An Improvement in Wooden Drawer Knobs and other like Wooden Knobs.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 6th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Wooden Drawer Knobs and other like
Wooden Knobs.
We, HENRY WRIGHT, and GEORGE TURNER, trading together as Wright
& Turner, of 57, Edward Street, Parade, in the City of Birmingham, Cabinet
Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to those wooden drawer knobs and other like
wooden knobs which are provided with a screwed metal fixing stem which projects
through the foot of the knob and is either screwed into the drawer front or other
article to which the knob is required to be fixed or is passed through a hole
in the same and fixed by a nut which is screwed on to the end of the stem inside
the drawer.
Heretofore the said screwed stem has usually been fixed in the knob by being
screwed for a certain distance therein but this is not satisfactory as owing to the
screw being screwed into the knob parallel with the grain thereof the screw does
not obtain a firm hold in the knob and often becomes detached therefrom.
By our invention we effectually secure the screwed stem in the knob and render
it impossible for the knob to break from the drawer or other article to which the
knob may be fixed.
In carrying out this invention we bore a central hole right through the knob
from the foot to the front of the same and in this hole we insert at the front of the
knob a metal screw made with a head at one end. This screw is driven into the
hole in the knob so that the head of the screw which may be of an ornamental
character covers the hole in the front of the knob and takes a bearing against the
same and the screwed shank of the screw projects through the foot of the knob for
the purpose of fixing the same either by the shauk being screwed into the drawer
frunt or other article, or by the shank being passed through a hole in the drawer
front or other article and fixed thereto by a nut screwed on the shank. It will be
seen that by this arrangement the knob is very secure as the head of the screw
effectually prevents the knob from coming off the same.
The shank of the screw under the head is by preference made square or of some
other shape which will engage with the hole in the knob and prevent the latter
from turning round.
Dated this 6th day of February 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.
An Improvement in Wooden Drawer Knobs and other like
Wooden Knobs.
We, HENRY WRIGHT, and GEORGE TURNER, trading together as Wright
& Turner, of 57, Edward Street, Parade, in the City of Birmingham, Cabinet
Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the

page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention has reference to those wooden drawer knobs and other like
wooden knobs which are provided with a screwed metal fixing stem which projects
through the foot of the knob and is either screwed into the drawer front or other
article to which the knob is required to be fixed or is passed through a hole in
the same and fixed by a nut which is screwed on to the end of the stem inside the
drawer.
Heretofore the said screw stem has usually been fixed in the knob by being
screwed for a certain distance therein but this is not satisfactory as owing to the
screw being screwed into the knob parallel with the grain thereof the screw does not
obtain a firm hold in the knob and often becomes detached therefrom.
By our invention we effectually secure the screwed stem in the knob and render
it impossible for the knob to break from the drawer or other article to which the
knob may be fixed.
We will describe this invention by referring to the accompanying drawing
on which
Fig. 1 is a wooden drawer knob provided with a screwed metal shank in
accordance with this invention;
Fig. 2 shews the same knob fixed to a drawer;
Fig. 3 shews the screwed metal shank of the knob separately and
Fig. 4 shews another form of screwed metal shank which we may use with the
said knob.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawing.
In carrying out this invention we bore a central hole a right through the knob A
from the foot a³ to the front a' of the same and in this hole we insert at the front of
the knob a metal screw B made with a head at one end. This screw B is driven
tightly into the hole a¹ in the knob A so that the head 61 of the screw (which may
be of an ornamental character) covers the hole a' in the front of the knob and
takes a bearing against the same and the screwed shank B projects through the
foot a of the knob A for the purpose of fixing the same either by the shank B
being screwed into the drawer front or other article, or by the shank being passed
through a hole in the drawer front C or other article and fixed thereto by a nut D
screwed on the shank B as shewn in Fig. 2. The part of the screw shank B under
the head is made square (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) or with side ribs 63 (see Fig. 4) or
is made of some other shape which will engage with the hole a' in the knob A and
prevent the latter from turning round upon the shank B.
It will be seen that by the arrangement above described the knob is very secure
as the head b¹ of the screw B effectually prevents the knob from coming off the screw
and by the knob A being prevented from turning on the shank B the shank can be
turned round by the knob to screw the same into the nut or into the drawer or
other article to which the knob is fixed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
The combination with a wooden drawer knob or other like wooden knob of the
headed screwed metal fixing shank B fitting tightly and so as not to turn in a
central hole of the knob with the head of suid shank bearing against the front of
the knob, for the purpose and substantially as hereinbefore set forth and illustrated
by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 5th day of November 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.