Improvements in and relating to Benches for Wood Working such as Joinery.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Benches for Wood Working such as
Joinery.
I, ALEXANDER LAWRENCE DUNBAR, of 40, Summerfield Terrace, in the City
and County of Aberdeen, Manual Training Teacher, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention to be as follows:-
:
This invention has reference to and comprises improvements in and relating
to benches for wood working such as joinery, and relates more particularly to
the class of benches employed in schools for manual training, and has for its
object the construction of a convenient bench fitted with damp proof receptacles
for the user's tools, and an easily raised and lowered plug or stop block, and
a drawing and pencil stand.
The bench is constructed of a framework consisting of standards longitudinal
and transverse bars jointed together by dovetail or mortise joints and covered
by stout boards tongued and grooved or grooved on both edges and jointed together
by slips, the outermost boards on each side being preferably thicker than the
inner ones and checked at their inner edges to receive these. The transverse
bars supporting these boards are recessed at each end to receive the thicker
boards. The benches may be made of any convenient length and each section
between the standards is preferably arranged to accommodate one worker on
each side and is fitted on each side with vice, movable plug, and damp proof
tool receptacle.
The tool receptacle is formed as a rectangular box from side to side immediately
below the top boards, the floors and sides being of tongued and grooved wood or
otherwise fitted together so as to be damp proof and has a door at each end
hinged to open downwards and so abutting against the ends of the receptacle
when shut as to be damp proof also. A dividing transverse partition is prefer-
ably placed in the centre to divide the receptacle into two equal parts.
Within the receptacle a recess is formed for the user's drawing board, T square
and such like by fitting a shelf across the upper part just below the top boarding
and another recess for a saw is formed at one side. On the other side. a vertical
board is fitted having several slots formed in same to receive tools such as
chisels. Other slots for tools may be formed in a bar fitted across the lower part
of the receptacle, but these arrangements are capable of being varied in any
desired or convenient manner.
The plug or stop block is preferably. of wood and is fitted to work up and down
through a square hole in the bench top and a guide of any suitable form and
is actuated by means of a spur wheel engaging with a rack secured to one side
of the plug. This spur wheel is secured on a spindle whose inner end is carried
by a bearing in a hanging or other bracket secured to the under side of the
bench top, and its outer end which is fitted with a small handle is carried in a
bearing in a device of a recessed cup shape which is secured to the front boarding
of the bench so as to be flush with same and in this way the handle while easily
turned, does not project so as to prove an obstruction.

page_text: A duplex stand for use in combination with the bench for the purpose of
supporting the pupil's working drawings, pencils and the like, is formed of
bent wire work and consists of two end standards of approximately triangular
form. The wire forming these is bent outwards from the bottom and undulated
to form notches for receiving pencils and the like and then bent to form wide
supporting feet for the standards. The standards are connected by bars at top
and bottom and an additional foot or transverse support may be employed when
required.
These stands when placed in position on the bench accommodate each two
pupils, one on each side.
This bench by reason of the damp proof tool receptacle is specially adapted
for cases where one room accommodates manual training and cookery classes,
in consequence of which a considerable quantity of vapour would be produced
by cooking operations.
Tated the 1741 J...
1000
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Benches for Wood Working such as
Joinery.
I, ALEXANDER LAWRENCE DUNBAR, of 40, Summerfield Terrace, in the City
and County of Aberdeen, Manual Training Teacher, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement in writing,
reference being made to the accompanying drawings:-
-
This invention has reference to and comprises improvements in and relating
to benches for wood working such as joinery, and relates more particularly to
the class of benches employed in schools for manual training, and has for its
object the construction of a convenient bench fitted with damp proof receptacles
for the user's tools, and an easily raised and lowered plug or stop block, and
a drawing and pencil stand.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have here-
unto appended one sheet of illustrative drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective
view, broken away, of a series of benches, part having the top and front removed
to show one method of construction, Figure 2 is a sectional elevation showing
different arrangements of the tool receptacle, Figure is a plan indicating the
manner of inserting drawing boards within the tool receptacle, while Figure 4
is a perspective view of the movable plug or stop block.
Referring to these drawings more particularly Figure 1:
The bench is constructed of a framework consisting of standards A longitudinal
and transverse bars B and C jointed together by dovetail or mortise joints and
covered by stout boards D tongued and grooved or as shown grooved on both
edges and jointed together by slips, the outermost boards D¹ on each side being
preferably thicker than the inner ones and checked at their inner edges to
receive these. The transverse bars C supporting these boards D D¹ are recessed
at each end to receive the thicker boards D. The benches may be made of any
convenient length and each section between the standards is preferably arranged
to accommodate one worker on each side and is fitted on each side with vice E,
movable plug F as illustrated by Figure 4, and damp proof tool receptacle G
shown more particularly in Figure 2.

page_text: The tool receptacle G is formed as a rectangular box extending from side to
side immediately below the top boards D D', the floors and sides being of tongued
and grooved wood or otherwise fitted together so as to be damp proof and has a
door G¹ at each end hinged to open downwards and so abutting against the ends of
the receptacle, checked for the purpose, when shut as to be damp proof also. A
dividing transverse partition G is preferably placed in the centre to divide the
receptacle into two equal parts.
The upper and lower transverse rails C shown in the drawing may however be
dispensed with and the flooring of the tool receptacle be made to extend from
side to side of the bench resting on the upper edges of the lower longitudinal
rails B, and the boards forming the sides have their edges inserted into grooves
in the flooring and top covering boards.
Within the receptacle G a recess may be formed for the user's drawing board H,
Tsquare, and such like by fitting a shelf across the upper part just below the top
boarding. It is preferred, however as shown in Figures 2 and 3 to provide accom-
modation for the drawing board H when less in width than the tool receptacle
by resting it on fillets g secured at each side of receptacle and these fillets may
be arranged at the requisite distance apart to accommodate the size of drawing
board being used. When as indicated at g¹, g', in Figure 2 the drawing board
is of the same width as the receptacle, fillets are not required and the board
rests on the top of the side tool block G¹, G². A board or block G4 is fitted at
one side slotted to receive a saw blade and recessed for the handle, and on the
other side a vertical board or block G2, is fitted having several slots formed in
same to receive tools such as chisels. Other slots for tools may be formed in
a bar G³ fitted across the lower part of the receptacle, but these arrangements
are capable of being varied in any desired or convenient manner.
The plug or stop block F shown in Figure 1 and in detail in Figure 4 may
be made of wood or metal and is fitted to work up and down through a square
hole in the bench top and in the pendent bracket F as a guide and is actuated
by means of a spur wheel 1 engaging with a rack. F3 secured to one side of or
forming part of the plug F. This spur wheel F is secured on a spindle carried
by bearings in the pendent bracket F1 secured to the under side of the bench
top, and its outer end which is fitted with a small handle may be carried in a
bearing in a device of a recessed cup shape which is secured to the front boarding
of the bench so as to be flush with same, in this way the handle while easily
turned, does not project so as to prove an obstruction, but this recessed device
may be dispensed with and a circular hole be cut in the bench front to accom-
modate the handle and prevent it projecting beyond the line of the bench front.
This bench stop may be made with a wood plug or with a reversible iron plug
one side of which is smooth and the other toothed. In this case when it is desired
to change from the smooth to the toothed side, the plug is lifted out of the hole
and inserted the reversed way. A spiral spring f is fitted on the spindle to give,
by its pressure, sufficient friction to hold the stop in any position.
A duplex stand I for use in combination with the bench for the purpose of
supporting the pupil's working drawings, pencils and the like, is formed of
bent wire work and consists of two end standards of approximately triangular
form. The wire forming these is bent outwards from the bottom and undulated
to form notches for receiving pencils and the like and then bent to form wide.
supporting feet for the standards. The standards are connected by bars at top
and bottom and additional feet or transverse supports may be employed when
required.
These stands when placed in position on the bench accommodate each two
pupils, one on each side.
This bench by reason of the damp proof tool receptacle is specially adapted
for cases in schools where one room accommodates manual training and cookery
classes, in consequence of which a considerable quantity of vapour would be
produced during cooking operations, and may be used for such or other purposes.

page_text: 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:
First. The construction or arrangement and combination of the parts of wood
working benches substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accom-
panying drawings.
Second. The construction or arrangement and combination of the parts of wood
working benches fitted with damp proof tool receptacles and adjustable stop
blocks substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.'
Third. In wood working benches of the class described the fitting of damp proof
tool receptacles constructed substantially as herein described and illustrated by
Figures 1, 2, and 3, of the accompanying drawings.
Fourth. In wood working benches of the class described the fitting of adjustable
stop blocks constructed substantially as herein described and illustrated by
Figures 1 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Fifth. The use in combination with wood working benches of the class described
of pencil and drawing stands constructed, substantially as herein described and
illustrated by Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 17th May 1899.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.