Improvements in and relating to Handles for Coal Boxes and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Handles for Coal Boxes and the like.
I, HUGH ALEXANDER, of H. & A. G. Alexander and Company. Limited, Eastfield
Chair Works, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Chair Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of my invention to be as follows:―
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to handles for
carrying coal boxes and the like.
According to my improvements I form the handle of solid turned wood, and
the ends I penetrate longitudinally for a short distance with a small central hole.
Holes are also formed transversely or at right angles to meet the longitudinal
holes, and screw threaded nuts or cups are inserted through the latter holes while
rods are inserted through the transverse holes and have screw threaded ends to
screw into the nuts and be held firmly therein. End caps would be glued on to
or screwed into the ends of the handle.
Hollow ornamental standards or columns would be inserted over the rods, and
the other ends of the latter would be passed through holes in the top of the box
and be screw threaded for screw threaded nuts to fit over same within the box and
hold them firmly in fixed position.
If desired the handle and columns may be formed of stamped brass or the like.
Dated the 1st day of March 1898.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Handles for Coal Boxes and the like.
I, HUGH ALEXANDER, of H. & A. G. Alexander and Company, Limited, Eastfield
Chair Works, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Chair Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement, that
is to say:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to handles for
carrying coal boxes and the like.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood I have hereunto appended an explanatory
drawing representing a sectional elevation of a coal box handle as fitted in
accordance with my improvements.

page_text: referring to the drawing:
According to my improvements I form the handle A of solid turned wood, and
the ends I penetrate longitudinally for a short distance with a small central
hole a.
Holes are also formed transversely or at right angles at 6 to meet the
longitudinal holes a, and screw threaded nuts or cups c are inserted through the
latter holes a while rods d are inserted through the transverse holes b and have
screw threaded ends d' to screw into the nuts and be held firmly therein. End
caps A would be glued on to or screwed into the ends of the handle A.
Hollow ornamental standards or columns B would be inserted over the rods d,
and the other ends of the latter would be passed through holes in the top C of
the box and be screw threaded at 2 for screw threaded nuts d³ to fit over some
within the box and hold them firmly in fixed position.
If desired the handle A and columns B may be formed of stamped brass or
the like.
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:
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Handles for coal boxes and the like formed with longitudinal and transverse
holes to enable screw nuts to be inserted for securing screw threaded rods, sub-
stantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated the 29th day of November
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.