US380345A - Jacob a - Google Patents

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J, A. PEARCE. FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

WITNESSES.

A TTOH/VEY UNITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

JACOB A. PEARCE, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,345, dated April}, 1888.

(No model.)

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB A. PEARCE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Brushes; and I do 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of brushes which have reservoirs attached to them from which the brush is supplied with water.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap yet strong and durable fountainbrush for cleaning floors, windows, and the like, which may, when desired, be operated and adjusted to supply the scrubbing portion of the brush with water in such quantities as may be desired. I accomplish this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

Similar letters refer to si milar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, a represents the reservoir, which is shaped as shown, and is provided with lugs b and a capped opening, 13,011 the top of the reservoir. The back of the brush f is of such a form as will admit the flexible pipe or hose 0 to be inlaid about onehalf of its diameter along the front side, and provided with a longitudinal slot in its opposite side (indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 2) for the reception of the edge of a flexible strip, m, which strip is for the purpose of scraping or rubbing the floor or glass being operated.

upon. To the upper surface of the back are fixed by tacks or screws the lugs g, which are formed as shown and are provided with holes, through which the bolt e passes. This bolt is provided with a fixed head, 0', on one end, and on the opposite end is formed a screwthread, on which the thumb-screw d operates back and forth, and when brought in contact with the log 9 adjacent to it the rod 2 is drawn toward the screw cl, which clamps the lugs 9 against the lugs 12 on the reservoir and holds the brush in any position to which it may be adjusted. The position when the scraper is used is indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 2. I prefer to construct the tank of sheet metal, in which case the socket 7c for the handle Z is soldered (at nearly right angles) to the back of the reservoir and is strengthened by the bracing-collar 7a. The flexible hose 0 is passed over a short pipe, 0', (indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 1,) which surrounds an opening in the reservoir. The hose is then brought to the front of the brush back and inlaid, as before mentioned. Along this inlaid portion of the hose perforations are made, (marked 0 and this I prefer to hold in position by staples j, driven into the side of the brushs back. The cap it is made to closely fit a short pipe surrounding an opening in the top of the res ervoir, which pipe is marked a, and is provided with an opening, 1'', in one side, and the cap it is provided with a corresponding opening. This pipe and cap may be provided with screw-threads to hold them together, or the cap maybe held by friction.

In operating my device, to get proper re sults I remove the cap h and fill the reservoir with water, and at once place the cap in position, being sure that the opening in the cap does not come opposite the opening in the tube or pipe a. \Vhen it is desired that the water be supplied to the brush a, the cap is turned to a point where the opening in the cap comes opposite that in the pipe a, when the air will pass into the reservoir and allow the water to how out through the perforations 0 into the brush it. The scrubbing being completed, the water may be shut oil by closing the opening on the top of the reservoir with'the cap. The brush may then be turned to the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2, when the scraper or rubber m may be brought into action.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the reservoir, the brush adj ustably pivoted to the bottom thereof, and the perforated flexible pipe connecting with the reservoir and extending along and secured to one side of the brush-block, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my presence of two witnesses.

JACOB A. PEARCE.

signature in Witnesses:

R. M. McDERMOTT, B. L. PoLLooK.

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