Combination Shaving Brush And Stand

Abstract

A shaving brush and stand with the brush having a central shaving cream passageway occupied by a stem portion of the stand when the brush is stored in place thereon. Removal of the brush from the stand leaves the passageway open for the subsequent flow of aerated shaving cream. The lower end of the shaving brush is shaped for momentary sliding connection with a standard pressurized aerosol shave cream container to impart a charge of shaving cream to the brush bristles.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to shaving brushes and particularly to a shaving brush for receiving a charge of aerated shaving cream discharged from a pressurized aerosol container.

The instant invention is directed toward providing for the convenient brush application of shaving cream dispensed from a standard pressurized container. While the prior art discloses various brush arrangements directed at achieving a like purpose they have not been widely accepted for one reason or another.

The present invention importantly is for use with conventional pressurized containers without necessitating costly alteration of their existing valve structures as is the case with some of the prior art devices. The brush component of the present invention is usable in a convenient manner with existing pressurized containers which, to a large extent, are standardized in both size and details of construction.

The prior art devices, for the most part, do not embody brush structures usable with existing pressurized containers while the instant brush structure lends itself to low cost production methods and more importantly, one not requiring modification of existing pressurized containers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The brush invention is embodied within a shaving brush and stem-like holder with the latter serving a secondary purpose of keeping the brush passageways clear of dried shaving cream. A vertical bore constitutes a passageway for the delivery of the shaving cream through the brush structure and is slidably engageable, adjacent its lower terminus, with the valve orifice of a pressurized shave cream container. The brush handle is annularly shaped at its lower end to assure operative, reciprocal movement relative to the container to actuate the container valve. Included in the present invention is a brush stand having a stem on which the brush is stored. Removal of the brush body from the stand, extracting the stem from the passageway, results in the passageway being left clear for the flow of shaving cream therethrough.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a shaving brush conveniently stored when not in use, on a stand and which when removed therefrom has an open passageway for the unrestricted flow of shaving cream therethrough. A further important object is the provision of a shaving brush adapted to momentarily engage the discharge end of a pressurized container to receive a charge of shaving cream. The brush body is shaped at its lower end to provide cooperating surfaces for sliding engagement with corresponding container surfaces. Further, the brush body is so shaped as to prevent the inadvertent discharge of the shaving cream prior to engagement of the brush with container.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

In the accompanying drawing;

FIG. 1 is a frontal perspective view of the combined brush and stand embodying the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a like view of the stand only,

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side elevational view of the brush body sectioned along its vertical center line for purposes of illustration with the upper end of a pressurized shaving cream container shown spaced therebelow, and

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the lower end of the brush body.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With continuing reference to the drawing wherein applied reference numerals indicate parts similarly identified in the following specification, the reference numeral 10 indicates generally a brush body of cylindrical shape shouldered at 11 adjacent its lower end.

Depending from the bottom shouldered area is a concentric annular wall 12 having inner and outer vertical wall surfaces 13 and 14 the former wall defining a central, upwardly extending bore 15. A counterbore at 16 extends upwardly from bore 15 with an intermediate conical surface 17 extending therebetween. The counterbore 16 terminates upwardly in a shoulder 18 which as described later comes into bearing contact with the valve end of the pressurized container.

Extending centrally through the brush body 10 is a passageway 20 in communication at its lower terminus with the counterbore 16 and thereat defining the shoulder 18. The passageway 20 terminates upwardly in communication with a delivery tube 22 which is inset at its lower end into the brush body with the upper portion of the tube extending into the brush bristles at 23. A flow of shaving cream is hence conveniently discharged into the upper portion of the bristles from tube 22 which is of a height less than that of the bristles so as to not interfere with bristle movement during use. The bristles 23 may be secured to the brush body in the conventional manner.

The stand as shown in FIG. 2 includes a base 24 from which a stem 25 extends with the stem being of a length sufficient to occupy brush passageway 20 and tube 22 when the stand and brush are combined. Further, it is desirable to form stem 25 of a diameter only slightly less than the passageway and tube inside diameters to insure complete displacement of residual shaving cream left in the passageway.

With attention to FIG. 3, in use the brush body 10 and particularly the inner and outer wall surfaces 13 and 14 are brought into sliding axial engagement with corresponding walls at 24 and 25 of the container C. Annular wall surface 14 initially contacts the upper rim 25a of wall 25 with annular wall surface 13 subsequently coming into contact with the container wall 24. Continued downward movement of the brush body assures coaxial alignment of said body and the pressurized container. A depressible valve stem at 26 of the container constitutes a discharge orifice engageable with the counterbore 16 in the brush body with alignment being achieved prior to such engagement. The end of valve stem 26 eventually seats against the shoulder 18 with continued downward movement of the brush body actuating the internal valve mechanism within the container. The released aerated shaving cream is ultimately discharged from tube 22 into the upper ends of the bristles.

After use of the brush in the normal manner replacement of the brush onto the stand results in stem 25 substantially occupying passageway 20 and tube 22 whereby extraction of the stem at a later time leaves an open passageway and tube to insure the unobstructed passage of shaving cream as earlier set forth.

Claims

What I desire to secure under a Letters Patent is:

1. A combination shaving brush and stand with the brush adapted for axial engagement with a pressurized shaving cream container having concentric annular walls and a valve stem at its upper end for the discharge of shaving cream, said valve stem discharging the shaving cream upon depressed engagement with the brush, said brush and stand comprising,

a stand for the shaving brush comprising a base and elongate upright stem portion additionally serving to clean said brush,

a shaving brush body having bristles secured within its upper end and having a centrally disposed passageway therethrough for directing shaving cream to the bristles and alternatively for the reception of the stand stem, said brush body having an annular wall of reduced diameter depending from its lower end with inner and outer concentric vertical wall surfaces for axial sliding engagement with the annular wall surfaces of the pressurized container, a shoulder formed within said brush body in communication with said passageway and contactable with the upper end of the valve stem upon closing axial movement of the brush body and container for biasing the stem downwardly for release of the shaving cream, said concentric vertical wall surfaces of the annular wall being concentric with the passageway and serving to assure axial alignment of said shoulder and the central passageway of the brush body with the valve stem of the container.