Improvements in Fixing or Securing Stamped Necks to Ball Knobs, Vases, or Supports, such as used on Metallic Bedsteads Fenders, Fire Dogs, Tea and Coffee Urns, Lock Furniture, and such like Purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 29th Dec., 1898-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fixing or Securing Stamped Necks to Ball Knobs,
Vases, or Supports, such as used on Metallic Bedsteads Fenders,
Fire Dogs, Tea and Coffee Urns, Lock Furniture, and such like
Purposes.
I, SYDNEY PHILLIPS, of 215, New John Street West, Birmingham, Manager,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In carrying my invention out, I take a suitable piece of metal which I raise or
stamp into a shell of any required size or depth, with a slight concave in bottom.
I next take a pummel, or disc, of thick metal, milled on the edge. I pierce
centre out & tap or thread it to take a screw. I also piece a similar hole in concave
of stamped shell, I then place pummel in stamped shell, in such a manner as to
rest upon the concave bottom, and by suitable lathe apliances, I compress or spin
the metal sides in, in such manner as to form a hollow round the periphery of the
central, or middle part of stamped neck. By this process I firmly secure the
pummel in a fixed position. The compressing or spinning forms a curvature
sweep in neck from top to base, which latter is proportionately less in diameter
than the top portion. At the top of stamping there is a dish shaped wall of
narrow width, running round which forms a receptacle for the supporting body
hereinafter described. The fixing of the ball, or body, of knob to a stamped
neck, now commonly known to the trade, in the case of cast necks, as
ing," cannot be successfully performed owing to the lack of resisting power, of
mount-
stamped or wrought metal. My object is to provide such resisting power as will
enable the "mounting" process to be performed in like manner to a cast neck.
This I accomplish by means of supports dropped in and secured in the dish or
flange at top of stamped neck. This support may be made from wrought, cast or
drawn metal, or iron, or any other suitable material, & may consist of rings,
discs, or pummels, either in one piece or sections. The object is successfully
accomplished by means of a cast brass or iron ring, having a hollow bead in its
periphery. This is dropped in flange of neck, the upper part of flange being spun
or turned back over the bottom part of ring into the hollow bead, thus securing it
in a fixed position. The neck is then placed in position in ball or body part &
secured by bumping in top & bottom dies in precisely the same manner as
adopted in fixing the cast necks now commonly used in the trade. I may also
take a thick iron blank & stamp or draw in a dish shaped shell, as the lid of a
box. In the periphery of this shell I form or wheel a hollow bead, I then pierce
a hole in the centre & drop it in stamped neck & treat it in the same manner
as the before described cast ring. Preferably, I take the following as being the
most effectual means of securing my neck, as its prevents the possibility of
moving or turning ball round on neck, when under exceptional or extreme pres-
sure. I take two strong iron discs, one a little larger in diameter than the other,
from which I pierce the centres, I then take another strong iron disc, still slightly
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page_text: less in diameter, but having, at convenient distances in its periphery, sharp
teeth;
this I also pierce in centre. next pierce each of the rings thus obtained,
with two or more holes, in such manner as to admit of their being parallel with
each other when fixed. I now lay these discs or rings one upon the other, first
taking the larger one, then the toothed one & lastly the intermediate size. Being
placed in a bed or die having a raised peg to fit pierced centres, they are now
rivetted together. As a precaution against rust, I tin or galvanize the whole,
thus consolidating them as one body. The support is then placed in flange of
stamped neck, the larger disc down, & secured as in previously described instance.
The toothed part is designed for the purpose of engaging in the metal of mount-
ing part of ball or body part, when bumped in top & bottom dies. I do not
confine myself to either of the before described means of securing stamped neck,
but may vary them in order to secure the fixing, in substantially the same
manner as herein described. For instance I may take the drawn'iron shell :first
described & pierce small holes in flange, & by means of a domed disc, having a
like number of sharp teeth, place it inside the iron shell with teeth parallel with
holes, then flatten it out thus forcing the teeth through holes & giving another
effective support.
Dated this Twenty-sixth day of March, One thousand eight hundred &
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Improvements in Fixing or Securing Stamped Necks to Ball Knobs,
Vases, or Supports, such as used on Metallic Bedsteads, Fenders,
Fire Dogs, Tea and Coffee Urns, Lock Furniture, and such like
Purposes.
I, SYDNEY PHILLIPS, of 215, New John Street West, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Manager, 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 the fixing of spun or wrought metal necks to ball or
The
other knobs, such as used on metallic bedsteads, and such like purposes.
object of my invention is to fix such spun or wrought necks to the bodies of the
vases or knobs, and, in such manner as to prevent the body part turning round
in the recess or mounting part of necks, when under tension. The process now
commonly known to the trade as that of mounting cannot be successfully
applied to a spun or wrought metal neck by reason of the latter lacking a suffi-
cient resisting power to withstand the force brought to bear upon it in such
mounting process. My invention provides for such resisting power as will enable
the mounting to be performed in precisely the same manner as that of an ordin-
ary cast neck knob. I will describe my invention by referring to the accom-
panying cross sectional drawings, on which Fig. 13 shows a complete or finished
knob. Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 7 respectively, illustrate various stages in the manufac-
ture of the spun or wrought necks. Fig. 2 shows a pummel to be secured in
the base of neck A-Fig. 1. Figs. 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11, show different forms of
supporting collars, or parts thereof, in various stages manufacture. Fig. 12 is
a ball, or body of knob. ready for mounting on neck. Fig. 14 shows a form of
supporting collar with a shouldered and square headed screw or pin of attach-

page_text: ment, such as now used for ash pan and shutter knobs. The same letters of
reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the figures of the draw-
ings.
For
in carrying out my invention; I take a piece of metal of suitable size and
strength, which I raise or stamp into a shell, of any required depth, having a
flanged top, and tapering down in a curvature sweep to the base, the latter being
slightly concave, as shewn in Fig. 1. This shell I pierce out a point a. I next cut
out a thick pummel having a rough or milled edge, as B Fig. 2, I drill or pierce
at point b, and then tap or screw. I next place this pummel B in shell A so that
it may take a bearing on bottom, and secure it in position by spinning the sides
of shell A inwards, in such manner as to tightly secure the pummel B in position.
I now take a disc or blank, of any required size and strength-and of any suit-
able material this I draw or raise into a shell, as C, Fig. 5, and, by means of
suitable lathe, I shape or form, near the bottom edge, a hollow bead, as e,
Fig. 6. I now cut out a hole for passage of connecting screw at point d.
the purpose of distinction, I call this part the collar. The collar is now placed
in hanged part c, of shell A, Fig. 3, the upper part of which is turned back into
hollow bead e, as in Fig. 7, thus securing it in position. Or, if so desired, the
pummel B and the collar C may be placed in their respective positions in shell A
and secured by one operation, by means of suitable lathe appliances. The neck,
as indicated by Fig. 7, is now complete and is next placed in position in ball L,
Fig. 12, in such manner as to admit of a portion of the edge f of ball L, being
inserted in the hollow bead e, and allowing the opposite edge f to rest on the
extreme part of cone in collar C, the neck is then sprung into position at this
point, by sharply rapping the base of neck, the ball being held in an inverted
position to that shown in Fig. 13. The ball with neck is next placed in top and
bottom dies of suitable shape, and by means of pressure brought to bear upon the
upper part of ball L, the edge f are forced firmly into the hollow bead e of neck,
as in Fig. 13. This latter process is that know as the "mounting," and is per-
formed in the same manner, as that now commonly used in the manufac-
ture of cast neck knobs. Fig. 8 illustrates a different form of supporting collar
for the flange c, Fig. 4, in the previously described method. This is made by
taking three round metal discs of varying size, the smaller of which is indicated
by E, Fig. 8. In the periphery of this disc are two or more V shaped teeth-
for the purpose of engaging in the edges f Fig. 13, when undergoing the mount-
ing process. In each of the three discs is pierced a hole in a true central posi-
tion, at point i Fig. 8, they are then placed one upon the other in a bed or die,
having a raised peg centre, to fit the holes in centre of discs; they are again
pierced in two or more places, as near the outer edge as possible, and secured
together by rivets G, Fig. 8. Again, I may take a shell similar to that of C,
Fig. 6, already described, but having a flat instead of a conical top, as I, Fig. 10.
In the hollow bead I pierce holes h. I next make a domed disc as H, Fig. 9,
round the periphery of this are two or more teeth of V shape, (see Fig. 9–
elevation) this disc is then placed inside the flat topped collar I, Fig. 10, and
compressed or flattened into a horizontal position, thus forcing the teeth g
through the holes h, as in Fig. 11, thus forming another collar having projec-
tions to engage with the edges f Fig. 12, when undergoing the mounting process.
I do not confine myself to any of the hereinbefore described means of providing
the supporting collar, but may vary the method in order to obtain a like result,
in substantially the same manner as before described. Such supports may be
made of any suitable material, either cast or wrought, and may be in one piece
or in sections. I may also consolidate the parts of my collar by tinning or gal-
vanizing. I may also, when required fix an attachment screw having a square
rivetting head, as M (Fig. 14) in the supporting collar I, which is effected by
cutting a square hole therein for the reception of the shouldered rivetting head
of screw M which latter is then fixed by the ordinary means of rivetting over.

page_text: and ascertained the nature of my
Having now particularly described
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The improved method of securing spun or wrought metal necks to ball vases
or knobs, by means of supporting collars, secured in the upper part of such necks,
for the purpose of providing resistance in the process of mounting.
2. To vary such form of collar by means of flat discs of varying sizes, secured
together by rivets, and so arranged as to form recesses for the reception of body
part of knob and to provide teeth therein for engaging the rim or mounting part
of body of knob.
3. Also to secure pummels, for the reception of attaching screws, in the base of
such stamped necks, by means of milling on the outer edge of such pummels, to
secure in a fixed position.
4. To attach shouldered rivetting screws to such supporting collars for attach-
ing knob, in manner substantially as described herein, and as set forth in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of December One thousand eight hundred and ninety-
eight.