IMPROVED MEANS FOR SECURING HOES, ADZES AND LIKE TOOLS TO THEIR HANDLES
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1888
Specification Accepted, 28th Sept., 1888
We, THOMAS HARDY NEAL, an Engineer residing at Bellevue, county of Allegheny
and State of Pennsylvania U.S.A., and WILLIAM BRAMWELL MOYLE a Furniture
Dealer residing at Tarentum in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania
U.S.A., do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVED MEANS FOR
SECURING HOES, ADZES AND LIKE TOOLS TO THEIR HANDLES, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
Our invention relates to an improved device for securing certain tools to their
handles. The object being to provide a means whereby certain tools such as hoes,
scrapers-foot-adzes &c.-may be readily attached or released from there handles
in a simple and durable manner and at a comparatively small cost and with these
ends in view our invention consists in placing a tapering sleeve over one end of the
handle, in which we form a transverse slot or deep groove, together with certain other
details of construction as will be fully set forth hereinafter.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a garden-hoe, constructed in accordance with our
invention.
Fig. 2, is a side sectional elevation of the same.
To put our invention into practice and give the same bodily form, we provide a
circular tapering sleeve a-and fit the same neatly on the one end of the handle b.
On the under side of this sleeve a, is formed a deep transverse incision or slot
the same width as the blade e, of the tool to be attached to the handle.
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On the top of the sleeve a. is a small circular opening-in which is placed a wood-
screw d-which secures the sleeve a in position. The blado e. is also perforated near
the top and at an equal distance between the sides. Through this perforation i,
placed a large wood-screw f. in the direction of the length of the handle b. This
screw f. prevents the blade e from detaching itself from the handle b. should the slot
spread from constant use. This slot c. is placed at any angle to conform to the
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page_text: different tools. For a garden-hoe the slot c. inclines inwardly: for a foot-adze in the
same position only at a greater angle. For a scraper the slot c is placed at right
angles to the handle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1st. A device for securing certain tools to their handles, consisting of a circular
tapering metallic sleeve a. neatly fitted to one end of the handle 6 of the tool and
provided with a transverse incision or slot c. in which the blade e. is secured and a
suitable number of wood-screws d f. for further attaching the same to the handle b.
2nd. In a device for securing certain tools to their handles, a circular tapering
metallic sleeve a. having on its underside a deep transverse incision or slot cas and
for the purpose described.
Witnesses,
M. E. HARRISON.
J. A. HERRON.
THOMAS HARDY NEAL.
WILLIAM BRAMWELL MOYLE.