A New or Improved Universally Jointed Holder for Blow Pipes and other similar purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 15th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
A New or Improved Universally Jointed Holder for Blow Pipes
and other similar purposes.
I, CHARLES ALLEN, of the Mersey Cycle Works, Warrington, in the County of
Lancaster, Manufacturer. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved blowwpipe holder by which objects
may be held in any given angle, but more particularly intended (as described)
for use in connection with blow pipes, by which the blow pipe may be securely
held and directed at pleasure upon any given spot.
It consists broadly as follows:-I provide a screw clamp or other suitable
attachment which may be readily secured to the brazing hearth's side or other
handy fixture. At the end of this attachment is formed a ball which forms part
of a ball joint. I now make another fitting having at one end a ball similar to
the one already described. At the other end is a clamp or grip or the like in which
or by which the blow-pipe may be firmly held. I now connect these two fittings
together by means of two plates of any convenient length having concave parts
near each end so that the aforesaid ball parts may be embraced one at each end
between such two plates. A binding screw pin near each ball is passed through
the one plate and screwthreaded into the other so that the said plate may be
clamped at will more or less tightly upon the two balls.
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Thus by these means the one ball fitting is fixed to a structure, while the other,
in which is held the pipe may be turned about and fixed in any desired position.
or direction, so as to direct a perfectly steady blast upon the work under operation.
More than two of such ball joints may be used if desired.
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1907
CHARLES T. POWELL
Applicant's Agent.
A New or Improved Universally Jointed Holder for Blow Pipes
and other similar purposes.
I, CHARLES ALLEN, of the Mersey Cycle Works, Warrington, in the County of
Lancaster, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a new or improved blowpipe holder by which objects

page_text: may be held in any given angle, but more particularly intended (as described)
for use in connection with blow pipes, by which the blow pipe may be securely
held and directed at pleasure upon any given spot.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention, I have appended here-
unto an illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of refer-
ence, similar numbers referring throughout to the same thing or part.
Fig 1, is a front elevation of the improved blowpipe holder.
Fig 2, is a side elevation of the improved holder.
It consists as follows:-I provide the screw clamp 4, which may be readily
secured to the brazing hearth's side or other handy fixture. At the end of this
attachment is formed a ball 5, which forms part of a ball joint. I now make
another fitting having at one end a ball 6, similar to the one already described.
At the other end is a clamp or grip 7, or the like, in which or by which the blow-
pipe 8, may be firmly held. I have only shown a short part 8, of the blow pipe,
as this in itself forms no part of this my invention. I now onnect these two
fittings together by means of two plates 9, 9, of any convenient length having
concave parts 10, near each end so that the aforesaid ball parts 5 and 6, may be
embraced one at each end between such two plates. A binding screw pin 11, near
each ball is passed through the one plate and screwthreaded into the other so
that the said plate may be clamped at will more or less tightly upon the two
balls.
In some cases I may make the screw down plate 9, in two parts as indicated by
dotted lines so that if desired the one ball joint may be made rigid at any required
direction, but the other left less rigid for easy movement.
Thus by these means the one ball fitting is fixed to a structure, while the other,
in which is held the pipe may be turned about and fixed in any desired position
or direction, so as to direct a perfectly steady blast upon the work under operation.
More than two of such ball joints may be used if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
In blowpipe holders, the combination of the ball fittings 5 and 6, plates 9 9ª,
clamped together by the two binding screw pins 11, 11, and screw clamp 4, sub-
stantially as shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated this
day of November 1907
CHARLES T. POWELL
Applicant's Agent. 12 Cherry Street, Birmingham.