Chandel and similar Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Chandeliers and similar Purposes.
I, CHARLES FREDERICK NOKES of Avenue Road, Aston, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick Stamper, Piercer, and Button manufacturer do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN, AND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF,
PULLEY WHEELS FOR CHANDELIERS AND SIMILAR PURPOSES to be as follows:-
My improvements consist in piercing, cutting, and otherwise grooving and
opening or forcing out parts of a solid circle or disc of metal (hereinafter called a
blank) in such a manner that a pulley wheel having a centre hole, or a tube drawn
from the solid centre for a pin (hereinafter called the carrying-pin) to pass through,
and a gulley or gutter for chain to run in, may be manufactured out of such blank,
making a perfect solid wheel out of a single blank cut from sheet or other suitable
metal, or such pulley wheel may have a separate solid centre driven or rivetted in
and afterwards bored, or a tube or other suitable apparatus may be fixed in any
convenient manner for the carrying-pin to work in.
I take a blank of the desired size and thickness, and pierce such blank in such a
manner (by aid of an ordinary press or other convenient tool) as may be deemed
most expedient and suitable, so that the parts left unpierced form suitable connec-
tions between an outside disc or circle of metal (hereinafter called the rim) and the
centre. When pierced in this manner the blank will resemble a wheel having an
outside rim of suitable depth, a centre or hub, (hereinafter called the hub) of a
convenient size, and arms connecting the hub with the rim (if found expedient
the aforesaid piercing may be varied or altogether omitted). This pierced blank
being now placed upon a lathe or other suitable machine, and such machine being
set in motion and a sharp cutting tool, or circular piece of steel having a V
or otherwise shaped edge, or other convenient fixed or revolving appliance being
brought to bear on the centre of the outside edge of the rim, cuts out, or forces
open, a niche or groove in the rim, which niche or groove, being carried to the
desired depth and opened to the desired width by means of such cutting tool, or

page_text: circular piece of steel, or other suitable contrivance forms the groove or gulley in
which runs the connecting chain between the balance weights and the Chandelier.
The centre of the hub may be drawn down on either, or both, sides, so as to form a
solid tube to work on the carrying-pin, or a hole of a convenient size may be
pierced or drilled in the hub through which the carrying-pin may be fastened
as heretofore, or the said hole in the hub may be fitted with a piece of metallic or
other rodding, or such rodding (after being headed on either side or not as found
desirable) may be pierced or bored out, and the carrying-pin pass through the hole
so bored, or a tube may be fixed in the said hole in the hub and the carrying-pin
pass through such tube, or the hole, or any part of the wheel may be varied in
accordance with the principle explained heretofore.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in the Manufacture of Pulley Wheels for
Chandeliers and similar Purposes.
I, CHARLES FREDERICK NOKES of Avenue Road Aston Birmingham in the
County of Warwick stamper piercer and button manufacturer do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN & IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
PULLEY WHEELS FOR CHANDELIERS & SIMILAR PURPOSES and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
My improvements consist in piercing, cutting and otherwise grooving and
opening or forcing out, parts of a solid circle or disc of metal (hereinafter called a
blank) in such a manner that a pulley wheel having a centre hole, or a tube drawn
from the solid centre for a pin (hereinafter called the carrying-pin) to pass through,
and a gulley or gutter for chain to run in, may be manufactured out of such blank,
making a perfect solid wheel out of a single blank cut from sheet or other suitable
metal, or such pulley wheel may have a separate solid centre driven or rivetted in,
and afterwards bored, or a tube or other suitable apparatus may be fixed in any
convenient manner for the carrying-pin to work in.
I take a blank of the desired size and thickness, and pierce such blank in such a
manner (by aid of an ordinary press or other convenient tool) as may be deemed
most expedient and suitable, so that the parts left unpierced form suitable connec-
tions between an outside disc or circle of metal (hereinafter called the rim) and the
centre. When pierced in this manner the blank will resemble a wheel, having an
outside rim of suitable depth, a centre or hub (hereinafter called the hub) of a
convenient size, and arms connecting the hub with the rim (if found expedient the
aforesaid piercing may be varied or altogether omitted). This pierced blank being
now placed upon a lathe or other suitable machine, and such machine being set in
motion, and a sharp cutting tool or circular piece of steel having a V or otherwise
shaped edge, or other convenient fixed or revolving appliance being brought to bear
on the centre of the outside edge of the rim cuts out or forces open a niche or
groove in the rim, which niche or groove being carried to the desired depth and
opened to the desired width by means of such cutting tool or circular piece of steel
or other suitable contrivance, forms the groove or gulley in which runs the connect-
ing chain between the balance weights and the Chandelier. The centre of the hub
may be drawn down on either or both sides so as to form a solid tube to work on
the carrying-pin, or a hole of a convenient size may be pierced or drilled in the
hub through which the carrying-pin may be fastened as heretofore, or the said hole
in the hub may be fitted with a piece of metallic or other rodding, and such
rodding (after being headed on either side or not as found desirable) may be
pierced or bored out, and the carrying-pin pass through the hole so bored, or a tube
may be fixed in the said hole in the hub and the carrying-pin pass through such
tube, or the hole or any part of the wheel may be varied in accordance with the
principle explained heretofore.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention I declare what I claim in the Improvements in, and in the manufacture
of, Pulley Wheels for Chandeliers and similar purposes is
1st The manufacture of a Pulley Wheel from a single blank.
2nd The drawing through or rivetting in of a solid centre or hub to such Pulley
Wheel.
3rd The cutting and opening or forcing open of the edge of the said Pulley
Wheel so as to form a groove in such a manuer as to enable a suitable chain to run
in such
groove.