Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 18th-Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 19th Apr., 1887.
1, ALBERT STRATTON of 59 Prospect Hill Redditch in the County of Worcester,
Manager of Works do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in Machinery for making Fish
Hooks by which means the production is greatly facilitated with considerably less
labour to the attendant.
The whole of the machine is mounted upon a pair of cast iron legs bolted together
and upon which is fixed an arrangement having several small rollers upon it between
which the end of a coil of wire is passed to straighten it and continued on until
sliding carriage having upon its
gripped by a clutch or other means fixed upon a
underside a toothed rack into which a pinion gears this pinion being fixed to a shaft
having at its end an arm forming a lever which is connected with the main or driving
shaft in such a manner as to allow of the stroke of the arm being adjusted to turn the
pinion sufficiently to propel the sliding carriage the proper distance for the length of
wire required to be cut off, the wire being then held firm by a bolt pressing against it
while a cutter is forced down upon it diagonally producing a recess upon the body
which raises up a sufficient quantity of metal to form a barb which becomes the beard
of the hook, the cutter being depressed by being struck by a hammer which is
connected by levers to a kicking cam upon the main shaft upon which is also a cam
connected by levers to the bolt which presses upon the wire while being cut, the bolt
and the cutter being both raised again by means of springs. The wire then being
released is pressed by the carriage still further forward until two more cutters sliding
horizontally and which receives their motions from levers worked from two more cams
upon the main shaft, cut the wire off and at the same time by their angular shape
forming a rough point to the hook which is then bent slightly round by a holt pressing
against it slightly while projecting from the frame, this bolt being also worked from a
cam upon main shaft and brought back by a spring. The book is then taken up by a
second clutch or other means and pressed into a rough incision formed in a revolving

page_text: metal emery or stone wheel which can be adjusted in such a position that the hook
will meet it at the requisite angle and remain a sufficient time to polish the top surface
from point to beard after which it is dropped by the clutch in a completed state during
which time the next hook is being formed. The whole of the above movements are
obtained by means of levers working upon cams fixed upon the main shaft but I do
not confine myself to obtain the various motions in that way I may arrange for the
emery or other wheels to revolve round the point which would then be held firm in
one position or I may press the point forward against the said wheel or wheels by
means of a suitable grip held by the hand.
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GEORGE
BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.
I ALBERT STRATTON of 59 Prospect Hill Redditch in the County of Worcester,
Manager of Works do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in machinery for. making fish hooks
by which means the production is greatly facilitated with considerably less labour to
the attendant.
The whole of the machine is mounted upon a pair of cast iron legs, bolted together
and upon which is fixed an arrangement having several small rollers upon it between
which the end of a coil of wire is passed to straighten it and continued, on, until
gripped by a clutch or other means fixed upon a sliding carriage having upon its
underside a toothed rack into which a toothed pinion wheel or segment gears and
which is fixed to a shaft having at its end an arm forming a lever which is connected
with the main or driving shaft in such a manner as to allow of the stroke of the arm
being adjusted to turn the pinion wheel or segment sufficiently to propel the sliding
carriage the proper distance for the length of wire required to be cut off, the wire
being then held firm by a bolt pressing against it while a cutter is forced down upon
it diagonally producing a recess upon the body which raises up a sufficient quantity of
metal to form a barb which becomes the beard of the hook the cutter being depressed
by being struck by a hammer which is connected by levers to a kicking cam upon the
main shaft upon which is also a cani connected by levers to the bolt which presses upon

page_text: the wire while being cut the bolt and the cutter both being raised again by means of
springs. The wire then being released is pressed by the carriage still further forward
until two more cutters sliding horizontally and which receive their motions. from
levers worked from two or more cams upon the main shaft cut the wire off and at
the same time by their angular shape forming a rough point to the hook which is then
bent slightly round by a bolt pressing against it slightly while projecting from the
frame, this bolt being also worked from a cam upon main shaft and brought back by a
spring. The hook is then taken up by a second clutch or other means and pressed
into a rough incision formed in a revolving metal, emery or stone wheel which can be
adjusted in such a position that the hook will meet it at the requisite angle and remain
a sufficient time to polish the top, surface from point to beard after which it is
dropped by a clutch in a completed state during which time the next hook is being
formed.
The whole of the above movements are obtained by means of levers working upon
cams fixed upon the main shaft but I do not confine myself to obtain the various
motions in that way.. I may arrange for the emery or other wheels to revolve round
the point which would then be held firm in one position or I may press the point
forward against the said wheel or wheels by means of a suitable grip held by the
hand.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried into
practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings which illustrate, sufficiently
the general mode of producing the various portions to enable others to make the
same.
Figure 1 is a general plan of my machine.
Figure 2 is a pari, sectional elevation on the line of the travel of the wire.
Figure 3 is an enlarged section through the cutter box, shewing the operation of
the cutter upon the wire to form the beard.
Figure 4 is a front elevation of the cutter box with the front plate removed and
shewing the cutters for cutting off and bending wire.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the cutters for pointing the wire.
Figure 6 is an elevation of the appliance for grinding or polishing the point of
the hook.
Figure 7 is an elevation of the arrangement for propelling the carriage C and
adjusting its travel.
The body of the machine X is mounted upon the legs Z and the wire A
through the small rollers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, for the purpose of straightening it and
passes
continues on until it is gripped by the clutch B which is fixed upon the sliding
carriage C the pressure of which is adjusted by means of the screw pressing against
the head 6 of the clutch. The sliding carriage C has upon its underside the toothed
rack c. Into the rack the pinion wheel or segment D gears and is fast to the shaft D¹
having at the end the arm D2 Figure 7 which forms a lever and which is con-
nected by the rod D³ with the main or driving shaft E so that the stroke of the arm
can be adjusted by means of the slot el sufficiently to propel the sliding carriage C
the proper distance for the length of the wire required, to be cut off. The wire is
then held firm by the bolt F Figure 3 pressing the ferrule f¹ down upon it and the
cutter G which is fixed in the slide K' passes diagonally through the said ferrule and
produces the recess upon the body of the wire which raises up a sufficient quantity
of metal to form the barb a' which becomes the beard of the hook. The cutter is
depressed by a blow from the roller or hammer H which is connected by the lever /¹
to the kicking came upon the main shaft E upon which is also the cani J connected
by the levers and to the bolt F which fixes the wire while being cut.
The bolt Fis raised again by the spring as also the cutter by a spring inside the
slide box K. At the same time the two cutters L and L one on each side receive
their motions from the levers and worked by the cams and 1 which cuts the
wire through.
Immediately afterwards the bolt M descends by means of the lever m² worked by
the kicking cam m² and bends the end of the hook as shewn at a² Figure 3 and the

page_text: bolt is raised again by the spring m³. The wire being thus released is pressed forward
by the carriage a second step until two more cutters. O and 0 Figure 5 which
likewise receives their motions from the levers and 13 by their angular shape form a
point to the wire a³ and as the previous operations of barbing and cutting have been
proceeding the one hook is pushed out as the next approaches. The cutters O and O¹
are fixed in the two levers W and Wmounted upon the square or triangular bar l'
fixed to the frame of the machine, and the length of the wire is adjusted by regulating
its position to the body X. The descent of the bolt M can be adjusted by the sliding
collar m*.
The hook a is then put into the rest Q.
This rest is fixed to the frame R bolted to a suitable bed of a lathe R'. The rest Q
is fixed out of centre so that the point a³ of the hook will revolve true to the angle
required on the periphery of the emery or steel circular file S which is fitted to the
head. The hook may be turned by the handle T or other means. I may arrange for
the emery or other wheels to revolve and traverse the point which would then be held
firm in one position or I may press the point of the hook forward against the said.
wheel or wheels by means of a hand grip. The hook is then bent into its final form.
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 :-
The improvements in machinery for making fish hooks by which plain wire is fed
into the machine and barbed and cross cut and pointed and bent and ground
substantially as herein set forth.
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GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.