US908917A - Manicurist's buffer. - Google Patents

Description

E. M. WEATHBRBEH.

MANIGUBIST'S BUFFER.

APPLIOATIOI mun IAN. 20, 1908.

908,917. I Patented Jan; 5,1909.

EVELYN MAY WEATHERBEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MANICURIS'I"S BUFFER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 20, 1908.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909p Serial No. 411,614.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVELYN MAY WEATHERBEE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Manicurists Buffers, of which the followin is a specification.

My invention relates to manicurists buffers and its object is to improve upon devices of this kind and to provide a simple arrangement of arts by means of which the usefulness of t ie article is increased.

I will describe my invention in the follow ing specification and point out the novel features thereof in claims. Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a manicurists buffer made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same article with one of its parts broken away to more clearly show its con struction. Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation of my im roved buffer, the section being taken on t e line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation, on an enlarged scale, of some of the parts of this device, the section being taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2. This view shows a detail of construction. In Fig. 5 a modification of my invention is illustrated. This is a plan view of a buffer of novel construction with its cover-plate removed. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fi 5, showing on an enlarged scale a detai of construction.

Like characters of reference designate cor responding parts in all of the figures and the specification.

10 is a block of wood or other suitable material which forms the body ortion of the buffer. The upper edge of the block is rabbeted to form a groove or kerf 11.

12 designates a padding which'is preferably built up of a number of layers of felt or similar material in the usual manner.

13 is a cover-plate preferably of wood, the shape of which conforms in plan view with the shape of the top of the block 10. In side elevation this cover-plate may have slightly more curvature than has the top of the block 10 so that when it is placed loosely upon the latter its ends only will touch.

14 is a cover of soft leather such as chamois or other desired material.

All of the above parts are well known in the art and need no further description here.

20 designates a knob or handle to which is attached a screw 21.

22 is a metallic bushing inserted in the central portion of the block 10 and threaded to receive the screw 21. A hole through the center of cover-plate allows this screw to pass freely through 1t.

23 is a separate or loose metallic rim which conforms to the shape of the blocklO and fits around the rabbeted edge 11. The cross-sectional shape of this rim is shown in Fig. 4 from which it may be seen that it has a comparatively fiat body with a downwardly projecting flange on its outer edge.

In using this buffer a piece of chamois skin is placed over the padding and the block after which the metallic clamping rim 23 is put in position. The chamois may then be readily drawn in under the rim until it is properly stretched over the body of the buffer. After this the edges of the chamois may be trimmed off with a knife or a pair of shears and the cover-plate 13 placed over the whole. The handle 20 is then screwed into the body portion until the cover plate is firmly clamped down onto the rim 23. This simple operation is all that is necessary to affix the chamois to the buffer, and it may be repeated and the chamois cleansed and replaced or a new chamois affixed as often as. desired. Thus the renewal of the chamois which is so difficult and laborious in other structures of this nature is facilitated and made a very simple matter. Moreover, when in use, the rim 23 adds materially to the appearance of the finished article.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the metallic rim is made in two parts 15 and 16 which are pivoted together and to the block 10 at 17. In placing a chamois upon the bufier in this case these two parts are spread apart into the position in which one of them is shown in dotted lines at 16, and after the leather has been placed in position, they are drawn together and fastened by a screw 18. The lower edge of the metallic pieces forming the rim is brought down to a sharp edge as at 19 which points inwardly and which engages with the chamois and tightens it over the body of the buffer as these parts are brought together. The cover-plate may then be screwed to the buffer in the manner previously described.

Bufiers of this kind are often rendered useless by the leather covering becoming soiled. They are often made with costly ornamental tops and therefore it is desirable that the soiled part be renewed. In attempting to replace the chamois by tucking its edges into a slit or groove according to the former method these tops easily become mutilated and ruined. As these are oftenmade of the precious metals or of costly woods this is a serious difficulty, but is one which is entirely overcome by the present invention.

I have illustrated more than one form of my invention to show that I do not .limit my self to any specific form of construction. I have mentioned chamois skin as the outside cover :as this is the material usually employed. But other flexible material may be used such as paper. I sometimes use several layers of paper so that by tearing off one layer at .a time .a fresh surface is at once available. This a valuable feature for sanitary reasons especially when the buffer is used in public manicure parlors as a new clean surface may then be used for each individual.

IVhat I claim is.

1. In a manicurists buffer, the combination of :a body portion, a flexible covering therefor, aoover-plate, and a separate clamping member between the body portion and the cover-plate arranged to hold said covering onto the body portion.

2. In a manicuri-sts buffer, the combination of a body portion, a flexible covering therefor, a oover plate, :a separate clamping member, and means for pressing said sepa rate member against a portion .of the covering to clamp said covering onto the body portion of the buffer.

3. In :a manicurists buffer, the combination of a body portion, .a leather covering therefor, a cover-plate, a separate clamping rim between the body portion and the coverplate and fitting around the upper edge of the body portion, and means for clamping all of said parts together.

4. In a manicurists buffer, the combination of a body portion, a leather covering therefor, a cover-plate, a separate clam ing rim between the body ortion and t e cover-plate, and a-handle wit a screw aflixed thereto arranged to take into the body ortion and to clamp all of said parts 'toget-er.

5. In a manicurists buffer, the combination of a body portion, the upper edge of which is cut away to form a kerf, .a leather covering for said body portion, a clamping rim having a depending flange, :a coverlate engaging with said rim, and a handle with a screw afliXed thereto arranged to take into the body portion and to clamp all of said parts together.

6. In a manicurists buffer, the combination of a body portion, the upper edge .of which is cut away to form a kerf, an inter nally threaded bushing in the body portion, a flexible leather covering for said body portion, a clamping rim having-a depending flange, .2. cover plate engaging with said rim, and a handle with a screw aflixed thereto arranged to take into the threaded bushing and to clamp all of said parts together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EVELYN MAY WEATHERBEE.

Witnesses:

ERNEST W. MARSHALL, ELLA TUoH.

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