New or Improved Method of and Means for Securing Lashes or Thongs to Whip Stocks.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 11th. June, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A. New or Improved Method of and Means for Securing Lashes or
Thongs to Whip Stocks.
I, HENRY THOMAS MOULTON, of "The Shore," Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
Harness Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to carriage, cab, and other whips, and consists in a
new or improved method of and means for securing the lashes or thongs thereto, or
for firmly and securely connecting the lash or thong and whip stock together, the
object of such improvements being to obtain a more lasting and durable connection
than can be obtained by the present means and method, and one which can be easily
and quickly made by drivers or others unskilled in the art.
In order to carry out my invention I employ a thin plate of metal or other
suitable material, each end of which is suitably split or provided with prongs or
jaws formed by stumping or by other equivalent means. The plate is bent
longitudinally in the form of a tube or barrel, and so that the edges thereof will meet;
the quality of the metal or material used being such that it will allow the said tube
to be opened out or expanded in a way that will admit of whip stocks or handles
and lashes of varying thicknesses being inserted therein. Three split rings, sleeves,
clamps, or similar devices are employed, one for each end or jaw, and the other for
the central portion of the tube, the two former acting upon the prongs or jaws to.
contract or enlarge the internal diameter of same, and the latter acting in a similar
manner on the central portion of the tube, such said sleeves being operated, so as
to open and close the same, preferably by means of screws.
When securing
together the whip stock and lash or thong, I insert the former into the end of the
tube and the latter into the opposite end thereof, the sliding split sleeves or clamps
being meanwhile loosened and slided towards the middle of the tube, to admit of
the prongs or jaws and the tube itself conforming to the diameter of the whip
stock and lash. The end of the lash is looped or other like provision is made
thereon, whereby it can be hooked into a small hook secured about midway within
the tube, and after this has been done, the two outer sleeves or clamps are slided
toward the ends of the prongs or jaws, by which means, and by operating the screws
for opening and closing same, the prongs or jaws are caused to bind tightly upon
the lash and whip stock, thereby securing both within the tube, and firmly connecting
the two together, the central sleeve or clamp being likewise operated by screw so
as to contract or tend to draw the edges of the tube together.
The prongs or jaws forming the ends of the tube are preferably punched or may
be provided with spikes or roughened edges so that the projecting sharp edges or
points thereof may enter or sink into the lash and whip stock, and in this manner
further secure the same within the tube.
The device above described may be plated, coated, or polished in
any known
manner, or otherwise finished so that it will give a pleasing effect to the whip.
By the means herein set forth, I dispense with wax band, quills, and the like, at
present used in joining the lash to the whip stock, and instead thereof provide a
simple and cheap contrivance by which any unskilled man can quickly connect lash
and whip stock together, or remove either one or the other and insert fresh ones;
such said contrivance being durable and not liable to break, as is the case with
the present fastening.
Dated this 10th day of September 1891.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Huddersfield, Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Method of and Means for Seouring Lashes or
Thongs to Whip Stocks.
1, HENRY THOMAS-MOULTON, of The Shore, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Harness
Maker, 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 has reference to carriage, cab, and other whips; and consists in a 5
new or improved method of and means for securing the lashes or thongs thereto, or
for firmly and securely connecting together the lash or thong and whip stock; the
object of such improvements being to obtain a more lasting and durable connection
than can be obtained by the present means and method, and one which can be easily
and quickly made by drivers or others unskilled in the art.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now make reference
to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is front
elevation of my new or improved device or instrument for connecting. together a
whip stock and lash. In the drawing A represents the tubular instrument having
its extremities split at B'and which is preferably composed of such a metal as
possesses elasticity. The parts marked C and D represent tubes or ferrules which
are employed to slide over the split ends or jaws of the instrument for the purpose
of compressing the parts against the whip stock and lash. Fig. 2 shews how the
instrument is attached to the whip stock E, and to the lash or thong F.
The prongs or
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the tubular instrument.
jaws B forming the ends of the tube are preferably puuched or made with
spikes or roughened serrations as shewn, at a so that when the ferrule is forced
over the prongs the spikes will be made to enter into the lash and whip stock so as
to further secure the same within the tube. To further secure the lath to the
holding-instrument, the latter. may be made with a hook b and the former with a
loop e as shewn in Fig. 4. The device above mentioned may be ornamented and
may be plated and otherwise finished so as to give a pleasing effect to the eye. By
the means herein set forth I dispense with wax bands, quills and other devices at
present used, and instead thereof I provide a simple and cheap contrivance by which
any unskilled man can quickly and effectively connect together whip stock and lash
or remove either one or the other to insert fresh ones, such said contrivance being
durable and not likely to break. The instrument can also be used to splice or
secure together short lengths of bamboo cane or other material forming fishing
rods.
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 :-
:-
Firstly. The tubular device or instrument, together with the sliding ferrules for
connecting together whip stock and lash, all as shewn and described.
Secondly. The tubular device or instrument having its jaws punched or serrated
for purposes described, in combination with the sliding ferrules as described.
Thirdly. The tubular device or instrument provided with a hook for receiving a
loop on-the end of the lash for purposes described.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Huddersfield, Agents,