Improvements in Handles for Coffins.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Handles for Coffins.
I, JOHN TITLEY, of the Saw Mills, Bilston, in the County of Stafford, Master
Wood Turner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in handles for coffins by which
1 form such handles partly or wholly of wood and in such a manner that they are
much easier to hold that metal ones and at the same time are throughly strong
and reliable in use.
In carrying my invention into effect I turn the handle supports from hard
wood to any suitable design but preferably with an enlarged base and a ball or
other suitably enlarged head. These heads are provided with turned holes which
pass almost through them in a transverse direction and into which each end
of the cross handle respectively fits. After the ends of the cross handle are
thus fitted, 1 drill a hole longitudinally through the supports and which also
passes through the end of the cross handle and through this hole I pass a screw
pin or bolt which has a head at the handle end of the support and projects a
sufficient distance at the reverse end to pass through the coffin side where it is
secured on the inside with a suitable nut and washer. In case of a metal screw
pin being used the head may be jappaned to match the wood or an ornamental
brass head may be formed upon the pin. In place of the screw pin I may
substitute a wood screw and instead of having the enlargement on the supports
I may form them at each end of the handle in which case they would have turned
holes to receive projections on the supports. Instead of the screw pin passing
completely through the supports, I may form a wood screw on the supports
for attachment to the coffin and provide a seperate screw plug for securing the
handle end to the head of the supports. The handles may be ornamented with
brass or other mountings as may be desired.
I, JOHN TITLEY, of the Saw Mills, Bilston, in the County of Stafford, Master
Wood Turner, 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:-
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My invention has for its object improvements in handles for coffins by which

page_text: I form such handles partly or wholly of wood and in such a manner that they
are much easier to hold than metal ones and at the same time are thoroughly
strong and reliable in use.
In carrying my invention into effect I turn the handle supports from hard
wood to any suitable design but preferably with an enlarged base and a ball or
other suitably enlarged head. These heads are provided with turned holes which
pass almost through them in a transverse direction and into which each end
of the cross handle respectively fits. After the ends of the cross handle are
thus fitted, I bore a hole longitudinally through the supports and which also
passes through the end of the cross handle and through this hole 1 pass a screw
pin or bolt which has a head at the handle end of the support and projects a
sufficient distance at the reverse end to pass through the coffin side where it is
secured on the inside with a suitable nut and washer. In case of a metal screw
pin being used the head may be jappaned to match the wood or an ornamental
brass head may be formed upon the pin. In place of the screw pin I may
substitute a wood shank having a screw thread turned thereon and instead of
having the enlargement on the supports I may form them at each end of the
handle in which case they would have turned holes to receive projections on
the supports. Instead of the screw pin passing completely through the supports I
may form a screw shank as before described on the supports for attachment to
the coffin and provide a seperate screw plug for securing the handle end to the
head of the supports. The handles may be ornamented with brass or other
mountings as may be desired.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto drawings which fully illustrate the
nature of my said invention.
Figure 1 is a view of a coffin handle made in accordance with my improve-
ments.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation through Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross sectional elevation through one of the supports shewn in
Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a part longitudinal section through the support and shews a
modification.
Figure 5 is a cross section through one of the supporting arms shewing
another modification.
Referring to the drawings the handle supports B are turned from hard wood
to any suitable design but preferably with an enlarged base 6' and the ball
or other suitably enlarged head 6. These heads 62 are provided with the bored
holes which pass almost through them and into which each end a of the
cross handle A respectively fits.
While thus connected the hole 6 is bored through the supports also passing
through the end a¹ of the cross handle A by which a circular hole is provided
through the whole length of the support through which the wood metal or
other suitable pin or bolt C is passed through the mouth 65 of the hole being
enlarged to allow the head c³ of the bolt to butt against the end a¹ of the handle A
and thus retain it fast in position without fear of creaking when under strain.
The bolt C is made long enough to project from the support B a sufficient
distance to pass through the coffin side E where it is secured on the inside by
the nut and washer A turned ornamental cap F is glued or cemented
in the mouth 6 to hide the head of the bolt by which the whole of the exposed
part of the handle consists of wood polished and stained as may be required.
In some cases in place of boring the hole completely through the support I
may only bore part of the way as shewn by Figure 5 in which case the turned
wood peg having an ornamental head is inserted and glued or otherwise
fixed in the position shewn.
In place of the enlargements 6ª being formed on the supports they may be
provided at the ends of the handles as shewn at a³ Figure 4 in which case they

page_text: are bored to receive the turned peg tops 66 of the supports B the two when
connected being bored through in the reverse direction to receive the peg c
while in the case of both the modifications shewn by Figures 4 and 6 the
supports B would be provided with a seperate screw preferably of wood for
attachment to the coffin side.
The handles may be ornamented with brass or other mountings but I generally
prefer to form them so that nothing but the wood is exposed to sight.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1st. The combination of a handle A taking into supports B both bored together-
to receive pins or screws C the insertion of which secures the parts A and B
together and provides a means for the attachment of the handle to the coffin
substantially as herein set forth and illustrated.
2nd. In handles of wood for coffins the combination of a handle A. and
supports B bored when together and connected by a pin or peg with a screw
formed on the supports for the attachment of the handle to the coffin substantially
as herein set fort and illustrated.
TIL
LEWIS WM. GOOLD,
Agent for Applicant, 5, Corporation Street, Birmingham.