A FASTENING FOR DINING TABLES, AND OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1831

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
MINTER, of Princes Street, in the County of Middlesex, Cabinet Maker,
send greeting.
WHEREAS His present most Excellent Majesty King William the Fourth,
by His Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at
Westminster, the Ninth day of November, in the second year of His reign,
did, for Himself, His heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
George Minter, His especial licence, sole privilege and authority, that I, the
said George Minter, my exors, admors, and assigns, or such others as I, the
said George Minter, my exors, admors, or assigns, should at any time agree
with, and no others, from time to time and at all times during the term of
years therein mentioned, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my
Invention of "A FASTENING FOR DINING TABLES, AND OTHER PURPOSES;" in which
said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that I, the said George Minter,
shall cause a particular description of the nature of my said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be inrolled in His said
Majesty's High Court of Chancery within two calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said in part recited Letters Patent, as in
and by the same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully and at large.
appear.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
George Minter, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention, and the
manner in which the same is to be performed and carried into effect, are fully
described and ascertained in and by the following description thereof, reference
being had to the Drawing hereunto annexed, and to the figures and letters
marked thereon (that is to say):
:-
My Invention of A Fastening for Dining Tables, and other Purposes," is
so constructed that the parts or leaves of dining tables are brought together
and fastened in a more simple and secure manner than by the fastenings
heretofore used for that purpose.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 represents the under side of two parts or leaves of a dining table
fastened together by my fastenings. Figure 2 is a plan of the fastenings
shown in full size as used for dining tables. Figure 3 shows edge views of the
two parts a and b, of which the fastenings consist. Figure 4 represents a key
or wedge which connects the parts together, and in consequence of its wedge
shape draws the two parts or leaves of the table and retains the same close
together. In each of these Figures the same letters of reference indicate
similar parts, a and b being the two parts which are screwed opposite to each
other on separate leaves of the table and on the under side thereof, the part
a having two hooks or eyes c, c, formed thereon, and the part 6 having only one
hook or eye d formed thereon, and this hook d fits between the two hooks c, c,
and thus forms a hole for the key e to be forced into, and such key being
wedge shaped on one side causes the two parts of the table to be drawn
tightly together, and retains them in such position so long as the keys are in
their places, but on the removal of the keys e the parts of the table may be
separated and the size of such table increased or decreased as occasion may
require. It will be evident from the above description that my fastening is
equally applicable to temporary platforms or floorings where the separate parts
are required to be held fast together as above described, and at the same
. time obtaining the facility which is offered by merely withdrawing the
wedges e from the hooks c, d, and thereby disconnecting the parts; and I
would observe that when my fastenings are used for dining tables I usually
construct them of brass, but other metal will do, and where they are employed
for connecting and fastening parts of a platform or flooring, then I would
recommend that the fastenings should be constructed of iron.
Having now described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of
using the same, I would have it understood that what I claim as my Invention

page_text: is the constructing fastenings as above described and applying them in the
manner above described.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Minter, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Inrolled the Ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.