Improvements in or relating to the Securing of Furniture Castors.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 30th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Securing of Furniture Castors.
We, FREDERICK MANN of 154 Elthorne Road, Hornsey Rise, in the County of
Middlesex, Cabinet Manufacturer, and HENRY HERBERT AKERS of 53 Elthorne
Road, Hornsey Rise, in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to the securing of furniture castors, of that class in which
a socket is employed and consists in forming a groove around the lower part or pin
of the leg or other article to which the castor is to be applied, and fitting into this
groove a metal ring formed in preferably two parts and externally screw threaded;
the castor socket is internally threaded to correspond with the thread on the before
mentioned ring. The castor is applied merely by screwing its socket upon the
screw threaded ring and it may be prevented from unscrewing by means of a pin
or screw passing through the socket into the leg or other article to which the castor
is fitted, or this pin may be entirely dispensed with.
One great advantage in fitting castors in the before mentioned manner is that
the usual screws for securing the castor socket in position being dispensed with, the
wood is not weakened, and moreover the arrangement of the ring serves to enable
the wood to be clamped between the ring and the bottom of the socket.
Dated this 14th day of June 1893.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Securing of Furniture Castors.
We, FREDERICK MANN of 154 Elthorne Road, Hornsey Rise, in the County of'
Middlesex, Cabinet Manufacturer, and HENRY HERBERT AKERS of 53 Elthorne
Road, Hornsey Rise, in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, 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 :-
This invention relates to furniture castors and the means for fastening them on
to the legs of furniture and the like, and will be best understood by reference to
the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 shows the end of the wooden leg of a chair or table with the complete
castor in position, a portion being broken away for the sake of clearness.
Figure 2 shows the end of the leg ready to receive the castor.
Figure 3 a divided ring, and
Figure 4 is similar to Figure 1 with a slight modification.
Like letters represent like parts throughout the drawings.
A represents the leg to which the castor is to be attached, the end B thereof
being coned to fit the interior of the castor socket C. A groove B¹ is formed
between the conical portion B and the body of the leg A to accommodate the
divided ring D Figure 3, a notch or recess B³ being preferably formed to receive
the lug or projection D' formed upon one half of the ring D.
The ring D is screwed on the exterior and in use is fitted into the groove B'
Figure 2 where it lies snugly as shown in Figures 1 and 4, the lug D' fitting into
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page_text: the recess B preventing either half of the ring from turning. The castor socket C
is screwed internally at C' and to fix it on to the chair leg it is placed on the
conical portion B and screwed on to the divided ring D as shown in Figures 1
and 4 with the result that while the socket C prevents the two parts of the ring
from separating or escaping from the chair leg the ring itself fitting in the
groove B¹ and having the socket C screwed upon it prevents the said socket from
escaping, the whole castor being thus securely fixed in position being jammed upon
the cone B and against the end of the leg boly A and screwed up sufficiently firmly
for the purpose. To prevent the castor from coming unscrewed a pin or screw É
may be passed through it into the cone B or glue or other adhesive material may
be employed to prevent it from turning.
If it is desired to remove the castor the pin E may be driven into the cone B
until the socket C is clear or if a screw 'be employed it may be unscrewed after
which the castor can be turned and unscrewed from the ring Ď.
The only difference between Figures 1 and 4 is that in Figure 4 the ring D is
formed conical upon its interior periphery to prevent it from working down the
cone B and the recess B' is practically or entirely dispensed with.
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:
1. A socket fastening device consisting of a socket internally screwed and a
divided ring externally screwed substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In a socket fastening device the combination with an internally screwed socket
of an externally screwed divided ring such as D the socket being tapered and fitting
upon the end of the wooden article to which it is to be attached and the ring fitting
into a groove above the cone substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
3. The combination in a socket fastening device of a socket screwed internally a
divided ring screwed externally a lug or projection upon one portion of the said
ring a cone upon the chair leg or other article to which the socket is to be attached
a groove to receive the ring and a recess to receive the socket substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. The combination in a socket fastening device of a socket screwed internally a
divided ring screwed externally and coned, internally and a conical recess or bed to
receive the ring substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
5. Securing a socket to a furniture leg by providing a divided ring securing the
ring upon the furniture leg and screwing the socket upon the ring substantially as
described.
F. MANN.
H. H. AKERS.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.