Improvements in Attaching and Adjusting Cupboard Turn Tongues to Spindles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 17th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Attaching and Adjusting Cupboard Turn Tongues
to Spindles.
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I, EGLEN TAYLOR, of Edward Street Works, Parade, Birmingham, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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An.arrangement or combination of parts hereinafter described for attaching and
adjusting cupboard turn tongues to spindles.
I will now describe the novel features of my invention as applied to a wood
cupboard turn, but it is equally applicable to cupboard turns made of china, brass,
glass or other material.
The knob is attached permanently to the spindle by any of the usual methods
commonly known to the trade, and my invention only applies to the fixing and
adjusting of the cupboard turn tongue upon the spindle, for this purpose the spindle
may be either round or square but preferably I use a square spindle which I split
into two parts lengthwise down the centre at the adjusting end for about two inches,
and at the same end on one of the split sides I drill and tap a round hole through
one of the split halves, in which I insert a small set screw.
The tongue may be made of any suitable metal, either cast, or stamped from
sheet metal, and of any approved pattern, with a suitable hole to fit the spindle,
and when the tongue is placed upon the spindle, and the set screw is tightly screwed
down until it presses against the other half of the split spindle the tongue will be
firmly held in position wherever it may be required.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1897.
Improvements in Attaching and Adjusting Cupboard Turn Tongues
to Spindles.
EGLEN TAYLOR, 84, Edward Street Parade, 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 :-
. An arrangement or combination of parts hereinafter described for attaching and
adjusting cupboard turn tongues to spindles.
I will now describe the novel features of my invention as applied to a wood
cupboard turn but it is equally applicable to cupboard turns made in china, brass,
Price 8d.1

page_text: glass, or other material. The knob is fixed permanently to the spindle by any one
of the usual methods commonly known to the trade, and my invention only applies
to the fixing and adjusting of the cupboard turn tongue, by means of a split
spindle, regulated by a small set screw which tightens and fixes it in any required
position. The spindle may be made either round or square and is split lengthways
down the centre for about an inch and a half, and at the split end I drill and tap a
small hole on the side of one of the split halves into which I insert a small set
screw.
The tongue may be made of iron, brass, or other suitable metal, either cast, or
stamped, and of any approved pattern, and is formed with either a round or square
hole to fit the shape of spindle that may be preferred, and where the metal is
pierced to form the hole, it is only cut on three sides, the top being left and forced
outwards to form a bearing against the spindle, or it may be divided in the centre,
half the metal forming the hole being forced out from the top, and half from the
bottom, thus forming a double bearing.
Another method of fixing is to make the tongue with a bend at the bottom &
the hole is made to fit the upper half of the split spindle only, and in this case tho
set screw is put through both halves of the spindle and may be permanently fixed
thereto if desired.
The set screw when intended to go through both halves of the spindle as shewn
in Fig. 4 may be made with the end of the shank plain, not tapped which is then
rivetted into its place in the spindle as shewn in Fig. 15.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the various parts
by reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 shews a round split spindle with hole a for set screw.
Fig. 2 shews a square split spindle with hole a for set screw.
Fig. 3 shews an ordinary set screw, made to screw half through the spindle.
Fig. 4 shews a set screw with plain shank at end to go through both halves of
spindle.
Fig. 5 shews a front view of a tongue made in cast metal, for a square spindle.
Fig. 6 shews a side view of a tongue made in cast metal for a square spindle.
Fig. 7 shews a front view of a tongue made in stamped metal with the metal
forming the hole bent outwards.
Fig. 8 shews a side view of a tongue made in stamped metal with the metal
forming the hole bent outwards.
Fig. 9 shews a front view of a tongue made in stamped metal with the metal
forming the hole bent at top & bottom.
Fig. 10 shews a side view of a tongue made in stamped metal with the metal
forming the hole bent top & bottom.
Fig. 11 shews a front view of a tongue made in stamped metal with the metal
forming the hole bent at top of hole and bottom of tongue,
Fig. 12 shews a side view of a tongue made in stamped metal with the metal
forming the hole bent at top of hole and bottom of tongue.
Fig. 13 shows a cupboard turn tongue made to pass head of neck screw when
permanently fixed to spindle.
Fig. 14 shews a cupboard turn fixed to a door with set screw in position half way
through spindle.
Fig. 15 shews a cupboard turn fixed in position with set screw through both
halves of spindle.
To fix and adjust a cupboard turn to a door according to my invention it is only
necessary to push the spindle through the door, place the tongue on the spindle,
screw down the set screw, and the tongue will be firmly fixed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is -
The fixing of a cupboard turn by means of a split spindle, and the methods of

page_text: tightening the tongue on the spindle by means of a set screw screwed into the
spindle as hereinbefore described.
Cricho 100
EGLEN TAYLOR (Applicant),
84, Edward Street Parade, Birmingham.