IMPROVEMENT IN MANUFACTURE OF FLUSH HANDLES, FLUSH RINGS AND FLUSH CATCHES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOSEPH WALKER Diesinker 13 & 14 Augusta Street Birmingham County of
Warwickshire do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENT IN
MANUFACTURE OF FLUSH HANDLES, FLUSH RINGS AND FLUSH CATCHES to be as
follows:-
My invention consists in the making of the said handles, hollow, from sheet
metal, instead of casting them in the usual way.
I take a piece of sheet metal and cut out a blank similar in shape to the handle
required, but much wider, I then raise or bend up the edges of the metal all round,
forming it into the shape of a gutter or groove, and by a further process I close or
bend the edges of the metal over so as to form a hollow tube, except the projecting
parts which are used to secure it to the handle plate, these parts instead of being
solid as in the cast one, are raised up and pierced for receiving the wire or pin by
which it is connected with, or hinged to the plate.
I claim the making flush handles, flush rings, flush catches and also cabinet and
other similar handles from sheet metal, hollow, as herein described.
The advantage I claim is equality and regularity of size and finish, and cheapness
of production.

page_text: Improvement in the manufacture 01 Flush as
Rings, and Flush Catches..
FLUSH
I JOSEPH WALKER of 13 & 14 Augusta Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Die Sinker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE
OF FLUSH HANDLES, FLUSH RINGS AND
CATCHES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
MENT IN THE MANUFACTURE
My Invention for Improvements in the manufacture of flush handles, flush
rings and flush catches consists in making the said handles from sheet metal by
means of press work, stamping or other similar methods instead of by casting,
thereby producing an article, of superior shape cleaner finish & greater equality
& regularity of size at a reduced cost.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 shews the first process being a flat blank cut out of sheet brass or other
metal.
Figs. 2 to 5 shew the second process viz the edges outside the dotted lines as
indicated on Fig. 1 being bent up.
Fig. 3 being a section of the ear.
Fig. 4 a section in the centre of the handle.
Fig. 5 a side elevation.
Fig. 6 shews the finished handle the metal being closed over, the outside edges
meeting together preferably in the centre at the dotted lines.
Fig. 7, is a front & fig. 8 a side elevation of a flush ring made & finished by the
same process.
From the foregoing it will be perceived that I take a piece of sheet metal and
cut out a blank as shewn at Fig. 1. similar in shape to the handle required but
much wider. I then raise or bend up the edges of the metal all round as shewn
at Figs. 2 to 5 forming it into the shape of a groove or gutter as shewn at Figs. 3
& 4 and by a further process I close or bend the edges of the metal over as shewn
at Fig. 6 so as to form a hollow tube (except the ends which are used to secure it
to the handle plate) the said ends instead of being solid as in the cast handles are
raised up & pierced as shewn at A Fig. 5 for receiving the wire or pin by which
the handle is connected with or hinged to the plate.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The manufacture of flush handles, flush rings, flush catches, also cabinet and
other similar handles from sheet metal by press work stamping or other like
methods instead of by casting as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.