Improvements in or connected with Spring-hinges.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 1st June, 1892-Accepted, 3rd Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Spring-hinges.
I GEORGE WHITE HASKINS of 32 and 33, Banner Street, St. Luke's
London E.C. Spring Blind and Revolving-shutter Maker do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in spring-hinges for automatically
returning movable parts of structural detail to normal, position, that is, when a
hinged blade, bar, door, flap, cover, screen, lid or like movable part has been opened,
lifted or used the said part having this spring hinge in connection with it, shall be
returned to its normal closed, or passively operative condition.
In carrying this invention into practice I employ butt- or hinge-portions, that is
plates with lugs having lengthwise holes therein through which will be passed a
steel or other resilient metal rod of required thickness or strength. One end of
this rod is attached to one butt on the fixed portion of the structure and the other
end is attached to the butt of the opposite end of the movable part, lid, cover, door,
blade or like matter or thing to be kept to its work at each operation or succeeding
each operation.
It will be seen that the said rod serves as the pintle or articulation bar of all the
hinges employed (two or more) and is straight and acts without curvature or
bending from the strict line of its length and that the spring force is obtained from
the torsional action and the resilient power of the metal in that sense and
direction.
The fitting of the rod may be by a squared end or ends thereof fitting a squared,
oblong, or other shaped hole to prevent the fixed ends of the rod from turning
around in the butt, lug or holding-piece. This fitting of the opposite ends of the
rod may be effected or secured to the butt pieces or to the fixed and the movable.
structural parts respectively at the opposite ends as before described.
As illustrations of the adaptation of this device a paper roll support and cutter
is made so that the roll and cutter is made so that the roll spindle is placed in
bearings of the supporting framing and above the framing will be fixed a cross bar
or plate carrying the fixed butt-portions. A sheath-plate or blade is fitted with
the butt-portions, through which butts, and through the fixed butts, the rod is
passed and the ends thereof shall be fixed.
When
any portion of the paper roll has to be removed such a length is drawn out
under the sheath plate or blade and is then raised and drawn so that the edge of
the sheath-plate or blade, acting as a cutting edge, will effect the division of the
paper-web at required part and an uniformly even separation of the web.
This same device can be applied to water closet seats, counter-case lids, doors,
swing doors, paper- and memoranda-clips requiring a tension or spring effect (passive
action) to return the movable parts of the structure or article to normal position
after use or operation has been effected or bas taken place.
Dated 5th February 1892.

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Spring-hinges.
I GEORGE WHITE HASKINS, of 32 and 33, Banner Street, St. Luke's
London, E.C. Spring-blind and Revolving-shutter Maker, 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 :-
This invention relates to certain improvements in spring-hinges for automatically
returning movable parts of structural detail to normal position; that is, when a
hinged blade, bar, door, flap, cover, screen, lid or like movable part has been
opened lifted or used the said part (having this spring hinge in connection with it)
shall be returned to its normal closed or passively operative condition.
In carrying this invention into practice I employ butt- or hinge-portions, that is
plates with lugs having lengthwise holes therein through which will be passed a
steel or other resilient metal rod of required thickness, or strength, one end of this
rod is attached to one butt, on the fixed portion, at one end of the structure, and
the other end is attached to the butt, of the opposite end of the structural movable
part, lid, cover, door, blade, or like matter, or thing, to be kept to its position, or
work at each operation, or succeeding to the operation.
It will be seen that the said rod, serves as the pintle, or articulation-bar of all
the butts, or hinge parts employed (two or more) and it is straight and acts without
curvature, or bending from the straight line of its length, and that the spring force
is obtained from the torsional action, and the resilient power of the metal in that
sense and direction.
The fitting of the spring rod, may be by a squared end, or ends thereof fitting a
square oblong or other shaped piercing or piercings of the lug, of the butt, or butts,
at the opposite ends, of the structural parts, or be otherwise secured to the fixed
and the movable structural parts, respectively of the opposite ends as before
described.
As illustration of the adaptation of this device, a paper-roll support and cutter is
made so that, the roll spindle is placed in bearings, of the supporting frame, or
brackets, and above the framing will be fixed a cross bar or plate, carrying the
fixed butt portions, a sheath, plate, or blade is fitted with the movable butt portions,
through which butts (fixed and movable as aforesaid) the rod is passed, and the
ends secured as before described.
When any portion of the paper roll, has to be removed, such a length as is
required is drawn out under the edge of the curved sheath-plate or blade, and is
then raised, and drawn (with a sidewise raising motion of the hand) so that the edge
of the sheath-plate or blade, acting as a cutting edge, will effect the division of the
paper web at required part and an uniformly even separation of the web.
The same device can be applied to water closet seats, or lids of same, counter-
case lids, doors, swing doors, paper and memorandum clips, requiring a tension, or
spring effect to return the movable parts of the structure, or article to normal
position, after use, or operation, has been effected, or has taken place.
In order that the said invention, shall be well understood, there is annexed
hereto, a sheet of illustrative drawings, and reference will be made thereto in the
following particular description thereof, by figures and letters like letter referring
to similar parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1, is an isometric view of a stand for three rolls of paper, of different width,
fitted according to this invention.

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Fig. 3, shows in like view a one-roll stand.
Fig. 4, shows the fitting, as a depending bracket for one roll, but this number
may be added to.
Figs. 5, and 6, show in front, and partially sectional side views, respectively,
detail of fitting of the paper roll stand, or holder.
Fig. 7, shows the application of the spring pintle, or articulation-bar to a pair of
butt-hinges.
Fig. 8, shows by way of modification, the opposite ends, of the pintle, or
articulation-bar secured in squared holes of the hinge butts.
In the Figures 1 to 6 there are shown paper-roll holders, and cutters, the cutter
sheath a being the movable part of the device, and b, the fixed part between which
said parts the butt portions c, d, respectively, and the spring pintle, or articulation
bar, e, together forms the spring hinge.
The curved cutter-sheath plate a extends across, and by the fitting of the spring
hinge, will press upon the paper roll f, when the spindle ends, of the said roll are
dropped, or placed in the slotted receiving bearings, of the end supports.
In the upper portion of Fig. 2, and in Figs. 5, and 6, the bearings 9, and blade a
are shown with the paper roll removed, in which case, the plate a comes to the
hanging position.
When the paper roll is in position, the clipping action of the hinged plate, a is.
constantly exerted, whether it be a full roll, or a partially used roll. The plate a,.
is cut away at a', to leave room for the operator, to turn the roll of paper, as, and,.
when required.
As shown in detail. Figs. 5 and 6, the pintle or articulation-bar b, is shown at
one end inserted into the wood, or body of the fixed part at e¹, and at its opposite
end e², it is bent over upon, or is attached to the cutter plate a.
Fig. 7, is of the character of a diagram, and illustrates the application of the
spring pintle or articulation-bar e, to a pair of butt hinges consisting of two parts c, d,.
to be secured respectively to the fixed and movable parts, of the structure, such as,
for instance, a door jamb, and door. The end of the pintle, or articulation bar e is
shown attached at e¹, to the butt portion, to be secured to the fixed structural
portion, and the end of the pintle or articulation-bar e is to be secured to the
movable structural portion. The two arrows at x, indicate that the bar e, may be
of any required length, according to the structure, and requirements. It is to be
understood, that any number of supports may intervene, between the two end butt.
portions, that is to say, butt pieces with easily fitting piercing or open eyed staples,
or supports may be attached to either the fixed, or movable parts, or both, and in
such manner, that the spring bar e will be passed through, guided, and supported,
but yet be free in its action for the torsional effect.
Fig. 8, requires but little further remark, as the lettering follows the foregoing
description, except that the ends of the bar e, although shown squared, might be of
oblong, or flattened form, and the end butt portions, attached respectively to the
fixed, and movable parts of the structure, be provided with corresponding
piercings.
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 :- °
First. In combination with the relatively fixed and movable parts of structural
detail, such as herein described, the attached carrying butts, or hinge-portions, and
the spring pintle or articulation-bar, fastened at one of its ends, to the fixed part of
the structure, and at its other end, to the movable part, so forming a spring hinge,
constructed, and operating, as and for the purpose substantially as herein set.
forth.

page_text: Second. In paper roll holders, and cutters, as herein specified, the spring hinged
sheath-plate, constructed, and operating, as, and for the purpose, herein set forth
and shown by the drawings.
uay vi May 1992.
G. W. HASKINS.
In the presence of-
WALTER A. BARLOW,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Expert,
46, Chancery Lane, London, W.Ć.