Improvements in and relating to Coffin Handles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th July, 1893 ·
Complete Specification Left, 12th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 12th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Coffin Handles.
We, WILLIAM HENRY PHILLIPS and WILLIAM JOHN CROSS, of 73 Upper
Sutton Street, Aston, near Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Coffin
Furniture Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention relates to coffin handles having a grip and centre.
The object of this invention is firstly to combine the grip and centre in the
handle, for the purpose of ornamentation and economy.
Secondly to improve the bearing of the grip or handle.
The ordinary grip and centres are made and finished separately and the centre
serves as a bearing for the grip.
In our invention we combine a central boss, rosette or ornament, cast all in one
with the grip which gives the handle the appearance of a grip and centre handle
and enables it to be cast and finished, and attached to the coffin more economically,
as it forms one piece of metal instead of two.
Our improvement to the bearing of the grip or handle consists in cutting a slot
in the grip between which slot is fixed a pin or pivot for the wire loop to work
on, the slot strengthening it by limiting its side movement, (the said pin or pivot
may be either straight, or shouldered), or we achieve a similar object by perforating
the ear of the handle, and pass the loop through for attaching to the coffin, or it
may be attached to the coffin by having an extended pivot on each side over
which the loop passes, or the said pivot may work in a sunk or perforated knob, or
by the manner described in our Patent No. 11216, or it may be attached to the
coffin in the ordinary manner.
Dated this 12th day of July 1893
WILLIAM HENRY PHILLIPS,
WILLIAM JOHN CROSS,
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Coffin Handles.
We, WILLIAM HENRY PHILLIPS, and WILLIAM JOHN CROSS, of 73 Upper
Sutton Street, Aston, near Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Coffin
Furniture Manufacturers, 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 and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the grip and centre combined.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of our improved bearing as applied to the ordinary
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Coffin Handles.
We, WILLIAM HENRY PHILLIPS, and WILLIAM JOHN CROSS, of 73 Upper
Sutton Street, Aston, near Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Coffin
Furniture Manufacturers, 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 and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the grip and centre combined.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of our improved bearing as applied to the ordinary
grip or handie.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same.
The object of this invention is firstly to combine the grip and centre of the
handle in one piece of metal for the purpose of ornamentation and economy.
Secondly to improve the bearing of the grip or handle.

page_text: In the ordinary handles the grips and centres are made and finished separately
and the centre serves as a bearing for the grip.
In our invention we combine a central boss, rosette, or ornament A cast all in
one with the grip or handle B which gives the handle the appearance of a grip
and centre handle and enables it to be cast and finished and attached to the coffin
more economically as it forms one piece of metal instead of two.
Our improvement to the bearing of the coffin grips or handles, consists in
forming the handle with a slot C (Figs. 1 & 2) in the grip between which slot is
fixed or formed pin or pivot D for the wire loop E to work on, the slot giving
it two arms and thereby limiting its side movement, and strengthening it by
supporting the pin on each side, (the said pin or pivot may be either straight or
-shouldered).
Or, instead of a slot as shewn the ear of the handle may be simply perforated
to receive the said loop.
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 :-
:-
1. The combination of the grip and central boss in one piece as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The improvement of bearing to coffin grips or handles by making the handle
with a slot or perforation, which forms a pin, pivot or bearing upon which the
loop used in attaching the handle to the coffin may freely work, as substantially
-set forth and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of April 1894.
WILLIAM HENRY PHILLIPS,
WILLIAM JOHN CROSS,
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.