Improvements in Handles, and Mounts for the same, for Cistern Pulls and for like purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1892'
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Handles, and Mounts for the same, for Cistern
Pulls and for like purposes.
We, JOHN EMPSON, and JOHN HEWITT, trading as Wilkins & Wright, of
58 Graham Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturers, do hereby déclare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the manner.in which we construct handles, and the
mounts or fittings for the same, for use upon chains or rods forming "pulls" for
cisterns and for other like purposes; whereby we are enabled to dispense with the
central connecting long pin or bolt for attaching the handle to the chain or rod,
and also to produce a handle without sharp points and corners likely to damage a
wall against which it may strike when in use.
In carrying our invention into effect when constructing a handle, we form the
central or body portion of china, porcelain, wood, metal or other suitable material
having a configuration somewhat resembling the shape of a barrel. The central
portion being of larger diameter than the ends, and the usual india rubber ring.
discarded from the handle so as to lessen the cost of manufacture and at the same
time to obviate the objectionable. projecting beads or corners formed upon the
existing handles, which are liable to damage the walls when vibrating after having
been pulled and suddenly released. We apply our improved handle body to any.
ordinary mounting or system of chain fastening and attachment.
We construct our improved mounts for connecting the handle to the chain or
rod without the usual metal rod or pin having to be passed through, and without
requiring a special cap or cup to be attached for this purpose.
We prefer to form the end loop or link for attachment between the chain and
the handle body, as an open ended loop of wire or metal having the free ends.
formed to fit into and engage one with the other when brought together within a
hole which we form near the head or end of the handle, and thus to be securely
held in position upon the handle without requiring any cap, cup or other fitting
upon the handle.
We sometimes cause the free ends of our joining link or loop to spring out and
engage with a tube which we pass through the handle; the tube we pierce with
two slots or holes into which the ends of the loop wires may be sprung when placed
within them; or we form a recess or ring, or recesses or rings, upon the inner
portion of the tube into which the hook like ends may enter, and thus a secure
attachment be effected. The ends of our loop or link we sometimes taper in such
a manner that when brought together the two inclined surfaces may force out the
projections upon or near the ends and thus cause them to enter behind projections.
formed within the hole or tube, or to enter into the slots which we provide in our
tube or long eyelet for that purpose.
When forming our loops or end links without projecting pin ends, we cause them
to be securely connected to the handle by a plain pin or tube or pair of pins or
tubes which we attach to or pass through the head of the handle, the ends of the
pin or tube being riveted over the bow end or eye of the wire loop or metal strip
forming the link.
We dispense with the pin and secure an eye or hook to the head by means of!
cement or other composition, or we attach the side pins to the handle by ceinent
nstead of riveting them over.
When desiring to attach our loops or links to handles without passing a hole">
through the ends for the rivet or pin,,we form our loop in two exactly similar parts
each loop having a bottom half ring or clip to pass round a ring or band recessed

page_text: within the head of the handle; these two plate like hooks we rivet or screw
together when in position upon the handle. We also dispense with the cross pin
or rivet in the handle by constructing our loops to attach to a ring band or collar
formed out of two pieces of metal, each segment or piece fitting into a recess or
ring; the ends of the segmental collars we bring together to pass through the eye
or hole upon each side or end of the link or loop, and then to be riveted over to
form the attachment. We also employ the same form of half bands with end ears,
into or through which we pass the free ends of the wire loop or link.
We apply our improved mounts and fittings to our improved form of handle or
to any ordinary handle of porcelain, china, wood, metal or other suitable material.
Dated this 10th day of November 1891.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Handles, and Mounts for the same, for Cistern
Pulls and for like purposes.
We, JOHN EMPSON and JOHN HEWITT, trading as Wilkins and Wright, of
58 Graham Street, in the City of Birmingham, 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 relates to the manner in which we construct handles and the
mounts or fittings for the same, for use upon chains or rods forming "pulls" for
cisterns and for other like purposes; whereby we are enabled to dispense with the
central connecting long pin or bolt for attaching the handle to the chain or rod,
and also to produce a handle without sharp points and corners likely to damage a
wall against which it may strike when in use.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings
Figure 1 is an elevation of our improved handle of barrel or enlarged form A
having the fittings omitted.
Figure 2 is a part sectional elevation of our improved handle A with one form of
loop or chain connection B attached thereto.
Figure 3 is a part sectional elevation of an ordinary form of handle A' with one
of our improved methods of attaching the loop or link B' thereto without the
employment of a central pin or bolt for the purpose.
Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 are detail sectional elevations of the heads or upper ends
of the handles with modifications of our system for attaching the loop or links B²,
B3, B4, B5.
Figure 8 is a sectional elevation showing our plain wire or hook form of loop
attachment.
Figures 9, 11 and 13 are elevations of modifications of our system of top
attachment for the link or loop, and
Figures 10, 12 and 14 are plans of the same.
In carrying our invention into effect when constructing a handle, we form the
central or body portion of china, porcelain, wood, metal or other suitable material
Laving a configuration somewhat resembling the shape of a barrel A as shown in
Figures 1 and 2. The central portion A being of larger diameter than the ends a, a',
and having the usual india rubber ring a² shown in Figure 3 discarded from the
handle so as to lessen the cost of manufacture and at the same time. to obviate the
objectionable projecting beads or corners formed upon the existing handles, which
are liable to damage the walls when vibrating after having been pulled and suddenly
released. We apply our improved handle body to any ordinary mounting or system
of chain fastening and attachment.
We construct our improved mounts for connecting the handle to the chain or

page_text: rod without the usual metal rod or pin having to be passed through, and without
requiring a special cap or cup to be attached for this purpose. We prefer to form
the end loop or link for attachment between the chain and the handle body, as an
open ended loop of wire or metal B Figure 2 having the free ends formed or cut
to fit into and engage one with the other when brought together within the hole C
which we form near the head or end of the handle, and thus by the interlocking of
one end with the other we securely hold the loop in position upon the handle
without requiring any cap or cup or other auxiliary fitting upon the handle for this
purpose. We sometimes cause the free ends of our joining link or loop to spring
out and engage with a tube D Figure 4 which we pass through the hole C in the
handle, this tube D we pierce with two slots or holes D', D' into which the ends b, b¹
of the loop wires B' may be sprung when placed within them; or we form a recess
or ring or recesses or rings D³, D, Figure 5 upon the inner portion of the tube D
into which the hook like ends may enter, and thus a secure attachment be effected.
The ends 63, 63 of our loop or link B* we sometimes taper as shown at Figure 6 in
such a manner that when brought together the two inclined surfaces b³, 6ª may
force out the projections upon or near the ends and thus cause them to enter behind
projections formed within the hole or tube D, or to enter into the slots D', D²,
Figure 6, which we provide in our tube or long eyelet D for that purpose.
forming our loops or end links without projecting pin ends we sometimes cause
them to be securely connected to the handle by a plain pin E shown at Figure 3
or a tube F shown at Figure 7 or a pair of pins or tubes which we attach to
or pass through the hole C in the head of the handle, the ends of the pin or
tube being riveted over the bow ends or eyes 6³, 6 of the wire loop or metal
strip forming the link B¹, B'.
When
When dispensing with the pin we sometimes secure an eye G or hook to the
head by means of cement or other composition as shown at Figure 8, where G
is the eye or hook having an enlarged or roughened end G¹ secured by means
of the cement or other composition H within the cavity or recess J in the end
of the handle; or we attach the side pins to the handle by cementing in a
similar manner instead of riveting them over.
When desiring to attach our loops or links to handles without passing a hole
through the ends for the rivet or pin we form our loop in two exactly similar
parts B, B as shown in elevation at Figure 9 and in half-sectional plan at
Figure 10, each loop having a bottom half ring or clip to pass round a ring or
band A recessed within the head of the handle; these two plate like loops B³, B'
we rivet or screw together when in position upon the handle. We also dispense
with the cross pin or rivet in the handle by constructing our loops B8 to attach to
a ring band or collar formed out of two pieces of metal K, K Figures 11 and 12
each segment or piece fitting into a recess or ring A³; the ends k of the segmental
collars we bring together to pass through the eyes or holes b* upon each side or end
of the link or loop, and then to be riveted over to form the attachment. We also
employ the same form of half bands with end ears into or through which we pass
the free ends of a wire loop or link B' as shown at Figures 13 and 14.
We apply our improved mounts and fittings to our improved form of handle with
the barrel body A or to any ordinary handles, and we construct the handles of
porcelain, china, wood, metal or other suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The construction of handles for attaching to chains for cistern pulls and for
like purposes having a barrel form or enlarged central body A substantially as and
for the purposes hereinbefore described and as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the
accompanying drawings.
2. The construction of loops or links for attachment to "pull" handles, without
the employment of a cap or long central pin or bolt for attaching the same to the

page_text: handles substantially as hereinbefore described and as'illustrated in Figures 2 to 13
of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of August 1892
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street; Birmingham; Agents-for the Applicants.