Improvements in or relating to the Ma ufacture of Nails or Tacks.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Se; .. 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th Nov., 1892- Accepted, 17th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIF SATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Ma ufacture of Nails or Tacks.
more Row, Birmingham, Local
declare the nature of my said
I, THOMAS GRAY PARKINSON, of 35 C
Secretary, Westminster Fire Office, do here,
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in rails or tacks of whatever kind but
chiefly employed in the putting together of packing cases, and boxes, and such like
purposes where separation of parts is required; also to the laying or fixing of
carpets and such like purposes, where removal is required.
The aim and object of my invention is to extract the nail or tack in a simple and
effective manner without damage or injury to the article to which it may be
applied.
I will describe my invention thus:-
I construct the nail or tack with two heads, of any suitable metal, and configura-
tion according to its purpose, so that a neck is formed between these two heads,
that is between the head proper, and the additional head or tit at the top which is
about half the size of the lower.
For packing cases and boxes which require opening without injury, the nail
would be driven until the upper head is flush with the surface and the head proper
some little distance below, this would shew an intervening space (viz. the neck)
between the two heads into which a lever of a suitable kind could be arranged and
the extraction effected with slight injury to the case, and nail, if any.
For carpets the nail or tack would be driven as hitherto, the upper head being
flush with the carpet, it is thus readily found and extracted as above set forth.
Dated 23rd September 1892.
THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Nails or Tacks.
J, THOMAS GRAY PARKINSON, of 35 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Local
Secretary, Westminster Fire Office, do hereby declare the nature of my said
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 consists in the construction of a nail or tack having two heads,
that is to say, a nail as now employed with an additional head thereto and so
arranged to the ordinary head that an intervening space or neck is formed which
when applied to its purpose either in closing down the lids of boxes or cases, or
laying down carpets or in upholstery or cabinet purposes, an instrument of a proper
kind could be arranged upon the said neck and with a proper amount of leverage
the nail or tack is withdrawn without serious injury to the article or purpose to
which the nail has been applied.
And in order that this my said invention may be more fully understood, I shall
now proceed more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose I shall
refer to the several figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed the same
letters of reference indicating corresponding parts throughout all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a nail with ordinary tapering head, and with
additional head thereto constructed according to my invention, chiefly applicable
in the manufacture of packing boxes and structural purposes generally.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of a nail with ordinary tapering head and with
additional head thereto constructed according to my invention differing only to
Fig. 1 in the size, and shape of said additional head used for same purposes.
Fig. 3, a view in elevation of a nail as Fig. 1 differing only in the shape of stem
and size.
Fig. 4, a view in elevation of a nail with ordinary flat head and with additional
head thereto constructed according to my invention applicable in the manufacture
of packing boxes and other purposes.
Figs. 5 and 6 are views in elevation of nails or tacks known as round headed,
with additional head thereto, constructed according to my invention differing only
in the shape of additional head, chiefly employed in the laying of carpets gimping,
cabinet work and such like purposes.
Fig. 7 a view in elevation of a nail or tack with the ordinary flat head, and
additional head thereto constructed according to my invention used for purposes
described of Figs. 5 and 6.
Figs. 8 and 9, are views in elevation of nails with stamped ornamental heads with
additional heads thereto, constructed according to my invention, chiefly employed
for upholstering purposes.
a are the stems or spikes of nails or tacks, as usually constructed and employed
for various purposes.
6 shows the ordinary head, and c the additional head to b, which forms the neck d.
It will be perceived clearly that this invention consists in constructing a nail or
tack by any process of manufacture, with an additional head, to the head usually
manufactured from or with the same piece of metal and by the same process of
manufacture, thus forming a neck for employing an instrument thereto for abstract-
ing the said nail or tack and thus separating the parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
A nail or tack constructed as hitherto, but with an additional head, to the head
of the nail or tack as hitherto constructed, forming a neck for the purpose, sub-
stantially as herein before described, and illustrated upon the accompanying sheet
of drawings.
Dated 11th November 1802
THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent.