Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1899
I, FRIEDRICH SOEDING, of Witten a/Ruhr, in the Empire of Germany, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
saine is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
The present invention relates to gouges whereby the chips arising from working
furrows for receiving butts in doors, windows and so on, does not hinder the work-
ing as the debris are removed by the gouge itself.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
The annexed drawing shows in Fig. 1 a front view of the new or improved
gouge and in Figs. 2 and 3 sections on lines e-f 9-h of Fig. 1 respectively. The
invention consists essentially of a gouge the cutting edge of which is formed of
two or more circle segments forming at their intersection sharp points. This
gouge is chamfered on the front side for receiving the chips with several ribs b
according to the number of the points of intersection and terminal points a of the
segments forming the edges which are so shaped that they start from the points
of intersection and terminal points of the segments, form a sharp edge rectangular
to the surface of the gouge, but widening immediately above to a bulging part c
diminishing then towards the top end so that the intermediate space between the
ribs 6 towards the top grows broader in order that the chips entering by care
caught by the gouge and easily pushed higher up where they can extend in the
spaces between the ribs b. The intermediate space widening from the swelling o
of the ribs towards the top is partially provided with cross running cuts or notches d
which afford a rough surface for giving the chips sliding up between the ribs b
support without hindering their movement towards the top. On the chips pass-
ing these notches, they are free and drop of their own accord out of the gouge when
this latter is taken out of the furrow. The arrangement of the grooving widening
towards the top in connection with the notches prevents the disadvantages which
arise when using the existing butt hinge gouges or butt irons from which the chips
are taken away by hand by means of barbed hooks or cutters.
By the present invention these disadvantages are avoided the chips are sharply
cut from all sides every time the gouge is shifted and being self acting taken away
allowing of a quick uninterrupted working.
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. A new or improved gouge consisting of several grooves arranged in its sur-
face farming ribe anding in points and between them cutting edges.

page_text: 2. In gouges with ribs ending in points as claimed under 1, an arrangement for
guiding and supporting the chip consisting of cross running cuts or notches
between the ribs.
3. In.gouges as claimed in 1 and 2 ribs ending in points at their lower end and
bulged or enlarged towards their lower end.
Dated this 16th day of November 1898.
.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant, 18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London.