A Combination Tool.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 15th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 21st Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combination Tool.
We, THOMAS GRAY PARKINSON, Secretary Westminster Fire Office, JOSEPH
CHARLES GRINSELL, Silversmith, and EDWARD SAMUEL BOND, Machinist, all
of 35 Colmore Row, Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention
to be as follows :-
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A combination tool constructed according to our invention, effects the following
purposes, can be used as a hammer, and also as a claw, and as cutting pliers, and
screw driver, but more particularly the parts forming pliers, for the withdrawing
or extracting of nails, tacks, or pins, when employed to their purpose.
We will describe our invention thus:-
Which consists of two pieces of steel or other suitable metal shaped as
afterwards described and jointed together in the manner of a pair of pliers, and of
the shape approximately of that well known tool, the handles however being
nearly straight and approximately parallel when pressed together as by the grasp of
the hand of the user.
We form the joint by means of a turned pin and washer after the manner in
which the joints of callipers are usually made, and not in the manner in which the
joints of pliers are commonly made.
Each arm of the tool is bent at the joint approximately at a right angle,
the part or arm so bent being much shorter than the other part which forms
the handle. One of these short arms is formed of the shape of a hammer head,
and the other is formed as a claw of the kind hitherto employed for pulling out
nails.
When the tool is grasped, the two handles are brought nearly together, and act
as one, the tool may then either be used as an ordinary claw hammer for driving
or withdrawing nails.
Close to the joint and on the inside thereof, that is the side nearest to the users
hand we provide a cutting edge on the inner part of each handle of the tool, thus
forming cutting pliers.
On each arm and at the outside of the joint we provide a projection having a
grooved or serrated segmental recess. When the handles are grasped these
projections close against each other, holding with great firmness any small object
placed between them in the recesses, such as the head of a nail, or tack, or pin
such as are described in my Patent No. 17002 and dated September 23rd 1892, as
the heads are so constructed they can be easily grasped and withdrawn from wood
into which they may have been driven.
We make one of the handles of the tool longer than the other, and we form the
end of the longer handle into the shape of the end of an ordinary screw driver.
The tool may then be used as a screw driver, the claw and hammer head being
grasped in the user hand.
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1000
THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent.

page_text: A Combination Tool.
We, THOMAS GRAY PARKINSON, Secretary Westminster Fire Office, JOSEPH
CHARLES GRINSELL, Silversmith, and EDWARD SAMUEL BOND, Machinist, all
of 35 Colmore Row, Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
A combination tool constructed according to our invention consists substantially
of two arms which are employed as handles, the ends farthest from the part where
this tool is gripped when in application is formed into the following tools, or
instruments, one of the said arms is bent at a right angle and its end formed as a
hammer head, the other arm being somewhat longer is also bent at right angle and
formed as a claw, of the kind employed for extracting nails.
Near to the joint which holds these two arms together and upon the inner edge
of each is formed a grooved cutter, or cutting pliers.
In close proximity to the joint and above and upon each arm we provide a
projection having a grooved serrated recess or otherwise roughened this jaw in its
opening and closing is controlled by the two arms or handles, and when closed
against each other hold with great tenacity any object that is between, the chief
purpose of this is to withdraw nails. We make one of these arms or handles
longer than the other and the longer one we form as a blade and may be employed
for such purposes as screw drivers are used.
And in order that this our said invention may be more readily understood, we
shall now proceed more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose we
shall refer to the several figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed
the same letters of reference indicating corresponding parts, throughout all the
figures.
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Fig. 1 is a view side elevation of "A Combination Tool' constructed according
to our invention.
Figs. 2 and 3 are the two parts which form Fig. 1 detached.
Fig. 4 is the two part rivet which holds the two parts together forming the joint
and upon which they move.
Fig. 5 is an end view in elevation.
a are the arms which form the handle. b is formed as a hammer head, from one
arm, the other arm being formed as the claw c. d are the parts forming the grooves
with cutting edges as cutting pliers. e are the projections, with serrated grooved
recesses forming the jaw i. is the pin with head. h is the washer.
When Figs. 2 and 3 are placed together in position, the pin g is passed through
the holes 1, in each part, and h is placed over and then closed or riveted down as
shown at Figs. 1 and 5, the longer arm a is provided with a blade o to serve as a
screw driver.
The above being our invention we wish it to be observed in conclusion that we
do not limit ourselves to the precise details or arrangement of parts as shewn
on the accompanying sheet of drawings, but that we hold ourselves at liberty to
alter or modify the same without departing essentially from the principle of our
said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. In "A Combination Tool" the construction of parts, substantially as herein
before described and illustrated by the drowinc

page_text: 2nd. The combination and arrangement of parts substantially as and for the
purposes herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 14th March 1894.
THOS.
KENDRICK,
3, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for said Applicants.