Improvements in Shovels, Spades, Forks, Rakes, Hoes and such like Articles."
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1897--Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
"Improvements in Shovels, Spades, Forks, Rakes, Hoes and such
like Articles."
We, THEODOR WILHELM PETERSEN and THEODOR WILHELM PETERSEN & CO LTD.,
of 26 & 27 Newhall Hill, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, General
Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
Our Invention has for its object improvements in shovels, spades, forks, rakes,
hoes, and such like articles and is for the purpose of adding strength to the article
with superior facilities for fixing and securing the handle or shaft to the shovel
blade or other article to which it is desired to secure such shaft.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect we have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings showing the
blade of a shovel mounted according to our invention and from which it will be
easily understood how to apply the invention to other articles such for instance
as forks, rakes, hoes, &c.
Figure 1 is a front view of a Gravel Shovel with the shaft E broken off as
regards its length.
Figure 2 is a side view of the same shovel.
In carrying our invention into practice we form the blade B of the Gravel shovel,
spade fork, rake, hoe or other article in the usual manner and to any desired
design or configuration that may be required. But we forge the socket S in such
a manner that two side strips s' and project upwards leaving a space such
as e, e of the shaft uncovered or not included in the socket as a socket this space
existing both back and front though it has not been necessary to show a back
view. These gaps or spaces e¹, e² may extend further down than is shown upon
the drawings or a less distance, but the strips s' and 2 should be sufficiently long
to allow them to freely spring and yield themselves when the rivets R and Rare
applied so as to bite and clip the shaft E very tightly and effectively on both sides
which is practically not the case where the socket extends upwards as in ordinary
cases and the shaft therefore often becomes loose and not thoroughly effective.
By our invention if the shaft contracts or shrinks it is only necessary to retighten
the rivet R or rivets R and R' of which there may be any convenient number to re-
fasten the shaft most effectively. We have said that the gaps e¹ and may extend
further down than shown but in practice we have found the projections illustrated
convenient and effective. It will be evident that the projections s¹ and s² may be
rivetted upon instead of being formed out of the socket S.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is: :―
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page_text: consisting essentially of the socket S having two side strips projections or ears s¹, så
which are secured tightly on each side of the shaft E by rivets screws or other
convenient fastening as and for the purpose substantially as herein set forth and as
shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of September 1897.
GEORGE BARKER
Agent for Applicant 77 Colmore Row Birmingham.