Improvements in the Manufacture of Gardening or other similar Forks.
Year: 1894

page_text: Cate of Application. 7th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 7th May. 1895-Accepted, 8th June. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Gardening or other
similar Forks.
I JOHN WILLIAM YATES, of Edge Tool Works, Aston Manor, near the City of
Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of gardening or other
similar forks and consists in the method and arrangement adopted by which the
languets, the plug and the prongs are made from one piece of metal.
I take a lump of metal of the required shape and thickness, and approximately of
an oblong shape. From each end I cut two slits approaching each other until
within a short distance of the centre, thus dividing off a strip of metal at each end
(and on the same side). These strips are soon turned up at right angles to
the main body, and if necessary further consolidated to the central uncut part which
forms the plug. These strips are then hammered or drawn out so as to form the
languets (or shaft straps). The remaining portion of the block of metal is further
forged in the ordinary manner to form the prongs, and subsequently the fork is
finished in, the ordinary manner.
Dated this 4th day of August 1894.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Gardening or other
similar Forks.
I JOHN WILLIAM YATES, of Edge Tool Works, Aston Manor, near the City
of Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of gardening or other
similar forks, and cousists in the method and arrangement adopted by which the
languets, the plug, and the prongs are made from one piece of metal.
In forks of present make the languets or shaft straps are welded to the piece
from which the prongs are made. The result of this is that when in use, by reason
of the principal strain coming upon such part, they often give way and break at
such junction, and it is to remedy this defect that I have made this my invention.
In order to more particularly explain this my invention, I have appended here-
unto an illustrative sheets of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of
reference, similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing
or part.
Fig. 1, shows the piece of metal from which the fork is to be made.
Fige. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6, show the several stages in its manufacture.
Figs. 7 & 8, show a front and side view of the finished fork.

page_text: I take a lump of metal 11, of the required shape and thickness, and approximately
of an oblong shape, as shown in Fig. 1. From each end I cut two slits 12, 12",
approaching each other until within a short distance of the centre, thus dividing off a
strip of metal 13, at each end (and on the same side) see Fig. 2. These strips 13,
are then turned up at right angles to the main body as seen in Fig. 3, and if
necessary further consolidated to the central cut part at 14, which forms the
plug, which is further twisted or turned at right angles to the main body as seen
in Fig. 5. These strips 13, are then hamnered or drawn out so as to form the
languets or shaft straps 15, 15. I then further cut slits 16, 16, in the block of
metal see Figs. 4, 5, & 6, and bend and shape and forge the parts 17, 17, 17, 17, to
form the prongs 18, 18, 18, 18, of the finished fork as shown in Fig. 7.
The usual further operations are adopted necessary to complete the fork in the
usual various fashions such for instance as seen in Fig. 7 & 8.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The manufacture of forks, such as those herein-described from one piece of metal,
in the manner, and by the processes herein described and illustrated.
Dated this 6th day of May 1895.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent.