US972483A - Toilet-brush. - Google Patents

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G. L. STREET, Jn.

TOILET BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1908.

'Patented' Oct. 11, 1910.

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GEORGE L. STREET, JR., OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

TOILET-BRUSH.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. STREET, Jr., of Richmond, in the county of Henrico, State of Virginia, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toilet- Brushes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

The present. invention relates to brushes for toilet purposes and while the principle is applicable to various brushes especially for use in connection with a soap detergent or abrasive substance, the invention is more especially applicable to shaving and tooth brushes.

One of the objects of the invention is to eliminate the use of a shaving cup, and cake or stick or of any detergent and holder therefor, such as is liable by repeated use to accumulate and harbor impurities and disease producing' germs to which ends the invention consists in substituting a brush which in itself presents hygienic properties in that it is capable of being opened for effectual cleaning of the base of the bristles and iu combining` therewith an attenuated, pliant body of soap or detergent of proper size for a single use and which soap or detergent will lie .within or between the bristles and partake of their movement when the brush is in use in such manner that the detergent will work forward on the bristles into position to be effectively lathered and distributed over the surface to which the brush is applied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a flexible or pliant detergent wafer and a brush adapted to receive and hold the salne in position to project parallel with and in proximity to the bristles and to provide means whereby the detergent may be readily placed in position and the unused portion removed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a thin or pliant detergent wafer from which the detergent will be discharged by the action of the bristles in the normal use of the brush, which wafer shall be inexpensive to produce, capable of being packaged compactly and preserved in a sanitary wholesome condition in accordance with modern hygienic practice.

The invention consists further in certain Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 18, 1908.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

Serial No. 449,148.

novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements, all as will be now described and pointed out particularly in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings illustrative of the invention-Figure l is an elevation of a preferred form of shaving brush embodying the improvements. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the divided brush head opened for cleaning, or the removal or insertion of a pliant detergent or soap wafer. Fig. 3 is an elevation with the brush head open the point of view being at the left of Fig. 2 and the cap of the brush handle being removed to disclose the Wafer storage receptacle. F ig. 4C is a flexible or pliant detergent or soap wafer adapted for use in the shaving brush shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a shaving brush in which both the head and handle are divided and the storage receptacle for wafers omitted.

In said drawings the letter A indicates the handle of the shaving brush and B, B', the two halves of the divided brush head in which the bristles C are permanently secured by any usual or preferred means. 'In the preferred construction the bristles are about equally divided one half being secured in each section of the brush head and so arranged that when the sections are brought together as indicated in Fig. l the brush presents the appearance of an ordinary brush and the bristles are substantially uniformly disposed throughout the whole face of the head.

In accordance with the present invention the two sections, B, B', of the brush head have their proximate faces formed to clamp or otherwise hold between them one end of a pliant detergent or soap wafer D, the body of the wafer projecting parallel with and between the bristles, preferably about in a median plane where the bristles will work over the surface of the wafer and effect the discharge of the detergent or soap particles in the ordinary working of the brush over the surface to which it is applied.

The detergent or soap wafers may be conveniently composed of a carrier or base of flexible or pliant material such as paraflined paper or similar material indicated at c, which will withstand the disintegrating effect of hot or other water for a short period, and having its body or forward portion coated with the detergent or soap. The

coating may be effected by dipping or otherwise as may be found most convenient or economical and it is designed that the wafers shall be inclosed in sealed envelops for protecting them from contamination, preventing them from sticking together and preserving them in a fresh and proper condition for immediate use in accordance with modern hygienic practice.

While the end of the wafer may be held in the brush head in any of many suitable ways which will at once suggest themselves, it is preferred to clamp the end between the proximate faces of the sections of the brush head and for convenience the meeting faces have seats o for the ends of the wafers and spuds or pins 1) for impaling the same whereby the wafers may be caused to project more or less in accordance with the preference of the user.

Conveniently the handle A, Figs. l, 2 and 3, may be hollow and have a cap A to form a storage receptacle for fresh wafers, but where this is not desired the whole handle and head may be made sectional as shown in Fig. 5.

By making the brush head sectional with a portion of the bristles in each section the interior of the mass of bristles and face of the head are readily accessible for cleaning.

In use a wafer is secured in place, the brush dipped into water, preferably hot water and applied to the face in the usual manner. The movement of the bristles causes the soap to work down through the bristles, lather and be distributed over the face. Owing to the flexibility or plia-ncy of the wafer and the fact that it is a thin nonresistant body the bristles are not held apart nor is the user disagreeably aware of the presence of the wafer. The shaving operation over, it is only necessary to separate the sections of the brush head, discharge the used wafer or so much of it as remains and wash the brush, thus leaving it in clean hygienic condition. Obviously the invention is applicable to any kind of brush and while I have illustrated a centrally divided brush head, it is obvious that the head may be divided in any way suitable to form a securing means for the end of the wafer and hence I do not wish to be limited in the claims, either to the particular kind of brush or the particular manner of dividing the head illustrated.

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

l. A shaving brush embodying a brushhead, bristles permanently mounted in said head and forming a flexible tuft, and a thin pliant detergent wafer removably secured within the mass of bristles in position to be supported by and form a part of the tuft, and be flexed and bent with the bristles in the use of the brush.

2. A shaving brush embodying a brushhead, bristles permanently mounted in said head and forming a flexible tuft, a thin pliant detergent carrier forming a detergent wafer, and means for removably securing the end of the wafer in the brush-head at the base of the tuft with the body of said wafer projecting within the mass of bristles in position to be supported by said bristles, whereby the wafer is flexed with the bristles in the use of the brush and constitutes a part of the flexible tuft.

3. A shaving brush embodying a sectional head, tufts of bristles secured permanently in each section and so disposed as to form when the two sections are brought together a dense and substantially cylindrical brush tuft with the bristles uniformly disposed throughout, and means on the proximate faces of said sections for securing one end of a pliant detergent wafer whereby the body of the wafer may project among the bristles and form a part of the flexible tuft.

GEORGE L. STREET, JR.

vWitnesses:

CHARLES H. ORTT, J. ELMER GoTwALs.

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