Improvements in Fastenings for Doors, Windows, Cupboards, Head and Roof Locks of Carriages, and for other like Articles.
Year: 1889

page_text: ..Date of Application, 24th. May, 1889
"Complete Specification Left, 21st Feb., 1890-Accepted, 5th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Doors, Windows, Cupboards, Head
and Roof Locks of Carriages, and for other like Articles.
I, FRANKLIN DAVIES trading as S. Mills and Company of Ryland Street in the
City of Birmingham, Brass Founder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to fastenings for doors, windows, cupboards, boxes, head and
roof locks of carriages, and the like, and consists primarily of a two part fastener, viz.:-
a fastening plate with a gapped eye, adapted when in use, for taking over and fitting
upon a conical or straight turning pillar or stalk, with a thumb lever or like turn,
which when in one position, (unfastened) the said lever and stalk come coincident
with the gap or eye of the other part, but when fastened, the thumb lever comes
upon the uncut away part of the metal surrounding the eye, which thereby affixes and
firmly secures the two fastening parts together.
In carrying out my invention as applied to a door fastener, I proceed as
follows:-
I take an attachment plate, provided with a circular (or other figure) and out-
wardly extending bracket plate, having a gapped or open sided eye, of a size about
equal to the breadth of the shank of the stalk or pillar, and thumb lever, as herein-
after described.
The other part consists of an attachment plate, with an upwardly directed pillar or
stalk, which is the sleeve joint of the thumb lever, which is directed vertically. The
combined thumb lever and pillar, is connected to the attachment plate by a headed
pin or axis.
Thus, the one part consists of a slightly raised gapped eyed bracket plate, carried by
an attachment plate, which is attached to the jamb of a door, whilst the other part
consists of a turning and conical or plain pillar or stalk, carrying a thumb lever,
jointed vertically to an attachment plate, which is securel to a door; so that when a
door is closed before fastening, the gapped eye takes over and fits upon the pillar
sleeve and shank of the thumb lever adjacent to it, and then by turning the said
thumb lever, a fastening is effected.
In applying my invention to a window fastener, I may pivot the sleeve of the
thumb lever slightly excentric, so that the turning of the said lever, effects both a
fastening, and the drawing together of the sashes.
In applying my invention to a box fastener, I hinge the gapped eyed bracket plate
to the attachment plate.
The application of my invention to other articles as aforesaid, differs in no essential
respect from its application to that of a door, window, or box fastener, as herein
described.
Dated thin 22-d day of Masi 1880
FRANKLIN DAVIES.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
1
Improvements in Fastenings for Doors, Windows, Cupboards, Head
and Roof Locks of Carriages, and for other like Articles.
I, FRANKLIN DAVIES, trading as S. Mills, and Company, of Ryland Street, in the
City of Birmingham, Brass Founder, 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
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This invention relates to fastenings for doors, windows, cupboards, boxes, head and
roof locks of carriages, and the like, and consists primarily of a two-part fastener,
viz.a fastening plate with a gapped eye, adapted when in use, for taking over and
fitting upon a conical or straight turning pillar or stalk, with a thumb lever or like
turn, which when in one. position (unfastened) the said lever and stalk, come coinci-
dent with the gap and eye of the other. part, but when fastened, the thumb lever
comes upon the uncut away part of the metal surrounding the eye, which thereby
affixes and firmly secures the two fastening parts together.
}
In carrying out my invention as applied to a door fastener, I proceed as
follows
I take an attachment plate provided with a circular (or other figure). and out-
wardly extending bracket plate, having a gapped or open sided eye, of a size about
equal to the breadth of the shank of the stalk or pillar and thumb lever, as hereinafter.
described.
The other part consists of an attachment plate, with an upwardly directed pillar
or stalk, which is the sleeve joint of the thumb lever, which is directed vertically.
The combined thumb lever and pillar, is connected to the attachment plate, by a
headed pin or axis.
Thus the one part consists of a slightly raised gapped eyed bracket plate, carried
by an attachment plate, which is attached to a door, whilst the other part consists
of a turning and conical or plain pillar or stalk, carrying a thumb lever, jointed
vertically to an attachment plate, which is secured to the jamb, of a door; so.
that when a door is closed before fastening, the gapped eye, takes over, and fits
upon, the pillar sleeve, and shank of the thumb lever adjacent to it, and then by
turning the said thumb lever, a fastening is effected.
In applying my invention to a window-fastener, I may pivot the sleeve of the
thumb lever slightly oxcentric; so that the turning of the said lever, effects both a
fastening, and the drawing together of the sashes.
In applying my invention to a box fastener, I hinge the gapped eyed bracket
plate, to the attachment plate.
The application of my invention to other articles as aforesaid, differs in no
essential respect from its application to that of a door, window, or box fastener as
herein described.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents in front elevation, a fastening,
for the door of a dog cart, or other wheeled vehicle, and which said fastening, is
constructed according to one form of my said invention.
Figure 2 represents a side elevation of the same, partly in- vertical section, and
which sectional part, is taken upon the dotted lines A B figure 1. It will thus be
seen, that in the said figures, the door is fastened.
Figure 3 represents the door opened, or unfastened, thus exhibiting the two parts
of the fastening, separated.
front and side elevation of the gapped eye plate of the
Figure
fastening.
represents a
Figure 5 shows in side elevation, partly in section, the thumb lever, with conical
pillar, and its attachment plate. This view also shows the catch, for holding or
detaining the thumb lever in its fastened and unfastened positions.
Figure 6 is a back elevation of figure 5, whilst figure 7 is a back elevation of
the thumb lever, and its coned pillar.

page_text: The same letters of reference, indicate corresponding parts in figures 1 to 7.
a is the fixed side or body of the vehicle, b is a thumb lever, carried by a coned.
pillar 62, up the middle of which, an erect axis or spindle c, passes, and which said
axis, is carried by, and fixedly secured to, an attachment plate d, which is secured
by small screws e, to the said fixed body part, or side or end a, of a vehicle as
aforesaid.
The underside of the base of the pillar 62, as aforesaid, is provided with locking
or holding recesses or depressions 63, 64, wherein the stud f, passing forwardly
through a hole in the said attachment plate d, takes respectively, on the thumb lever being
turned into its fastening and unfastening positions, as represented in figures 1 and 2,
(fastened,) and figure 3 (unfastened).
The stud f, is carried upon the free end of a spring f³, so that it admits of.
being removed from the said depressions, by due pressure applied to the lever as
aforesaid.
Thus, on the thumb lever being turned at right angles to its attachment plate,
the stud passes into the recess 64, but when turned in the same plane as in figure 6,
it takes into the depression 63, and retains the said lever in the position in which it
has been placed.
The other part of the fastening consists of a gapped eyed plate 9, 9², 9³; g repre-
sents the plate, elevated above the plane of its attachment plate h, which is secured
to a door i, by small screws or otherwise; 9² the eye of the said plate, and g³ the gap
leading to the eye.
To fasten a door, let the thumb lever take the position as indicated in the dotted
lines figure 1, when on the door being closed, the gap g³, passes over the shank 6', of
the said lever, and when in this brought-to position, the said thumb lever is turned in
the direction as indicated by the arrow, when the under shoulder 68, is presented to,
and comes upon, the ungapped part of the plate g, thereby securing the two parts of
the fastening together, and affixing the door.
To unfasten the door, turn the lever in the reverse direction, with its shank coming
opposite the gap, thus admitting of the same being disconnected.
To prevent rattling, the plane of the gapped eyed plate, at its fastening point,
may be slightly elevated, so as to make the shoulder 65, bind, or be drawn upon the
face of the said plate, when fastened.
Figure 8 represents my invention, applied as a window fastener.
Figure 9 is a side elevation of the same, with the sashes of the window shown
in section.
Figure 10 shows my invention as applied to a box fastener, with the pillar in
elevation, whilst in figure 8, it is shown in section.
bis a thumb lever, (with shank 61, and shoulder 65,) turning upon a pivot c, carried
by an attachment plate d. 9, 92, 93, is a gapped eyed plate, jointed at 9*, to a fixed
flap h2, carried by an attachment plate h.
The coned pillar b², is excentrically mounted, so that the turning of the thumb
lever into its fastening position, draws the meeting rails of the sashes i and j,
together; and it will be observed, that the said excentric part, is at the junction of
the thumb lever, with its pillar.
In figure 10, the pillar may, or may not, be mounted excentrically.
The action of the said fastenings, is the same as in the preceding form of my
invention.
Instead of a thumb lever being employed in connection with a coned pillar, a turn
or other lever may be employed.
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 :-
First. A fastening for doors, windows, boxes, and other like articles, consisting of
a turning lever, with coned pillar, of the one part, and a gapped eyed plate, of the other

page_text: part, which are connected or fastened together, substantially as, and for the purpose,
as described and set forth in figures 1 to 7.
Secondly. A fastener for doors, windows, boxes, and the like, consisting of a
coned pillar, with thumb lever, pivot, and attachment plate, of the one part, and
gapped eyed plate, elevated above the plane of, and carried by, an attachment plate,
of the other part; and which said parts, are constructed, arranged, and inter-locked
one with another, and an object fastened, substantially as described and set forth..
Thirdly. A window sash, or box fastener, constructed, arranged, and fastened,
substantially as described and set forth in figures 8, 9, and 10.
1000
FRANKLIN DAVIES.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.