Improvements in Coffin Grips or Tube Handles and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 19th Mar., 1900-Accepted, 19th May, 1900
Improvements in Coffin Grips or Tube Handles and in the
Manufacture of the same.
I, STANLEY HUBERT Fox, of 459, Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:- -
My invention has for its object improvements in coffin grips or tube handles
and refers particularly to the manufacture of the arms of such handles by which
I considerably lessen the cost of manufacture by a reduction of labour and
a material saving in the weight of metal used while at the same time I retain
the solid and heavy appearance of the old form of arm and do not in any way
reduce the strength of the handle or gripe.
Hitherto the arms of such handles have been made of solid brass castings
thus necessitating a large quantity of metal being used which further required
considerable labour expended upon it in dressing and polishing before the
required finish was obtained.
In carrying my invention in effect I form the arms from sheet metal by
cutting a blank therefrom to the required shape i.e. with the centre portion
having straight sides to form the arm projecting circular bars which are each
pierced and form the base end for receiving the cottar loop at one end and a
larger circular ear on the one side of the other end to form the flange end to
the handle tube and is pierced to allow of the ends of the connecting screw
spindle within the tube handle to pass through the other side being cut away
to quadrant shape so as to fit the circle of the tube handle when finished.
The top ear is recessed to form a square flange around the edge and the blank
is then pressed through with suitable tools to form the centre part into a
channel cross section thus bringing the ears for cotter loop facing each other
and the top ear at right angles to the face side of the arm."
The whole length is also pressed into a curved form longitudinally thus forming
a gracefully curved arm with the face side on top and with connecting ears
for attachment to the cotter loop at the base and the handle tube at the top.
Within the arm I prefer to insert a filling piece of iron cast to the internal
shape of the arm and having holes for the pivot pin of the cotter loop and also
the screw spindle of the handle tube in which case the cotter loop is pivoted
on the outside of the arm or in some cases where a filling piece is not used or
where it does not extend the whole width of the arm at the bottom the cotter
loop may be pivoted between the two ears of the arm thus generally improving
the appearance of the junction. The longitudinal shape or configuration and
the channel section may be varied with certain limits i.e. so long as the brass
face is only exposed to view and the solid appearance retained.
Dated this 19th day of December 1899

page_text: Improvements in Coffin Grips or Tube Handles and in the
Manufacture of the same.
I, STANLEY HUBERT Fox, of 459, Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Manager, 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:
My invention has for its object improvements in coffin grips or tube handles
and refers particularly to the manufacture of the arms of such handles by which
I considerably lessen the cost of manufacture by a reduction of labour and
a material saving in the weight of metal used while at the same time I retain
the solid and heavy appearance of the old form of arm and do not in any way
reduce the strength of the handle or gripe.
Hitherto the arms of such handles have been made of solid brass castings or
of sheet metal of sufficient thickness to form a solid arm thus necessitating a
large quantity of metal being used which further required considerable labour
expended upon it in dressing and polishing before the required finish was
obtained.
The arms are formed from sheet metal by cutting a blank therefrom to the
required shape i.e. with the centre portion having straight sides to form the
arm projecting circular ears which are each pierced and form the base end for
receiving the cotter loop at one end and a larger circular ear on the one side
of the other end to form the flange end to the handle tube and is pierced to
allow of the ends of the connecting screw spindle within the tube handle to
pass through, the othe side being cut away to quadrant shape so as to fit the circle
of the tube handle when finished.
The top ear is recessed to form a square flange around the edge and the blank
is pressed through suitable tools to form the centre part into a channel cross
section thus bringing the ears for cotter loop facing each other and the top
ear at right angles to the face side of the arm.
The whole length is also pressed into a curved form longitudinally thus forming
a gracefully curved arm with the face side on top and with connecting ears
for attachment to the cotter loop at the base and the handle tube at the top.
Within the arm I prefer to insert a filling piece of iron cast to the internal
shape of the arm and having holes for the pivot pin of the cotter loop and also
the screw spindle of the handle tube in which case the cotter loop is pivoted
on the outside of the arm or in some cases where a filling piece is not used or
where it does not extend the whole width of the arm at the bottom the cotter
loop may be pivoted between the two ears of the arm or have a metal washer
inserted to enable it to be rivetted and to prevent buckling thus generally
improving the appearance of the junction.
The blank can also be made so as to make a projecting leaf which when bent
over the underside of arm makes it fully appear as if of a solid piece of metal
and hides the hollow centre part.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto two sheets of drawings upon which I
have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements together with the
mode of carrying the same into effect.
Figure 1 is an elevation of one of the better class of coffin gripes or tube
handles mounted upon the improved arms.
Figure 2 is a similar elevation to Figure 1 but shewing another form of
handle plate.

page_text: shewn in Figure 2.
Figure 4 is an end elevation of one of the handle arms and connections
in Fig. 1 but shewn in position when raised.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the blank from which the arms are made.
Figure 6 is a longitudinal section through the tools shewing the first operation
on the blank.
Figure 7 is a cross section through same.
Figure 8 is an elevation of the arm after the first process of bending."
Figure 9 is a cross section through Figure 8.
Figure 10 is a perspective view of the arm after the first process of bending.
Figure 11 is a similar view to that shewn by Figure 10 shewing the arm
after the next process of flanging.
Figure 12 is also a perspective view shewing the arm after the process of
piercing.
Figure 13 is a sectional elevation shewing the connection of the arm to handle
and plate.
Figure 14 is a view of Figure 13.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the arms from sheet metal by
cutting the blank A therefrom to the shape required for the particular configura-
tion of the arm as for instance in the case of the shape here shewn which I most
prefer the centre portion has the straight sides a which form the arm with
projecting circular ears a² at the one end and a larger circular ear a³ on the
one side of the other end while the reverse side of that end is cut away at at
to a quadrant shape for purposes hereinafter described. This blank A is pressed
into a suitably shaped die B by the tool B¹ thus forming the centre part into
a channel cross section and bringing the ears a² facing each other and the
ear a³ at right angle to the face at of the arms while at the same time the whole
length of the arm is also pressed into the form shewn thus forming a grace-
fully curved arm as shewn by Figures 8, 9 and 10 and having the ears a in
position for attachment to the cottar loop or support while the ear a is in the
required position for forming the connection to the handle. The bottom of
die is arranged for permitting tool to be raised the blank to be revolved there-
from the tool. The ear of the blank is then flanged or cupped as shewn by
Figure 11 after which it is pierced at a Figure 12 to receive the screw spindle D
of the handle E while the ears a² are also pierced at a for receiving the
pivot of the cotter loop or other attachment c. An additional leaf may be
provided on the blank as shewn by dotted lines as for the purpose of afterwards
being bent over the underside of the arm as shewn in Figure 9 thus giving the
appearance of a solid arm from the underside as well as from the top. Within
the arm A I may insert a filling piece of iron cast to the internal shape of the
arm and cup a with holes for the pivot of the cotter loop C as also for the
screw spindle D of the handle tube but in case of not using a filling piece I
prefer to insert a washer F between the ears or in some cases I may pivot
the cottar loop head c between the ears a². In attaching the arms A to the
handle the end of the handle tube E fit into the cups as the handle tube thus
forming a stay between the two arms being secured in position by the screwed
handle spindle D and nuts d¹ in the usual way. The longitudinal shape or
configuration and the channel section may be varied within certain limits i e. so
long as the brass face is only exposed to view and the solid appearance retained
while the supports A handle plate M and handles E may be varied in design
to any extent.
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:-
1st. In coffin grips or tube handles the arms A formed from sheet metal to a

page_text: hollow section and shaped longitudinally with ears a² for attachment to plate
and flanged ear for receiving the tube handle substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth and illustrated.
2nd. The manufacture of arms for coffin grips or tube handles from sheet
metal substantially such as an for the purpose herein set forth and illustrated
by Figures 5 to 12.
Dated this 17th dow of Vanch 1000
LEWIS WM. GOOLD,
Agent for Applicant, 5, Corporation Street, Birmingham.