An Improvement in the Making or Manufacturing of all Classes of Spades and Shovels, whereby Bad Welding and Splitting are Prevented.
Year: 1886

page_text: An Improvement in the Making or Manufacturing of all Classes
of Spades and Shovels, whereby Bad Welding and Splitting
are Prevented.
I JOHN HUTCHISON of Derriaghy Dunmurry in the County of Antrim in
Ireland, Spade and Shovel Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
I dispence with the present method of making Spades & Shovels, and in lieu thereof
I use a bar of steel or iron or both combined about 2 inches broad inches thick
and 12 inches long, I then heat this and at the centre of bar I draw three inches
of it out to nine inches, leaving, remaining three inches at one end and six inches-
the original breadth. I then make a hollow on. one side of the three inch piece,
and a hollow on the corrosponding side of six inch piece at end next drawn part.
I then double .the nine inch or small part, bringing the two hollow parts together
facing each other on the inside, which I weld together, thereby forming socket
for Spade or Shovel. The small or nine inch part which is also now double I beat
out until it is about twelve inches long, cut the top end of it and so form the straps-
for Spade or Shovel. This completes top end of Spade or Shovel. The remaining
six inches of solid bar I beat or forge out into whatever kind of Spade or Shovel
is required.
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page_text: An Improvement in the Making or Manufacturing of all Classes
of Spades and Shovels, whereby Bad Welding and Splitting
are Prevented.
I JOHN HUTCHISON of Derriaghy, Dunmurry, County of Antrim Ireland, Spade
and Shovel Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
MAKING OR MANUFACTURING ALL CLASSES OF SPADES AND SHOVELS and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
I dispense with the present method of making Spades and Shovels, and in lieu
thereof I use a bar of steel or iron or both combined about 2 inches broad,
and inches thick, and 12 inches long. At the centre of this bar I-draw- three
inches of it out to nine inches, leaving three inches C C at one end which I form
to a point, and the remaining six inches D D at other end I keep at the original
breadth. I then make a hollow E E on one side of the three inch piece, and a
hollow E E on the corrosponding side of six inch piece at end next drawn part.
I then double the nine inch or small part bringing the two hollow parts F F together
facing each other on the inside, which I weld together thereby forming a socket
for Spade or Shovel. The small or nine inch part G.G which is also now double,-
I beat out untill it is about twelve inches long, the top end of it I cut so forming
the straps for Spade or Shovel. This completes top end of Spade or Shovel. The
remaining six inches D D of solid bar I beat or forge out into whatever kind of
Spade or Shovel is required.
Having now 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,
1. The three inch part C C:
2. The welding of the three inch part C C against E E.
3. I claim the making of the mouth or lower end of Spade or Shovel out of one
solid piece of iron or steel.