US2067756A - Shaving brush - Google Patents

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L. ESPINOSA SHAVING BRUSH Jan. 12, 1937.

Filed March 5, 1955 #j ATTORNEYS..

"KNMI Fatented Jari. l2, H937 SHAVING BRUSH Louis Espinosa, Maspeth, N. Y. Application March 5, 1935, Serial No. 9,361

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in shaving brushes, and more particularly to a self soaping shaving brush.

One of the features of the invention resides in a shaving brush through which water is adapted to pass from the handle end to the bristle end, the handle serving as a compartment for a supply of soap with which the Water in its passage through the handle contacts to deposit soapy water upon the bristles suiiicient to produce a lather when the bristles are applied to the face of a user preparatory to shaving.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a self soaping shaving brush which may be placed under a faucet to receive a charge of water which may be trapped within the handle, whereupon shaking of the brush will cause the charge to be agitated to pick up and mix with a quantity of soap and which mixture may be released for free flow to the bristles of the brush. A brush of this character eliminates the use of a separate supply of soap in a shaving outfit and expedites the lathering of the face preparatory to shaving.

, A further object of the invention is to provide a self soaping shaving brush which is simple and inexpensive of construction to enable the retail sale of the article at a price which will permit of the complete disposal of the same by a user after the supply of soap has been consumed.

A still further object is to provide a self soaping shaving brush which may be kept in a sanitary condition between uses and during the life thereof. I

With these and other objects in View, the invention resides in the certain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of my self soaping shaving brush.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View therethrough.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the shaving brush with the parts thereof separated and in drawn out arrangement.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 6 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modi' ed form of the invention.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the closure cap and tube assembly employed in the construction shown in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of closure cap and tube.

Figure 8 is a side elevational view of the closure plug for maintaining the tube in sanitary condition when the brush is not in use.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, and more particularly to that form of my invention shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, the numeral I0 designates the preferred form of self soaping shaving brush in its entirety, and which 10 includes a handle II constructed of any inexpensive composition. The handle I I is elongated in configuration and is hollow or substantially open throughout its length except that the outer end is closed by an outer end wall I2. 15 Fixedly secured to the end wall I2 and extending therethrough is one end of a tube I3, the said tube extending centrally the length of the handle II and beyond the open end thereof.

Inserted through the open end of the handle 20 II and abutting the end wall I2 is a cylindrical cake of soap I4, the same having a bore I5 extending centrally the length thereof. The cake of soap Iii is of suiicient diameter and length to fit within the hollow handle II and which 2,- terminates inwardly of the open end of the handle or adjacent an annular shoulder I E formed cn the inner wall of the handle II inwardly of and adjacent the open end thereof. After the cake of soap I4 has been thus inserted, 30 the open end of the handle is closed by a disk or partition I'I having a central opening I 8 for the passage of the tube I3. The disk I'I frictionally engages the inner wall of the handle II and abuts the shoulder I6, the friction t' being suf- 35 cient to retain the disk I'I in closing position.

By reason of the fact that the disk I1 is set inwardly of the open end of the handle II, it serves to divide the hollow handle into a soap compartment I9 and a brush head socket 2U. A bristle brush 2| is set into the socket 20 and securely held therein by cement or other like holding means. The inner end of the bristle brush 2I is formed with a recess 22 for receiving the inner end of the tube I3 as clearly shown in VFigure 2 of the drawing. That portion of the tube I3 extending from the end wall I2 to the disk partition I'I is provided with opposed sets of staggered openings 23 for establishing communication between the soap compartment I9 and the 50 tube I3.

In use, the bristle end of the brush is held downwardly, and the outer end of the handle inserted beneath a faucet, the Water from which is adapted to pass through the tube I3. After wa.- 55

ter has been permitted to enter the tube it and before its passage therethrough, the user places a. finger over the outer open end of the tube it, thus trapping a supply of water within the tube and upon imparting a shaking movement to the brush, the trapped water will be agitated. in the presence of the cake of soap it, the water contacting the soap through the openings 23.. After agitation of the trapped water, the nger of the operator is removed from over the open end of the tube i3', thus releasing the soapy water, it being understood that the bristle end is held downwardly or at a down angle to permit gravitation of the soapy water to the bristles 2l. Thus, by applying the bristles to the face to be lathered and passing the same thereover, the desiredlather will be produced preparatory to the act of shaving.

In the form of my invention above described, the construction is such as to be relatively cheap to be sold at retail for a price which will enable the purchaser to discard the entire brush after the supply of soap .id is exhausted. No provision is made in this form for the substitution of soap refills, but in the form of the invention now to be described, it is possible to replenish the supply of soap afterl a supply within the brush handle has become exhausted.

In Figures 5 and 6 of the drawing, the numeral l2d designates the elongated handle of the brush which may be constructed of a composition of material or of metal, and which is formed with a brush receiving socket 25 at one end and with a soap compartment 26 which opens through the other end of the handle. The soap compartment 26 is closed by a screw cap 2i and which' has one end of a tube 2d xedly secured thereto, the tube at' its xed end opening through the cap. The inner end of the tube 28 extends through a partition 29 dividing the socket 25 and soap compartment 26 and terminates within a bristle brush 3B which is tted into the socket 25 and secured therein.

Insertible into the soap compartment 2t when the cap 2 is removed, is a cylindrical cake of soap 3i having a central bore similar to the bore i5 in the cake of soap id and through which the tube 23 extends. The tube 28 is provided with sets of staggered openings 32, which are the equivalent to the openings 23 in the tube i3 hereinbefore referred to.

The operation of the brush shown in the modied fo is identical to that hereinbeforev described, but by reason oi the screw cap 27?, it is accuse possible to replenish the supply of soap for use in connection with the brush. In brushes of this construction; the materials and workmanship may be more expensive than that shown in the preferred form as it is capable of long use.

In Figure rl of the drawing I have illustrated a modified form of tube and cap'assembly, wherein one end of a tube 28' extends through a screw cap 2i' and the said extending end is fixed thereto. ri'he walls of the tube 28 are provided with elongated slots 32' which are the equivalent to the openings 32 hereinbefore referred to.

For the purpose of clearing the tube I3, 28 or 2t' after use and for preventing the accumulation of foreign matter therein, I provide a closure plug in Figure 8 which is designated in its entirety as at 33 and includes a disk-like head "3ft from which a rod or shank 35 extends. The diameter and length of the rod 35 is s'ulcient to extend the length of the perforated tube and has frictional contact with the inner walls thereof for the purpose of retaining the plug member in position.

While I have shown and described what I consider to be the most practical embodiments of lmy invention, I wish it-to be understood that such changes and alterations as come within the scope of the appended claim may be resorted to when desired.

- Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:-

A shaving brush comprising a hollow handle closed at one end, a partition inwardly of the other end of the handle and forming a base of a recess within which to receive a set of bristles, the space between the closed end of the handle and the partition constituting a soap chamber, an open ended tube positioned axially of the handle, a tubular cake of soap within seid chamber and normally tting closely about said tube one end of the tube extending through the partition and terminating among the bristles and the other end extending through the closedend of the handle and terminating ush with the outer surface thereof to enable the trapping of water within the tube by the placing of the nger of the user over said last named end of the tube, the walls of the tube within the soap chamber being perforated to cause the mixing of the trapped water with the .soap and the walls of the tube beyond the partition being imperforated for discharging the water adjacent thecenter of the bristles.

L0 ESPINOSA.

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