Improvements in Awls, Bradawls, or like Instruments.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 13th June, 1891-Accepted, 18th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Awls, Bradawls, or like Instruments.
We THOMAS MURGATROYD of Cold Shaw Haworth in the County of York,
Painter, and JAMES TURNER of Cross Roads near Haworth aforesaid, Painter, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows, that is to say :-
It relates to improvements in the construction and formation of awls bradawls
or like instruments whereby the blades thereof are more securely and appropriately
fastened or attached to their handles than heretofore.
To attain this we form a groove diametrically across that end of the handle to
which the blade has to be attached and into this groove the suitably formed end
(as hereinafter described) of the blade is inserted after which the usual and well
known retaining hoop is driven on so as to encircle and tightly grasp the said outer
end of the handle by which means the said blade is firmly and securely attached to
its handle so that the awl or instrument thus made may be freely used without fear
of the blade becoming detached by any pulling force that it may be necessary to
exert to extract it from any substance into which it might have been previously
pressed.
The blade is formed in such a manner that its end for insertion into its handle is
as large or larger at its extremity as or than at any other part so that after being
inserted and grasped by the hoop being driven on the handle the object desired is
effected. Or again this end for insertion may be made to have a T or other shape
of head formed on it to prevent it from subsequently being withdrawn from its
handle.
The above described method of construction may advantageously be followed in
constructing stencil pins for painters' or decorators' use.
Dated this 12th day of September 1890.,
THOMAS MURGATROYD.
JAMES TURNER.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.
COMPETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Awls, Bradawls, or like Instruments.
We, THOMAS MURGATROYD of Cold Shaw, Haworth, in the County of York,
Painter, and JAMES TURNER of Cross Roads near Haworth aforesaid, Painter
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
It relates to improvements in the construction and formation of awls, bradawls or
like instruments whereby the blades thereof are more securely and appropriately
fastened or attached to their handles than they have been heretofore.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a part sectional view shewing
the handle and blade as when attached together and Fig. 2 is another view to shew
the complete instrument, while Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views to Fig. 1 but shew
modified forms of blades.
Figs. 5 and 6 are side and sectional views shewing the method of forming stencil-
pins, and Fig. 7 is an end view of same.
To attain the object of this invention we form a groove a diametrically across
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page_text: the end of the handle band into this groove the suitably formed end c¹ (as herein-
after described) of the blade cis inserted after which the usual and well known
retaining hoop d is driven on so as to encircle and tightly grasp the said end
which by the cross groove a is allowed to yield so that it may be pressed to grip
said blade firmly even though the end c' of same is or may be its largest or
thickest part from which it may taper as shewn by Figs. 5 and 6, in this manner
the awl or instrument may be freely used without fear of its blade becoming
detached by any pulling force that it may be necessary to exert to extract it from
any substance into which it might have been previously pressed.
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The blade is formed in such a manner that its end c¹ (Fig. 6) is as large or
larger in diameter or thickness as or than any other part so that after being inserted
into the groove a and grasped by the outer end of the handle by means of the
hoop d being driven or forced thereon the object desired is attained. Or again :
instead of the end c¹ being formed as shewn by Fig. 6, it may be of the shape
shewn at 2 by Fig. 1 or of that as shewn at a Fig. 3 or 4 Fig. 4, and one. or
another of these three latter forms, shewn is preferably followed in the formation. of
awls, or other larger instruments.
When the blade c is of the tapering shape shewn by Fig. 6, we preferably make
an additional groove a¹ across or at right angles to the groove a as is shewn by
Fig. 7, by which means the whole length of the blade c that is inserted into or is
within the handle is firmly and rigidly gripped or held.
The above described method of construction, and especially that part of it
referring to Figs. 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings, may advantageously be followed in
the constructing of stencil-pins for painter's or decorator's use.
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 :-
1. The method of constructing awls, bradawls, or like instruments so that the
blades thereof may be firmly and securely attached to their handles substantially
as specified.
Dated this 12th day of June 1891.
THOMAS MURGATROYD.
JAMES TURNER.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.