Improvement in Combination Garden Tool.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvement in Combination Garden Tool..
WILLIAM TROTT, Plumber, 222, St. Georges Road, Peckham, S.E., in the County
of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
This invention consists of an implement in the shape of a Dutch hoe at one end,
and a fork at the other end, the handle being jointed about midway between the
two,, so that by fixing the handle in different positions it can be made to answer
different purposes.
The implement can be made of wrought, or cast iron, or steel, or any other metal.
The fork can have three, or more prongs, and can be made of any desired shape,
and of any dimensions.
The hoe can be made of any desired shape, and of any dimensions. The part
for attaching handle is jointed between two ears which are attached to the tool,
bolt holes are made in different positions to recieve a bolt, which can be passed
through either set of holes and be secured in position with a nut, to secure the
the handle in the position required:
Having described the nature of the said invention, I give particulars of how it
is to be worked.
By fixing the handle as at A it can be used asia draw hoe, also as a rake, and by
moving handle round and fixing bolt in holes at B it can be used as a fork, and
by roving handle round and fixing bolt in holes at C it can be used as a Dutch hoc.
Dated this 25th day of June 1897.
WILLIAM TROTT.
Improvement in Combination Garden Tool.
I, WILLIAM TROTT, 222, St. Georges Road, Peckham, S.E, Plumber, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described' and ascertained in and by the following state-
ment:-
'This invention consists of an implement in the shape of a Dutch hoe at one end,
and a fork at the other end. The handle being jointed about midway between the
two, so that by fixing the handle in different positions it can be made to answer
different purposes.
The implement can be made of wrouglit or cast iron, or steel,
or any other metal. The fork can have three or more prongs and can be made of any
desired shape and of any dimensions. The hoe can be made of any desired shape
and of any dimensions. The part for attaching handle is jointed between two
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page_text: ears which are attached to the tool: Bolt holes are made in different positions to
receive a bolt which can be passed through either set of holes and be secured in
position with a nut to secure the handle in the position required.
Having described the nature of the said invention, I give particulars of how it
is to be worked.
By fixing the handle as at a it can be used as a draw hoe, also as a rake, and
by moving handle round and fixing bolt in holes at bit can be used as a fork,
and by moving handle round and fixing bolt in holes at c it can be used as a
Dutch hoe.
Referring to the annexed drawings,
Figure 1. is an elevation showing my invention.
Figure 2. side elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 3. plan view of Figure 2..
a is the handle or stump which is pivotally secured at 6 to the lugs or ears c.
The position of the tool or angle at which it is used relatively to the handle may be
varied by passing the locking bolt or pin d through either of the holes.e or f. In
the illustration the tool consists of a hoe and a fork, but of course other tools may
be substituted such as a rake or a spade.
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:-
1. An improved garden tool, substantially as described and illustrated herein.
2. In garden tools: a combination tool pivotally attached to a handle or stump
and so arranged that the angle of the tool to the handle or stump may be varied,
substantially as described and illustrated herein.
Dated this 25th day of March 1898.