Improved Means of Fastening Handles in Brooms and other similar Utensils.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 25th July, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Fastening Handles in Brooms and other similar
Utensils.
We, WILHELM GENENGER of 41 Lelimheide, Asphalte Manufacturer, and!
REINER SANDERS, of 35 Peterstrasse, Engineer, both of Crefeld, in the Empire
of Germany, 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 :-
The method heretofore in general use for fastening handles in brooms and other
similar utensils, is an exceedingly primitive one; numerous attempts have been nude-
to produce improved methods of fixing, but, so far as we are aware, these have not
proved successful. The object of our invention is to provide a means of fastening
which shall be simple, effectual, and cheap to produce.
Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Figure shows a section of the stock of a broom or scrubbing brush, by way of
example with our invention applied thereto, and the lower end of the handle
prepared ready for insertion into the said stock,
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation showing the same parts, but with the handle.
inserted into the stock,
Figure 3 shows the end of a handle with the invention applied thereto in a way
somewhat different from that illustrated in Figures 1 aud 2, aud
Figures 4 and 5 show tools to be used in the preparation of the parts.
In Figure 1 a illustrates the stock of a broom or scrubbing brush, into which
the correspondingly prepared handle c is to be inserted, and b is a wire helix
inserted into the hole in the stock a.
In Figure 3 the wire helix e is fixed on the pointed end of the handle e' by means
of the pins, nails or screws d d'. On screwing the handle into the hole of the
stock a, the wire helix is pressed into the sides of the hole and the handle is.
thereby held securely in the stock a.
The parts are prepared for use in accordance with our invention in the following
manner: The wire b is formed into the helical shape by being wound on to the
tool in the spaces between the helical threads formed theroon, and is inserted into
the hole in the stock a, by means of the same tool as shown in Figure 1, and to.
prevent it from turning in the hole it is fixed in place by means of the pin, nail, or
screw g. The end of the handle c is now pointed with the pointing tool, shown
in Figure 5, and is brought to a diameter corresponding to that of the hole in the
stock a, so that when the handle is screwed into the said hole containing the
helix b the latter is pressed into the surface the handle c, and into the sides of
the hole in the stock thereby producing an intimate and firm connection between.
the two parts.
It will be readily understood that on screwing the handle o into the holo in the
stock a, the helix 6, which remains unfixed at its lower end in the hole, is expanded
by the rotation of the handle in it, and is consequently pressed firmly against both
the handle and the stock.
In the modification shown in Figure 3 the helix e is fixed on the pointed end
of the handle e and on screwing the said handle into the hole in the stock the
helix e bites into the sides of the hole, whereby an intimate and firm connection of
the parts is effected, much in the same manner as described with reference to
Figures 1 and 2.

page_text: By the means above described the insertion and fixing of handles in brooms,
scrubbing brushes, and other similar utensils becomes extremely simple and can
be effected by any one in a very short space of time without requiring the use
of any tool such as a hammer, nails, or the like; furthermore handles fixed by
these means can be re-used again and again, because when a handle is broken, or
otherwise shortened, it is only necessary to point it afresh by means of the pointing
tool h.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
First. A fastening for the haudles of utensils such as broome, scrubbers, and the
like, which consists of a wire b wound into a helical or screw form, and fixed in a
hole of the stock a of the utensil, substantially as described with reference to
Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings.
Second. A fastening for the handles of utensils such as brooms, scrubbers, and
the like, which consists of a wire e wound into a holical or screw form, and fixed
to the lower pointed end of the handle c' substantially as described with reference
to Figure 3 of the drawings.
W. GENENGER,
R. SANDERS,
Per W. H. Beck,
115 Cannon Street, London, E.C., Agent.