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US1059508A
US1059508A US71284612A US1912712846A US1059508A US 1059508 A US1059508 A US 1059508A US 71284612 A US71284612 A US 71284612A US 1912712846 A US1912712846 A US 1912712846A US 1059508 A US1059508 A US 1059508A
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  • This invention relates to brushes, and with brushes adapted to enter the mouth, such as tooth-brushes.
  • One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a simple and practical device ofthe character described and wherein the be readily connected to,
  • Another object of the invention is the acter described admitting of the connecting and disconnecting of the brush and handle while preserving the continuous smooth character of the part adapted to enter the mouth.
  • Another object of the invention is the provision of an efficient device of the character referred to and wherein the brush member and the handle ma be automatically interlocked by the use o sim le devices.
  • the invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of'elebe exemplified ⁇ in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the' scope of the application of which will crizndlcated in the following claims.
  • the brush member comprises an elongated bristle support or back 1, to which the ri'stles 2 are attached in any ecient size as to clear said slots.
  • Thel- ⁇ Il back 1 is provided with a clamps slee portlon, preferably a concav1ty 5, for apurpose hereinafter described.
  • the brush-holding member H comprises a handle 6 of any' sultable material, ⁇ v 'having a slot 7 in one end into which is driven and Patented Apr. 22, ,1913.
  • the member 10 clam ingjaws 11 and 12, between which the brus member is removablyheld, the extension 13 of the member 10 servingto su port and connect said jaws, and with them orming a seat for the brush member.
  • the jaw 12 preferably comprises a pin adapted to move back and forth in the tubular portion 9, being provided with a shoulder 14 to limit its outward movement, a spring 15 being interposed between the end of said jaw pinV and the pin 8 and ⁇ operating to yieldingly maintain the jaw 12 or end of the pin in-its outer position but permitting said Jaw to be against the resistance.
  • the jaw 11 is preferably xed to the extension 13 and projects at an angle thereto, and in the present embodiment is of such a slze as to pass through the erforation 4
  • Jaw 11 is enlarged toward its outer end, preferably by the provisionof a lug 16 progecing toward the jaw 12 providing a catch member adapted to engage the lower surface of the back 1, said lug being provided with an inclined surface 17, tending, when the brush is pressed thereagainst by the jaw 12, to seat the brush back against the eXtension.
  • the extension or connectlon 13 is rigid, forming, in effect, a tension or brace member connecting the jaw 11 is providedwith spaced sol in the back of the brush mem er. Andl the m0" with the member carrying the jaw 12.' Inv applying the brush member to the handle.
  • the member 13 extends exteriorly and longitudinally of the back 1 from one end thereof, and terminates inter mediate theends of the back and preferably at such a point that its end does not enter the mouth at all when the front teeth are being cleaned.
  • the fmember 13 is made as -t-hrn as will comport .with proper strength, so 'that itadds very little to the thicknessof the brush, and in the presentembodiment its outer surface is transversely rounded and smoothly merges into the upper surface of the :back 1.
  • the member 13 is preferably narrower than the width -of 'the brush so as .-not to encroach upon the smooth, preferably straight lateral edges of the brush back, thelateral edges of sald 'member 13being within, and spaced from, the lateral edges of the brush back.
  • the brush member may lbe moved toward the jaw 12 substantially in the' line of the direction of pressure, or
  • a handle memberacomprising clamping jaws, a brushvmembevcom rising a clamp seat intermediate its ends a apt- ed to be engaged 'by-'one ofysai'd jaws, and zmeans permitting relative movement betweensaid members in the lineof'the clamping axis, whereby vsaid members :may be attached or detached;
  • a handle-member comprisany'mg' drawelos ing clamping jaws, a -brush member comv prislngv a clamp seat intermediateits ends and sides adaptedftobe engaged by 'one of said jaws, andrmeans permitting relativel movement betweenasaid members 1n the iline of the clamping-axis, wherebysadmembers may be -asttaehed vor detached.
  • AIn a device of the character described, in combination, a-handlev member comprising clampin jaws which resiliently coper# ate, and a tgietachable brush member comprising aback having an opening of a size adapted to receive one of said 'aws and per mit movement of the jaw in t e line of the clamping axis. l Y.
  • a handle member comprising ⁇ ing a brace, clamping jaws carriedby the brace, means adapted to relatively move the jaws to brush member retaining position, a
  • a handle member comprising a ixed'clampin jaw projectin at an angle to the longltu inalextent citi dle, a second clamping jaw, resilient means adapted to ress the second jaw toward the irst, and a rush member adapted to be removaby retained by said jaws comprising av back having an .openin ends adapted to enga e t e iixed jaw, and a concavity in its end ace adapted to be enl' gaged by the second jaw.

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f provision of a practical device of the char- Y ments and arrangement of parts which will brush member mayl'- fand disconnected UNITED STATES? AENT oEErcE.
I JAMES'A. WATT, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSGNOB TO A. S. GUSTAFSON, 0F LOWELL,
MASSACHUSETTS.
TOOTH-BRUSH.
Speoication of Letters Patent.
1912. SerialNo. 712,846.
To all whom, t may concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES A. Wn'rr, a subject of the King of England, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tooth- Brushes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as w1 ll enable others skilled in the art to which 1t appertains to make and use the same. 0
This invention relates to brushes, and with brushes adapted to enter the mouth, such as tooth-brushes.
One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a simple and practical device ofthe character described and wherein the be readily connected to,
om, the brush-holding or handle member.
Another object of the invention is the acter described admitting of the connecting and disconnecting of the brush and handle while preserving the continuous smooth character of the part adapted to enter the mouth. I
Another object of the invention is the provision of an efficient device of the character referred to and wherein the brush member and the handle ma be automatically interlocked by the use o sim le devices.
Other objects will be in part o vious and in part pointed out hereinafter.
The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of'elebe exemplified` in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the' scope of the application of which will beindlcated in the following claims.
In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein similarI reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings,-F1gure 1 is a central longitudinal section through the brush and holder, on line 1 1, Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a plan view looking at the back of the implement; andFig. 3 is a detailshowing one of the retaining jaws.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the brush member comprises an elongated bristle support or back 1, to which the ri'stles 2 are attached in any ecient size as to clear said slots. Thel-` Il back 1 is provided with a clamps slee portlon, preferably a concav1ty 5, for apurpose hereinafter described.
The brush-holding member H.comprises a handle 6 of any' sultable material,`v 'having a slot 7 in one end into which is driven and Patented Apr. 22, ,1913.
cemented one end of a cylindrical connecting pin 8, the other end of said pin being soldered in a tubular portion 9 of a-preferably metallic member 10 forming an extension of said handle. It will, of course, be understood that the handle 6 and member '10 may be connected in any other eiHcient manner.
The member 10 clam ingjaws 11 and 12, between which the brus member is removablyheld, the extension 13 of the member 10 servingto su port and connect said jaws, and with them orming a seat for the brush member. The jaw 12 preferably comprises a pin adapted to move back and forth in the tubular portion 9, being provided with a shoulder 14 to limit its outward movement, a spring 15 being interposed between the end of said jaw pinV and the pin 8 and` operating to yieldingly maintain the jaw 12 or end of the pin in-its outer position but permitting said Jaw to be against the resistance. of
thrust lnwardly said spring. f The jaw 11 is preferably xed to the extension 13 and projects at an angle thereto, and in the present embodiment is of such a slze as to pass through the erforation 4 Jaw 11 is enlarged toward its outer end, preferably by the provisionof a lug 16 progecing toward the jaw 12 providing a catch member adapted to engage the lower surface of the back 1, said lug being provided with an inclined surface 17, tending, when the brush is pressed thereagainst by the jaw 12, to seat the brush back against the eXtension. 13. Preferably, the extension or connectlon 13 is rigid, forming, in effect, a tension or brace member connecting the jaw 11 is providedwith spaced sol in the back of the brush mem er. Andl the m0" with the member carrying the jaw 12.' Inv applying the brush member to the handle.
.the back 1 is applied against the jaw 12,
which latter has preferably a conical end, said end being adapted to seat in the oon-.f cavity 5 of the back. The brush member is then pressed toward the handle, causing the j aw'12 to recede against the resistance of the spring 15, whereupon the opening 4 will register with the end of the fixed jaw 11, which latter may thenlbe 'passedfthrough said opening. The strength offthe resilient' member or'spring 15 is sufficient to maintain the brush member in contact with the jaw -11 under such strains as may be'encountered in' use, the =lug 16 positively preventing the' brush member from being withdrawn from the jaw 11 .without compressing the spring 15 and the linclined surface 17 causing the brush back to befirmly seated against 'the brace 13.
Inasmuch as a tooth-brush'necessarily'contacts with the delicate surfaces of the mouth and lips, it is highly important that a smooth andy regular surface be preserved throughout the brush; a surface free from roughness `and abrupt, projecting portions. In the present. embodiment, the member 13 extends exteriorly and longitudinally of the back 1 from one end thereof, and terminates inter mediate theends of the back and preferably at such a point that its end does not enter the mouth at all when the front teeth are being cleaned. The fmember 13 is made as -t-hrn as will comport .with proper strength, so 'that itadds very little to the thicknessof the brush, and in the presentembodiment its outer surface is transversely rounded and smoothly merges into the upper surface of the :back 1. The member 13 is preferably narrower than the width -of 'the brush so as .-not to encroach upon the smooth, preferably straight lateral edges of the brush back, thelateral edges of sald 'member 13being within, and spaced from, the lateral edges of the brush back. When the brush is retained between the j aws in the manner before eX- plained, lateral movement of the'brush in the plane of the back is resisted by the fjaw 11 and the interlocking of the jaw pin 12 with 'the concavity 5, and rocking movement the brush member.
ber is. attached to the handle member it is heldby the clampingjaws, and in order to detach the members the brush member may lbe moved toward the jaw 12 substantially in the' line of the direction of pressure, or
above-described construction a removable f brush member and yholderl are :provided wherein a simple character 'of 'the' `brush member -is preserved. Merely 'by 'the-f ovision of a faw'seat'or openin intenme 'ate the ends o the back of the` nah, an'eiiicient and secure fastening device -is pro.- vided. Thus, by the labo vie-.lesczribed -construction is accomplished, .among fathers, the objects hereinbefore stated.
As many changes could bbe made in the above construction and 4many A arently widely different embodiments Io 1thus invention could be kmade without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter ycontained in the' above description yor shown in the aeeo ings shall be-intenpreted as-lllustrative-.and not in a limitin sense.
It is also to lunderstood .thatlthe langua e used in the following claims isV inten ed to cover all of the generic'` and spes-v cie ,featuresof lthe,v inyention herein described. and all statemenisioflthescope'of the invention, which, as a matter of language, mi ht be said to fall therebetween.
aving described my invention, what I' claim as v*new and to-edeure by: :Letters Patent is.: i
1. Ina device' -of the 'character described, 'inncombinatiom a handle memberacomprising clamping jaws, a brushvmembevcom rising a clamp seat intermediate its ends a apt- =ed to be engaged 'by-'one ofysai'd jaws, and zmeans permitting relative movement betweensaid members in the lineof'the clamping axis, whereby vsaid members :may be attached or detached;
2. In a device ofthe character described, in combination, a handle-member comprisany'mg' drawelos ing clamping jaws, a -brush member comv prislngv a clamp seat intermediateits ends and sides adaptedftobe engaged by 'one of said jaws, andrmeans permitting relativel movement betweenasaid members 1n the iline of the clamping-axis, wherebysadmembers may be -asttaehed vor detached.
. jaws,
3. AIn a device of the character described, in combination, a-handlev member comprising clampin jaws which resiliently coper# ate, and a tgietachable brush member comprising aback having an opening of a size adapted to receive one of said 'aws and per mit movement of the jaw in t e line of the clamping axis. l Y.
4. In a device of the character described,
'11i combination, a handle member comprising `ing a brace, clamping jaws carriedby the brace, means adapted to relatively move the jaws to brush member retaining position, a
brush member,` adapted to be removably retamed by said jaws and comprising a back -thelateral ed es of which are spaced from the sides of t e brace, said bac havin a clamp seat intermediate its ends adapte to 30 be engaged by one ofthe clamping aws.
' A6. `In a device'o the character escribed, in combination, a handle member comprising a ixed'clampin jaw projectin at an angle to the longltu inalextent citi dle, a second clamping jaw, resilient means adapted to ress the second jaw toward the irst, and a rush member adapted to be removaby retained by said jaws comprising av back having an .openin ends adapted to enga e t e iixed jaw, and a concavity in its end ace adapted to be enl' gaged by the second jaw. *l
In testimony whereof Iafix my signature, in the presence of twoA witnesses.
p y .mams A.' WATT; Witnesses: H. M. Sambre,
J. W. Aivnrmsois.'
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