Certain Improvements in the Handles of Spades, Shovels, Forks and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 25th Sept., 1897
CUMLELE DI PUITICATION.
Certain Improvements in the Handles of Spades, Shovels, Forks
and the like.
I, JAMES POTTS, trading as James Potts & Co., of Old Hill, in the County of
Worcester, Spade and Shovel Manufacturer, 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:-
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This Invention consists of the herein described improvements in the handles of
spades shovels forks and the like whereby the said handles are rendered stronger
than heretofore.
I will describe my Invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on
which Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the handle of a spade shovel fork or the
like constructed according to my Invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same;
Fig. 3 shews one of the parts of the said handle separately; Fig. 4 is a separate
view of the wooden handle grip and Fig. 5 is a plan and side elevation of the
upper part of the handle shaft ready to receive my improved handle.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the Figures of the
drawing.
Heretofore the said handle proper and the handle shaft have been usually made
together of one piece of wood the handle part being of a bow or D-shape the
horizontal cross part serving as the grip for the hand.
Now according to this Invention I make the D part of the handle of two light
metal bars marked respectively A¹ A² one of which is shewn separately by Fig. 3
preferably of a shallow trough section as indicated in Fig. 2. The handle
sides A¹ A embrace the handle shaft C between them and they are fixed thereto
by a ferrule B and extend beyond the same springing outwardly at a certain
distance apart as shewn in Fig. 1 and between these two metal sides A1 A2 of
the handle I fix a grip D which is secured to the handle sides A' As by a pin E
passing through the metal sides A¹ A² of the handle and through the grip D
and the ends rivetted over. The ends of the wooden grip D are cut out or
recessed at dd so that the sides A¹ A2 of the handle will fit into the recesses
and the grip D thereby be prevented from turning on the cross pin E. The sides
of the upper part of the handle shaft C are recessed at c¹ c² (see Fig. 5) to receive
the lower parts a¹ of the handle sides A' A² and these are secured by the ferrule B
as aforesaid being closed round the same and by a pin or rivet fl which passes
through the 'ferrule B and through the two parts a¹ a¹ of the handle sides A' A³
and through the handle shaft C. The said parts of the handle are further secured
by one or more rivets such as f² below the ferrule B which passes or pass through
the two parts A1 A2 of the handle and handle shank C.
A handle made in accordance with my Invention as above described is much
stronger than those which are entirely made of wood.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The combination with the wooden handle shaft of a spade shovel fork or the
like, of a handle consisting essentially of the two metal sides A' A² embracing
the handle shaft between them, the ferrule B secured to and embracing the handle
shaft and handle sides, and the handle grip Darranged between the two metal
sides of the handle and secured thereto by the cross pin E the whole forming a
combined handle and handle shaft substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
2. The combination with the wooden handle shaft of a spade shovel fork or
the like, of a handle consisting essentially as the two metal sides A¹ A² embracing
the handle shaft between them, the ferrule B secured to and embracing the
handle shaft and handle sides, the handle grip D arranged between the two metal
sides of the handle and made with end recesses dd in which the ends of the
handle sides fit, and the cross pin E passing through the handle grip and sides the
whole forming a combined handle and handle shaft, substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying: drawing.
Dated this 14th day of August 1897.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.