Fountain Comb (Patent No: 194017)

Inventor: Rankin, Joseph P.

Location: Macleod

Comments: N/A

Description: No. 194,017. Fountain Comb.

Joseph P. Rankin. Macleod, Alberta, Canada. 18th November, 1919; 6 years. Filed 14th April, 1919. Receipt No. 308,246.

Claim.—A fountain comb comprising a back having a cavity therein with tapering sides, said cavity extending from end to end of the back, a closure for said cavity at the wider edge of the back and hinged to the back at one end, hollow tapering teeth projecting from the narrower edge of the back opposite said closure and communicating with said cavity and exteriorly through openings near the points of the teeth, a longitudinal valve with tapering sides extending the length of the cavity and normally seated in the narrower or lower portion thereof to close communication between the cavity and the hollow teeth, a pin projecting upwardly from the longitudinal center of said valve through the closure, resilient means between the closure and valve for pressing the valve to its seat, and a finger lever fulcrumed on the outer side of the closure for raising the valve when depressed.

Claim allowed. 1.