US828439A - Apparatus for removing dandruff and for removing dust from irregular surfaces. - Google Patents

Description

EEO PATENTED AUG.14, 1906. Y

- M. STRUNSKY. v V

APIARATUS FOR REMOVING DANDRUFF AND FOR REMOVING DUST FROM IRREGULAR SURFACES. 4

APPLICATION FILED M5126, 1905.

inurnn sra'rns PATH rins- MAX STRUNSKY, or SAN ifinineisoo, CALIFORNIA. APPARATUS ma REMOVING DANDRUFE AND FOR REMOVING DUST FROM IRREGULAR SURFACES?" No. assess.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 26, 1905. Serial No. 262.364.

Patented ne 1%, 190a.

To all whom, it may concern: Be it known that I, MAx STRUNSKY, a citican of the United States, residing at San moving Francisco, inthe county of San-Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ap aratus for-Remoying Dandruff and for e- Dust from Irregular Surfaces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to im rovements in "apparatus for removing dan ruff from the scalp or for removing dust from the skin of a horse or other animal or for similar purposes, the object of the invention being to provide an apparatus which will erform these functions conveniently, rapidl In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the apparatus in use. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the handpiece. Fig. 3 is a side view of one of the nozzles. Fig. 4 is a broken perspective view of a modified form of handpiece. 7 Fig. 5

' is an enlarged section' Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a shaft carrying a pulley 2, driven by a belt 3 from any suitab e source of power. Said I shaft is mounted in bearings 4 upon the'top of an exhaust-reservoir 5. 6 indicates a pump mounted upon the top of said reservoir and operated by a pitman 7, driven by a crank 8 from the shaft 1. By this means a constant suction may be created in the-suction-reservoir 5. Upon said reservoir is also mounted a receivei19, connected with the reservoir by a pipe 10, which'extends from said to a point near the top of the receiver. ater can be supplied to said reoeiver through a funnel 11 (closed by a cork stopper 12) and drawn ofi therefrom by means of a faucet 13.

1 1 indicates a flexible tube-which is connected with the receiver by a pipe 40, extending to a point near, the bottom thereof. Upon the end .of said flexible tube 14 is secured a liandpiece 16, which comprises the inletpipe 15, the valve 17 therein, the conduit 18,

and the branch conduits l9. Each conduit includes a short rigid tube 20, connected to the handle, a flexible tube 21, and a rigid tube 22, on the end of which is secured the rubber nozzle 23. Each tube 22 has therefore on account of the flexible tube 21 freedom of motion relatively to the tube 20; but this motion is limited to a movement in a plane at right angles to the general plane in and effectively. 3

- tips 23.

and anotherpair of stri s of'nietal 25,'pivotedtothe tube 22, sai strips being themselves pivoted to each other, as shown at Zfi.

The axes of all of said pivots are parallel with the general plane of the tubes 20, so that the I.

swinging motion can take place onl at right angles to said general plane. Eac

tube 20- has connected thereto a spring 27 which bears down upon the tube 22, bendingthe same downward in the form of a flexible fin- .ger. a

. In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the inner tubes (numbered 30) are connected with the outer tubes 31 by being provided at their;v connecting ends with cylindrical boxlike terminals 32 33, open on one side, said open sides being opposite to each other, said terminals being provided with coengaging 5 flanges 3435. Springs 36 are secured to the inner tubes and press down upon the outer tubes inlike manner as in the first form of the device.

The operation of the apparatus is as fol- 8o lows: The'pumphaving been set in motion, exhaust is created in the exhaust-reservoir, which draws the air'through the nozzles or Said ti s having been applied to the scalp or to the s face which it is desired to clean, the valve is opened. This produces a suction at the end of said tips 23, Which draws the dandrufi or dust tlierethrough. The nozzles can be passed between the hairs and brought into close contact with the seal or skin. Thus the dandruff or dust can 6 effectively removed. A very im ortant feature of this invention consists in t e provision for causing the row of suction-nozz e ties in the surface of the scalp or skin. hen the device is assed over such'u'neven surface, the individual springs cause the nozzles to adjust themselves to such irregularities. rob

Thus at no time is any one of the nozzles out of contactwith the surface over whichthe device is being passed, and suction is created I at such surface at all points over which the device is passed. 1o 5 I claim '1. In an apparatus of the character de scribed, the combination of means for creating. an exhaust, a flexible ipe connectedv therewith, a handpiece at t e and of said no 11 of the horse or other sur- 8 5 s to conform to the ine uali-- pipe com i'ising flexible hollow. fingers,

and normally pressing said fingers his uniform individue sprin s for normellypressing said direction, substantially as describe.

- fingers in' a umihnn direction, substantially as described.

. 2-. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of means for creating an exhaust; e flexible ipe connected therewith, e handpiece at the end of said pipe com rising flexible hollow fingers, hav- :0 mg fiexib e tips, endindividuel spr'mgs'for v Q In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing wit nesses. l

MAX STRUNSKY. Witnesses:

' FRANCIS M. WRIGHT,

BESSIE GORFINKEL.

Images