An Improvement in the Making and Fixing of Coffin Handles and the like to their Back Plates or Handle Plates.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th June, 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
An Improvement in the Making and Fixing of Coffin Handles and
the like to their Back Plates or Handle Plates.
WALTER NICHOLLS of 196 Arthur Street, Small Heath Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Works Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The particulars of my invention are as follows:
I take a back plate of a coffin or like handle, of any metal, strength or design,
and press two pieces of the said back plate from the back, until they are at right
angles, with the front of said plate, thus forming two upright projections on the
front of the said plate, to which handles may be cast onto back plates for handles
be fixed by rivets or otherwise.
The above mentioned projections may
to be fixed by rivets or otherwise.
The aforesaid projections may also be made in sheet metal or cast in one piece
separate from the back plate, and to be afterwards affixed to both the back plates
and handle.
Dated this 16th day of November 1893.
WALTER NICHOLLS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Making and Fixing of Coffin Handles and
the like to their Back Plates or Handle Plates...
I, WALTER NICHOLLS, of 196 Arthur Street, Small Heath, in the County of
Warwick, Coffin Furniture Maker, 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 chiefly to coffin furniture, and consists of an improvement
in the making of coffin handles and the like, and in the fixing or attachment of the
same to the back or handle plates.
The objects of my invention are to construct a coffin or like handle in such a
manner that it may be securely fixed or attached directly and entirely to the back
plate without risk of separation therefrom; and to avoid the inconvenience arising
from the split clamping pins, screws or like projecting parts on the inside of the
coffin or other receptacle, as employed in the usual methods of attachment.
In order that my invention and the method of carrying the same into effect may
be the more readily understood, I append hereunto two sheets of explanatory
drawings to be hereinafter referred to :--
On Sheet 1, Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 represent modified forms of my improved
method of handle and back plate attachment, as employed for tubular or like
handles.
Figure 5 illustrates the method of attachment as employed for attaching a cast
handle to the back plate.
On Sheet 2, Figure 6 is a front elevation showing a back plate with an improved
form of cast handle, while Figures 7 and 8 are respectively a sectional end elevation.
and plan (partly in section) showing the method of attaching such improved handle
to the back plate.

page_text: Figures 9, 10 and 11 illustrate by front elevation, end elevation, and plan, one
form of double or separate back plates that I employ with my improved method of
handle attachment.
The same reference letters in the various figures indicate the same parts.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2 (Sheet 1) I make the handle A from a twisted or
other tube, preferably of brass and fitted with terminal pieces such as a, a¹, on the
outer sides of the plain stamped or other arms B, B, to which the handle is
secured in any usual manner. The arms B, B₁ are attached to the sheet metal
brackets C, C' by means of the small pins or rivets b, b'. The brackets C, C¹ arc
attached to the back plate D, preferably by means of hollow or tubular rivets or
eyelets c, c¹. The back plate is secured to the side of the coffin by small screws
which are passed through the eyelets c, c.
In Figure 3 the handle A, and arms B B' are similar to those shown in Figure 1,
but the brackets C, C' in Figure 3 are let into a recess or depression, stamped or
formed in the back plate D, in such a manner that the faces of the brackets are
flush with the face of the plate. The edges of the back plate are beaded over to
present a flat back surface, clear of the depressions formed for the reception of the
brackets C, C¹.
In Figure 4 the arms B, B' of the handle A are pivoted to small stamped brackets,
having their bases attached on the reverse side of back plate by eyelet rivets as
hereinbefore described, and with their ears projecting through square or other
holes or apertures E, E¹ formed in the back plate D. The plate D is dished
outwards in order that its edges may lie flat against the coffin.
The cast handle A, illustrated in Figure 5 is secured to the back plate by means
of the stamped brass or other centre or retaining piece F, attached to the back
plate by eyelets similar to those at c, c', Figure 1, and which embraces the circular
or pivot ends, f¹, of the handle.
The improved handle A Figures 6, 7 and 8 (Sheet 2) has preferably a hollow
or trough section such as illustrated in Figures 7 and 8. The double eared ends a²
are pivoted to stamped brackets C, C₁, formed and attached to the back plate as
hereinbefore described.
With double back plates such as D, Figures 9, 10 and 11, the arms B B¹ of the
handle are pivoted to the ears C2 stamped out from the back plates and pressed up
at right angles to the same. In this manner I form projecting ears for the
attachment or pivoting of the handles without employing separate ear brackets
such as hereinbefore described, and as illustrated in the Figures 1 to 8 inclusive.
I sometimes adopt this system of stamping the pivot ears direct from the plates
when employing single back plates of varying design. I also employ double back
plates in conjunction with brackets such as C C¹ Figure 1, securing them together
by eyelets as hereinbefore described.
I do not limit the application of my invention to the general forms or design of
the coffin furniture as herein before described and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, but modify the various parts as may be required for any particular
service.
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
I claim is :-
1. The construction of a coffin or like handle attached or pivoted to ears
stamped or formed from the back plate, or from separate small plates stamped
or pressed into brackets, and rigidly connected to the back plate, substantially
as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The improved coffin or like handle pivoted to brackets such as C, rigidly
connected to the back plate such as D, substantially as hereinbefore described and.
as illustrated in Figures 1, and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
3. The improved coffin or like handle pivoted to brackets such as C, rigidly

page_text: connected within depressed seatings stamped or formed in the back plate such as D,.
substantially as herein before described and as illustrated in Figure 3.
4. The improved coffin or like handle A, having double eared ends such as a'
for attachment to the bracket such as C Figures 6, 7 and 8, or to ears-or
projections stamped up or formed from the back plate, substantially as hereinbefore.
described.
5. The improved coffin handle pivoted to ears stamped up or formed from the-
double or separate back plates such as D, substantially as hereinbefore described.
and as illustrated in Figures 9, 10 and 11 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of June 1894.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant..
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant..