Universal Clip or Fastener for Crutch Handles, Stretchers, Tools, Tent Poles, Hooks, Lamps, and Handles, applicable also for Joining Lengths of Poles, Rods, Tubes, and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 13th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 13th Apr., 1893-Accepted 13th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Universal Clip or Fastener for Crutch Handles, Stretchers, Tools,
Tent Poles, Hooks, Lamps, and Handles, applicable also for
Joining Lengths of Poles, Rods, Tubes, and the like.
I, ERNEST AUGUSTUS BARBER BEAUMONT, of No. 49 Pall Mall, in the
County of London, Retired Army Officer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the construction of a clip or fastener which can be used
for fixing a handle such, for example, as that of a crutch at any part of the stick,
or for fixing other appliances to poles, rods, tubes and the like or for joining two
lengths of rod, pole or tu be.
For securing the handle to a crutch, I place on the stick a tubular socket
longitudinally split along one side, and having at each side of the split a projecting
rib of half dovetail section somewhat tapered lengthwise. The handle is made
with a dovetail recess of equivalent taper so that when it is pushed on to the
dovetail projections of the split socket, it wedges them closely together causing the
socket to clamp the stick firmly, the handle being thus secured at any part of
the stick where the socket is applied. Hooks or other appliances besides handles
may be thus fixed on rods, poles or tubes; and, in like manner, two lengths of rods,
poles or tubes may be fixed together by enclosing their ends in a socket of the kind
described, and forcing on its projecting ribs a key made with a dovetail recess to
fit them. The tubular socket may be lightened by making it with more or less of
its back left open, retaining however at each end a ring connected to the dovetail
ribs in front. The socket may be hinged at the back so that it can be put on a
rod, pole or tube without being passed over the end.
Dated this 13th day of July 1892.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant...
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Universal Clip or Fastener for Crutch Handles, Stretchers, Tools,
Tent Poles, Hooks, Lamps, and Handles, applicable also for
Joining Lengths of Poles, Rods, Tubes, and the like.
J, ERNEST AUGUSTUS BARBER BEAUMONT, of No. 49 Pall Mall, in the
County of London, Retired Army Officer, 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, that is to say :-
My invention relates to the construction of a clip or fastener which can be used
for fixing a handle such, for example, as that of a crutch, at any part of the stick,
or for fixing other appliances to poles, rods, tubes and the like or for joining
together two lengths of rod, pole or tube. And in order that my said invention
may be fully understood I will now proceed to describe the same with the aid of
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation and
Figure 2 a sectional plan taken on line X X of Figure 1 of one of my clips or
fasteners applied to a crutch handle.
A is the stick of the crutch, B is a tubular socket longitudinally split along oue
side as at E and having at each side of the split a projecting rib F of half
dovetail section somewhat tapered lengthwise. The handle G is made with a
dovetail recess H of equivalent taper so that when it is pushed on to the dovetail

page_text: - projecting ribs of the split socket it wedges them closer together causing the
the socket B to clamp the stick firmly, the handle G being thus secured at any
part of the stick where the socket is applied. In Figures 1 and 2 the socket B is
shown with its back left open leaving however at each end a ring B' connected to
the part carrying the dovetail ribs in front; this is done for the sake of making
the socket as light as possible, as is desirable in the case of a crutch, but in many
other cases, where weight is not of importance, the socket may be made continuous
from end to end instead of being left open at the back.
Hooks or other appliances besides handles may be thus fixed on rods, poles or
tubes; and, in like manner, two lengths of rods, poles or tubes may be fixed
together by enclosing their ends in the socket of such a clip and forcing on the
projecting dovetail ribs of the socket a key or clamp of any suitable form made
with a dovetail recess to fit them.
The socket may be made in two parts hinged together at the back, as shown at I
in Figure 3, so that it can be opened and put on a rod, pole, or tube, without being
passed over the end; and in some cases the hinge may be formed with half dovetail
tapered ribs shown in dotted lines at F' similar to those shown at the front of the
socket and any article provided with a dovetail recess adapted to fit over the said
ribs may be thereby attached to the socket. For example, in the case of a tent
pole, one article may be hung or attached to it by the front dovetail ribs F, whereby
the clip or fastener is caused to clamp the pole firmly, while another article
may be hung or attached to the back dovetail ribs F' which thus serve not only
as a means of support for the said article but as an additional means of clamping
the clip on the pole, and relieving the strain on the hinge.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The clip or fastener consisting of a split socket having, at each side of the split,
a projecting rib of half dovetail section tapered lengthwise, and a key or clamp
made with a dovetail tapered recess corresponding to the shape of the said half
dovetail ribs for the purpose of clamping the socket to the object to which it is
to be attached substantially as hereinbefore described, and illustrated in the
drawings.
Dated hi 10h
A 1000