An Apparatus for Trimming or Shaping the Edges of Encaustic and other Tiles, Stone Slabs, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 16th Nov., 1895
An Apparatus for Trimming or Shaping the Edges of Encaustic and
other Tiles, Stone Slabs, and the like.
We, ALFRED BROWN and HENRY CLARKE PRUCE, trading as A. Brown and
Company, of Smallbrook, Street, in the City of Birmingham, Merchants and
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an apparatus for the trimming, shaping and dressing
of the edges of encaustic and other tiles, stone slabs, bricks, quarries, slates and
the like, and has for its object, the more efficient and expeditious trimming,
shaping or dressing of the said edges.
According to one form of our invention, we employ a long lever, jointed or
fulcrumed at one end, and having a cutter, or an adjustable cutter, located
between its fulcrum and its handle end, which may be guided and limited in its
motion by a bracket or stop, as also may the fulcrum or joint end. Standing
upward fron the bed upon which the fore and after brackets of the lever rest,
and opposed to, and lying within the same vertical plane as, the flat side of the
chisel-shaped entter, is a rest plate, or a camber-edged rest plate, upon which
the edges of the articles to be trimmed are placed, when the descent of the
cutter removes that portion of the article which forwardly overhangs the said
rest edge. We propose that the cutter should be attachable and detachable, and
also adjustable for setting, and that the rest edge should also be attachable and
detachable, and adjustable to admit of its being set with respect to the cutter,
which may be of any desired shape, such as chisel-shaped straight edge, or a
chisel-shaped cambered edge, or an oblique chisel edge, or an angle-shaped edge
for nicking purposes.
The bed or rest edge may have laterally (and if necessary, longitudinally)
adjustable and sliding gauge stops, for determining the set or given positions which
the articles are desired to take whilst under the influence of the cutter, which
gauge is affixed in position by a nut, bolt or other means.
If necessary, the apparatus, contiguous to the rest edge, may be in the form of
a traversing holder, which may be fed or governed in its motion, by the rocking
of the lever or which thereby gives a continuous forward feed to the article under
operation.
If required, two or more different shaped (such as trimming and notching)
cutters may be combined in one tool, and may be secured in any adjusted
position upon the lever by thumb screws or other means.
Dated this 14th day of January 1895.
ALFRED BROWN,
HENRY CLARKE PRUCE,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: An Apparatus for Trimming or Shaping the Edges of Encaustic and
other Tiles, Stone Slabs, and the like.
We, ALFRED BROWN and HENRY CLARKE PRUCE, trading as A. Brown and
Company, of Smallbrook Street, in the City of Birmingham, Merchants and
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 relates to an apparatus for the trimming, shaping and dressing of
the edges of encaustic and other tiles, stone slabs, bricks, quarries, slates and the
like, and has for its object, the more efficient and expeditious trimming, shaping
or dressing of the said edges.
According to one form of our invention, we employ a long lever, jointed or
fulcrumed at one end, and having a cutter, or an adjustable cutter, located between
its fulcrum and its handle end, which may be guided and limited in its motion by a
bracket or stop, as also may the fulcrum or joint end. Standing upward from the
bed upon which the fore and after brackets of the lever rest, and opposed to, and
lying within the same vertical plane as, the flat side of the chisel-shaped cutter, is
a rest plate, or a camber-edged rest cutter plate, upon which the edges of the
articles to be trimmed are placed, when the descent of the cutter removes that
portion of the article which forwardly overhangs the said rest edge, the cutter
should be attachable and detachable and reversible, and it may also be made
adjustable for setting, and that the rest edge should also be attachable and detach-
able, and, if necessary, adjustable to admit of its being set with respect to the
cutter, which may be of any desired shape, such as chisel-shaped straight edge, or
a chisel-shaped cambered edge, or an oblique chisel edge, or an angle-shaped edge
for nicking and scoring purposes.
The bed or rest edge may be provided with gauge stops or pegs for determining
the set or given position which the article to be trimmed or operated upon is to
take whilst under the influence of the cutter.
If required, two or more different shaped (such as trimming and notching)
cutters inay be combined in one tool, and may be secured in any adjusted position
upon the lever by thumb screws or other means.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a side elevation of a tile
trimmer constructed and arranged in accordance with our invention.
Figure 2 represents a topside plan of the said tile trimming instrument or
apparatus.
Figure 3 represents a transverse section of the same, showing the bed, the rest
cutter and the reversible and detachable cutter, which is carried by a lever having
a handle at one end and turning upon a fulcrum at the other.
Figure 4 represents a like section as Figure 3, but with a tile shown between the
opposed edges of the fixed and movable cutters in the act of being trimmed.
Figure 5 is a horizontal section of the fulcrum end of the lever with its bracket.
Figure 6 is a section of the stationary or rest cutter, with its bracket, separately,
and
Figure 7 represents a vertical section of the cutter, a cross section of the lever
at the cutter connection and an elevation of the thumb screw by which the cutter
is attached to the lever.
Figure 8 represents a cross section of the notching end of the cutter.
a is a lever or arm, with a handle a', at its outer end and with its other end a²,
jointed or fulcrumed at a³, to knuckles or brackets b', mounted upon the topside
of a bed or base b, carrying at its fore end a bracket or base *, surmounted
by a rubber, leather or like cushion 6, upon which a lug or projection a', upon

page_text: the underside of the lever comes, and prevents the lower presented edge c', of
the cutter c, from coming in contact with the base.
This said cutter is reversible and attachedly connected to the lever by a screw
pin d, whilst the body of the cutter c³, is steadied by coming between lugs a³,
formed upon one side of the lever, the one end c¹, of which said cutter is chisel-
edged for trimming purposes and the other end c³, is V-shaped for notching or
scoring purposes.
Carried upon the bed plate and opposed to the edge of the cutter carried by the
lever is a chisel-edged rest cutter e, attachedly connected to the bracket 6³, carried
by the bed or base b, which may have two series or lines of holes 6*, whereinto
gauge pegs, pass for determining the set position which the tile is to take with
respect to the cutter. The chisel-edge rest cutter e, is secured to the bracket b³,
by bolts 65, or other means.
The bed is bolted at its ends for the purpose of securing the apparatus to a
bench, trestle or part of a building.
Figure 9 represents an elevation of a modified form of gauge stop, consisting
essentially of an upright peg, fulcrumed at its lower end and having a cam shaped
When the said peg is not in use as a gauge stop, then it is turned down into
the position as represented in dotted lines.
foot.
Figure 10 is an end elevation of Figure 9, looking from rear to front, and
Figure 11 is a topside plan of Figure 10.
a is a lever, fulcrumed at a², to a bracket b¹, carried by a bed b, having a
longitudinal slot 67, made through it at each end, fitted with a turn-down and
sliding peg f, fulcrumed at ', to a bracket g, having a foot g', sliding within the
said slot 6, whilst the foot f2, of the peg is made cam-shaped, so that when turned
up into the position Figure 9, the said peg is made self-fixing by the cam part
taking upon the bed.
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. An apparatus for dressing, shaping or trimming tiles and the like, con-
sisting of a lever, fulcrumed at its inner end to a bed or base upon which a fixed
rest cutter is mounted, and carrying a cutter or cutters inward of the said inner
end, and substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. An apparatus for dressing, shaping or trimming tiles and the like,
consisting of a lever having a handle at one end and fulcrumed at its other end
to a bed, or a bracket carried by a bed, having a fixed or rest cutter mounted
thereon, and with the said lever provided with an attachable cutter or a reversible
cutter, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly. In an apparatus for dressing, shaping and trimming tiles and the like,
the means for limiting the movement of the cutter and preventing concussion by
the lever or a projection of the lever, coming in contact with a buffer carried
by the base, in combination with the trimming or shaping means as herein
described and set forth.
Fourthly. In an apparatus for dressing, shaping and trimming tiles, the general
construction, arrangement and combination of the parts, substantially as described
and set forth.
Dated this 17th day of September 1895.
ALFRED BROWN,
HENRY CLARKE PRUCE,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.