Improvements in Machinery for Making Crutch Handles for Spades and Shovels.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Sept., 1896-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Making Crutch Handles for Spades
and Shovels.
We JABEZ FIDELL, Timber Merchant and EDWIN FIDELL, Engineer, both
of Crowgarth Gainsboro', and RICHARD JOHN WARD, Solicitor and Official
Receiver in Bankruptcy, Lincoln, all in the County of Lincoln, do hereby declare
the nature of our invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements upon the former patent for the same
purpose granted to the said Jabez Fidell and Edwin Fidell, No. 12434 of 1888,
and refers more particularly to the means for holding and operating the crutch
while it is being subjected to the cutter, each holder forming a link upon an endless
chain.
In the former patent the claws were arranged at an angle, and were drawn
towards each other by means of a central screw and nut as described in the speci-
fication, and shown in the drawings.
In order to expedite the operation of gripping the crutch block, and to facilitate
the working of same under the shaping cutters, we propose to fix the upper part
of the holder upon a short segmental slide to enable the said upper part to be
tipped up at each side when desired.
The upper part has also a short horizontal rotary movement controlled by means
of side handles.
The gripping jaws between which the crutch block is held for the cutters to
operate upon, are curved towards each other, and are moved either towards each
other by means of two cam pieces which engage with recesses formed in the
jaws, and which when turned by means of side handles cause the jaws to open
or close.
The clutch block is held or supported upon rests and a central vertical plug fits
into the hole prepared to receive the spade shaft.
The whole arrangement constitutes a very ready means or appliance for placing,
gripping, tipping or adjusting and reversing the crutch block during the operation
of the cutters.
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ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicants.
Improvements in Machinery for Making Crutch Handles for Spades
and Shovels.
We JABEZ FIDELL, Timber Merchant, and EDWIN FIDELL, Engineer, both
of Crowgarth Gainsboro' and RICHARD JOHN WARD, Solicitor and Official
Receiver in Bankruptcy, Lincoln, all in the County of Lincoln do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same has to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention relates to improvements upon the former patent granted to the

page_text: said Jabez Fidell and Edwin Fidell, No. 12434 of 1888, and it refers more
particularly to the means for holding and operating the crutch piece, while it is
being subjected to the action of the cutter, each holder forming a link of an endless
chain as formerly described.
In the former patent the claws of the holder were arranged at an angle, and
were drawn towards each other by means of a central screw and nut as described
in the specification and shown in the drawings.
The present improvements are shown in the annexed drawings, similar letters
of reference indicate similar parts in any of the figures.
Fig. 1, elevation of improved crutch holder.
Fig. 2, end elevation of same.
Fig. 3, plan of same.
In carrying out the present invention to expedite the operation of gripping the
crutch block from which the finished crutch is to be formed, and to facilitate the
working of same under the shaping cutters, we propose to fix the upper part of
the holder upon a short segmental slide to enable the said upper part to be tipped
up at each side when desired but as this segmental slide has been already described
in aforesaid prior patent, it is not included in this present invention.
The upper part which is illustrated in the annexed drawings has also a short
horizontal rotary motion controlled by means of side handles A.
The gripping jaws B, between which the crutch block C, is held during the
operation by the cutters, are curved towards each other, and are caused to open
and close by means of two cam pieces D, which engage with recesses or slots E,
formed in the jaws B, so that when the cam pieces are turned or caused to rotate
by moving the handles A, the jaws are either drawn apart or move towards each
other as the case mbe.
The crutch block is supported in the desired position before and also after being
gripped by the jaws, upon two, rests F, and a central vertical plug G, fits into the
hole prepared in the crutch block for the shaft.
The above described mechanical arrangement constitutes a ready means or
appliance for finding the position, gripping, moving under the action of the cutters,
and reversing the crutch block when required, and is intended for use in a machine,
or in connection with crutch handle mechanism such as described in the before-
mentioned Patent No. 12434 of August 29, 1888.
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. In machinery for making the crutch handles of spades and shovels, a crutch
block holder constructed and operating as hereinbefore described and shown in the
annexed drawings.
2. In machinery for shaping the crutch handles of spades and shovels, the
construction and arrangement of the essential parts of the crutch block holder,
marked B, D, E, F and G, operating substantially as described and shown.
Dated the 1st day of September 1896.
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Agent for Applicants.