Improvements in the Construction of Files, Rasps, and similar Tools..
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 31st Dec., 1895-Accepted, 15th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Files, Rasps, and similar Tools..
I, JEAN BENOIT TILLIER of Marcigny Department of Saone et Loire in the
Republic of France Mechanic do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of a tool which may be used as a file
or rasp or similar tool for the working of wood or stone, soft metal or other
materials according to its construction or the nature and dimensions of its parts,
and it essentially consists in making a tool of this nature in which a number of
cutting blades of suitable shape and quality of edge are threaded, or otherwise
supported, to form a pile or series and clamped together.
The tool may consist of a suitable handle carrying a socket piece for one, two,
or more rods, straight or curved according to the nature of the tool and screw
threaded at their ends and provided with nuts. On these rods may be threaded a
number of distance pieces between which the blades are inserted the latter being
backed against or between the rods or rod or having holes to be threaded thereon,.
in either case so that when the nuts at the end are screwed up the blades are firmly
clamped.
The blades have suitable shapes for working with a similar or different profile
with one, two three, four, or more sides or with the corners.
In some instances the distance pieces may be omitted and the blades may
be clamped in close contact with each other to form a finer toothed tool.
Dated this 9th day of April 1895.
Improvements in the Construction of Files, Rasps, and similar Tools.
I JEAN BENOIT TILLIER, of Marcigny, Department of Saone et Loire, in the
Republic of France, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manuer the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to the construction of a tool which may be used as a file
or rasp, burnisher, polisher, cutter or similar tool for the working of wood, stone,
horn, leather, pottery-ware, metal or other materials according to its construction
or the nature and dimensions of its parts and it essentially consists in making a tool
of this nature in which a number of cutting blades of suitable shape and quality of
edge are threaded, or otherwise supported, to form a pile or series and clamped.
Improvements in the Construction of Files, Rasps, and similar Tools.
I JEAN BENOIT TILLIER, of Marcigny, Department of Saone et Loire, in the
Republic of France, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manuer the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to the construction of a tool which may be used as a file
or rasp, burnisher, polisher, cutter or similar tool for the working of wood, stone,
horn, leather, pottery-ware, metal or other materials according to its construction
or the nature and dimensions of its parts and it essentially consists in making a tool
of this nature in which a number of cutting blades of suitable shape and quality of
edge are threaded, or otherwise supported, to form a pile or series and clamped
together.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a face elevation of such tool.
Fig. 3 is a cross section on line x y Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 shows in plan one of the blades.
The tool may consist of a suitable bandle a carrying a socket piece e for one,
two, or more rods 6 straight or curved according to the nature of the tool and

page_text: screw-threaded at their ends and provided with nuts. On these rods, which may
be round, square or of other shape in section, may be threaded a number of distance
pieces c between which the blades are inserted the latter being backed against or
between the rods or rod b or having holes as in Fig. 4 to be threaded thereon, in
either case so that when the nuts at the end are sorewed up the blades are firmly
clamped.
The blades have suitable shapes for working with a similar or different profile
with one, two, three, four or more sides or with the corners. In some instances the
distance pieces may be omitted and the blades may be clamped in close contact with
each other to form a finer toothed tool.
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 :-
The improved tool having a number of cutting blades or plates threaded on or
held by a rod or rods with or without distance pieces between the blades or plates
and clamped for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 31st day of December 1895
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to the Applicant.