also to Mowing Machines and other Analogous Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: also to Mowing Machines and other Analogous Purposes.
We HENRY WADKIN of 16 Tunstall Street Wolverhampton Engineer and GEORGE
STROUD of Kings Heath near Birmingham, Station Master do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
In hand clipping machines constructed according to our invention there is a fixed
set of cutting teeth and working against them is a sliding set of cutting teeth in the usual
way. The working parts of the apparatus are comprised between two metallic plates,
one of which carries the fulcrum on which the handles work and some other fixed
parts, the outer plate being mainly a cover plate. Our invention consists in the
manner in which the required reciprocating motion is given to the sliding set of cutting
teeth. One of the handles is firmly secured to the back plate of the clipper, that is
the plate which is provided with the set of fixed cutting teeth. The other handle has a
toothed segment affixed to it, the toothed edge of which is concentric with the fulcrum
on which it works. This toothed segment gears with a small spur pinion which can
rotate wholly or partially on a stud fixed in the back plate. This small spur pinion
has an eccentric portion which works in a circular aperture in a piece of metal which
forms a connecting rod. The other end of this connecting rod is pivotted to the
sliding plate provided with the sliding set of cutting teeth The part of the pinion
below the eccentric forms a stop as it turns in a slot in the sliding plate to limit the
motion to the required range.
Although this invention is primarily applicable to hand machines for clipping horses
yet it may be applied to hand machines for cutting grass or reaping grain and for
other purposes to which hand machines using two sets of cutting teeth one fixed and
one moveable are applied.

page_text: also to Mowing Machines and other Analogous Purposes.
We HENRY WADKIN of 6 Tunstall Street Wolverhampton Engineer and GEORGE
STROUD of Kings Heath near Birmingham Station Master, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In hand clipping machines constructed according to our invention there is a fixed
set of cutting teeth and working against them is a sliding set of cutting teeth in the
usual way. The working parts of the apparatus are comprised between two metallic
plates one of which carries the fulcrum on which the handles work and some other
fixed parts, the outer plate being mainly a cover plate. Our invention consists in the
manner in which the required reciprocating motion is given to the sliding set of
cutting teeth.
One of the handles is firmly secured to the back plate of the clipper, that is the
plate which is provided with the set of fixed cutting teeth. The other handle has a
toothed segment affixed to it, the toothed edge of which is concentric with the fulcrum
on which it works. This toothed segment gears with a small spur pinion which can
rotate wholly or partially on a stud fixed in the back plate. This small spur pinion
has an eccentric portion which works in a circular aperture in a piece of metal which
forms a connecting rod. The other end of this connecting rod is pivotted to the sliding
plate provided with the sliding set of cutting teeth. The part of the pinion below the
eccentric forms a stop as it turns in a slot in the sliding plate to limit the motion to
the required range. Although this invention is primarily applicable to hand machines
for clipping horses yet it may be applied to hand machines for cutting grass or reaping
grain and for other purposes to which hand machines using two sets of cutting feeth
one fixed and one moveable are applied and in order that this our said Invention may
be more thoroughly understood we have prepared the accompanying sheets of drawings
by the aid of which we will proceed more particularly to describe it.
Similar letters of reference denote similar parts in each figure where they occur.
No. 1 Sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1. Is a plan view of our improved hand machine for clipping horses with the
cover removed to shew working parts.
Fig. 2. Is a side view elevation also with cover removed of same.
Fig. 3. Is a side view elevation of the cover.
Fig. 4. Is a plan view of the cover.
Fig. 5. Is a plan of lever shewing eccentric Motion.
No. 2 Sheet of drawings.
Fig. 6 is a plan view of our improved Machine for cutting or mowing grass,
Fig. 7 Is a side view in elevation of sama

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a, is the plate having the fixed set of cutting teeth a¹. 6 is a sliding plate having the
cutting teeth 61. 6* are springs for regulating the plate by means of screws. c is the
fulcrum on which the handle plate d and its handle d' works, the other handle plate e,
with its handle el, is firmly fixed to the plate a; the reciprocating Motion is given to
the sliding set of cutting teeth b¹, by means of the handle d¹, and its plate d which
is provided with the toothed segment which is concentric with the said fulcrum;
this toothed segment is shewn geared with the spur pinion g, which rotates partially
or wholly on the stud h, and the lower portion having an eccentric, works in the
circular aperature i, of the lever or connecting rod j. This said rod j, is pivotted to
the sliding plate b at j¹; by these means the motion is imparted. A part of pinion below
the eccentric acts as a stop, so that the motion is limited the Mechanical parts above
described are concealed by means of the Cover m.
We do not confine ourselves to the precise details herein given and set forth, and
shown on the accompanying sheets of drawings, but that we hold ourselves at liberty
to alter or modify the same without departing essentially from the principle of this
our said Invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. The construction and arrangement of the toothed Segment and geared with
the Spur pinion g, with its stud h and its eccentric, working in the aperture i of the
lever or connecting rod j by means and for purposes hereinbefore described and
illustrated.
2nd. The general construction arrangement and combination of parts, the whole
forming "Improvements in hand Machines for clipping horses applicable also to
Mowing Machines and other analogous purposes."
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THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent for Applicants.