An Improved Device for Attaching Brooms, Brushes and such like, to their Handles or Sticks.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 20th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 20th May,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
An Improved Device for Attaching Brooms, Brushes and such like, to
their Handles or Sticks.
I, FREDERICK WINTER LYGO, Commercial Clerk, residing at 110, Larches
Street, Sparkbrook, in the City of Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is a device for attaching brooms brushes and such like to their
handles or sticks. It consists of a metal sleeve or ferrule, of about two and a half
inches in length composed or built up by connecting together two semi-circular-
sectioned thin metal parts or half tubes, the said connection being such as to
attach the said semi-circular parts jointedly to each other at their middles and
to form them into two moving halves or levers, capable of rocking to bring their
ends alternately closer together and further away, which expands the diameter of
the ferrule at the one end and contracts it at the other. The semi-circular sectioned
parts or half tubes are each formed from a metal blank, and the one has ears
upon it and the other holes for connecting the two parts together, lever-like, by
cross rivets. The ears are preferably made to lie flush with the outer diaineter
of the hinged together parts by sinking them into the metal of the side of the
half tube with the holes in. The meeting edges of the half tubes and the ends
are chamfered off or inclined so as to allow of the two halves moving like levers,
and the one end of each half is formed with a taper screw part to form when the
parts are together a circular externally screwed portion over which a screwed
ring is adapted to take. The said semi-circular parts or half tubes have a number
of spikes or teeth projecting from their exterior and interior surfaces for engage-
ment with the wood of the socket of the broom head and the end of the handle,
the said spikes or teeth being preferably formed by a cut-out piece from the body
of the metal of the parts.
To attach a handle to a broom by the device described, the one and plain end
of the forrule is first fully contracted and introduced well into the socket of the
broom's wooden head. The end of the handle is now introduced into the other
end of the ferrule, which as before described is externally screwed and taper,
and the screwed ring slipped over the handle and made to engage the end of the
said screwed part. Now, on further screwing up the suid ring the two semi-
circular halves of the ferrule are pulled inwards or together at the top around the
handle end and are expanded in the socket of the broom head, and the spikes or
teeth on each half are forced into the wood of the sockets walls and the handle,
and when the ring is screwed fully home a rigid joint of the handle to the broom
is made.
The joint can be simply pulled apart when another broom is to be fitted to the

page_text: handle, and the device can be used several times, The contacting and expanding
ring will be simply a cut-off length of tube internally screwed.
Dated this 25th day of August 1898.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
11, Burlington Chambers, New Street, Birmingham,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Device for Attaching Brooms, Brushes and such like, to
their Handles or Sticks.
I, FREDERICK WINTER LYGO, Commercial Clerk, residing at 110, Larchss
Street, Sparkbrook, in the City of Birmingham, 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;―
..
This invention is a device for attaching brooms, brushes, and such like to their
handles or sticks. It consists of a metal sleeve or ferrule of about two and a half
inches in length composed or built up by connecting together two semi-circular-
sectioned thin metal parts or half tubes, the said connection being such as to
attach the said semi-circular parts jointedly to each other at their middles, and
to form them into two moving halves or levers capable of rocking to bring their
ends alternately closer together and further away, which expands the diameter of
the ferrule at the one end and contracts it at the other. The semi-circular-sectioned
parts or half tubes are each formed from a metal blank, and have projecting ears
formed on their engaging ends through which pass rivets for connecting them
pivotedly together, so that they have a to and fro movement in respect of each
other. The meeting edges of the half tubes are slightly inclined throughout their
length so as to allow of the two halves moving like levers, and spiked parts pro-
ject from their lower exterior parts for engagement with the wood of the socket
of the broom head; the said spikes being preferably formed by cut-out pieces
from the body of the metal of the parts.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 represents a side view of the
ferrule with its lower parts expanded, Fig. 2 a front view, Fig. 3 a view similar
to Fig. 1 but with the outer sides of the parts in section, Fig. 4 a sectional view
on the dotted line A, B, Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 au elevation. Fig. 6 shows how the
device is inserted in position within a broom head with its lower parts contracted
or shut, and Fig. 7 shows the device in its engaged position connecting together
the broom head and handle; the lower parts of the same being now in an open
position by reason of the insertion of the broomstick.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of
the sheet of drawings. The fastening device or ferrule a consists of two semi-
circular-sectioned parts a³, a³, tapering slightly to their lower ends, and having
inclined and opposite edges a, a³. These semi-circular-sectioned parts are hinged
or pivoted together at 3 in such a manner that the said parts are capable of a to
and fro movement in respect of each other, so that their ends may be brought
alternately together or thrust apart; the inclined edges a¹, a³, allowing of this.
Small spikes are formed on the exterior faces of the lower semi-circular parts,
and out of the metal thereof, for engaging with the socket of a broom head, and
a hole is formed at the top of one of the semi-circular parts for receiving a
nail to be driven through the brom stick, when the latter is fixed in position
within the broom head and inside the ferrule or fastening device. Projecting

page_text: ears c, c³, are formed on the semi-circular portions, through which rivets r,r³,
take, to constitute a hinging or pivoting means as aforesaid.
In attaching a broom handle to its head by the fastening device described the
spiked end of the ferrule is first fully contracted by pushing the two movable
ends together, and then well introduced into the socket of the head as shown in
Fig. 6. By contracting the spiked end of the ferrule as aforesaid the upper and
plain and is opened for the reception of the broom handle. This latter is now
pushed well down into the ferrule causing its lower spiked ends to open auto-
matically out and grip the walls of the socket by means of its spikes. This open-
ing out of the lower parts of the ferrule causes the upper parts to come together
and tightly embrace the broom handle, and a nail driven through the latter
secures it to the ferrule.
As an additional securing means of the handle to its ferrule the top portions
of the latter may be externally screwed for a short distance, and a screw cap be
dropped over the broom handle and screwed into position on the ferrule as a
clamping means. It is found however in practice that a nail driven through the
upper part of the ferrule and broom handle is quite sufficient as a retaining means.
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:-
First. In attaching brooms, brushes, and the like, to their handles, the use of
a ferrule consisting of two semi-circular pieces of metal pivotedly connected
together so that their ends are capable of opening or shutting, for the purpose
described and set forth.
Second. In a ferrule for attaching brooms, brushes, and the like to their handles,
hinging or pivotedly connecting together two semi-circular-sectioned tapering
pieces of metal, inclining their edges, and providing their lower parts with spikes,
substantially as described and set forth.
Third. In a ferrule for attaching brooms, brushes, and the like, to their handles,
the combination of two semi-circular-sectioned tapering pieces of metal a³, a³,
capable of a to and fro movement in respect of each other, and provided with
inclined edges a, a, and spikes s on their lower portions, substantially as
described and set forth.