An Im-board.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 6th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 6th Feb., 1897
I, ALFRED THOMAS SOUTHERN, 63, Clifton Road, Aston, Birmingham,
Warchouseman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improved mitre-board for cutting up mouldings and the like for use in
picture frame making and other purposes, consists of a board of suitable dimensions
and thickness, a convenient size being nine inches square, and three quarters of an
inch thick. To the surface of the board, and in the centre of one of its siles,
I affix a block having two of its sides at a right angle to each other. The block is
attached to the board, so that the meeting point of the two sides or faces will
point towards the centre of the upper end of the board. At each side of the
opposite end of the board is a block, each at a right angle to its respective side,
and attached to each of the blocks and at an angle of forty five degrees therewith,
is another block. The last mentioned blocks are at a right angle to each other,
and their opposing faces are in planes coincident with those of the two sides or
faces of the first mentioned block whose two sides or faces meet in an angle pointing
towards the centre of the upper end of the board. Parallel with the blocks which
are at right angles to the sides of the board, are two adjustable fences for taking
saws of different thicknesses. In use the saw is moved to and fro between the
fences and the blocks at right angles to the sides of the board, and can be used for
cutting off moulding, or the like, one side of which is held against one of the
blocks whose sides are by the above construction at an angle of forty five degrees
with the side of the board.
Dated this 31st day of March 1896.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.
An Improved Mitre-board.
I, ALFRED THOMAS SOUTHERN, of 63, Clifton Road, Aston, Birmingham,
Warehouseman, 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 relates to an improved mitre board for use in cutting up mouldings
and the like for use in picture and other frame making. In carrying my invention
into effect, I proceed in or iu about the following manner, making reference to the
accompanying drawing, which represents a plan of the apparatus.
a is a rectangular board of any convenient dimensions. To the surface of this
board I affix by screws or in any other suitable manner a block or fence 6 having
two faces d d at right angles to one another. This fence is attached to the board

page_text: so that the meeting point e of the two faces d d points towards the centre of the
board. At right angles to the sides f and f¹ of the board a are the guide plates g
and g prolonged upwards so as to provide more guidance for the saw. At an angle
of 135 degrees to g and gl are the fences h and h. The opposing faces of h and h¹
are at right angles to each other and in planes coincident with those of the faces d
and d' of b. Parallel with and of similar heights to g and g' are the guides i and
adjacent to which are the fences j and j in the same planes as d h, and d¹ h.
g and h and g' and ' are attached by screws or otherwise to the board a by the
base plates and k¹. In fact they may each form one casting.
The fences and and guides i and are attached to the board a by the base
plates and which may be provided with slotted holes m and m¹ to enable the
space between g and i and g¹ and to be adjusted so as to accommodate saws of
different thicknesses. j and i, and j and may be cast in one piece with I and
if desired. But in all cases wooden guides and fences plain or faced with metal
may be substituted for those entirely of metal. In using the apparatus the
moulding is placed so as to rest against the fences d h' j', or d h j, the saw is then
placed between the guides g i, and g¹ i', and the moulding sawn off.
I do not restrict myself to the particular forms of the parts shewn in the drawing,
or described in the specification, nor to their relative proportions disposition or
angles, as they can be considerably varied without departing from the spirit of my
invention.
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 ;-
CLAIMS.
1. An improved mitre board, consisting essentially of a board to the surface of
which are attached fences against which to rest the material to be cut, suitable
guides being also provided for keeping the saw in position as it is passed to and
fro in the act of cutting off the material, the whole substantially as described in
the above specification, and exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
2. An improved mitre board, constructed and operating substantially as described
in the above specification, and exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of January 1897.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.