Improvements in the Manufacture of Shovels.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 20th Aug., 1889-Accepted. 7th Dec.
1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Shovels.
I GEORGE HARGREOVES shovel manufacturer Holbeck Moor Side Leeds do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The shovels are blocked out of square pieces of Iron or steel corrougated in the
back part of the shovel, thats turned up; the corrougations taking up the surplus part
of Iron or steel that as to be sheared of, lapped over & rivetted as now made in the
old original way.
Dated this 20th day of T..1.. 1000
GEORGE
HARGREOVES,
Shovel Manufacturer,
Holbeck Moor Side, Leeds.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Shovels.
GEORGE HARGREOVES shovel manufacturer Holbeck Moor Side Leeds in the County
of York, 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 :-
The object of my Invention is to enable shovels to be made out of suitable pieces
of steel or Iron without any marking out shearing lapping over and rivetting as is
done in the old original way.
In order to take up the surplus steel or Iron caused by the forming of the corners,
I construct my Dies or Blocks so that the surplas material hereinbefore mentioned
takes the form of a corrougation or corrougations; by preference in the back part of
the shovel whereby the corners are made solid and the shovels are strengthened not
only in the said corners but also in the back part or where ever the said corrougation
or corrougations are put and the shovels are improved in appearance and size.
And in order that my Invention may be more completly understood reference is
given to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and marks thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
Figure 1 is a side elevation Fig. 2 is a Plan Fig. 3 is an end View Fig. 4 is a
Longitudinal Section through corrougation c. Fig. 5 is a Plan showing old style of
lapping the square piece of material a. is cut out ordinary as on the old principle; but
instead of shearing and lapping over the surplus material as shown at bb in Fig. 5 I
turn this into corrougations as shown at c c and as will be readily seen this enables me
to get good solid corners d d and at the same time gives greater strength to the back
or handle part of the shovel.
I would have it understood that although I have shown two corrougations and these
in at the back it need not be necessarily so the corrongations can be put in at the sides
and they can be put in ; in any number.
Having now described the nature of my said invention and shown by the aid of
drawings how the same may be put into practice I would have it understood that I do
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page_text: not limit myself to the precise details described and shown as the same may be varied
or modified without in any way departing from the nature of my Invention. What I
claims is
The introduction of corrougation or corrougations into shovels so that they can be
blocked out of pieces of steel or Iron without any shearing lapping over and rivetting
in the corner part that is turned up.
Dated this 17th day of August 1889
GEORGE HARGREOVES,
Shovel Manufacturer.