AN IMPROVED TOOL FOR STRETCHING OR STRAINING UPHOLSTERERS WEBBING
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I ROBERT KELLY of 32 Renshaw Street Liverpool, in the County of Lan-
caster, Tool Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
AN IMPROVED TOOL FOR STRETCHING OR STRAINING UPHOLSTERERS WEBBING
to be as follows:-
"
Hitherto no proper means has been provided for stretching or straining webbing
when it is being attached to the framework of a chair couch or other article of
furniture and much time has been lost and bad work performed in consequence
thereof.
"
:
Now under my invention a tool is provided by the aid of which the workman
can, whilst attaching the, webbing to the furniture, rapidly and uniformly stretch
or strain the said webbing to the required degree with certainty and ease.
My improved tool consists essentially of a handle hinged or jointed to a fulcrum
piece in such manner that the webbing shall be securely held between the adjoining
faces of the two pieces of which the tool is formed. The said adjoining faces aro
suitably formed to ensure a firm grip of the webbing and the free end of the
fulcrum piece is by preference provided with a serrated or gripping edge.
The tool is used as follows:-One end of the webbing is passed between the
adjacent ends of the handle and fulcrum piece and is secured to the framework of
the furniture in the usual manner and the free end of the fulcrum piece is placed
against the frame of the furniture and the webbing is tightly gripped and stretched
or strained by means of pressure applied to the handle; it is then secured in
position and cut to the required length.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I ROBERT KELLY of 32 Renshaw Street Liverpool in the County of Lancaster,
Tool Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN
IMPROVED TOOL FOR STRETCHING OR STRAINING UPHOLSTERERS WEBBING" and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
'
Hitherto no proper means has been provided for stretching or straining webbing
when it is being attached to the framework of a chair couch or other article of
furniture and much time has been lost and bad work performed in consequence
thereof.
Now under my invention a tool is provided by the aid of which the workman 1
can whilst attaching the webbing of the furniture rapidly and uniformly stretch or
strain the said webbing to the required degree with certainty and ease.
My improved tool consists essentially of a handle hinged or jointed to a fulcrum
piece in such manner that the webbing shall be securely hold between the adjoining
faces of the two pieces of which the tool is formed. The said adjoining faces are 1
suitably formed to ensure a firm grip of the webbing and the face end of the
fulcrum piece is by preference provided with a serrated or gripping edge.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig 1 is a face view, and fig 2 a side elevation of my improved tool, a is the
handle hinged or jointed at 6 by the pin c to the fulcrum piece d. The faces ef of
the handle and fulcrum piece are step shaped and fit one against the other so that
a firm hold is obtained of the webbing g which is passed between the said faces
when the tool is being used. The free end of the fulcrum piece d is serrated at h
so that a hold may be obtained against the rail i or other suitable portion of the
furniture to which the webbing g is being attached.
The tool is used as follows:-One end of the webbing or if necessary the double
webbing g is passed between the adjacent ends e. f. of the handle a and fulcrum
piece d and is secured to the framework of the furniture in the usual manner. The
free serrated end h. of the fulcrum piece d is placed against the frame i of the
furniture and the webbing is tightly gripped and stretched or strained by means
of pressure applied to the handle a. The wabbing is then secured in position and
cut to the required, length.
'Having how particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
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First. A tool for stretching or straining upholsterers webbing consisting of a
handle and fulcrum piece jointed together substantially as set forth,

page_text: Second. A tool for stretching or straining upholsterers webbing consisting of a
handle and fulcrum piece jointed together substantially as set forth and provided
with gripping faces e f.
Third. A tool for stretching or straining upholsterers webbing consisting of a
handle and fulcrum piece jointed together substantially as set forth the free end of
the fulcrum piece being serrated.
Fourth. The combination of the handle a with gripping face e, the fulcrum
piece & with gripping face f and serrated free end h and joint c substantially as set
forth.