Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 28th Nov., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 30th Dec., 1887
We, FREDERICK MATCHETT and HARRY MATCHETT both of George Street
Birmingham in the County of Warwick. Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object principally, to simplify the construction, and to
reduce the cost of production of the said articles, while at the same time retaining their
efficiency when in use.
Our invention relates to that class of fasteners commonly called catches, for securing
the tops of turned down tables, to the summits of their supporting pillars; and which
said fasteners or catches consist essentially of a pair of bevil nosed bolts, directed in
a parallel direction, and working within enclosing cases or covers, connected together
by a strip or web of metal, and which said bolts are operated by a cranked ended
bar, or a bar handle, extending crosswise from the rear of one bolt to the rear of the
other bolt.
In carrying out our invention, we proceed as follows-
We take two bevil or rounded nosed bolts which work within bolt cases or enclosing
covers, which are connected together at their front ends, by a band or strip of metal,
preferably cast with the cases, and which said band is extended a little beyond the
outsides of the cases; and through these extended ends, and other parts of the strip
aforesaid, holes are made, through which screws pass, for the attachment of the
cases and strip (which constituto the framework) to the summit of a table pillar.
The bolts which are short ones, and made of malleable cast iron, have cast within
their rear ends, long wires or stems, disposed in the same direction as the bolts, but
having their ends, bent into loops or hooks, which embrace the turned down ends of
the bar or handle, extending from the rear of one loop stem, to the rear of the other;
and below the loops of the stems aforesaid, of the bolts, the handle bar which is
directed upwards, is jointed by cross pins, passing through the ends of the turned
down parts, so as to form as it were, a crank action, for the withdrawal of the bolts
which take into suitable staple plates, secured on the underside of the leaf of the
table

page_text: These fulcrum pins work within knuckle bearings carried by an extended rear part
of the framing or bolt casings; and through the ends of these extended parts aforo-
said, screw holes are made, for other screw attachments.
The fulcrum of the handle or bar is placed below the axial line of the bolt, so that
the pulling of it in a forward direction, the bolts are withdrawn, and springs enclosed
within the inside of the casing, and surrounding the stem of the bolt, compressed.
By constructing table catches or fasteners as herein described, they are greatly
simplified in their construction, and their manufacture greatly reduced, without com-
promising their officiency when in use.

page_text: We, FREDERICK MATCHETT and HARRY MATCHETT both of George Street
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturers, 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 :-
Our invention has for its object principally, to simplify the construction, and to
reduce the cost of production of the said articles, while at the same time retaining their
efficiency when in use.
Our invention relates to that class of fasteners commonly called catches, for securing
the tops of turned down tables, to the summits of their supporting pillars; and which
said fasteners or catches, consist essentially of a pair of bevil nosed bolts, directed in a
parallel direction, and working within enclosing cases or covers, connected together,
by a strip or web of metal, and which said bolts are operated by a crankod ended bar,
or a bar handle, extending crosswise from the rear of one bolt, to the rear of the other
bolt.
In carrying out our invention, we proceed as follows.
We take two bevil or rounded nosed bolts, which work within bolt cases or enclosing
covers; which are connected together at their front ends, by a band or strip of
metal, preferably cast with the cases, and which said band is extended a little beyond
the outsides of the cases; and through these extended ends, and other parts of the
strip aforesaid, holes are made, through which screws pass, for the attachment of the
cases and strip (which constitute the frame-work) to the summit of a table pillar.
The bolts which are short ones, and made of malleable cast iron, have cast within
their rear ends, long wires or stems, disposed in the same direction as the bolts, but
having their ends bent into loops or hooks, which embrace the turned down ends of
the bar or handle, extending from the rear of one loop-stem, to the rear of the other;
and below the loops of the stems aforesaid of the bolts, the handle bar which is
directed upwards, is jointed by cross-pins passing through the ends of the turned down
parts, so as to form as it were, a crank action, for the withdrawal of the bolts, which
take into suitable staple plates, secured on the underside of the leaf of the table.
These fulcrum pins work within knuckle bearings, carried by an extended rear part
of the framing or bolt casings; and through the ends of these extended parts afore-
said, screw holes are made, for other screw attachments.
The fulcrum of the handle or bar, is placed below the axial line of the bolt; so that
the pulling of it in a forward direction, the bolts are withdrawn, and springs enclosed
within the inside of the casing, and surrounding the stein of the bolt, compressed.
By constructing table catches or fasteners as herein described, they are greatly
simplified in their construction, and their cost of manufacture greatly reduced,
without compromising their efficiency when in use.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawing, the
manner in which the same is to be performed.

page_text: Figure 1 represents in plan of underside, a table catch or fastener, constructed
according to our said invention. Figure 2 is an inverted plan of the same, and
figure 3 represents a like view as figure 1, but with the bolts withdrawn, and the bar
handle part in section. Figure 4 represents the enclosing cases, with their connection
web, separately. Figure 5 represents partly in elevation, and partly in section, the
said table catch, upon the dotted lines A. B figure 1. Figure 6 represents the bar
handle, and figure 7 represents one of the bolts, separately before the forming of the
loop at its end. Figure 8 represents a complete bolt.
The same letters of reference, indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of
the drawing.
a, a, are bevel nosed bolts, working within enclosing casings b, b, which are cast
and connected together by a web or strip b², with extending attachment parts 63, to
opposite, and outside parts of the bolt casings. These said bolts a, are operated by a
bar handle c, which extends crosswise, and is connected at its two outer ends, to the
rears of the bolts, or rather to wire stems a², carried by, and cast within the said bolts.
The outer ends of these said stems, are looped, and through the eyes a³ thereof, the
return or cranked ends c² of the bar handle c, pass, and are jointedly connected by
pins d, to rearwardly disposed knuckles 65, carried by a back extending plate 6. The
bolt casings, have front openings 64, and back holes 6, and through which latter, the
wire stems a², pass.
Encircling the wire stems of the bolts, and those parts which be within the inside of
the bolt casing, are coiled springs e, whose end abutments, are respectively upon the
back of the bolt heads, and against the backs of the inside ends of the casings.
The table catches are secured by screws, passing through holes f.
By casting the stems of the bolts within their heads, a considerable saving in the
cost of production is thereby effected.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
First Making the bolt cases, or casings b, wherein the bolts work, in one piece
with the web, or connecting bar 62, substantially as described and set forth.
:-
Secondly Operating, or withdrawing the bolts, by the turned down ends c², of a
bar, or other like handle c, passing through loops, eyes or other equivalents a³, at the
ends of the bolts, or at the ends of wire stems, carried by the bolts, substantially as
described and set forth.
Thirdly--In table catch bolts. Making the stems a² from wire, and casting them
within the rears of the cast bolts or heads a, substantially as described and set forth.
Lastly-The improvement in the construction and arrangement, of the parts of
table catches, or table fasteners, as herein described and set forth, in the several figures
of the drawing.
Dated this First day of November 1887.
FREDERICK MATCHETT.
HARRY MATCHETT.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.