A New or Improved Screw for Attaching Broom-heads to Broom- handles or the like, also applicable to other Purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 28th May, 1895-Accepted, 13th July, 1895-
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. ·
A New or Improved Screw for Attaching Broom-heads to Broom-
handles or the like, also applicable to other Purposes.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAM WHITLOCK of 13 Clark Street, Wolverhampton,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved device for easily and securely
attaching broom-heads to broom-handles or the like, which device is also applicable
to other purposes, such as joining lengths of wood, metal or other material
together.
In carrying my invention into practical effect I form a screw of suitable length,.
one half of which is provided with a right-handed thread and the other with a
left-handed thread, or the whole may have but one continuous thread. This screw
is provided centrally with a small disc or washer rigidly secured to same, and
furnished with one or more holes or perforations, so that when in use it is screwed
into the broom-head up to the washer, when a thin nail or the like is passed
through the hole in the said disc or washer and into the broom-head, thus
preventing the screw from again shifting or turning, while the handle is attached
to the other or projecting half of the device.
My improved device may be made in different sizes to suit requirements and
may be furnished with a short stout screw upon one side for attachment to the
broom-head, while that on the other side may be longer and thinner for the more
easy attachment of the broom-handle, while in some cases the disc hereinbefore
described may be dispensed with.
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F. G. CASSELL,
Of Cassell & Co.,
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
A New or Improved Screw for Attaching Broom-heads to Broom-
handles or the like, also applicable to other Purposes.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAM WHITLOCK of 13 Clark Street, Wolverhampton,
Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved device for easily and securely
attaching broom-heads to broom-handles or the like, which device is also applicable
to other purposes, such as joining lengths of wood, metal or other material
together.
In carrying my invention into practical effect I form a screw of suitable length,
one half of which is provided with a right handed thread and the other with a
left handed thread, or the whole may have but one continuous thread. This
screw is provided centrally with a small disc or washer secured to same and of any

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convenient form, and furnished with one or more holes or perforations, so that
when in use it is screwed into the broom-head up to the washer, when a thin nail
or the like is passed through the hole in the said disc or washer and into the
broom-head, thus preventing the screw from again shifting or turning, while the
handle is attached to the other or projecting half of the device.
My improved device may be made in different sizes to suit requirements and
may be furnished with a short stout screw upon one side for attachment to the
broom-head, while that on the other side may be longer and thinner for the more
easy attachment of the broom-handle, while in some cases the disc hereinbefore
described may be dispensed with.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which' Fig. 1 shows
four different forms of the device in side elevation and Fig. 2 shows four different
forms of discs in plan.
My improved device consists essentially of a double screws formed of wood,
metal or other suitable material made in any convenient size or form and with the
two screws ss either equal or unequal according to requirements.
The device is provided with a circular disc or stop as at a Fig. 1 and the top of
same may be either rounded over or hollowed out as at b, c, or in some cases it may
be dispensed with altogether as at d, while the said disc may be. round, triangular,
square, hexagonal in form as at e, f, g, h, (Fig. 2) or of any other convenient shape,
and in some case a small hole or perforation o may be provided (e Fig. 2) to allow
of the disc being secured, when in position, by means of a small nail or brad.
By means of this device the broom-head can be effectually secured to the broom
handle in a very short space of time without the aid of hammer or nails, which
latter frequently split the parts into which they enter, while all packing either in
the form of rag or paper, which has hitherto been used and which is very unsightly,
can be dispensed with.
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My improved device may be further employed for connecting together rods or
lengths of metal, wood or other materials or for joining or connecting together
rods or parts of every description where it can be effectually and economically
employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. The new or improved screw, primarily intended for connecting the heads of
brooms to the handles of same, substantially as herein described and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
2. The new or improved screw, arranged and constructed substantially as herein
described and shown and for the purposes specified.
F. G. CASSELL,
Of Cassell & Co.,
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.