AN IMPROVED HAND VICE
Year: 1869

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Edward Gedge, of the Firm of John
Gedge and Son, of No. 11, Wellington Street, Strand, in the County
of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED
HAND VICE." A communication from abroad by Pierre Amable
Grilly, of No. 5, Rue Blondel, Paris, in the Empire of France.
Sealed the 20th August 1869, and dated the 24th February 1869.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Edward Gedge
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 24th February 1869.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD GEDGE, of the Firm of John Gedge and Son, of
No. 11, Wellington Street, Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVED HAND VICE," a communication to me from abroad by Pierre
Amable Grilly, of No. 5, Rue Blondel, Paris, in the Empire of France,
to be as follows:-
The improved hand vice the subject of this Invention has a vertical
screw. It is shewn in elevation and section Figs. 1 and 2 of the accom

page_text: panying Drawing forming part of this Provisional Specification, A
indicating a handle of wood or of metal pierced in its entire length.
Metal handles may be made of a single piece, that is to say, that the
handle, the nut, and the conical ferrule are or all may be of one piece.
B, ring or ferrule of the handle; C, jaws of the vice worked by the
adjusting screw D and by the steel springs ; D, pressure or adjusting
screw pierced throughout its length, this screw may be replaced by the
nut, and vice versa; E, conical ferrule or shoulder, fixéd or moveable,
and serving to open or close the jaws of the vice accordingly as the
handle is turned to the right or to the left, this conical shoulder is
protected from wear by a tempered steel washer v; G, nut with collar
carrying the conical ferrule or shoulder E and the steel washer ;
H, joints of the jaws of the vice held by a screw I, which serves as
support to the screw D.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said William Edward Gedge in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 20th August 1869.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
EDWARD GEDGE, of the Firm of John Gedge and Son, of No. 11, Wel-
lington Street, Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-fourth day of February, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, in
the thirty-second year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said William Edward Gedge,
Her special licence that I, the said William Edward Gedge, my exe.
cutors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said William
Edward Gedge, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
'thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might
'make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention
for "AN IMPROVED HAND VICE," a communication to me from abroad by
Pierre Amable Grilly, of No. 5, Rue Blondel, Paris, in the Empire of

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France, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said William
Edward Gedge, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in
writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and scals, should'
ticularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and
in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to
be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months
next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Edward Gedge, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement, reference being had to the accompanying
Sheet of Drawing, and to the Figures and letters of reference marked
thereon :-
The improved hand vice the subject of this Invention is the result of
many years' study to produce a useful tool cheap in construction, simple
and convenient in use, and capable of replacing with advantage the
horizontal screw vices hitherto used in locksmiths', jewelers', and other
workshops.
The horizontal screw of ordinary hand vices is in this Invention
replaced by a vertical pressure or adjusting screw, which is pierced in its
entire length, as is also the handle, to facilitate working upon a long rod
or spindle on which it is desired to cut a screw or make a long pin.
I would here draw attention to the inconveniences frequently met with
in using ordinary hand vices. If it is desired to work a piece of metal
of a certain length it must necessarily be presented obliquely on the side
of the jaw of the vice because of its screw, which is horizontal and forms
a knob in the axis of the vice. The consequences are, firstly, that on
tightening the nut of the horizontal screw vice the pressure is only
exerted on the side, and greatly tries the.vice itself while obtaining an
irregular pressure; secondly, that as the piece to be worked is held
obliquely, however skilful the workman may be he always finds himself
cramped in the execution of his work, particularly if of a delicate
nature.
The advantages of this improved hand vice are considerable. It may
be applied to a number of uses, and amongst others it may be instan-
taneously converted into a haft or handle for any kind of tailed or
shanked tool, such as files, wrenches, olive bits, chisels, or screwdrivers,
and may also serve as pincers or nippers. It is of the most simple con-

page_text: struction, as will be apparent from the Drawing, and may vary in shape
according to the purposes for which it is intended. These improved
hand vices may be made of any kind of metal, and even of wood for
slight and delicate work, the jaws being lined of material most suited
Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 a front view, and Fig. 3 a longitudinal
section of a hand vice made according to this Invention; Fig. 4 shews a
mortice vice ("etau à bec de canne"); and Figs. 6 to 11 inclusive
detached parts drawn full size; similar letters of reference denoting
similar parts in each of these Figures respectively.
A, wooden or metal handle pierced throughout its length. Metal
handles may be made in one piece, that is to say, the handle, the nut,
and the conical ferrule all are or may be in a single piece; B, ring or
ferrule of the handle; C, jaws of the vice worked by the adjusting
screw. D and the springs r, "; D, pressure or adjusting screw pierced
throughout its length; this screw may be replaced by the nut, and vice
versa; E, conical ferrule or shoulder, fixed or moveable, and serving to
open or close the jaws of the vice accordingly as the handle is turned
right or left; this conical shoulder is protected from wear by a tempered
steel washer ; G, nut with collar carrying the conical ferrule or
shoulder E and the steel washer ; HI, joints of the jaws of the vice held
by a screw I, which serves as support to the adjusting screw D.
Fig. 12 is a section, and Figs. 13 and 14 detached parts of this
improved hand vice modified so that it may serve as a turnscrew and
not loosen when used to unscrew a screw or analogous object.
A', wooden or metal handle pierced in its entire length; B', ferrule
or ring of the handle; C', C¹, jaws of the vice actuated by the adjusting
screw D' and by the steel springs r', '; D', adjusting or press screw with
a stem square at the upper part, and pierced throughout its length to
give passage to a rod of any kind. This screw may also be replaced by
the nut, and vice versa. It is traversed by the screws which form the
joint of the jaws, E', conical metal ferrule or shoulder, fixed or move-
able, and serving to actuate the jaws C', C', of the vice accordingly as
the part Z of the handle is turned right or left. This conical ferrule or
shoulder may be protected from wear by another superposed shifting
conical ferrule, which would turn on the first and preserve it from the
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page_text: friction of the jaws. G', nut fitted to the part Z of the handle, and
pierced from end to end to give passage to any kind of spindle, pin, or
metal wire. On the exterior of this nut is a recess or groove J, into which
enters a pin S passing through the entire thickness of the handle A'.
This pin serves to keep the part Z of the handle always in the same
position, whether it be desired to open or close the jaws C', C, of the
vice. H', joints of the jaws of the vice held by screws which at the same
time hold the adjusting screw D'.
What I claim as the Invention secured to me by the herein-before in
part recited Letters Patent is, a hand vice with vertical pressure or
adjusting screw and conical ferrules or washers, substantially as herein
described and illustrated on the annexed Sheet of Drawing, to whatever
uses it may be applied.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Edward Gedge, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of August,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty.

page_text: The drawing left with Provisional Specification is not colored.