Improvements in the Construction and Manufacture of Metallic D's like or Eyes of Handles for Shovels, Forks, Spades, and Implements.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 25th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 25th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction and Manufacture of Metallic D's
like
or Eyes of Handles for Shovels, Forks, Spades, and
Implements.
I, JOHN WILLIAM HUNT Chillington Tool Works Wolverhampton Edge
Tool Manufacturer and THE CHILLINGTON TOOL Co. LD. Chillington Tool
Works Wolverhampton Edge Tool Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the construction of metallic D's or eyes for the
purposes named in the title having the D or bow part made separate from the
langet part; but attached thereto in a manner to be hereafter described.
The advantages in this mode of construction consist chiefly in the preservation of
strength and economy of material resulting from making the parts out of narrow
strips of metal at the same time retaining the langet form of attachment. The D
or eye part is a narrow strip formed into a bow, into which is mounted in the
ordinary manner the barrel which is grasped by the hand. The langet part is also
formed out of a narrow strip of metal bent at two points in or about the centre
of its length so as to form a flat corresponding with the flat of the shaft or stail,
the langet extensions being curved so as to conform to the round of the shaft or
stail it is to fit on to and is also provided with holes for the insertion of the rivets
for securing the shaft or stail and langet parts together. The D or eye part above
described is placed inside the langet part in such relation that the flat of the
lower part of the D or eye part corresponds with and joins to the flat formed on
the top of the langet part, and in this position they are rivetted, welded or
otherwise secured together previous to attaching them to the shaft or stail part.
The flat strip of the bow part I may bend into a U section to give greater strength,
and for the langet part I may substitute a ferrule or cap having slots at or near
the blind end for the insertion of the D or bow part. I may place the metal strips
used to make the D or bow and langet part across cach other at right angles, their
centres corresponding with each other and rivet or otherwise secure them together,
and previous to bending I may give them a blow between suitable dies and thereby
form a cap or cup of suitable configuration to fit the top end of the shaft or stail,
such cap I should prefer to make somewhat oval or irregular in shape so as to
lock the parts together or prevent the twisting of the one cup within the other.
In this case one rivet through the centre (or thereabouts) of the cap or cup would
suffice to hold the D or bow and langet parts together.
Dated this 24th day of July 1893.
JOHN WILLIAM HUNT.
Per pro THE CHILLINGTON TOOL CO., LD.,
J. W. HUNT, Sole Director.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction and Manufacture of Metallic D's
or Eyes of Handles for Shovels, Forks, Spades, and like
Implements.
JOHN WILLIAM HUNT Chillington Tool Works Wolverhampton Edge Tool
Manufacturer and THE CHILLINGTON TOOL Co. LD. Chillington Tool Works
Wolverhampton Edge Tool Manufacturers 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 :-
This invention has for its object the construction of metallic D's or eyes for the
purposes named in the title having the D or bow part made separate from
the langet part; but attached thereto in a manner to be hereafter described.
The advantages in this mode of construction consist chiefly in the preservation of
strength and economy of material resulting from making the parts out of narrow
strips of metal at the same time retaining the langet form of attachment. The D
or eye part is a narrow strip formed into a bow, into which is mounted in the
ordinary manner the barrel which is grasped by the hand. The langet part is also
formed out of a narrow strip of metal bent at two points in or about the centre
of its length so as to form a flat corresponding with the flat of the shaft or stail,
the langet extensions being curved so as to conform to the round of the shaft or
stail it is to fit on to and is also provided with holes for the insertion of the rivets
for securing the shaft or stail and langet parts together. The D or eye part above
described is placed inside the langet part in such relation that the flat of the lower
part of the D or eye part corresponds with and joins to the flat formed on the
top of the langet part, and in this position they are rivetted, welded or otherwise
secured together previous to attaching thein to the shaft or stail part. The flat
strip of the bow part we may bend into a U section to give greater strength and
for the langet part we may substitute a ferrule or cap having slots at or near the
blind end for the insertion of the D or bow part. We may place the metal strips used
to make the D or bow and langet part across each other at right angles, their
centres corresponding with each other and rivet or otherwise secure them together,
and previous to bending we may give them a blow between suitable dies and thereby
form a cap or cup of suitable configuration to fit the top end of the shaft or stail
such cap we should prefer to make somewhat oval or irregular in shape so as to
lock the parts together or prevent the twisting of the one cup within the other. In
this case one rivet through the centre (or thereabouts) of the cap or cup would
suffice to hold the D or bow and langet parts together.
We will now more particularly describe this invention having reference to the
accompanying drawings.
The Dor eye part is a narrow strip of metal (preferably steel) cut to the shape
and pierced with the rivet holes 2 as shown in plan by Fig. 1. and edge view by
Fig. 2, and when formed into a bow as shown by Figs. 3 and 4 into which is
mounted in the ordinary manner the barrel H (see Fig. 11) which is grasped by
the hand. The langet part is also formed out of a narrow strip of metal (preferably
steel) cut to the shape as shown in plan by Fig. 5. also shown in edge view by
Fig. 6 bent at the two points p. p in or about the centre of its length so as to form
the flat, a. corresponding with the flat at the top of the shaft or stail, the langet
extensions b. b. being curved so as to conform to the round of the shaft or stail it
is to fit on to, and is also provided with holes 1. 1. for the insertion of the rivets
for securing the shaft or stail and langet parts together. The D or eye part D
for the purpose of securing greater strength and to reduce strain on the rivets
used to hold them together, is placed inside the langet part L, in such relation
that the flat of the lower part of the D or eye part corresponds with and joins to

page_text: the flat formed on the top of the langet part and in this position they are preferably
rivetted; but may be welded or otherwise secured together previous to attaching
them to the shaft or stail part P. In the modification shown by Figs. 18, 19.
and 20, we prefer to place the metal strips used to make the bow part D and
the langet part L' across each other at right angles, their centres corresponding
with each other and preferably previous to bending we give them a blow or subject
them to pressure between suitable dies and thereby form the cap or cup X that is,.
a swell or raised part formed on the top of 'the langet L' would form a corre
sponding recess on its under side. Into this recess would fit the swell or raised
part formed on the top side of the bow part, this swell also forming a recess or
cup in the underside of the bow part, into this the end of the shaft or stail P would
fit, thereby giving better finish and partaking of a large amount of the strain,
and to that extent relieving from strain the rivets used to secure the langet part L'
to the stail part P. In case such recess or cup formed within the combined bow
part D and langet part L' was made circular we should use one or two rivets to
secure such parts together and to prevent the one turning within the other, or to
effect this without rivets we may make the swells or caps oval as shown at X in
Fig. 19 or otherwise irregular, by making such cup or recess slightly oval it would
serve to prevent the twisting or turning of one part within the other and would be
sufficiently near a circle to suit the circular end of the shaft of the stail. In
Figs. 18, 19 & 20 the handle H is omitted. The flat strip of the bow part D we
may bend into a U section as shown by Figs. 11 & 12 to give greater strength.
In dispensing with the langet part L we substitute a ferrule or cap c shown by
Figs. 13, 14 & 15 having slots s. at or near the blind end for the insertion of
the D or bow part. In using this cap or ferrule c (hereafter called cap) we should
make the centre of the bow part D parallel along its sides (and not circular as
shown in Fig. 1.) its width being nearly equal to the width of the slot s. in the
cap c so as to be a fairly nice fit therein, this would prevent the bow part D from
twisting or moving within the cap c, and a rivet V as shown by Fig. 16 through
the bow part D and cap C would prevent any end movement of the bow part D.
This rivet V would be preferably inserted before the handle H was attached, or in
place of the rivet a nail or spike may be driven through into the stail. The bow
part D and langet parts L would be most economically produced out of sheet
metal, effecting considerable economy over the method of manufacture as described
in the Specification of J. W. Hunt, No. 2188 dated 4th February 1892 but the cap
shown by Figs. 13, 14 & 15 I should prefer to make in steel, malleable iron or any
other suitable metal that is capable of running into moulds.
The drawings herewith are approximately one quarter full size.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is as follows:-
:-
1. The construction of the bow part D and the langet part L out of narrow
strips of sheet metal as herein described and shown and for the purpose of
effecting considerable economy in the material as herein stated.
2. The combination of the bow part D and the langet part L for the formation
of a handle for spades, shovels, forks and such like implements as herein described
and shown having reference to Figs. 1 to 12 inclusive.
3. The placing of the bow part D within the langet part L as a means of
securing greater strength thereby making these connections less dependent on the
rivets as herein described and shown by Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive.
4. The placing of the bow part D and langet part L together and stamping
circular, oval or other irregular recesses so as to engage one within the other for
the purpose of forming a cap to fit the top of the stail to give a better finish also
for the purpose of preventing the bow part D from turning or otherwise moving
within the langet part L as herein described and shown by Figs. 18, 19 & 20.

page_text: 5. The cap C having slots s. near its blind end for the insertion of the bow
part D with or without the rivet V as herein described and shown by Figs. 13 to 16.
inclusive as a means of securing greater strength.
the
6. The formation of handles for such articles as named in the title by means of
cap C and bow part D as herein described and shown by Figs. 16 & 17.
A04 1904
J. W. HUNT.
THE CHILLINGTON TOOL CO., LD.,
J. W. HUNT, Sole Director.