Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 11th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th July, 1888
of
We, CHARLES MACKEY and EDWARD VERNON BAILEY of the firm
Bailey and Mackey of Great Hampton Row Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Brass Founders, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to means, for securing knobs to doors and to spindles, as
hereinafter described; and consists in securing the knob to the rose, at the fixed end
of a spindle, or set of door furniture; and at the other end of the spindle, securing
the knob thereto.
The means of connecting the knob to the rose, is as follows :--
The rose consists of a slightly outwardly domed disc of metal, pierced about its
middle, with a circular hole, through which the spindle of the knob passes, while screw
hole piercings, for securing the mount to a door, pass therethrough near the outer
edge.
Surrounding the central hole or piercing, is a semicircular undercut, or hollow
flange, which forms a seat, wherein the flange at the foot or pummel end of a knob,
scats itself and turns; that is to say, a supplementary hollow semicircular flange, stands
forward from the face of the rose surrounding the central piercing; so that the front
opening of this half flange, or standing out half collar part, is of smaller diameter than
the flange on the foot or pummel end as aforesaid, while the undercut part is of the
same diameter as the said pummel end, and is connected thereto, by sliding laterally
the said pummel or foot end of the knob, through the open top of the half undercut
flange, or collar as aforesaid.
When the knob is in position, the spindle is introduced into the knob, and secured
either by an ordinary screw pin, or by other means, and when a screw pin is used, the
half undercut flange, is made to partially overhang or cover the head of the screw; and
when thus adjusted, the rose is secured, by screws to the door.
By the means herein described, the pull of the knob is taken from off the spindle,
and transferred to the rose.
In securing a knob to its spindle, we cut or provide the face of the pummel end, or
foot of the knob, with a transverse sunken channel, running across it in the direction
of a diameter, and within this depressed part, which may have undercut sides, a slide
works.

page_text: The slide consists of a flat piece of metal, preferably gapped on its underside, to the
three sides of a square spindle, while its upper end is gapped with an undercut or
fantail hole, wherein a dove-tailed foot, on the lower end of a screw, which passes
through the neck of the knob, works and turns.
The spindle hole in the knob, is preferably screwed, wherein a square spindle,
screwed on its corners, turns, although a square spindle, with countersinks or side
notches, may be employed.
Where countersinks are used, the slide has at its lower end, a teit, of a like contour
to the holes.
To secure a spindle, pass the spindle into position, then rotate the small screw, by a
driver, or by other means, when the slide is lowered, with the fork like bottom, embracing
the top and sides of the spindle, which prevents it being rotated, or withdrawn ; and
when fully driven home, the knob is securely connected to the spindle.
The top of the slide, may have a screwed hole, wherein the screwed end of a pin,
which works in the neck, takes. Or the slide may have a screwed stalk at its upper
end, which takes into a circular screw nut, working and lying in a countersunk in the
neck; so that the turning of the nut, gives a rising and falling motion to the slide.
The foot of the knob may be closed by a sheet metal cap; or in the case of china
knobs, by a mount.
The rose as aforesaid, may be shaped from sheet metal, and with the half collar part,
made by doubling and shaping of the metal upon itself, so as to form the necessary
undercut or channel.
Dated this Eighth dore of Santambar 1887

page_text: We, CHARLES MACKEY and EDWARD VERNON BAILEY of the firm of Bailey and
Mackey of Great Hampton Row, Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Brass
Founders, 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 means, for securing knobs to doors, and to spindles, as
herein-after described; and consists in securing the knob to the rose, at the fixed end
of a spindle, or set of door furniture; and at the other end of the spindle, securing the
knob thereto.
The means of connecting the knob to the rose, is as follows.
The rose consists of a slightly outwardly domed disc of metal, pierced about its
middle, with a circular hole, through which the spindle of the knob passes, while
screw-hole piercings, for securing the mount to a door, pass therethrough near the
outer edge.
Surrounding the central hole or piercing, is a semi-circular undercut, or hollow
flange, which forms a carrier, wherein the flange at the foot, or pummel end of a knob,
seats itself and turns; that is to say, a supplementary hollow semi-circular flange,
stands forward from the face of the rose surrounding the central piercing; so that the
front opening of this half flange, or standing out half collar part, is of smaller.
diameter than the flange, on the foot or pummel end as aforesaid, while the undercut
part is of the same diameter as the said pummel end, and is connected thereto, by
sliding laterally the said pummel or foot end of the knob, through the open top of the
half undercut flange, or collar, as aforesaid.
When the knob is in position, the spindle is introduced through the rose and into
the knob, and secured either by an ordinary screw pin, or by other means, and when
a screw pin is used, the half undercut flange is made to partially overhang or cover the
head of the screw; and when thus adjusted, the rose is secured by screws, to the
door.
By the means herein described, the pull of the knob is taken from off the spindle,
and transferred to the rose.
In securing a knob to its spindle, we cut or provide the face of the pummel end, or
foot of the knob, with a transverse sunken channel running across it, in the direction
of a diameter, and within this depressed part, which may have undercut sides, a
slide works.
The slide or key consists of a flat piece of metal, preferably gapped on its underside,
to the three sides of a square spindle, while its upper end is gapped with an undercut

page_text: or fantail hole, wherein a dove-tailed foot, on the lower end of a screw which passes
through the neck of the knob, works and turns.
The spindle hole in the knob, is preferably screwed, wherein a square spindle, screwed
on its corners, turns, although a square spindle, with countersinks or side notches, may
be employed.
Where countersinks are used, the slide has at its lower end, a teit, of a like countour
to the holes.
To secure a spindle, pass the spindle into position, then rotate the small screw, by a
driver or by other means when the slide is lowered, with the fork like bottom,
embracing the top and sides of the spindle, which prevents it being rotated or with-
drawn; and when fully driven home, the knob is securely connected to the spindle.
The top of the slide, may have a screwed hole, wherein the screwed end of a pin,
which works in the neck takes. Or the slide may have a screwed stalk at its upper
end, which takes into a circular screw nut, working and lying in a countersunk in the
neck; so that the turning of the nut, gives a rising and falling motion to the slide.
The foot of the knob, may be closed by a sheet metal cap, or in the case of china,
knobs, by a mount.
The rose as aforesaid, may be shaped from sheet metal, and with the half collar part
made by doubling, and shaping of the metal upon itself, so as to form the necessary
undercut or channel.
. I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings, the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents a pair of knobs, secured in position upon a door, and to a
spindle, and with one of the roses thereof, provided with a semi-circular shaped hooded
carrier, constructed according to our invention, and which said carrier constitutes a
seat and bearing for the inner end or pummel of the knob, to work within. It will be
seen that the right hand rose and knob is in vertical section, while the left hand knob
and rose, is in side elevation.
Figure 2 represents the rose with its semi-circular hooded knob carrier in section,
with the whole of the knob in elevation.
Figure 3 shows a transverse vertical section on the dotted lines CD figure 2, looking
from the knob towards the rose.
Figure 4 shows a front elevation of the combined rose and knob carrier. Figure 5
is a vertical section of the same.
Figure 6 represents partly in elevation, and partly in section, a knob and rose, of
which the latter is made according to our invention. In this said view, the knob is
shown without an affixing screw.
The other figures 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 represent modifications of the rose, which
are made in two parts.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in figures 1 to 12 both
inclusive.
a is a knob and 6 is a rose, provided with a semi-circular hooded carrier 63, which
constitutes a holder and bearing, for the pummel on foot a² of the knob a, to work
within.
Thus, the holder and bearing, which stands from the face of an ordinary rose,
consists essentially of an outstanding semi-circular shaped flange, with a hollow or
enlarged inside part b³, wherein the pummel of the knob seats itself and works, and is
incapable of being withdrawn, until the rose and knob be removed from the spindle.
c is a spindle, and d is a screw pin, passing transversely through the neck a³, and
taking into holes or countersinks c², made through, or sunken within the said spindle.
In securing a loose knob in position upon its spindle and to a door, take a spindle
with a knob a¹ fixedly secured at one end, then pass the said spindle through the door,
and follower of a lock; this done, the pummel or foot of the knob is by
motion placed within the hollow of the carrier, through its open top; when in this
position, the rose and knob, are then collectively pushed upon the spindle, and the knob
secured in position, by a screw pin d; the rose is then rotated, thus making and
presenting the head of the scrow, to the inside of the carrier, (as represented in figure 1).
a lateral

page_text: and when in this said position, the rose is fixedly secured to a door or the like, by small
screws, passing through the screw holes of the rose.
Although we have described that the knob is affixed to the spindle by a small screw,
yet we wish it to be understood that the said affixing means is not absolutely necessary,
as the knob may be secured on the spindle, by the pummel carrier alone, as will be
seen on referring to figure 6.
The semi-circular part of the carrier is preferably presented or affixed uppermost, so
as to conceal from view the knob pummel and its open top.
The small screw as shown, only gives increased rigidity to the parts, when affixed.
Figure 7 represents our new or improved rose, made in two parts, which may be
fashioned from sheet metal, or produced by casting. b is the rose, with a central
piercing 6, and 2 is the knob carrier, which is secured to the rose, by passing its
flanged end through the piercing &, and then turning or clenching it to the back of
the rose.
In figure 10, the carrier part of the rose is provided with ears, at its inner end,
which are passed through like piercings in the rose, and turned down or clenched on
the back side, which is shown in the back elevation figure 11.
Figure 12 represents in vertical section, another form of making our said combined
rose, and knob carrier, from sheet metal.
Figure 13 represents our new or improved means of securing knobs to their spindles,
which is independent of the Rose. Figure 14 is a transverse section on the dotted
lines CD figure 13, while figure 15 represents the affixing means separately.
Figure 16 represents another form of our spindle affixing means, and figure 17 is a
modification as represented in figures 13, 14 and 15.
a is a knob, and b is the pummel or foot thereof, with a slide e, working vertically
within it, and with the underside of the said slide, shaped to embrace, and come upon
the top, and a portion of the sides of the spindle c.
This slide is raised and lowered
by a rising and falling screw d, working through the neck a³, of the knob.
The spindle c, is screwed upon its angles, while the lower end of the screw d, is
dovetailed, which fits into a like dovetailed slot in the slide, thus admitting of the
screw swivelling when rising and falling.
The foot of the knob and slide is enclosed by a covering cap f
The swivelling connection of the small screw d, may be made, by turning the top of
the slide at right angles to the front part, and passing the lower end of the screw
through a hole in the returned part, and with the said end expanded thus allowing the
slide to be raised and lowered between its guides, by the turning of the screw.
To affix a knob to a spindle, rotate the screwed spindle c, into the screw hole up the
neck, and when in its adjusted position, lower the slide, which is guided and made to
embrace or come upon the top of the spindle, by turning the screw d. By this means
of affixing, the small screw is unable to get lost or removed from the knob.
In figure 16, the slide e has upon its top side, an upwardly directed screwed stalk e³,
which screws through a screw nut d, working within a recess, in the neck or pummel
of the knob, so that on a nut & being rotated, the slide is raised or lowered from or
upon the spindle.
The nut is prevented from rising, by an overhanging burr, covering its top boundary
edge.
In figure 17, the slide has a teit or stud upon its under side, which takes within one
or other of the holes of a Wilkes's spindle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
First. Providing a rose, or the front of a rose, with a semi-circular or open sided
carrier or hollow flange &, wherein or behind which, the foot or inner end a² of a knob
seats itself, and works, substantially as and for the purpose, as herein described and
set forth in figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Secondly. Connecting a knob to its rose, or a carrier of the rose, by sliding the

page_text: inner end thereof, laterally through a side opening of the carrier, substantially as set
forth in figures 1. 2. 3. 4 and 5.
Thirdly. The combination with a screw d, and a spindle, of a rose, with an open
.sided carrier, as set forth in figures 1. 2. 3. 4 and 5.
Fourthly Making knob roses with carriers, as described of two parts as set forth
in figures 7 to 12.
Fifthly.-Affixing knobs to their spindles, whether screwed slotted or counter sunk
with holes, by a slide or key, operated by a swivelly connected screw pin, working
through a screw hole in the knob, whereby the rotation of the said screw pin raises
and lowers the slide, for the affixing and releasing of the spindle, as set forth in
figures 13, 14, 15 and 17.
Lastly. Raising and lowering spindle affixing slides or keys, by means as set forth
in figure 16.
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