Improvements in Whips.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 18th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Whips.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. & Wm. Clark,
of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of
Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to.
me from abroad by John W. Middleton, of Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies,) to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in whips, and its object is to produce a
whip that is extremely simple and inexpensive and strong and durable and in which
the handle and lash are attached together in such a manner that, while they may
be readily attached together or separated when desired, they cannot accidentally
become detached. To this end the invention consists in a whip having a hollow
tapering handle or stock and a lash or thong having a thickened butt enclosed by
the handle.
The whip is composed of the stock and lash or thong. The stock is hollow and
tapers from the butt upward. It is made, preferably, of light sheet steel, but may
be made of any suitable material and may be ornamented in any desired manner.
The thong may be made of any material suitable for the purpose and tapers from
butt to point, and to keep the butt spread so that it will always be the largest part
of the thong, a wedge, preferably of metal, is inserted. The butt of the stock has
a cover hinged therein, so as to close the opening to the same. This cover is not,
however, absolutely necessary, but it adds to the beauty of the whip.
To insert the thong in the stock, the said cover is opened and the thong pushed,
point first, through the stock and is drawn tightly to place. The thickened butt of
the thong and the taper of the stock prevent the thong from being drawn
entirely through the stock and it may be drawn tightly enough to place to prevent.
it from dropping back through the stock. As the whip is used, the ordinary.
whipping motion will cause the thong to be drawn more tightly to place. To.
remove the thong when a new one is to be inserted it may be cut off around the
wedge, and the wedge and the butt of the thong forced back through the stock. If
the thong to be inserted in the stock is extremely limber, so that it cannot be readily
pushed through, it may be weighted and dropped through the stock and may then
be easily drawn to place.
The whip may be made in any desired style and size, and from the foregoing
description it will be seen that a new thong may be quickly and easily inserted in.
the stock when desired.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1890.
A. M. CLARK..
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Whips.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. & Wm. Clark
of 53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of
Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, (a communication
to me from abroad by John William Middleton, of Kingston, Jamaica, West
Indies,) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to whips and its object is to produce a whip in which the:
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page_text: lash is so attached to the stock or handle that while it may be readily detached
when desired it cannot come off accidentally.
To this end, the invention consists in a whip having a tapering socket at the
upper end of the handle or stock and a lash or thong having an enlarged conical
butt end fitting in the said socket, the thong being introduced into the socket by
being threaded or drawn point first therethrough until the enlarged butt end of the
lash fits tightly in the socket and makes a sort of dovetailed connection therewith
whereby the lash is securely attached whilst admitting of its easy removal.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
Specification, in which
Figure 1 shews a whip embodying the invention, the connection between the
stock and thong being in section.
Figure 2 is an enlarged view, shewing, in longitudinal section, the connection of
the stock and thong.
Figure 3 is a transverse section, on line - Figure 2; and
Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of a modified form of the connection.
Figure 5 shows the same with the thong inserted.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
The whip is composed of the stock A and lash or thong B. The stock A
terminates at the upper end in a socket C of tapering form and the thong B, which
may be made of any material suitable for the purpose, tapers from butt to point
and to keep the butt spread, so that it will always be the largest part of the thong,
a wedge a, preferably of metal, is inserted.
To insert the thong B in the socket C the stock A may either be made hollow
throughout and tapering from butt to point (in which case it would, preferably, be
made of light sheet steel, or other suitable material, suitably ornamented) or a lateral
aperture would be formed in the side of the socket, as in Figure 4, by making a
semi-circumferential slit in the socket and pressing inwards concavely the piece cof
the side of the metal socket C immediately below the slit. The thong is threaded
point first through the stock or through the lateral aperture b, as the case may be,
and is drawn tightly to place. The enlarged butt of the thong and the tapered
form of the socket C prevent the thong from being drawn entirely through the
socket.
To remove the thong, when a new one is to be inserted, it may be cut off around
the wedge a and the wedge and the butt of the thong forced back out of the
socket C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The herein described means of attaching the lash to the stock or handle of a
whip, consisting in the combination of a tapering socket on the end of the stock or
handle with an enlarged conical butt end of the lash fitting in said socket, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose specified.
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A. MELVILLE CLARK.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.