Improvement in Skip or Basket Nails with Two Shanks.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1895-Accepted. 11th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvement in Skip or Basket Nails with Two Shanks.
JOHN PERKS Crown Works Lye near Stourbridge Nail Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in skip or basket nails having two
shanks by which I obviate the necessity of welding such nails thus rendering them.
more pliable for bending and cheaper in manufacture. My invention refers to those
nails which are used for securing the bands to the lids of skips or. baskets and are
made with two shanks which are bent over in reverse directions to secure the nail
after it is inserted. Such nails have hitherto had their heads formed from the
shank by welding which has rendered the shanks less pliant and more liable to..
break. My nail is formed without welding in a very simple manner: In carrying
this into effect I machine cut my two shanks with, spear shaped points and.
shoulders at the head, the two shanks being then placed together and
half round;
or other suitable shaped washer inserted on the heads above the shoulders the top
being then rivited over so: as to firmly.secure the washer head thereon. The
rivited portion is then punched down until it appears to form part of the cap after::
which I may stamp my name or trade marke on the top of the head.
Dated this 10th dor of Sentember 1895.
Improvement in Skip or Basket Nails with Two Shanks.
I JOHN PERKS of Crown Works Lye, Stourbridge 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 :-
My invention has for its object improvements in skip or basket nails having two
shanks by which I obviate the necessity of welding such nails thus rendering them
more pliable for bending and cheaper in manufacture. My invention refers to
those nails which are used for securing the bands to the lids of skips or baskets
and are made with two shanks which are bent over in reverse directions to secure
the nail after it is inserted. Such nails have hitherto had their heads formed from
the shank by welding which has rendered the shanks less pliant and more liable to
break. My nail is formed without welding in a very simple manner.
In carrying my invention into effect, I machine cut my two shanks with spear
shaped points and shoulders at the head the two shanks being then placed
together and a half round or other suitable shaped washer inserted on the
head above the shoulders the top being then rivited over so as to firmly secure
the washer head thereon. The rivited portion is then pinched down until it
appears to form part of the cap after which I may stamp my name or trade marke
on the top of the head.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried

page_text: into practise I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have
fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1 is a view of a broken off piece of skip or basket C shewing one of my
nails fixed.
Figure 2 is a front view of one of the shanks.
Figure 3 is a side view of the shanks.
Figure 4 is a sectional elevation of the shank with the washer in position.
Figure 5 is a similar figure to Figure 4 but shewing the next process in
'manufacture.
Figure 6 is a view of one of my nails complete.
Figure 7 is a plan of Figure 6.
Figure 8 is a view of the head when punched with a device.
In forming my weldless skip nail I machine cut the two shanks A and A' with
spear shaped points as and with the shoulders a² at the head the two shanks A
and A¹ being then placed together and the half round or other suitable shaped
washer B on the heads above the shoulders a³ the top being then rivited over as
shewn at Figure 5 so as to firmly secure the washer head thereon. The rivited
portion is then punched down until it appears to form part of the cap or washer B
as shewn at Figures 6 and 7 after which I may stamp or punch any device trade
marke or name as may be required and such as illustrated by Figure 8.
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
The improvements in skip or basket nails having two shanks by which such
nails are manufactured without welding substantially as herin set forth and shewn
upon the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 7th day October 1895.