An Improved Manufacture of the Sockets of Tools, Spades, Rakes, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Sept., 1898-Accepted, 5th Nov., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Manufacture of the Sockets of Tools, Spades, Rakes,
and the like.
We, GEORGE GLOSSOP, of 114, Walkley Crescent Road, Walkley, Steel Forge-
man, ABRAHAM OSOSKI, of Hallamshire Chambers, 47, Scotland Street, Tailor,
OLIVER DIXON, of Park View Steel Works, Owlerton, Steel Manufacturer, and
LEVI FRANKS, of 136, Queen Street, Tailor, all of Sheffield, in the County of York,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our improvements in or relating to socketed tools or the like is to
so form the sockets that they are weldless and that the sockets themselves may be
welded to any suitable tool so as to form a socketed tool. We take an ordinary
piece of iron or steel or any suitable metal or combination of metals cut to the
desired length and heat and hammer it into suitable shape between top or bottom
or side dies to any desired shape preferably tapered for the purpose of forming the
outside portion of the cup or socket. To form the inner side or recess we use a
suitable plug between the said dies either added by hand or affixed within so that
when the metal is heated and placed within the said dies and plugged constant
hammering forms the cup or socket in a weldless state. The hollow part of the
cup or socket may be formed in any desired shape. These weldless sockets can
be attached to any suitable tool by welding. There are many cases where these
cups or sockets may be adopted such as chisels, spades, rakes and other garden
tools or any other tools where found convenient.
Dated this 8th day of December 1897
BOULT & WADE.
Agents for the Applicants.
An Improved Manufacture of the Sockets of Tools, Spades, Rakes,
and the like.
We, GEORGE GLOSSOP, of 114, Walkley Crescent Road, Walkley, Steel Forge-
man, ABRAHAM OSOSKI, of Hallamshire Chambers, 47, Scotland Street, Tailor,
OLIVER DIXON, of Park View Steel Works, Owlerton, Steel Manufacturer, and
LEVI FRANKS, of 136, Queen Street, Tailor, all of Sheffield, in the County of York,
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 follow-
ing statement:-
The object of our improvements in or relating to socketed tools or the like is to
so form the sockets that they are weldless and that the sockets themselves may be

page_text: welded to any suitable tool so as to form a socketed tool. We take an ordinary
piece of iron or steel or any suitable metal or combination of metals cut to the
desired length and heat and hammer it into suitable shape between top and bottom
or side dies to any desired shape preferably tapered for the purpose of forming the
outside portion of the cup or socket. To form the inner side or recess we use a
suitable plug between the said dies either added by hand or affixed within so that
when the metal is heated and placed within the said dies and plugged, constant
hammering forms the cup or socket in a weldless state. The hollow part of the
cup or socket may be formed in any desired shape. These weldless sockets can
be attached to any suitable tool by welding. There are many cases where these
cups or sockets may be adopted such as chisels, spades, rakes and other garden
tools or any other tools where found convenient.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure I' is an elevation of a socket constructed in accordance with this invention.
Figure 2 is an elevation of a chisel welded on to such a socket.
Figure 3 is a view of the same in a plane at right angles to Figure 2.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The weldless socket A is formed by hammering between top and bottom or side
dies the recess A¹ being formed by adding a plug by hand or fixed within the dies
and then hammering. The socket A may be welded to the chisel B or other tool,
spade, rake, or the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is: -
1. The combination with a tool spade rake or the like of a weldless socket pro-
duced in the manner described.
2. The complete tool with weldless socket welded thereto substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1898