 may be bent to form the keepers 20 0r the wire ends may carry V- shaped guard devices as shown, in which the pin ends are received.

It is of course desirable that the keepers be of such a nature that they automatically engage the ends of the pins as the body flap snaps back to normal position after a wad impaling operation.

With all forms of the invention the wad impaling operation is substantially the same and when the body, having been distorted to expose the pin ends, returns to normal position, a portion of the wad is bunched,

forced more securely on the pins and held against loss while the pin ends are efectively guarded from damaging contact with either the users hands or the surface of the work.

I claim:

1. A holder for a metal wool scouring pad, said holder havin a disc-like body portion of relatively sti resilient material having in one face a long relatively narrow recess having opposite longitudinal walls, said recess being of such depth that the holder may be readily bent along the line of said recess to convex the recessed-face and diver e the lateral walls of the recess, and one 0% said walls having a plurality of padimpaling members embedded therein and extending transversely across said recess, each having a free impaling end terminating closely adjacent an opposite wall of said recess when the holder is in ynormal unbent shape but exposed outside the recess when said holder is convexed along the line of said recess.

2. A holder for a metal wool scouring pad, said holder having a disc-like body -portion of relatively stii" resilient material having in one face a long relatively narrow recess of such depth that the holder may be readily bent lengthwise of said recess to convexthe recessed face and diverge the lateral walls of the recess, and pad-penetrating members attached to one of said walls all projecting in the same direction transversely of said recess and substantially bridging said recess, and having their free ends inwardly curved and located within said recess when the holder is lin normal untlexed position.

3. A holder for a metal wool scouring pad, said holder havin a disc-like body portion of relatively sti resilient material having in one face a long relativel narrow recess of such depth that the ho der may be readily bent lengthwise of said recess to convex the recessed face and diverge the lateral walls of the rece; an elongated, projecting hand-grip parallel with and overlying the recess, on the opposite face of the holder thereby stiening the holder against liexing transversely of the recess; and a plurality of pad-impaling members anchored in one side of said recesses and extending transversely across said recess, each having a free impaling end terminating closely adjacent an opposite wall of said recess when the holder is infnormal unbent shape but exposed outside the recess when said holder is convexed along the line of said recess.

4. A holder for a metal wool scouring pad, said holder having a disc-like body ortion of relatively still resilient material aving in one face a long relatively narrow recess of such depth that the holder may be readily bent lengthwise of said recess to convex the recessed face and diverge the lateral walls of the recess; one of said lateral walls having pad-penetrating members all projecting in the same direction'transversely of said recess and substantially bridging said recess, and having their entire lengths disposed wholly within said recess when the holder is in normal unflexed position.

Signed at Brooklyn in the county of Kings and State of New York this 7th day of April, A. D. 1928.

CROSBY FIELD.

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