Improvements in Hoes and like Implements.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hoes and like Implements.
I CHARLES MILNER of the Firm of Lloyd & Co. of 7 Fen Court in the City
of London, East India Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention (which
has been communicated to me by Robert O'Brien of Talup, Upper Assam, in the
Empire of India, Tea Planter) to be as follows:-
This invention relates to hoes and like implements such for example as the hoes
called digging hoes used by workers in tea gardens and has for its object to save
the cost of having to renew the whole of the metal of the hoe when the blade
thereof becomes worn by wear.
According to this invention the part of the hoe which takes the wear is inade in
a separate piece which can be connected by rivetting or screws or otherwise to the
other or upper part of the metal of the hoe whether it be an upper part of a worn
loe or an upper part specially made for the purpose. It is preferred to make slits
from the upper edge of the blade portion downwards to a sufficient extent to allow..
one or more portions to be situated at one side of the upper part of the hoe to
which it is attached and another portion or portions to be situated at the reverse
side of the said upper part so that the strain is taken in both directions.
Dated this 10th day of May 1894.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Hoes and like Implements.
I CHARLES MILNER of the Firm of Lloyd & Co. of 7 Fen Court in the City
of London, East India Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(which has been communicated to me from abroad by Robert O'Brien of Talup
Upper Assam in the Empire of India Tea Planter) and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be. particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :--
.
This invention relates to hoes and like implements such for example as the hoes
called digging hoes used by workers in tea gardens and has for its object to save
the cost of having to renew the whole of the metal of the hoe when the blade
thereof becomes worn or damaged. According to this invention the part of the hoe
which takes the wear is made in a separate piece which can be connected by
rivetting or screws or otherwise to the other or upper part of the metal of the hoe,
whether it be an upper part of a worn hoe or an upper part specially made for
the purpose. It is preferred to make slits from the upper edge of the blade
portion downwards to a sufficient extent to allow one or more portions to be
situated at one side of the upper part of the hoc to which it is attached and
another portion or portions to be situated at the reverse side of the said upper part
so that the strain is taken in both directions. .

page_text: The accompanying drawing represents a hoe made according to this invention
the Figures 1 and 2 being views at right angles to each other." A is the part of
the hoe which takes the wear. It is made separately from the other part B
which has in it the eye for attachment to the handle or shaft. The part A has
slits made in it at a and the part a' is turned down so that it is situated at one side
of the part B whilst the parts as are situated at the other side of the part B and the
parts A and B are then connected together by the rivets c. By removing these
rivets (or other securing device which may be used in their place) the part A. can
be removed when necessary and a new part A be put in its place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A hoe or like implement provided with a removable wearing part substantially
as herein before described.
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2. A hoe or like implement provided with a removable wearing part and
constructed as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying.
drawing...
Dated this 8th day of February 1895.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,"
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C., Agents. "