An Improved Means of Attaching the Knobs of Locks to their Spindles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 23rd Feb., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means of Attaching the Knobs of Locks to
their Spindles.
We EDWIN VERITY and JOSHUA MARLAND VERITY of Call Lane Leeds Ironmongers
and BENJAMIN BANKS Lees Yard Meadow Lane Leeds Brass worker all in the County
of York do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
That this invention is to more securely fix the Knob and Spindle of Lock furnituro
together and also to give greater accuracy of adjustment, and may be thus discribed.
The Knob on one side we cast on, or permanently fix to the Spindle, by any of the
principles now in use, the Spindle we use is also Screwed on its opposite end, the
inside of the Knob is also Screwed to same thread, or a Screwed Collar is inserted
into the Knob, all of which is now done, but in addition to these we make a loose
Collar, that will freely slide on the aforesaid Square Spindle, the outside of this Collar
been circular also slides into a suitable recessed Space, of the neck of the Moveable
Knob, on the outer face of this Collar are a number of holes tapped to receive a screw
which goes thro' the neck and into this Collar and binds the whole fast together an
outer rose covering this screw may also be attached to the door.
Dated this 14th day of March 1888

page_text: An Improved Means of Attaching the Knobs of Locks to
their Spindles.
We EDWIN. VERITY and JOSHUA MARLAND VERITY of Call Lane Leeds Ironmongers
and BENJAMIN BANKS of Lees Yard Meadow Lane Leeds Brass Worker all in the
County of York do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the samo is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
This invention is to more securely fix the Knob and Spindle of Lock Furniture
together and also to give greater accuracy of adjustment and may be thus described.
The Knob on one side is cast on or otherwise permanently fixed to the Spindle and
the opposite end of the Spindle is screwed for the greater part of its length and the
inside of the opposite Knob is also screwed to suit the Spindle in the usual and
accustomed way, But in addition to these we make a loose Collar that will freely
slide on the aforesaid square Spindle the outside of this Collar been circular slides
into a suitable recessed space in the neck of the Moveable Knob and on the outer face
of this Collar are one or more holes tapped to receive a screw which goes through
the neck of the moveable Knob and into the Collar and binds the whole fast together.
And in order that our said invention may be particularly described and ascertained
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. is an elevation of the loose Collar showing Square hole through which the
Spindle passes.
Fig. 2 is plan of same showing the Spindle passing through it.
Fig. 3 is Sectional elevation thro line D, D.
Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional elevation through centre of Knob but showing the
Spindle full A is the Collar B is the Brass mounting attached to the Knob and E
is the screw for securing all together is a loose rose that fits over the screw and is
screwed to the door. The drawing shows a wood Knob but brass China or any other
material usually used may be applied.
Having now particularly discribed and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
A loose Collar sliding on a square Spindle and attached to Knob by means of a
screw or other suitable contrivance substantially as herein before described and shown
on the drawing.