Improvements in Broom Handles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 6th July, 1893-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Broom Handles.
I, EDWIN HENRY HARDY of Manor Grange Intake Road Sheffield in the
County of York Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My present invention relates to broom handles its object being to so form the
same that they may without extra trouble be more securely fixed to the broom
back than is the case with broom handles formed in the usual manner to attain
which I form the portion of the handle which enters the broom back with one
or more annular recesses or grooves so arranged that a collar formed at the
end and where more than one annular recess or groove is formed a similar collar
is formed between each said recess. I do not confine myself to any special form
of annular groove or recess but preferably 1 make it to taper quickly from the
end collar and slowly from the bottom of the recess to the other side of groove.
The hole formed in the broom back is of the ordinary shape and in order to
secure my improved handle in the same it is only necessary to knock the handle
in the usual way and the handle becomes securely fixed to the broom and will not
work loose as is generally the case with handles of ordinary form or construction.
Dated this 31st day of August 1892.
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I. Mech. E.,
Commercial Street, Sheffield, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Broom Handles.
I, EDWIN HENRY HARDY of Manor Grange, Intake Road Sheffield, in the
County of York, Surveyor, 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 :-
My present invention relates to broom handles, its object being to so form the
same that they may, without extra trouble be more securely fixed to the broomback
than is the case with broomhandles formed in the usual manner, to attain which I
form the handle and attach it to the broom as illustrated in the accompanying sheet
of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improved broom handle and
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of same fitted to the back or head of a broom.
Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each figure. I form the
portion of the handle A. which enters the broomback B with an annular groove or
recess a¹ so that a collar a² is left at the end of handle A, the end of broom-
handle being slightly chamfered as at a³. I do not confine myself to any special
form of annular groove or recess al but preferably I make it to taper quickly from
the collar to the bottom of recess and slowly from thence to the circumference of
the handle as shown; nor do I confine the invention to one annular groove or
recess, as in some cases it may be found desirable to form more than one."
The hole forined in the broomback is of the ordinary shape; and in order to
secure my improved handle A. to the same I first moisten the grooved and collared
end and force the same into the hole where it becomes securely fixed; the reason
being that the collar being somewhat elastic easily submits to pressure when being
driven into the hole, and is assisted by the wedge like form of the upper portion of
the groove, while at the same time the collar on reaching the bottom of the hole
expands and fixes itself in the broomhead.

page_text: The frequent annoyance of loose broomheads is obviated, and the use of rag
or other additional device for fixing the handle to the broomback becomes
unnecessary.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. Forming the end of a broomhandle where it enters the hole in the broomback
with an annular groove or recess and an end collar, substantially as described and
illustrated, and for the purpose specified.
2. A broomhandle with one or more annular grooves or recesses a' and an end
collar a², the recessed part or parts a¹ and collar a² to enter a hole in the broom-
head for the purpose of securing the broomhead to the handle without any
additional device.
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EDWIN HENRY HARDY.
H. F. Boughton, M.I. Mech. E.,
Commercial Street, Sheffield, Agent.

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