An Improvement in or relating to Fans.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1895-Accepted. 19th Oct., 1895
An Improvement in or relating to Fans.
I JOSEPH ETTLINGER of 30 Lawrence Lane in the City of London, Fan
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 :-
This invention relates to that class of fan which is provided with a handle
working on the rivet that secures the sticks in such a way that the said handle closes
up with the fan, and the present invention relates to the means employed for
opening the fan as the handle is brought into position. Hitherto it has been usual
to effect this by having a piece of metal fixed at the lower ends of the two outer
sticks such pieces being turned up at the bottom so that as the handles are turned
into position the lower ends catch against the said turned up portions and thus
open the fan as the handles are brought into position. Now the above method
niakes the lower part of the fan unsightly and this invention is designed to carry
out the same object without necessitating any alteration in the design or appearance
of the lower part of the fan.
According to this invention (which I will describe with reference to the
accompanying drawings) I have all the mechanism out of sight.
Fig. 1 shews a fan as it would appear when open as represented in dotted lines
and when closed as represented in full lines.
Fig. 2 is a view of the lower portion of the outer sticks and Fig. 3 is a view of
the inner end of the handles.
Fig. 4 is a section through line A B Figs. 2 and 3 shewing the position that
these two parts occupy when the fan is made up.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the views.
a shews the outer stick of the fan, b shews the revolving handle c shews the hole
through which the pivot d passes on which the sticks e and handles b rotate
f shews a small pin or projection fixed in or formed with the handles b on the inner
surfaces of the said handles, 9 shews a groove forined in the outer sticks a on their
uppermost sides, in these grooves 1 form shallow holes or indentations h.
The action is as follows:-
g
The fan being fitted up with the pivot d passing through the holes c in the usual
manner, and the outer sticks being fixed so that the grooves 9 are uppermost in order
that the pin f may take into same as shewn at Fig. 4 it will be easily understood that
as the handles b are turned down that the pin will come against one end of the
groove g and thus pull round the outer stick a and consequently open the fan in
the ordinary way to the position shewn dotted at Fig. 1.
I employ two handles as usual in this class of fan i.e. one on each side both of
which are fitted with the above described mechanism for opening.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) The improvement in or relating to fans substantially as and for the purpose

page_text: (2.) In fans of the class described the employment of a groove and pin so as to
work therein for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 17th day of Sentambor 1905
BROWNE & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.