Improvements in Hinges.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1893-Accepted, 18th Mar., 1803
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hinges.
I, ERNEST CHARLES LEA, Engineer, of Silverdale, Kingston-on-Thames, in the
County of Surrey, 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 improvements in hinges, which consists of metallic wire
of any section bent into various shapes and having a long spindle with cranked ends
and eyelets plain or countersunk and around the whole length of the said spindle
I bend another piece of wire in a spiral formation with plain or countersunk eyelets
at each of the ends, thus constructing a butt hinge or the like.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1 represents the plan of a butt hinge constructed of wire which is provided
with stamped countersunk holes to receive screw heads for fixing the hinge to wood
work.
Fig. 2, is a view of the butt hinge closed.
Fig. 3, is an end view of Figs. 1, and 2.
Fig. 4, is an end view with flat ends.
Fig. 5, is a plan of a stamped countersunk end.
Fig. 6, is a section of a stamped countersunk end.
Fig. 7, is a front elevation of a screen or folding towel-horse hinge.
Fig. 8, is a view of the cranked ends.
Fig. 9, is an end view of Fig. 7.
Parts of some of these fig's. are broken off for convenience.
My invention is constructed with a piece of round wire a of any suitable length
each end of which is cranked and is provided with plain or stamped countersunk
eyelets c to receive countersunk screw heads. Around the spindle portion of the
wire a I wind a coil of wire with the ends cranked and having countersunk
eyelets (or plain eyelets), to receive screws as in Fig's. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. If
preferable the ends of a and b may be straight as in Fig. 4.
Hinges for screens or folding towel-horses are constructed with two pieces of
round wire a a of any suitable length each end being cranked and is provided with
stamped countersunk eyelets c as in Figs. 7, 8, and 9. Around the spindle portions
of the wires a is provided a coiled wire b these said coils and connections e e are
formed in one piece. The coils and connections e e of the wire b are constructed
first and the wires a passed through the coils and cranked with eyelets afterwards.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration only, and
that the eyelets, shapes, materials and proportions of the various parts may be
varied in many ways within the scope of my invention.
The object of this invention is to provide a suitable hinge constructed of metallic
wire of any size or strength, for boxes, cupboards, desks, doors, screens, towel-
horses or for any other wood work where hinges are usually provided.
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. In a hinge, the combination of the wire a and the wire b with coils, cranked
ends and stamped countersunk eyelets c (or plain eyelets), substantially as herein
described and according to Fig's. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, of the accompanying drawing.
2. In a hinge, the combination of the wires a and b with straight ends and

page_text: stamped countersunk eyelets, or plain eyelets substantially as herein described and
according to Fig's. 1, 2, and 4, of the accompanying drawing.
3. In a hinge for screens or folding towel-horses, the combination of the coils
of wire b and the connections e e the parallel wires a a with the cranks and stamped
countersunk eyelets c, substantially as herein described and according to Fig's. 7, 8,
and 9, of the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1893
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.