Improvements in the Manufacture of Axes and Hatchets.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application,. 3rd Oct... 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1895-Accepted; 24th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Axes and Hatchets.
I, WILLIAM SMITH, of 21, Whittall Street, in the City of Birmingham,
Managing Director of Thomas Smith and Sons of Saltley, Limited, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in making axes and hatchets from sheet steel or other
suitable sheet metal as hereinafter described instead of forging them as heretofore.
By my said invention the cost of manufacture is considerably reduced.
In carrying out my invention as applied for instance to the manufacture of an
axe I take a blank of sheet steel or other suitable sheet metal of suitable thickness
and having the shape of the required axe blade and eye but with the eye part of
the blank duplicated so that the end portion of tho blauk corresponding with the
eye can be bent over and closed down on to the blade part and there secured by
one or more rivets or screws. or by being welded or by other means thus forming
the eye for fixing on to the haft.
The operations of cutting out the blank and the bending and closing of the same
so as to form the eye as above described are performed by press tools or by other
means.
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My invention is applied to the manufacture of hatchets similarly as above
described with reference to an axe.
Dated' this 2nd day of October 1894.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Axes and Hatchets,
I, WILLIAM SMITH, of 21, Whittall Street, in the City of Birmingham,
Managing Director of Thomas Smith and Sons of Saltley Limited, do hereby
deolare 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:-
This invention consists in making axes and hatchets from sheet steel or other
suitable sheet metal' as hereinafter described instead of forging them as heretofore.
By my said invention the cost of manufacture is considerably reduced.
I will describe my invention as applied to the manufacture of an axe and I will
refer to the accompanying drawing on which Fig. 1 shows an axe manufactured
from sheet steel in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 shews the sheet steel
blank from which the said axe is formed, and Fig. 3 shews the same blank after it
has been bent to form the eye of the axe, before the axe has been ground and
finished.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
In carrying out my invention I take a blank of sheet steel or other suitable
sheet metal of the thickness of the required axe blade and having the shape of the
required axe blade a and eye b but made with the eye part 61 of the blank
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page_text: duplicated at as shewn in Fig. 2-so that this duplicate portion 6 can be bent
over and closed down on to the blade part a to form the eye b as shewn in Fig. 3,
and there secured by one or more rivets such as c² ² or screws passing through
the portion 62 and through the blade a'see Fig. 1. Or instead of using rivets or
screws, the end portion of the part may be welded or otherwise fixed to the
blade a to form the eye b. The edge of the part is by preference bevelled off
by grinding or other means as shewn-in Fig. 1.
The operations of cutting out the blank and bending over and closing of the
same to form the eye as above described, are, or may be performed by press tools
or by other means as will readily be understood.
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My invention is applied to the manufacture of hatchets similarly as above
described with reference to an axe. It will be understood that inasmuch as axes
and hatchets of various kinds are made in various shapes 'my 'invention is not
limited to the particular shape of axc. shewn upon my drawing, but this will be
sufficient to. enable anyone skilled in the art to apply my invention as above
described to the manufacture of axes and hatchets of other 'shapes than that shewn.
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 :-
1. The manufacture of axes and hatchets from sheet steel or other suitable
sheet metal blanks each of which has the shape of the axe blade or hatchet blade
and the eye part duplicated the latter being bent over and closed down on and
secured to the blade part so as to form the eye, all substantially as hereinbefore
described with-reference to the accompanying drawing.
2. The use and sale of axes and hatchets which are made from sheet steel'or
other suitable sheet metal blanks each of which has the shape of the axe blade and
the eye part duplicated the latter being bent over and closed down on and secured
to the blade part so as to form the eye, all substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1895.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.