IMPROVEMENTS IN WHIPS
Year: 1884

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We ISAAC CHORLTON Manufacturer and JOSEPH HOLDING Machinist both of
Manchester in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of our.
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WHIPS" to be as follows:-
In order to attach the lash of the whip to the handle and to ensure the lash
being always in the proper position for use without necessarily turning the handle
I employ a metallic ferrule with a shoulder formed inside-this ferrule being
secured by a pin or in any. other convenient manner to the handle and being
designed to receive the lush of the whip. Between the top of the handle and the
shoulder herein before mentioned a space is left inside the ferrule which is occupied
by the extremity of the lash which is there widened out (by the application of a
ferrule or in any other suitable manner) so as to prevent the lash being drawn out
of the ferrule and yet free enough to allow the lash to turn or swivel completely
round in the ferrule and thus to be always in the position ready for use.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: We, ISAAC CHORLTON, Manufacturer, and JOSEPH HOLDING, Machinist, both of
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WHIPS," and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
In order to attach the lash or thong of a whip to the handle, and to ensure the
lash being always in the proper position for use, without necessarily turning the
handle as now practised, we so secure the lash to the handle, that the lash is
capable of turning round self-actingly and independently of the handle.
In carrying out our invention we employ a metallic ferrule a. as seen in Figs 1.
and 2. on the accompanying drawing, which illustrate sectional views of our
improved whip. This ferrule a. is secured by a pin or in any other convenient
manner to the handle or stick b. and is provided with a slight shoulder c. at its
outermost extremity. Inside this ferrule a. is a similar shorter ferrule of smaller
diameter d. through which the lash e. of the whip is drawn tightly and secured
therein by means of the pin e¹ passing through both ferrule and lash; and which
pin is rivetted up at both extremities as seen more clearly in Fig 1.
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It will be observed in Fig 1. that the inner ferrule is provided with a pair of
annular ribs g. and g' which are designed to permit such inner ferrule to turn
easily round in the outer ferrule a. and yet be unable to escape therefroin or to be
drawn thereout by reason of the projecting annular ribs g¹ being unable to pass the
curtailed diameter or shoulder formed at the mouth of the ferrule a.
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In Fig 2. the action of the inner ferrule d. is the same, but in this case it is
reduced in diameter so as to form a corresponding shoulder as illustrated.
In practice this method of securing the lash insures the latter turning self-
actingly and so as always to be in the position ready for use-and it also obviates
the tendency of the lash to break near where it is attached to the handle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
Securing the thong or lash of a whip to its handle by metallic ferrules
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawings.