US953376A - Fountain-brush. - Google Patents

Description

W. L. CLARK.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED 001". 14, 1907.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

"UNITED STATES:

PATENT OFFICE. 4

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 29, 1910,

Applii'zation filed October 14, 1907. Serial 1%.. 897,264.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER L. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Fountain- Brushes, of whic the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fountain brush constructions of that type in which a reservoir or rece tacle containing the material to be a plie b the brush is inclosed wi'thin a cham r of t eibrush handle and is so ar ranged that the contents may be expelled by .manzipulation from the exterior of the combine parts; the main object of the invention being to simplify the constructionand mode of use as compared with the construction and mode of use of prior devices of the same character. I

My present improvements constitute a furt er step in advance along the line of in-;

vention developed in my prior applications for atents, where I show and claim all patenta le matter shown but not claimed herein.

The invention relates particularl to fountain brushes in which the inclose r ervoir has a projecting part or feed key adapted to be moved in aprcscribed manner to produce feed, and consists in certain features of construction and arran ement hereinafter set forth and claime being described herein as a plied to a shaving brush.

One preferred orm of the invention is shown in the annexed. drawings, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the brush; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing how the removable parts are separated Fig. 3 is a rear view of the handle; and Fig. 4 is a partial view similar to Fig. 1, but with the parts in a different relation.

The handle of the biiush comprises'a long shell 10,, which is corrugated at its upper the consolidated and correspondin l solder, isvslightly funnel-shaped and has a central oppnmg 14 which is continued 1.1 through t e to establish communication between the loose parts of the brush andthe inside of the handle chamber. The lower end of the handle chamber is closed by a closely fittin cap 15, the bottom 16 of which is concav to. form a recess into which the index fin er manipulating the feed screw described below.

The parts '10, 11 and 15 above described provide collectively a hollow body portion which is adapted to contain the reservoir in which the viscous or semi-fluid soap 19 is stored, and to be opened to permitjthe inby withdrawing the cap 15 or by unscrewing the shell 10 from the shell 11. Said reservoir 20 has'the ener-al shape of a bottle which is preferailily rovided with an elo ated neck 21 and re uced extension 22 leading throu h the consolidated head 8 of the brush irectly to a point within the loose part of the brush as shown in Fig.

tubular extensions of t is reservoir are all preferably made of a sin le sheet of aluminium. The bottom of this bottle is closed by a tightly fitting cap 23, the main purpose of which, is not to act as a closure but as a stopgage as will be seen presently. Through this cap passes loosely the rod 24 which is threaded through the ,metallic reinforcing plate 25 of a cork piston 26. Prongs 27 stamped. out of the plate 25 into the cork 26 serve to connect the two. Red or screw 24 is provided at itslower end with an integral collar 28' nd a milled head 29. The screw 24 is ma a left handed so that by turning this milled head 29 to the right, inthe natural directiono'f rotation used in winding a watch,' the screw will travel outwardly, that is to say downwardly end in the form of a screw to be screwed 'ln Figs. 1 and 2 and this leaves a space hecorrugated shell 11,

tween the collar 28 and thebottom of cap 23. During this rotation, of course, the piston 26 will remain stationary. If now the operator pushes on the milled head 29 to that of Fig. 4 the threaded rod and piston. will be moved in together until the col r 28 comes into contact with the bottom f cap 23. By unscrewing the rod as before and again ushing in, the piston will again be advance in the same manner. It is thus and thumb of the user may be inserted or" to force it in from the positions of Fig. 1=

consolidated head of the brus 1 sertion or removal of-the reservoir, either 1. The sides of the cylindrical body and seen that the amount through which the pi on is advanced at any operation, will than the cap 231. This distant-e now be niexsurcd b counting the revolutions iinpaiird t the screw butin order tits-are. llll M n -a le and in cider to use the contents provide means for exactly gaging the nor nml amount required. in an automatic manner, and this is done b v so ntuiortioning the parts that the screw williliave to he unscrewed until its collar '28 comes into contact with the bottom 10 of the cap 1 The gaging operation would not be accurate it the re ervoir happened to shift down wardly in the handle. To prevent this the "cservoir is made to lit tightly in place by frictional engagement of its enlarged neclt 21 in opening 14:. \Yhen all part have been pushed in as far as they will go "they will be in the relation shown in Fig.

manentextension of the shell 10.

4: with the head 29 of the screw nearly-or just touching the plane determined by the lO\Tl' of the cap 15. As this is the normal position of the parts the brush may be stood on end during the shaving operation. Any accidental displacen'ientof the reservoir is corrected by the pressure exerted to force the screw head :29 inward to the limit of its inv gard motion. and this the operator will naturally do before unscrewing. If the gaging of the longitudinal distance traveled by collar 28 is doneb counting revolutions of the screwftliieboktoni 16 of cap 15 loses its gaging function and is of no use except to conceal theiinner un finished surfaces or to assist inhprcventing the reservoir 20 from fallin oii-t t If, therefore, the reservoir 20 be made tightly fitting oi bc'surely held in place inziny other manner, the bottom 16 may be dispensed with and the rim or q li'ndricali portion o the cap 15 is then preferablv made as a pa That I'claiin and desire to secure i by Lotti tersItatent is v v E i. n a fountain brush, the cont nuation of a hollow body portion having bristles coni i l nected thereto, said body portion comprisd mg a removable member, reservon remov abl y contained within said hollow body por tion and provided with a piston to expel its ocontents, and a piston-operatingrod earned r by and passing through the outer end of the reservoir and having a terrriinal )ortion adapted to be iassed through a per oration in the outer ent of the reni'orable member of the hollow bodiftportion, ntoqpositionto be operated from the exterioai "83 a lfiolfihined parts.

a hollow body pdfition havhlg bristles con 2. In a iOlllltEtlIi\li)I11Sl1,tl1 combinatiomof' nected thereto, said body portion. comprising a lCll'lUYtllllO member having a concave outer end provided. with a perforation, aflaservoir vemovablv contained within said hollow bod portion and 'nrovided with a piston to expel its contents, and a istoi'i-operating; rod carried by and passing. 'hrough the outer I end oi the reservoir and through said pcroi the rtareivrr ecoinnnn'all It better to t'oratim'i. and terminating in the recess provided by the concave outer end of said body portion.

53. In a fountain brush, the combination of a hollow body portion having bristles connected thereto and provided at its outer end with an externallly-accessible \recess, a reservoir removably contained within said hollow bodvportion and provided with a piston to expel its contents, and. a screwthreaded rod passing through the piston. in threaded engagement therewith, and also passing:- freely throligh the outer end of the reservoir and terminating in said recess, in position to be rotated and reciprocated by manipulation from the exterior of the combined parts.

4. In a fountain brush,the combination of a hollow body portion having bristles connected thereto, said bodyportion comprisina' a removable member having aperforated outer end a reservoir removably contained within saidhollow body portion and provided with a piston to expel its contents, a screw-threaded rod passing throughthe piston. in threadedengagement therewith, and also passing freely through the outer end of the reservoir and through the perforation in'the outer end f said body portion, into position to be rotaied and reciprocated by manipulation from the exterior of; the coinbincthparts, and a stop carried by said rod between the outer end of tliereservoir and the outer end of the body port'on, and adapted to cooperate therewith toliinittl e longitudinal movements of said rod.

5, In a fountain brush, the combination'of a; liolloiv body portion having bristles connected thereto, said body portion comprising a ren ov 'ablle member having a concave outer enfi prtivided with a penforation, a reservoirreino'vably contained within said hollow bpdy iportion and provided with a piston to exjre h ts contents, and a screw-threaded rod pid sing through the piston, 1n threaded engagement therewith. and alsopassmgtreely through the outer end of the reservoir and through said perforation, and terminating in the recess provided by the concave outer endrof said body portion.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, H

\VALTER L. CLARK. Witnesses 'M. E. SToonanT,

F. S. TU'fTLE.

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