Improvements for Securing Table Knife Handles without Cement or Pins.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Dec., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements for Securing Table Knife Handles without Cement
or Pins.
I CHAS. IBBOTSON of 58 Cambridge Street Sheffield in the County of York Cutlery
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to a new method of securing Table Knife handles, composed
of horn. The old method to secure horn handles, on fable Knives, was to drill a hole
in the end of handle, insert the blade tang, and secure same with cement and pins.
Under our invention we make the handles thoroughly fast without either cement or
pins, which we accomplish as under; We take the ordinary horn handle drill a hole
in the end of handle, then we make a blade with a rough tang, we insert tang in the
hole in handle, we then make a mould, with top and bottom part, to hold both handle
and blade, then we make our mould hot, insert blade with handle, and put altogether
into a vice, which is screwed tight, and forces the handle to bed itself tight round the
tang, which can not then get loose, by this invention we get a good secure handle,
without cement or revits. What we claim in this invention is the Pressing of the
handle and blade tang together in a mould while hot.
Date : 30th day of Wabuary 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements for Securing Table Knife Handles without Cement
or Pins.
I CHARLES IBBOTSON of 58 Cambridge Street Sheffield in the County of York
Cutlery Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVE-
"and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
MENTS FOR SECURING TABLE KNIFE HANDLES WITHOUT CEMENT OR PINS
This invention relates to improvements in the method of attaching knife blades and
forks to the handles thereof, and consists of a blade or fork having a tang roughed,
or jagged, to which is attached the handle in the manner hereinafter following.
The knife blade or fork is cast or forged in the ordinary way with the tang roughed
or jagged as desired and a hole is drilled in the handle into which is inserted the
jagged tang. The handle is placed in a mould which is heated to a required degree
and put into a vice which presses the substance tightly around the tang and holds the
blade or fork securely to the said handle.
This invention dispenses with pins, rivets, and cement and is much cheaper and
more durable than those of a similar class of knife and fork at present in use.
This invention relates more particularly to knives and forks having horn, or
composition handles.
The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention shewing the blade A, handle C,
and jagged tang B partly in section.
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 :
Improvements in attaching knife blades or forks to their handles by roughing or
jagging the tang thereof and by inserting them into handles which are placed in a
mould heated to a required degree and pressed by means of a vice onto or around the
said tang as herein before specified, described and as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Data: 191 Nahon 1980