Improvements in Fastenings for the Handles of Smoothing Irons.
Year: 1899

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for the Handles of Smoothing Irons.
I, EMIL OPDERBECK, of Ludenscheid, in the Empire of Germany, Official, 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;-
The object of the present invention is a fastening device for the handles of
smoothing irons. By this invention only a very short movement of the handle
on the smoothing iron is required for making connection between the two.
The annexed drawing represents several forms of such a handle fastening.
In the example shown in Fig. 1 and 2 the handle is provided at its lower end
with a plate which has at its ends key hole slots bc. The smoothing iron body e'
is provided with headed screws d under which the handle f with the lever plate
can be pushed, when the handle with the plate a are pushed into the position of
Fig. 2 the plate a is held fast by the heads of the screws d.
In order to prevent return of the plate a, a catch or spring bolt
movable in the handle engages in the position of Figs. 1 and 2 into a
suitable hole 1 in the smoothing iron e. When the handle f is to be taken
away from the smoothing iron the bolt g is lifted and the handle with the plate a
pushed so far that the screw's heads d lie in the wider part 6 of the holes bc.
In the example shown in Fig. 3 the plate a is provided with angular slots h.
In the example shown in Fig. 4 the plate a is provided with slots i k lying
rectangularly one with regard to the other so that the plate a first in its length
direction can be pushed under the left screw and then be turned so far that the
slit engages the right screw.
In the example shown in Fig. 5 two oblique but parallel running slots m are
made in the plate a and in Fig. 6 there is only one longitudinal slot extending
to nearly the middle of the plate a; and also there is only one screw d for engaging
this slot. In all these forms the return of the plate a and its disengagement from
the screws is avoided the catch or spring bolt g engaging in the hole 1 of the
smoothing iron.
In the example shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 hoops are fastened on the smooth-
ing iron body e instead of screws to engage the plate a at the lower end of the
handle f. This plate is shown in dotted lines in Figs. 8 and 9. But as shown
in Figs. 7 and 9 the plate a carries a special bolt r engaging in a suitable hole
of the smoothing iron body e. The handle is turned round this bolt r as an axis
so far to the left that the ends of plate a engage under the hooks o and the spring
bolt engages into the hole 1 (see Figs. 7 and 8) of the smoothing iron. This
method of junction of the handle f with the smoothing iron e is a desirable one
because both parts can be set free by exactly the same movement on the smoothing
iron body, after haying lifted the bolt g. Instead of the two hooks o shown
in the Figs. 7 to 9 there may be arranged only one hook engaging over the middle
of the plate a.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is;-
1. A detachable fastening for the handle of smoothing irons wherein the
handle carries at its lower end a plate a which is provided either with key hole
slots bc or any other slide way slots engaging under screw heads or studs d on.
the smoothing iron body e see Figs. 1-6 & whose return is prevented by a spring
bolt or catch g arranged in the handle and engaging into the smoothing iron body
but which can be taken away from the screws or studs d after lifting the bolt or
catch g.
2. A form of the fastening wherein hooks o are arranged on the smoothing iron
body engaging the plate a movable round a bolt r whereby the involuntary turn-
ing of handle with the plate on the smoothing iron body is also prevented by the
bolt or catch g.
Dated this 11th day of February 1800
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C.