COMBINATION TOOLS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of the firm of Herbert and Company, Patent Agents,
of 67 Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of said Invention for COMBINATION TOOLS, to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an improvement in combination tools; and it consists
in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the same.
A. hatchet and its handle are cast in one piece. On the back of the hatchet is
formed a hammer head having a nail claw. In the body of the head is formed
n square opening forming a nut wrench, and upon the forward edge is a screw
driver.
The handle is provided with a series of graduation to inches and fractions of
the same and is also formed with two openings or nut wrenches of different size.
The rear end of the handle, is sharpened and bevelled up on its un ler side to form
a box opener and this is also formed with a notch forming a tack puller. Upon
the back of the bandle near the hammer head, is formed an angular lug having
a toe which is used as a hoop lifter for barrels and casks, and the blade of the
hatchet is provided with a nail lifter or notch as usual.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1884.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
J, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of the firm of Herbert and Company, Patent Agents,
of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of my Invention for COMBINATION TOOLS, 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 an improvement in combination tools; and it consists
in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the same, substantially as will be
hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.
On
In order to enable others skilled in the art to which this Invention appertains, to
make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accom-
panying Drawing, in which the Figure represents a perspective view of my tool.
A represents a hatchet and B, its handle, cast in one piece as represented.
the back of the hatchet is formed a hammer head a having a nail claw a' as shown.
In the body of the head A, is formed a square opening b forming a nut wrench,
and upon the forward edge is a screw driver c.
The handle B, is provided with a series of graduations to inches and fractions of
the same as seen at c³, and is also formed with two openings or nut wrenches b¹, b²,
of different size as shown. The rear end of the handle B, is sharpened and bevelled
up on its under side to form a box opener d and this is also formed with a notch d'
forming a tack puller. Upon the back of the handle B, near the haminer head,
is formed an angular lug e having a toe e¹ which is used as a hoop lifter for barrels
and casks, and the blade of the hatchet is provided with a nail lifter or notch f, as
usual.
The operation of the various tools is obvious, and will be readily understood
without detailed explanation except the hoop lifter which is used thus: Place the
hammer upon the head of the cask or barrel with the end of the stave projecting
between it and the toe e¹, then catch this toe under the edge of the hoop, and it is
readily prised off. The whole forms a handy and useful combination of implements
of general utility, which are cheaply cast in one piece, preferably of tool steel.
I design when so desired, to make small changes in the construction of this
device, as for instance, the omission of one or more of the wrenches, or the hoop
lifter.
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
1. The combination tool herein described, consisting of the hatchet A, hammer a,
nail claws, a', f, screw driver c, nut wrenches b, b₁, 62, scale or measure c', hoop
lifter e e', box opener d, and tack puller d', all constructed, combined and arranged
for operation, substantially as shown and described.
2. The combination tool herein described, consisting of the hatchet A, hammer a,
nail claws a¹ f, screw driver c, nut wrenches b, scale or measure c', box opener d,
and tack puller d', all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as shown
and described.
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