US1250446A - Comb-cleaner. - Google Patents

Description

.I. G. GLOECKLER.

COMB CLEANER.

APPLICATION men SEPT. 12. 1916. v

Patented news, 1917.

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NV NTOH ATTORNEY WITNESSES e GI' QECKIe i weq w eww all ztmay concern i ,1 i Be'tlmown that I, J0HN G. GLOECKLIQIR, 1 V a ;c1t1 zen; of the-UmtedStatee of America,

, residing at New 'York city, borongh. iof Brooklyn,. in the county of Kings and State 7 .01: =.Ne\v- York, .have invented-certain {new and useful, Improvementslin Con1bEClean'-- ersQofwhichthefollowing is a specification. f i t This invention has special reference? to impro me 'i Q 1t :dev e andi more 7 particularly to an improvedcomb cleaner.-v

particular object :of the. invention is to Pro i e a d i e. fi. ml. d: nov llcqer o Q1 the like,. -and :whiclrvarioi szty pes of comb scan-be cleanedof dirt and greas'e'from between the teeth thereof;; ;tl1ereby; insuring Wil e m1 ;a s nita y .0.1 N

( that the comb gd ition at all times; I

A- lr herbbbj ofh ginventi is o provide an improved comb, cleanerlvvhich lncludes Ja trey ha vinghsuitable; uprights thereon for supporting a series ofj tensioned Wires disposed in crossed relation so as to vary the. distances between the Wires to. ac commoda-teyand permit thorough eleaningof fin cJQ b or c mb of. med m r; oa

teeth formation, suitable means being -proi ea ir s .fl r ctiee lnd ra g nt Qtnerts W iQ W uh Q more f yad scn e o nev nao r n -tea f t with pa isu ar ty th rcl im oappi eded here o-:2 I a leier ee. had t ea e ipa ii i .eer-respendin mee hr i heiit; s ve views endMh e I re; ik'P -if fii ite v: 1 e evat n a :COMB-CLEANER; I

4;; 'Ysp ecification of IlettersPatenfi 'strnction, as well as: one which. will serve as 1 e ipra a n .f orn m tolajdi ser' ride d for tensioning theires or v cleaning .nair ng t ciini i a pa teoi a h fi applicationg'in which like pharacters 'ndicate the by' n( tching, receslsfing',,gro'ovi' gror thread I I i i gl f il ll hlt ll i12 6113 lQn lll$9 a 1 r I 1 .d e e slhpls i nee e tie a'nlur fiylefdeem x tenor; str nde 'l l 51:9 nd -a dispe e l nei wmssed t o. f 211 h a nt r n ;a egp ie ebl madeeep9fo :==1T ig. .4; is a' frag nentary sectional Jvievv a n onithe nQIVTI-V :OfJfig: -.l. V illustrated in :the drawings-, the im- 1 time i A 1 1n 'sectlon and ,yvith thehrush: reinoved and proved comb, cleaner includes a, base 5 in the formq tray I'PM i eur ounding j" flan po t 6 .7 hich; is t ne ,up I 9 11-1 J sllght curve, While thetray is curvedlongi- ,tudin'ally 011.- a gradiusg of about" one-fourth a i q r y sh wn; i. Fig-, i2=is' it ble fireedec e r wshionetipw m y el e bemat h ng pnl h i ur ac up'en wh hathe being:p f e lyjof bber Q h lik -:5 Ext d ng upwar y f o h y; 'e

e c d ndrormedwithpr fixe thereoiin I i any preferred manner, are aQpairlof opposed fe spaced p r e up i hts fie 16'- spectively These uprights' are preferably inc h he n t y en er then-at hee de A afitaihed Ltd; e ba e e tr y- 5 th ugh t r medi of zre becl, extens s O- which are extended through and {riveted $912 t e .bot-

tom of the tray a'sshown' atllth'us provid- 1 7 .ing a firniattachmen't between the uprights my her y'thenPr ieressepported to Withstand. the necessary "strain 1n- .cidentto thejeleaningi of co'mbs,-,Whi l'e the bending or curving "of the base or otray iip wardly at thev center and providing ta flange entirfely aro-iind the saine,vnot only strength-' ns i he r yo r i -St a n n d t t iithe Ql ng pe a b tl o Pr ve t th di t I nd, foreign .matter from; falling oil of; the

' Connecti g the opposite pairsof uprights {Barenotchedspacingandguiderede l2andgd re t yb n et i d sp ed f omithe g k fqie lat;the r ends. in. th l 'lp htnear h a e r treyynd r pif vi ekl" 1 Seri s e es t en. Qfa' lr rvh r ter eh rods as shown at 16,- while the endsof the strands are guided over the rods and equidistantly spaced apartthrough the nstrumentality of the grooves of recesses "therein,

the single section of Wire producingnsaid strands being looped or rebent at each end as shownat 17 and saidloops being; engaged around a series of pegs or pins 18- projecting angularly in a downward directionfi'oiii' -taining the cleaningstrands'or Wire's under i that t1'1ewiresiwigrease which will be removed or ca tension, be extended through one i of the uprights as sho'ivn at 21 and'abracketplate 22 is secured to the outer face of said upright as shown at 23 over the end portion 21 of said shaft 13 toturn freely through an aperture-in the bracketplatei A Worm gear is fixed to the end 21 of said shaft and the bracket-plate is provided with a pair of apertured ears 25 carrying a vo-rm shaft 26 which is held" from translation in saidxears as bearings, but which is adapted to, be turnedfthrough themedium of a key or finger-piece 27 mounted on the free end of the norm shaft. "111. this manner the shaft 13 to Which the Worm gearis operatively connected, may be turned for draw- 'ing the Wires taut and keeping the same under tension;

Positioned at. the upper ends of the up riglits are inwardly facing longitudinal, grooved guideivays28 produced by horizontally flanged pieces formed With or secured to the uprights and projecting outwardly therefrom toward the ends of the tray as' is clearly illustrated. These guideways each' accommodate the head portions 29 of brushes havingthe bristle portions 30 there ofivired tot-he heads as shown at 3 1- and extending inward-1y; in opposite I directions toward each other above the deanin wires or strands fso as to be c'oi'ita'cted by the comb when the latter is movedtovvardthe ends of the cleaner-for removin the foreign matter fromthe coinlo'." Iri thei 'tise 'of aie'deviee, the comb-is en'- g'aged with the wires at the cross i port-ions thereof "we: moved reward either 'endkso I g crape the side portions of the teeth and thereby{loosen*the dirt-and ied oif bythe brush and deposited in meaty. By engagingthe' eembemrmdfing it te the spacing aiidiguide-rods.

the brushes are to remain flush at the back addition to insurean-absolutely sanitary ard the opposite ends, both sidesof the comb will be cleaned. For a medium size fine-comb,- the brushes can be moved longitudmally 1n their giudeways or put forward toward the center as far as possible so as at the base ends thereof Where engaged over 7 For a coarse comb the brushes areto be flush with the back portions or" tl'idguides so that, the

'bristlesivill hardly extend over the wires and where the comb isrouiided, as for; instance, coarse rounded tooth ladys omb,

and thefcomb should be 'zig-Zagged across the cleaning Wires at It s pulledalong the sameih either direction so that the ires will come in contact with the teeth on all sides in addition" to moving the comb up and down to efficiently clean it. The w1r s at the terminals or spacing rods are preferably madetwvelve' to the incha'nd crossed 'atthe r center for "ordinary" combs and the devibe may be made 1n different styles" varying the spacing of-the ivires for finefl'c'ombs to about t enty-fotir to the inch, and for" ladies or other coarse combs, abouteight to the inch,

so as to accommodateboth coarse and fine combs; The base and otherfpa'rts maybe made of pressed steel or cast iron or otherwise, depending upon the-cost of production and-sale price, and'i svery eilieient foriusc in barber shops, as the comb can be cleaned in; a ,ver'y Short intervalof time; and if necessary, sterilized 'or otherwise treated in condition. i V

From the foregoing description, taken in connection Withthe accompanying drawing's'; the advantages of theconstruction and ention'givhat tat r1 0 of the method of operation of the 1 device I 'SeCHiEG' by'Let rights having notches therein,-

f zontal guides at the upper ends of the upunder tension by rotation; of theshafts, and

means for anchoring the shafts when adgusted to tenslon the strands.

2. A, comb-cleanercomprising spaced pairs of uprights, rods connecting the upunder tension, guideways carried by the uprights at the ends of the strands, brushesadjustable in said guideways over the latter.

and means for holding the'shafts against movement with the strands under tension.

3. A comb cleaner comprising spaced f supporting members having uniformly re- '7 cessed tension members, a strand of wire or the like stretched between said tension memhere in zig-zag relation with the endsthereof looped, headed pegs carried by the tension members for engagement by said. looped ends, and br ushes longitudinally adjustable above the ends of the cleanlng members provided by the strand as and for the purpose described.

4. A comb. cleaner comprising a flangedftray forming base curved upwardly at the cular grooves therein, said rods being in. parallel relation, shafts rotatably supported" in the uprights beneath the rods, pegs car center and towardits ends, spaced parallel i uprights at t ends of h a M X- tending across each pair of uprights and having aseries of equidistantly spaced cirried by the shafts, a strand ofwire or the like looped around the pegs and extending over and between. the rods to provide a series of longitudinal cleaning members arranged'in series with the respective pairs disposed in opposite divergent relation, horirights. and facing inwardly in opposed rela- "tion, brushes having heads slidable horizonthe cleaning members with the bristlesof cleaning members, under tension;

.5 A. comb f cleaner comprisinga flanged I tray-forming base curved upwardly'atfithe the brushesextending over the same to vary h the degree of movement of a comb on said cleaning members with theteeth extending between said members whereby the wires will scrape foreign matter from said teeth,

and meansfor turning one of the shafts to; hold the'strand producing thelongitudinal center and toward its ends, spaced parallel uprights at the ends of the tray, a rod extending across each pair of uprights and having a series of equidistantly spaced cir- II ,cular .grooves therein," said rods being. in parallel relation, shafts rotatably supported in the uprights beneath the rods, pegs car- 1 if ried .by the shafts, a strandjof wire or the I like looped around the pegs and extending over and between the rods 'to provide a series of longitudinal cleaning members ar- 1 I I ranged in series with the respective pairsj disposed in crossed divergent relation, hori- I I Zontal guides at the upper ends of thei1p-g rights and facing inwardlyin opposed rela .tion, brushes having heads slidable horizon tally-in said guides and longitudinally of j the cleaning members with the bristles of the brus'hesextending over the same to vary thedegree of movement of a combon said between said members whereby the wires will scrape foreign matter from saidteeth, aset-screw for holding one of said shafts against turning and a key operated worm cleaning members withthe teeth extending gear connectedto' the other shaft for turning the latter and; holding the cle'aning members-of the strand under tension.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 1n presence of two wltnesses. 1

I JOHN G. GLOECKLER. I Witnesses: r

I ta-lly in said guides and-longitudinally of CHAS.ISTOGREFE, FRANK Frsormn;

' copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

I I Washington, D. G. I

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