Improvements in the Construction of Metal Handles for Opening and Closing Doors and Drawers, Lifting and Carrying Boxes and other Articles, and for similar Purposes.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 31st Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1887
Improvements in the Construction of Metal Handles for Opening
and Closing Doors and Drawers, Lifting and Carrying Boxes and
other Articles, and for similar Purposes.
I HUBERT ALFRED DONE, of Stone House Sutton Coldfield, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct metal handles for opening and closing
doors and drawers, lifting and carrying boxes and other articles and for similar
purposes, in such a manner as to produce strong articles, of good appearance, light in
weight, and at little cost.
I effect my object by making handles for any of the above named purposes out of
sheet brass, iron or other metal, with tubular grips or holders made by turning over
the metal from the sides into a tubular form of any convenient section, and arms or
arms and fixing plates, formed from the same piece of metal and bent down at an
angle or curve over and closing up the opening in the ends of the grip, and made
strong by bending over the metal from the sides, in a similar manner to the way in
which the grip is formed only more flattened in section, the inner faces of the metal
nearly or quite meeting together, to further stiffen the arms when required, I use
seperate pieces or strips of metal placed against the inside of the said arms, and
secured to them by bending over the sides as aforesaid or by rivets.
In the case of small or drop handles, the metal of the arms may be bent or doubled
over from the ends instead of the sides, the doubled up part extending the whole
length of the arm and into the grip.
These handles may be made either plain or ornate in the latter case the ornamenta-
tion is impressed in the sheet metal before it is bent into shape.
Dated this 31st day of January 1887.
HUBERT ALFRED DONE.

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Metal Handles for Opening and
Closing Doors and Drawers, Lifting and Carrying Boxes and
other Articles, and for similar Purposes.
I, HUBERT ALFRED DONE, of Stone House, Sutton Coldfield, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer do liereby 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:—
The object of my invention is, to construct metal handles for opening and closing
doors, and drawers, lifting and carrying boxes, and other articles, and for similar
purposes, in such a manner as to produce strong articles, of good appearance, light in
weight, and at little cost.
I effect my object by making handles for any of the above named purposes out of
sheet brass, iron, or other metal, with tubular grips or holders, made by turning over
the metal from the sides into a tubular form of any convenient section, and arms, or
arms and fixing plates formed from the same piece of metal and bent down at an angle
or curve, over and closing up the opening in the ends of the grip, and made strong by
bending over the metal from the sides, in a similar manner to the way in which the
grip is formed, only more flattened in section, the inner faces of the metal nearly or
quite meeting together; to further stiffen the arms when required, I use separate
pieces or strips of metal, placed against the inside of the said arms, and secured to
them by bending over the sides as aforesaid, or by rivets.
In the case of small or drop handles the metal of the arms may be bent, or doubled
over from the ends, instead of the sides, the doubled up part extending the whole
length of the arm, and into the grip.
These handles may be made either plain or ornate, in the latter case the ornamenta-
tion is impressed on the sheet metal before it is bent into shape.
In constructing my invention, I first cut out a blank of sheet brass or other metal
of the desired shape, (as shewn by the annexed sheets of drawings) and then by
means of suitable tools I bend or form it into the finished handle; in some cases
using an additional strengthening piece to stiffen the arms, as herein shewn and
mentioned.
And in order that my said invention may be more particularly described and ascer
tained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying sheets of drawings, in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 shews a blank of sheet metal; the broad central portion a forms the grip,
which is made hollow or tubular by turning over and towards each other the sides
marked a¹, a², the ends c. c. are for the fixing plates, and the intermediate portions b, b,
for the arms, which are strengthened by folding over the sides 61, 62, and 3, 64.
Fig. 2 shews the finished handle, bent and formed from the blank (Fig. 1), a being
the grip, b, b, the arms, and c, c, the fixing plates, the joints formed by the meeting

page_text: edges of the turned and folded over sides in the grip and arms, being towards the
under and inner sides of the handle; these joints may be soldered together if
preferred.
Fig. 3 shews another blank, with the ends for the arms sufficiently broad to enclose
the strengthening piece or strip Fig. 4, which is shewn inserted in the finished
handle Fig. 5; the advantage of using this strengthening piece (which may be made
of a cheaper metal than the blank) is, that much lighter metal may be used for the
handle than would be necessary without it.
Fig. 6 shews another forination of handle, with a strengthening piece a a passing
through the grip, and secured to the arms by the rivets b¹, and b².
Fig. 7. shews a blank, and Fig. 8 a strengthening piece (made from half-round or
other shaped metal strip) for forming a handle to use with straps, for carrying parcels,
rugs, and other articles.
Fig. 9 shews the finished handle with the strengthening piece (Fig. 8) secured to
it by the small rivets, a¹, a² and a³ a on each side of the openings 61 and 62 for
receiving the straps, and the arms and front of the grip ribbed or reeded to further add
to its strength.
Fig. 10 shews a blank with extended ends for forming a lifting or drawer handle,
the said extended ends are doubled together from the portions marked and 62, the
extreme ends being held and covered by the turned over grip formation a, as shewn in
the finished handle Fig. 11, in which c¹ and c shews suitable formation of fixing
plates having outstanding lugs for receiving and hinging the said doubled
arms and L.
Fig. 12 shews a blank for making a cabinet handle, in a similar manner to the
handle shewn in Fig. 11, but with the grip portion a ribbed or reeded to disguise the
joint where the turned over sides meet together, and ornamental portions for
the arms, and 2, as shewn in Fig. 13, the said arms (61 and 62) being hinged near
|their ends to an ordinary fixing stud and plate as shewn by dotted lines.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I claim is,
The formation and strengthening of metal handles for the purposes and in the
manner substantially as herein specified, and shewn in the annexed sheets of drawings.
Dated this 29th day of October 1887.
HUBERT A. DONE.