Improvement in Stabbers for use with Paper-fasteners and other Fasteners.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 19th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 13th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Stabbers for use with Paper-fasteners and other
Fasteners.
THOMAS BANFORD, 14 Mott Street, Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention, is to place the paper fastener, through the paper, without
so much trouble, & without bending their points. In carrying out my improvement,
I use any desired material, as steel, or any kind of metal, & from this metal, I cut a
piece, the form of an oblong, with one end pointed, & the other left a level edge―
towards the point I leave it, plain, or make a groove, as may be required-the level
edge end, I bend over, at any roquired distance, but making it, flat on the top, of the
bend, & on this flat top, I pierce a hole therein.
The aforesaid stabber made as described, I put the paper fastener through the hole
at its top & then push the stabber through the paper, draw the stabber away, or push
the stabber & paper fastener through any other material, beside paper etc.
Dated this 19th day of December 1889
JOHN
BENNETT,
37, John Street, Lozells, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Stabbers for use with Paper-fasteners and other
Fasteners.
THOMAS BANFORD 14 Mott Street Birmingham Manufacturer, 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 object of my invention, is to place the paper fastener through the paper without
so much trouble & without bending the points by an improved stabber. In carrying
out my improvement I use any desired material, as steel, or any other kind of metal,
& from this metal, I cut a piece, the form of an oblong, with both ends pointed, or
otherwise, towards each point, or end, in the body of the oblong piece of steel, I make
a groove, as may be required, one end of the aforesaid oblong piece of metal, I bend
over so that its point, shall fall into the groove, & this part bent over, I make flat, on
its top, & pierce a hole therein.
The aforesaid mentioned stabber, made as described, I put the
paper fastener,
through the hole on the top of the bend, & then push the stabber through the paper,
or any other material, draw away the stabber, & the fastener is left in position, without
any bended points.
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In order that my improvement in stabbers may be fully understood, I will now
proceed to describe the same in the accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 the improved stabber ready for immediate use to receive the paper fastener,
& to carry it through the paper or any other material.
A. Flat top of the bend, wherein is the hole to receive the paper fastener. B. Point,
or end, pressing into the groove. C. C. Groove or hollow, in the body of the stabber,
wherein lies in safety the points of the paper fastener. D. The point of the stabber,
which first enters into the paper, or other material.
Fig. 2. A side view, of the stabbor, with a paper fastener ready to go into it.
E. The paper fastener, the other letters, the same as in Fig. 1.

page_text: Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven.
tion, &in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
A stabber as set forth & described, & illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
JOHN BENNETT,
149, Great Hampton Row, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.