Improvements in the Manufacture of Flush Handles for Drawers, Boxes, and other Articles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 3rd Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 6th Jan., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Flush Handles for Drawers,
Boxes, and other Articles.
I, HARRY HERBERT TYE, of Finch Road, Handsworth, in the County of Stafford,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
According to my invention I take a plate of sheet brass or other metal or alloy of
a suitable shape for the face plate, in the centre of the said plate I make a piercing
of a suitable form for the handle hereinafter described, the said plate has four or other
number of ears or projections on the edge of the piercing herein before described.
By means of suitable dies or tools operated by a stamp or press I turn or bend the
edge of the piercing, with the ears or projections herein before described to a suitable
angle with the face plate thus forming a rim or flange. I then cut out of sheet brass or
other metal or alloy a back plate of similar form to the piercing in face plate, the
said back plate being provided with notches to correspond with the ears or projections
on the rim or flange herein before described, the back plate is then placed on the rim
or flange of the face plate the notches corresponding to the ears or projections on the
rim or flange of the face plate, the ears or projections are then rivetted or clenched
over the said back plate. The said back plate may be domed or otherwise suitably
shaped by means of shaping dies operated by pressure. The flush handle socket is
now ready to receive the handle herein after described.
Instead of attaching the back plate to the face plate by rivetting or clenching over
as herein before described, the said back plate may be soldered to the face plate.
In making the handle according to my invention I take a piece of wire of brass
or other metal or alloy, of a suitable length and thickness and by means of tools
operated by pressure I double over a short portion of each end of the said wire, by
means of other tools I then bend the wire thus prepared into a suitable shape to fit
the herein before described flush handle socket. I then stamp or press the wire thus
formed, in suitable stamp dies and by this means the handle is given a finished
appearance and each end where the wire is doubled over as herein before described
is firmly closed together thus making the handle thicker and stronger at each end
the handle is then ready for attaching to the socket herein before described.
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page_text: Instead of forming the handle from wire as herein before described I cut it out of
sheet brass or other metal or alloy of a suitable thickness; and finish in suitably
formed stamped dies as herein before described..
The handle is then placed in position in the socket herein before described and is
fastened by two pivots passing through the rim or flange on the face plate and the
knuckle ends of the handle.
Countersunk holes are then pierced for the attaching screws and the complete handle
is dressed or finished in the usual manner.
It will be evident that many varieties of shapes may be made in these handles such
as sockets for one finger or sockets which are in themselves both sockets and handles.
The sockets and handles may be ornamented to any suitable design.
Dated this Fifth day of March 1887.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Flush Handles for Drawers,
Boxes, and other Articles.
1, HARRY HERBERT TYE of Finch Road, Handsworth in the County of Stafford,
Manager 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 :—
According to my invention I take a plate of sheet brass or other metal or alloy of
a suitable shape for the face plate, in the centre of the said plate I make a piercing of
a suitable form for the handle herein after described, the said plate has four or other
number of ears or projections on the edge of the piercing herein before described.
By means of suitable dies or tools operated by a stamp or press I turn or bend the
edge or edges of the piercing with the ears or projections herein before described to
a suitable angle with the face plate thus forming a rim or flange. I then cut out of
sheet brass or other metal or alloy a back plate of similar form to the piercing in the
face plate, the said back plate being provided with notches to correspond with the cars
or projections on the rim or flange of the face plate herein before described, the back
plate is then placed on the rim or flange of the face plate the notches corresponding
to the ears or projections on the rim or flange of the face plate, the ears or projections
are then rivetted or clenched over the said back plate. The said back plate may be
domed or otherwise suitably shaped by means of shaping dies operated in a press or
stamp. The flush handle socket is now ready to receive the handle herein after
described.
Instead of attaching the said back plate by rivetting or clenching over as herein
before described, the said back plate may be soldered to the face plate.
In making the handle according to my invention I take a piece of wire of brass or
other metal or alloy of a suitable length and thickness and by means of tools operated
by a stamp or press I double over a short portion of each end of the said wire, by
means of other tools operated in a like manner I then bend the wire thus prepared
into a suitable shape to fit the herein before described flush handle socket. I then
stamp or press the wire thus formed in suitable stamp dies, and by this means the
handle is given a finished appearance and each end where the wire is doubled over as
herein before described is firmly closed together thus forming the handle thicker and
stronger at each end, the handle is then ready for attaching the socket herein before
described.
Instead of forming the handle from wire as herein before described I cut it out of
sheet brass or other metal or alloy of a suitable thickness, and finish in suitably
formed stamp dies as herein before described.
The handle is then placed in position in the socket herein before described and is
fastened by two pivots passing through the rim or flange on the face plate and the
knuckle ends of the handle. Countersunk holes are then pierced for the attaching
screws and the handle is then complete and is dressed or finished in the usual manner.

page_text: It will be evident that many varieties of shapes may be made in these handles
such as sockets for one finger or sockets which are in themselves both sockets and
handles.
The sockets and handles may be ornamented to any suitable design.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a plate of brass or other metal
or alloy provided with a piercing of a suitable form for the handle, the said plated
is provided with ears or projections a on the edge of the piercing.
Figure 2 represents the back and Figure 3 represents in cross section the plate of
brass or other metal or alloy with the edge of the piercing turned or bent to a suitable
angle with the face plate by means of dies or tools operated by a stamp or press thus
forming a rim or flange b.
Figure 4 represents the back plate of brass or other metal or alloy provided
with notches c to correspond with the ears or projections a on the rim or flange
of the face plate.
Figure 5 represents a back view of the face plate with the back plate placed on the
rim or flange with the ears or projections a corresponding to the notches c and the
ears or projections a rivetted or clenched over the said back plate; the flush handle
socket is now ready to receive the handle.
Figure 6 represents a piece of wire of brass or other metal or alloy with a short
portion of both ends doubled over suitable for forming into the handle.
Figure 7 represents figure 6 bent into a suitable shape to fit the flush handle socket
and stamped in suitable stamp dies giving a finished appearance and each end where
the wire is doubled over is firmly closed together thus making the handle thicker and
stronger at each end.
Figure 8 represents the handle cut out of sheet brass or other metal or alloy ready
for being bent and finished in suitably formed stamped dies.
Figure 9 represents figure 8 bent into a suitable shape to fit the flush handle socket
and stamped in suitable stamp dies.
Figure 10 represents in front elevation a complete flush handle with countersunk
holes d for attaching screws.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is "Improvements in the manufacture of flush handles for drawers, boxes and
other articles."
First Making the rim or flange by turning or bending the edge or edges of the
piercing in the face plate to a suitable angle with the face plate substantially as
herein before described and illustrated in Figures 1. 2 and 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
Secondly Making the handle from wire with a portion of both ends doubled over
and afterwards bending into a suitable shape and finishing in stamp dies thereby
giving a finished appearance and each end is firmly closed together making the handle
thicker and stronger at cach end, substantially as herein before described and
illustrated in figures 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly Cutting the handle out of sheet brass or other metal or alloy and after-
wards bending to a suitable shape and finishing in stamp dies.
Dated this 3rd day of December 1887.
HARRY HERBERT TYE.