Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd May, 1896-Accepted, 6th June, 1896
I EDWARD GREENWOOD of Warley Town, near Halifax in the County of
York, Pattern Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct castors for furniture so that they are
simple of construction, and more durable, at the same time inexpensive.
My improved castor consists of a metal foot carrying the runner, the said foot
having a collar which encircles a metal bush, which bush is fixed upon the foot or
leg of the furniture, and is kept in position by a plate and a central screw, pin or
stud; a ball or balls may be placed in grooves formed upon either or both sides of
the bush or collar, the arm of the brass foot is preferably at right angles to the
bearing collar. It may be used with or without the balls or runners.
Dated this Nineteenth day of August 1895.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicant.
I EDWARD GREENWOOD of Warley Town near Halifax in the County of
York Pattern Maker 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 my invention is to construct castors for furniture so that they are
simple of construction and more durable, at the same time inexpensive.
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation of my improved castor as applied.
Fig. 2. is a plan of metal foot carrying bowl or runner.
Fig. 3. is a plan of metal bush.
Figs. 4 and 5 show elevation and plan of plate.
Figs. 6 and 7 show modifications of Fig. 1.
My improved castor consists of a metal foot A carrying the bowl or runner B,
the said foot having a collar C which encircles a metal bush D, this bush is fixed
upon the foot or leg E of the furniture, and is kept in position by a plate F and a
central screw, pin or stud G; a ball or balls H (preferably chilled shot) may be
placed in grooves J formed upon either or both sides of the bush D and collar C
the arm of the brass foot is preferably at right angles to the bearing collar. It
may be used with or without the balls or runners.
Also in addition to the plate F I may employ a screwed nut or washer K see
Fig. 6 which may screw on to the metal. bush D, the plate F is then added and
secured by screw as before described. Or as shown at Fig. 7 the plate F may have

page_text: a boss F¹ upon its inner surface fitting within the metal bush D and secured in the
manner before described.
By these means additional strength and durability are given to the castor which
are specially applicable to very heavy furniture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In the construction of castors for furniture mounting the metal foot A upon a
metal bush D, between which are a series of balls H working within grooves J
and secured thereto by plate F and screw G, substantially as shown and
.described.
2. In the construction of castors for furniture, mounting the metal foot A upon
a metal bush D, secured by washer K, plate F and screw G in the manner
substantially as shown and described.
3. In the construction of castors for furniture the combination of the metal
foot A mounted upon a metal bush D secured by plate F and screw G in the
manner substantially as shown and described.
Dated this First dox of Mar 1906
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicant.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicant.