IMPROVEMENTS IN WHIP STOCK HANDLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE EVANS of 84 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
Clerk do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN WHIP
STOCK HANDLES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
The said Improvement consists of the Handle of the said Whip Stock, or that
part whereby the Whip is held when in use, the same being formed of a hollow or
Cylindrical tube, and tho said tube is then onclosed or encased with Cork, the whole
being securely fastened to the stock part of the Whip in the usual manner.
This Invention relates to Whip handles, generally having for its object the
improvemont in the covering of the same, with material called Cork. I propose to
manufacture the now handles in the following manner.
A piece of metal tubing cut off to a length of 9 inches to 12 inches long, or any
other suitable length, and of any suitable diameter, according to the size of whips
to be manufactured. These tubes are then covered with cork of such a thickness
as will when afterwards trimmed up to shapo correspond with the remaining part
of the whip stock that this handle is to be attached to, to mako up the length of
the whip, the joining being accomplished by introducing the complementary part
of the whip stock end into the aforesaid metal tube just sufficiently far as to
ensure a good joint, an ornamental ring, or joint piece would serve to further
secure the fastening. The said cork covering may be trimmed to any design, either
plain, cylindrical, or what is called "canted," or a combination of similar designs to
suit the fancy.
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. I will now proceed to describe the accompanying drawings of my improved whip
handle.
Figure 1 is another outline of the exterior view which is a representation of a
plain but taper cylindrical shape terminating at one end with a collar, A, and at
the other end with a plug collar, C. These collars may be of bone, ivory, or any
other material. The distance, A, A, A, between the said collars shows the position
and shape of the cork covering and the said rings or collars are made to clip the
same and thereby secure it in position.
Figure 2 which is a lengthways sectional view of Figuro 1, will better illustrate
the combination of the tube, cork, and other parts, and the mode of adjusting the
same d, d, d, is the length of light metal tube, e, e, is the cork covering which is
bored out so as to fit on the metal tubo d, d, d, and cemented thereto. C is the
plug collar which serves to stop up that end of the metal tube and also to give a
finish as well as overlapping the end of the cork covering as shown, and b is joint
collar wherein is secured the body of the whip.

page_text: 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
First. A hollow tube of metal to form the lower end or handle of whip stocks for
the purpose of improving the covering of the same.
Second. For the novel use of cork as a covering for the said hollow tube.
Third. The combined use of the hollow tube and cork covering for the purpose
of forming handles for whip stocks or any such similar articles.