An Improved Combination Hammer, Carpet Stretcher, and Screw Driver, or other Tool.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 2nd Mar.. 1889
An Improved Combination Hammer, Carpet Stretcher, and Screw
Driver, or other Tool.
I, ROBERT FURNESS, of 22, Ursula Street, Battersea, in the County of Surrey,
Carpenter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The object of this invention, is to provide an improved combined, carpet stretcher
and hammer, by the use of which carpets can be easily and quickly laid, even by
inexperienced persons. A screw driver or similar tool is also combined with the
hammer in a novel manner.
According to this invention, the boss of the hammer head is made somewhat
larger than usual, and is provided with a flange, serrated or toothed projecting
forward beyond the top of the hammer, so that it may be made to engage in the
carpet and pull the same into the required position. A similar flange may be formed
upon the other side of the boss if desired or as a modification of this part of the
invention, the flanges may be replaced by plates which are adjusted by screws or
otherwise, so as to project beyond the top of the hammer as required or so as to be
flush therewith when not in use.
The handle of the hammer is thicker towards the end or bottom, so that it may
be hollowed out to form a case for a screw driver or similar tool; preferably the
bottom of the hammer handle forms the handle of the screw driver or other tool the
blade of which is passed into the upper part of the hammer handle, the two parts
screwing one within the other or affixed to each other in any well known manner.
Dated this 21st day of November 1888.
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,
fi Invention" Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combination Hammer, Carpet-stretcher, and Screw
Driver, or other Tool.
I, ROBERT FURNESS of 22 Ursula Street, Battersea in the County of Surrey,
Carpenter, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide an improved combined carpet-stretcher
and hammer by the use of which carpets can be easily and quickly laid even by
inexperienced persons. A screw driver or similar tool is also combined with the
hammer in a novel manner.
According to this invention, the boss of the hammer head is made somewhat larger
than usual and is provided with a flange serrated or toothed projecting forward
beyond the top of the hammer, so that it may be made to engage in the carpet and
pull the same into the required position. A similar flange may be formed upon the
other side of the boss if desired, or as a modification of this part of the invention, the
flanges may be replaced by plates which are adjusted by screws or otherwise so as to
project beyond the top of the hammer as required or so as to be flush therewith when
not in use.
The handle of the hammer is thicker towards the end or bottom so that it may be
hollowed out to form a case for a screw-driver or similar tool, preferably the bottom
of the hammer handle forms the handle of the screw driver or other tool, the blade of
which is passed into the upper part of the hammer handle the two parts screwing one
within the other or affixed to each other in any well known manner.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 shews the boss A of the hammer provided with a flange B serrated or
toothed projecting beyond the top of the hammer. This flange B may be formed
upon either or upon each side of the boss as desired. The drawing also shews the
invention provided with a screw driver C attached to the bottom D of the handle and
with the blade encased in the upper part of the handle, and secured by means of a
screw collar or projection E but they may be secured to each other in any other
manner e.g, by means of a bayonet joint or a spring catch &c. Figure 2 shews the
bottom D detached from the upper part of the handle and also shews the screw
collar E and blade of the screw driver C. Figure 3 shews a modified form of this
invention. In this modification the flange B is replaced by the plate B' of suitable
size and serrated or toothed. This plate B¹ slides in grooves on the boss, or lies flat
in a recess in the boss made to receive it. In the drawing the plate B₁ is shown with
the serrated edge flush with the top of the hammer, and is there secured by a screw F
passing through the plate into a screw hole in the boss underneath. The boss is also
provided with a second screw hole as indicated by the dotted lines G shewn in

page_text: Figure 3. When the carpet stretching serrated edge is required, the plate B¹ is
raised and the screw passed into the screw hole G, when the serrated edge of the
plate B projects beyond the top of the hammer and is ready for use as a carpet
stretcher. The screw driver may be replaced by any other similar tool, or the hammer
handle may be formed in the ordinary manner and the screw driver or other tool
dispensed with.
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 :-
(1.) The construction of a hammer with a serrated or toothed projecting flange B
or plate B¹ substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and illustrated
in Figures 1 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
(2.) The construction of a hammer with a serrated or toothed projecting flange B
or plate B¹ provided with a screw driver or other similar tool Cattached to the
bottom D of the hammer handle and encased within the upper part of the said
hammer handle, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of January 1889
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,
" Invention" Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.