US971171A

US971171A - Currycomb.

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Publication number: US971171A
Application number: US53725310A
Authority: US
Inventors: James S Campbell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1910-01-10
Filing date: 1910-01-10
Publication date: 1910-09-27
Anticipated expiration: 1927-09-27

Description

J. s. CAMPBELL.

GURRYGOMB.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1910.

Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

2 SHEBTSSHEET 1.

J. S. CAMPBELL.

OURRYGOMB.

A'PPLIOATION FILED JAN. 10; 1010.

Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

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TTNTTED STATES PATENT FFIQE.

JAMES S. CAMPBELL, 0F CAMDEN, ILLINOIS.

CURRYCOIVIB.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES S. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Schuyler and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Currycombs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in curry-combs and has for its object to provide a device of this character wherein a plurality of removable, resilient scraping or currying members are employed, and new and novel means where by these members may be secured to the body of the comb.

Another object is to provide a curry-comb of simple and inexpensive construction having upon one side thereof a plurality of stationary metal scraping members, and a plurality of resilient removable scraping members upon its opposite side, whereby better results may be obtained than is at present possible with devices of a similar character.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a currycomb constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is an end view thereof; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the other end of the comb; Fig. at is a horizontal section taken on the line et 1 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the resilient scraping members, and Fig. 6 is a similar view of the draw head.-

Referring to the drawings, 5 indicates the body plates which have their end portions disposed at right angles, said plates being spaced from each other in opposed relation, the angular extensions 6 thereof being secured together by means of rivets or other analogous fastening devices. Arranged transversely upon the longitudinal portions of these body plates are the channel members 7, the flanges of which extend outwardly from the plates in parallel relation and are formed with convex, serrated scraping edges 8. These channel members are secured to the body plates 5 by suitable rivets 9. It will be noted that the base of the central channel member extends beyond the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept 2'? 1910 Application filed January 10, 1910.

Serial No. 537,253.

ends of the side flanges to provide means for securing the ends of a bracing plate 10 thereto. A handle 11 is disposed between the opposed channel members 7 and one edge thereof is longitudinally convex whereby the channel members are disposed out of horizontal alinement, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear.

A resilient scraping or currying member 12 is adapted to be positioned between the longitudinal flanges of the members 7 upon one side of the body plates. These resilient members are co-extensive with the stationary currying member and are provided upon their edges with the serrations 13 which are disposed in approximately the same are as the serrated convex edges of the members 7. Between the serrated edge portions of the resilient members 12, a longitudinal V-shaped rib 14 is formed. The point or apex of this rib also has a scraping function when moved over the hide of the animal. These removable members are secured in the stationary channel members 7 by means of a wire 15 which bears upon the same and is positioned between the teeth of the serrations 13 adjacent to the opposite ends of the members. This wire is tightened by means of an adjusting screw 16 which is disposed through an opening in the engaged angular extremities of the body plates 5. The portion of this screw however, which extends througl the plates is not provided with screw threads, and a nut 1.7 is secured upon the screw and prevents outward movement of the same through the opening in the ends of the plates. A draw head 18 is longitudinally movable upon the spaced parallel rods 19. These rods are formed by bending a single heavy wire or rod between its ends and extending the same through openings in the opposite ends of the opposed body plates 5, the intermediate portion of the rod being upwardly bent or bowed into substantially U-shaped form, as shown at 19. These spaced parallel rods 19 extend through openings in the draw head which is formed of sheet metal, one end of which is formed with an extension 20, the extremity of which is bentinto a hook 21. The other end of the sheet metal draw head is cut away between its opposite sides to provide clips 2 which are bent over and upon the upper surface of the head on each side of the reduced end portion thereof. The adjusting screw extends centrally through the draw head and through a metal block positioned therein between the guide rods 19. The adjusting screw has threaded engagement through this block and is adapted to move the draw head longitudinally upon the guide rods. The ends of the body plates between the U- shaped intermediate portion of the rod forming the spaced guide rods 19 is pro vided with a vertical rectanglar opening 2i, through which the securing wire 15 extends. One end of this wire is secured to the hook 22 formed upon the end of the draw head. The opposite end of this wire is provided with an eye which is secured to a hook 26 formed upon one end of a plate through which the outer end of the adjusting screw extends. said end being enlarged and formed with a finger piece 27 by means of which the screw may be conveniently manipulated to tighten or loosen the securing wire. The construction of this adjusting means is identical upon opposite ends of the currying or scraping members, and a description of one will therefore sutiice for both.

Instead of using the resilient currying or scraping members 12, 1 contemplate using corn cobs which I have found are well adapted for such use. The members 12 would preferably be formed of hard rubber, but it will be understood that they may also be formed of other suitable resilient or flexible material which is adaptable to the purpose in view. By disposing the channel members out of the same horizontal plane upon one side of the comb, the pressure of the securing wires upon each of said menr hers is equalized, and the members will be retained within the channels when the adjusting rod 16 is manipulated to move the draw head and increase the pressure of the 'ires on said members so that all possibility of the same being moved when the device is used is obviated.

The operation of the comb will be obvious from the above description.

The resilient, serrated, scraping or currying members are arranged between the side flanges of the channel member 7, and the wires 15 are disposed over the same and have their ends secured to the hook of the draw head and on the ends of the plates 25, whereby it will be obvious that as the screw 16 is rotated the draw head will be longitudinally moved upon the guide bars 19 and caused to tighten the securing wires by drawing the same through the rectangular openings in the ends of the body plates. In currying the animals the stationary metal currying members are first moved over the hide. and the thick layer of dust or dirtwhich has accumulated thereon is removed. For finishing the currying operation, the comb is turned over or reversed and the comparatively soft, resilient members 12 are moved over the animals body, and all other dirt, particles of air etc. which were not removed in the first operation will then be removed and the animals hide left perfectly clean. The dirt will accumulate between the ridges formed by the central V-shaped portion of the resilient members and will not clog the space between the teeth or serrations 13, whereby the cleaning is more quickly and efficiently accomplished. The removable, re silient currying members are further held between the flanges of the stationary channel members by means of the spurs 28 which extend into recesses formed in the under side of each of said members, and prevent longitudinal movement of the members even after the wire 15 is loosened, so that to remove the currying members it is necessary to lift the same from between the channel members. If desired, however, these spurs and recesses may be dispensed with without impairing the utility of the device.

From the foregoing itwill be seen that I have provided a curry-comb which is of comparatively simple construction and may be rapidly manipulated to thoroughly clean the hide of the animal without necessitating a great amount of labor on the part of the operator. The scraping action of the soft rubber members 12 will also impart a gloss to the animals hide.

Vhile I have shown and described what I believe to be the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that numerous minor modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. A curry-comb comprising a body, a plurality of channel members secured to said body, a currying member disposed between the flanges of each of said channel members, each of said currying members being formed with parallel longitudinal rows of teeth, a rib centrally formed between the rows of teeth, and means for rigidly securing the currying members in the channel members, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A curry-comb comprising abody, a plurality of channel members secured to the body, the longitudinal edges of the channel members bein serrated, a currying member removably arranged between the flanges of each of the channel members, said currying members being formed with longitudinal rows of teeth, and an intermediate V-shaped rib, the points of said rib and the points of the teeth being disposed in the same plane, and means for rigidly securing the currying members in the channel members, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A curry-comb comprising transverse channel members arranged in opposed relation upon suitable spaced body plates, the flanges of said members having convex serrated longitudinal scraping edges, a handle extending between the opposed channel members, a resilient, currying member removably positioned in each of the channel members on one side of the body plates, said members having their opposite outer edges serrated and a V-shaped rib formed therein between the serrated edges, a wire extending over said removable members adjacent to their opposite ends, and means for tightening the wires thereon to secure the members in position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A curry-comb comprising a plurality of transverse channel members secured to spaced body plates at their opposite ends, a resilient currying member positioned in each of the channel members on one side of said body plates, the intermediate resilient member being disposed out of the same horizontal plane as the other of said members, a flexible wire extending over said members adjacent to their ends and through alined openings in one end of each of the body plates, a draw head longitudinally movable between the ends of said plates, an adjusting screw disposed through said draw head and extending through the other ends of the body plates, a plate having an opening therein disposed about the adjusting screw, said plate having a hook on one end to receive an eye on one end of the flexible wire, the other end of said wire being secured to the draw head, and means for supporting said draw head.

5. A curry-comb comprising spaced channel members secured upon longitudinal body plates arranged in spaced relation and having their ends angular-1y extended and secured to each other, resilient currying members positioned in the channel members on one side of said plates, a securing wire extending over said removable members adjacent to their ends, guide rods secured in the ends of said body plates, said rods being formed from a single length of material bent between its ends to form a U-shaped portion disposed against the outer face of one of the ends of said body plates, said end having rectangular openings therein to receive said wires, a draw head longitudinally movable upon said guide rods, an adjusting screw extending through the opposite ends of said body plates disposed through said draw head and having threaded engagement in a block carried thereby, said draw head carrying a hook to receive an eye on one end of the securing wire, a finger piece on the outer end of the adjusting rod, and hooks disposed about said rods adapted to be positioned through eyes on the other ends of the securing wires, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. A curry-comb comprising a plurality of transverse channel currying members having serrated longitudinal edges, a spacing member arranged between the opposite ends of said channel members, a resilient currying member removably disposed between the flanges of the channel members on one side of said spacing members, longitudinal guide rods extending through the ends of said spacing members, said members having rectangular openings in one end, a draw head movable on said guide rods, said head being of rectangular tubular form disposed transversely between the ends of the spacing member, a block arranged in said draw head between the guide rods, an adjusting screw extending through the opposite sides or the draw head and having threaded engagement in said block, said head carrying a hook, securing wires extending over the resilient currying members adjacent to their ends and through the openings in said spacing members, said wires having eyes on one of their ends to receive the hooks on the draw heads, a finger piece formed on the outer ends of said adjusting screws, and a hook plate secured between said finger piece and the end of each of the spacing members to receive the other ends of said securing wires.

In testimony whereof I hereunto a'Hix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES S. CAMPBELL.

Witnesses CHAS. K. STRONG, GEO. B. STEELE.