A New or Improved Handle for Tools.
Year: 1893

page_text: Belgium),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 30th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 30th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 30th Dec., 1893 '
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Handle for Tools.
I, JOHN WILLIAM SHEPHEARD NEAL, of 248 Rue de Rivoli, Paris France,
Bookseller and Stationer 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:-
The object of my invention is the production of a new or improved "hold-all "
handle, applicable to all kinds of hand operated tools of whatever form they may
be, flat, square, round oval, and the like.
My invention will be best understood by describing same with reference to the
accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a handle constructed according to my
said invention..
Figure 2 is a side elevation, the pressure rod being removed.
Figure 3 is a cross section on line X Y.
Figures 4 are detail views of the upper plate A as hereafter described.
Figure 5 shows the bent pressure rod, screw threaded at its two ends.
Figure 6 shows one of the wing nuts which is screwed onto the pressure rod.
The handle (of the device) is composed of a flat metal casting
of oval shape,
preferably perforated with the object of rendering it lighter for the hand; this
piece is provided at that part nearest to the tool, with a vertical slot C, of a
suitable length, above which there is a fork or grooved aperture D, making a right
angle on the inner side, and an obtuse angle on the upper side with the handle B,
properly so called. The angle is obtuse on the upper side in order that the
square plate A which slides in the grooves D, always tends to approach the
bandle B.
The square plate A is made with a hole to allow one of the ends of the pressure.
rod F to pass; in section the square plate is wedge shaped in such manner that its
upper face presents an absolutely level surface to the pressure of the nut, its lower
face however being adapted exactly to the slant of the upper groove of the fork.
A pressure rod F bent at a right angle is screw threaded at its two ends, which
respectively pass through :-one, the horizontal slot or fork D and the hole bored in
the square plate A resting thereon, and the other, the vertical slot C before
referred to the wing nuts H are screwed onto the screw threaded ends and it will
be easily understood, that if a tool is introduced into the space comprised between
the four sides or angles of the pressure rod, the handle, and the fork, the nuts can
be tightened in such manner as to grip the tool or other article on all four sides at
once, thus providing an absolutely fixed handle, whereby even broken tools can
be conveniently utilized and rendering all lateral movement between the parts
impossible.
The apertures in which the ends of the pressure rod work can be both opened
at one end, or one opened and the other closed, as I have before explained.

page_text: The square plate A forming the bed for the nut may be dispensed with, the
upper surface of fork then being at a right angle with the handle.
I reserve to myself the right of making my new or improved handles for
tools of any metals or other suitable material and of shapes and dimensions as
required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. A bent pressure rod and screw threaded at its ends which can be adjusted,
the one in a groove formed on the handle properly so called and the other in a
fork forming a projection on this handle, the ends of this rod also receive nuts,
which allow, when the tool is in place, to firmly tighten it between the two arms
of the pressure rod, the handle properly so called, and the upper fork, thus forming
a four-sided or all round grip on whatever object is placed in the handle substan-
tially as set forth.
Second. A square plate forming a base for the upper nut, wedge shaped in
section in such manner as to fit evenly between the obtuse angle of the groove and
the vertical pressure of the screw to preserve the equal action of the upper nut,
which, by always having a tendency to slide down the groove towards the handle
proper gives automatically a more even grip to the tool or other article held in the
above handle substantially as set forth.
Dated this 30th day of November 1893.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicant.