Improvements in the Means of Fixing Handles to Brushes, Brooms, and other articles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 29th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 28th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means of Fixing Handles to Brushes, Brooms,
and other articles.
JOSEPH HENRY TYSON 16 South Castle Street Liverpool, General Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A metal socket, made of iron, brass, or any other metal (or compound metals)
to be affixed by screws (nails or any other means) to the heads and handles of brooms
or brushes, or any other articles where such sockets may be applicable or useful
for the attachment or fixing and securing together separate articles of any kind or
description, either with a flat base or flange, to such socket or with a curved base
or flange, or of any other shape or size of socket or flange, or by the use of more
than one such socket in any case.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means of Fixing Handles to Brushes, Brooms,
and other articles.
I JOSEPH HENRY TYSON 16 South Castle Street Liverpool General Agent 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:
A metal socket, made of iron, brass or any other metal (or compound metals) to
be affixed by screws (nails, or other means) to the heads and handles of brooms,
brushes or any other articles where such sockets may be applicable or useful for
the attachment or fixing and securing together of separate articles of any kind or
description, such sockets having either a flat base or flange, or curved base or
flange according to the drawing herewith, or of any other shape or size of socket
or flange, or by the use of more than one such socket in any case.
The very imperfect way in which the heads of brooms and brushes are usually
attached to the handles, by a nail driven only through the corner of the lower
point of the handle, when it is placed in the hole prepared for it, results in very
little use of the broom again separating them, causing great inconvenience and
annoyance; such is done away with by this invention, which enables the handle
and head to be securely fastened to each other in the manner shown in the drawing.
Should the end of the handle be rather thick it can easily be shaved down a
little with a knife.
The end of the handle being put through the neck of the socket, as shown on the
drawing, then inserted in the hole of the broom head, the flange being formed so as
to fit, and to suit the purpose exactly, is then fastened to the head by two screws
fixed through the holes in the flange of the socket, the handle being then driven
firmly into the hole in the head, is secured by a screw (or nail) fixed into the
handle through each of the two holes in the neck of the socket, these holes being
on opposite sides, and at different heights so as to keep the screws entirely apart.
The two articles can thus be as firmly fixed together as though all in one piece.
The invention is thus one of great simplicity, uniformity, and economy, by the
smallness of the cost of its application, and its thorough effectiveness.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
1. The metal socket of the particular form described, being attached to the
handle, and the head of the broom or brush, secures the two together so firmly as
to make them practically as solid as though all in one piece, the screw holes at
the reverse ends and opposite sides of the neck of the socket, as illustrated in the
accompanying drawing, being so placed that the screws will be entirely away from
each other.
2. The socket so fixed to the handle enables both to be attached, and used in
like manner to a succession of heads, the renewal of the brush or broom head only
being needed.
Dated this 26th day of November 1892
JOSEPH HENRY TYSON.