Improvements in Carpet Beaters.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 7th May, 1897-Accepted, 19th June, 1897
Improvements in Carpet Beaters.
I EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of 38, Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communi-
cation to me by William C. Allen, of Hoosick Falls, N.Y. U.S. America, Inventor,)
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in carpet beaters, of that class that are
intended to be wielded by hand, and the object of the invention is to provide a
simple and flexible beater, which is designed to balance itself nicely when grasped
by the handle, and which can be easily operated with less fatigue to the operator
than other rigidly constructed beaters, because the shock and jar is lessened on
the hand and arm of the operator by the flexible beater loop and the flexible handle.
The invention consists of a flexible carpet beater made from a single piece of
flexible spring-wire, which is bent to form a coiled yielding handle, and has one end
of the wire carried through the handle and bent into the beater loop, and thence bent
around the shank formed by the straight wire within the coiled. wire handle, the
other end of the wire being twisted around the shank at the inner end of the coiled
wire handle.
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HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Carpet Beaters.
I EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of 38, Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communi
cation to me by William C. Allen, of Hoosick Falls, N.Y. U.S. America, Inventor)
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 improvements in carpet beaters, of that class that are
intended to be wielded by hand, and the object of the invention is to provide a
simple and flexible beater, which is designed to balance itself nicely when grasper
by the handle, and which can be easily operated with less fatigue to the operator
than other rigidly constructed beaters, because the shock and jar is lessened on the
hand and arm of the operator by the flexible beater or loop and the flexible handle.
The invention consists of a flexible carpet beater made from a single piece of
flexible spring-wire, which is bent to form a coiled yielding handle, and has one end
of the wire carried through the handle and bent into the beater loop, and thence bent
around the shank formed by the straight wire within the coiled wire handle, the

page_text: other end of the wire being twisted around the shank at the inner end of the coiled
wire handle.
And the invention further consists in the construction and arrangement of parts,
which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.
I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention in the accompanying
drawing, forming part of this specification, and in which :-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved flexible carpet beater, and Fig. 2 is a
longitudinal sectional view on the line - of Fig. 1.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures of the
drawings, referring to which-A designates tho handle, and B the loop of my improved
carpet beater, which parts are made from a single continuous length of flexible or
spring wire, of suitable thickness and strength. To produce my improved carpet
beater, I take a piece of wire of proper length, and bend it into a coil, which
forms the handle B, the inner end of which handle is tapered or reduced in diameter.
The wire at the outer end of the handle is bent inward, at a, to the axis of the
coiled handle B, and then the wire is carried longitudinally through the handle to
form the shank C, this part of the wire being extended through the tapered inner
end of the handle, and the wire is thence bent into a loop or bow B, the wire being
carried back to the shank C, and twisted around the shank, at d, the twisted part d,
being extended inward along the shank to the middle of the handle B. The other
end of the wire is twisted and bent, at e around the shank, adjacent to the tapered
end of the handle.
I attach importance to having the coil e drawn tightly at the inner end of the
handle around the parallel strands of wire from which the flexible loop and the
flexible handle are bent. It has been demonstrated that the tight coil e draws
the two strands of wire close together, as shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing, and
this coil e remains firmly in position and adds materially to the strength of the shank
and handle of the implement.
By thus twisting the ends of the wire at d, e, around the shank C of the beater,
the shank is reinforced at the bend where the loop or bow B and the handle A
are joined together, and at the same time the handle and loop are connected
together in a manner to permit the parts to have the desired yielding or flexible
movement, whereby the jar and strain due to the impact of the beater when it
strikes the carpet is lessened on the hand and arm of the operator, who is able to
wield the implement with less fatigue than results from the use of the ordinary
implement (rigid) now on the market.
My improved carpet beater is adapted to balance itself nicely.in the hand of the
operator, and its handle is made flexible and shaped to conform to the hand-clasp, so
that it can be securely clasped and wielded without slipping.
The contrivance being bent from a continuous length of wire can be manufactured
and sold at a low cost; and it is also very simple and durable in construction.
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. As a new article of manufacture a carpet beater made from a single length
of wire, which is bent to form the shank C; the coiled flexible handle A; the
end d of the wire being twisted around the shank C within the handle, and the
other end e of the wire coiled slightly around the strands at the inner end of
the handle c, substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. As an article of manufacture, a carpet beater made from single piece of wire,
which is bent to form the loop or bow B, the ends of the wire being coiled to
produce the handle A, and the shank C, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
3. A carpet beater made from a single length of wire, which is coiled into the
handle A, thence bent to form the shank C, which extends through said coiled handle,
thence bent into the flexible beater loop B, one end d of said wire being twisted

page_text: around the shank C within the coiled handle, and the other end e of the wire at the
inner end of the coiled handle bent around the two parts of the wire forming the
beater loop at the point where they are brought together, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
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HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.