Improvements in Coffin Furniture.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coffin Furniture.
THOMAS FREDERICK WESTLEY 25 Lyndon Road Olton near Birmingham in
the County of Warwick Brassfounders' Manager do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates chiefly to coffin furniture, and consists of an improvement
in the making and fitting of screw covers and wreath carriers, and the like, to the
screw holder or base of screw holder and wreath carrier, and the combining when
fitted together of screw cover, wreath carrier and flower holder in one.
consists of two parts, top and
The ordinary screw cover and wreath carrier
bottom, both cast, the top is screwed on the inside of its base, the bottom is flat,
having a hole in the centre, for the screw to pass through which fixes the coffin lid
to the coffin round the sides of the hole that the screw passes through the metal
projects upwards, sufficient to allow it to be screwed on the outer edge, and after
the screw is passed through the hole, the top is screwed on, thus covering the head
of the screw, and the top being grooved, allows of wreaths being hung on to it, thus
forming a screw cover and wreath carrier.
I purpose constructing a screw cover and wreath carrier in such a manner that
the top may be fitted to the bottom without the aid of screwing.
The objects of my invention are threefold, simplicity, economy, utility.
Instead of the top and the bottom of the screw cover and wreath carrier being
cast, I purpose firstly stamping the top in sheet metal preferably brass, and after-
wards spinning it into the desired grooves or shape, and secondly by stamping the
bottom, and by indenting or forcing inwardly a point in the base part of top, or
side of top, and by putting a groove round the side of the hole, in the bottom,
through which the screw passes and joining it by a sunk part at right angles with
said groove, I shall, by placing the indented point aforesaid, opposite the sunk
part that leads into the said groove round the hole, be able by pressing onto
the top and slightly turning same be able to fit the top to the bottom, thus
covering the screw previously passed through, thus forming a screw cover and
wreath carrier.
I also purpose making the top tubular or hollow in sheet metal, or tube, or cast,
with the top edge turned outwards, to form a flang from which wreaths may
be hung.
The tubular or hollow top to form a receptacle for flowers and such like, the
fitting of top to bottom be be same as aforesaid thus making a screw cover, wreath
carrier, and flower holder combined.
Thus it will be perceived that by making the article in sheet metal instead of
cast and by the improved method of fitting the top to the bottom, and also by the
top being made tubular or hollow, that an article is produced, that is simpler in
working, more economical in its manufacture and more ornamental in use, than the
old style.
Da Scond day of Wahmen 1895
THOMAS FREDERICK WESTLEY,
25 Lyndon Road, Olton, near Birmingham.

page_text: Improvements Com Furniture.
THOMAS FREDERICK WESTLEY Brassfounders' Manager, Adelaide Villa
Mary's Road Stechford (late Lyndon Road Olton) 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 chiefly to coffin furniture, and consists of an improvement
in the making and fitting of screw-covers and wreath-carriers and the like, to the
screw holder or base of screw holder and wreath-carrier, and the combining when
fitted together of screw-cover, wreath-carrier and flower holder in one.
The ordinary screw-covers and wreath carrier consists of two parts top and
bottom, both cast, the top is screwed on the inside of its base, the bottom is flat,
having a hole in the centre, for the screw to pass through, which fixes the coffin lid
to the coffin, round the sides of the hole, that the screw passes through the metal
projects upwards sufficient to allow it to be screwed on the outer edge, and after
the screw is passed through the hole, the top is screwed on, thus covering the head
of the screws, and the top being grooved, allows of wreaths being hung on to it:
thus forming a screw cover and wreath carrier.
I purpose constructing a screw cover and wreath carrier in such a manner that
the top may be fitted to the bottom without the aid of screwing.
The objects of my invention are threefold ciz. :-Simplicity, economy, utility.
Instead of the top and bottom of the screw cover and wreath carrier being, cast,
I purpose firstly stamping the top in sheet metal, preferably brass, and afterwards
spinning it into the desired grooves or shape, and secondly by stamping the bottom
and by indenting or forcing inwardly a point in the base part of top, or side of top,
and by putting a groove round the side of the bule, in the bottom through which
the screw passes and joining it by a sunk part at right angles with said groove,
I shall, by placing the indented point aforesaid opposite the sunk part that leads
into the groove round the side of hole, be able to fit the top to the bottom, thus
covering the screw previously passed through, thus forming a screw cover and
wreath carrier.
I also purpose making the top tubular or hollow in sheet metal, or tube, or cast,
with the top edge turned outwards to form a flang from which wreaths may be
hung, the tubular or hollow top to form a receptacle for flowers and such like, the
fitting of the top to bottom to be the same as aforesaid thus making a screw cover,
wreath carrier and flower holder combined.
In order that my invention and the method of carrying the same into effect may
be the more readily understood, I append hereunto a sheet of explanatory drawings
to be hereinafter referred to.
The drawing Fig. 1. is a front view of the top of wreath holder A being the
point indented into the base part of top, for the purpose of fitting over the sunk
part B Fig. 2 at right angles with groove C. C. Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. represents elevation of base or screw holder B being the sunk part at
right angles with the groove C. C. which enables A in Fig. 1. to be forced down
and turned slightly to fix.
Fig. 3. shows plan of screw holder or base A being hole through which screw
passes which fixes coffin lid to coffin B the sunk part before mentioned.
Fig. 4 shows the screw cover and wreath carrier fixed on coffin A. A. the top in
position on top of B B the base or screw holder, C the indented portion or point in
top before mentioned E E the groove, round which the indented point C in top is
turned FF is the screw showing position when screwed down G G the grooves
or hollow by which wreaths are hung.
Fig. 5. represents an elevation of the tubular or hollow top before mentioned,

page_text: A being indented point to fix on to bottom. B. B. being the grooves from which
wreaths may
be hung CC is the hollow part for holding flowers and such like.
Fig. 6. shows wreath holder, screw cover and flower holder combined fixed in
position A being indented point in top B B shows the grooves, round which the
indented point A moves C C shows elevation of base or screw holder, D D shows
screw passed through hole in centre. E E is the screw cover, flower holder and
wreath carried combined.
Thus it will be perceived that by making the article in sheet metal instead of
cast and by the improved method of fitting the top to the bottom and also by the
top being made tubular or hollow that an article is produced that is simpler in
working more economical in its manufacture and more ornamental in use than the
old style.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :--
1. The construction of a screw cover or wreath carrier of sheet metal with a
point indented in top, and a groove round the top of base, and a sunk part at right
angles with groove round the side substantially as herebefore described and as
illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
2. The improved screw cover, wreath carrier and flower holder as shown in
Fig. 5. and 6.
3. The improvements in and relating to coffin furniture as substantially set
forth in the Specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1895.
THOMAS FREDERICK WESTLEY.
Adelaide Villa, Mary's Road, Stechford, late Lyndon Road, Olton.