IMPROVEMENTS IN HAND-RAKES FOR HAY-MAKING AND SIMILAR PURPOSES
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake,
& Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for an Invention of
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IMPROVEMENTS IN HAND-RAKES FOR HAY-MAKING AND SIMILAR PURPOSES."
A communication from abroad by Olof Bergstrom, of Finshyttan, Sweden.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 11th November 1881.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN HAND-RAKES FOR HAY-
MAKING AND SIMILAR PURPOSES." [A communication from abroad by Olof
Bergstrom, of Fynshyttan, Sweden.]
The object of this Invention is to produce a hay or garden rake which will be
cheaper, stronger, and more durable than the rakes heretofore made.
In carrying the said Invention into practice the cross-bar or head, viz., that part
of the rake in which the pegs are fastened, is made of strong sheet or other iron,
in which holes are made at suitable intervals and into which the pegs are fitted ;
the pegs may either be made double so that there will be two pegs together in one
piece, or single or T-shaped. If double pegs are used small pieces of wire are
inserted between the pegs in order to strength the head part or cross-bar.
the pegs are bent single or in T-shape, the bent part of one peg reaches to the
next peg. After the pegs have been put in the holes a portion of the iron head or
cross bars is bent round so that it closes tightly on the pegs.
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That part in which the wooden handle is fastened can be made in two different
ways. It may be made in three pieces, two of which are alike as to their form,
but fastened in such a manner that the one coines above and the other below the
wooden handle. One rivet on each side of the handle keeps these two parts together
so that they form a hole in which the wooden handle is firmly held. The third
piece, which holds the end of the bandle between itself and the head piece, is placed
on the upper side thereof under the ends of one of the other pieces. The other
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page_text: piece has its ends under the head piece, and the three pieces are all fastened with
the same rivets to the head-piece or cross-bar.
The other mode of making that part which holds the handle is as follows:-It
consists of one single piece or plate, which is fastened to the head-piece or cross-
bar with rivets. In this piece or plate two incisions are made in the direction of
the handle, and the plate outside the incisions is afterwards bent round in one
direction, and the part between the incisions is bent in the opposite direction.
The handle is then inserted and fastened with rivets or nails which pass through
the plate.
The level part of the head-piece or cross-bar may be of the same breadth all
along, or it may be made narrower towards the ends, in which case the rake is
lighter although the strength is not materially decreased.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Robert Lake in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
10th May 1882.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN HAND-RAKES FOR HAY-
MAKING AND SIMILAR PURPOSES." A communication from abroad by Olof
Bergstrom, of Finshyttan, Sweden.
The object of this Invention is to produce a hay or garden rake which will be
cheaper, stronger, and more durable than the rakes heretofore made.
In the accompanying Drawing
Figures 1 and 2 show parts of the rake as seen from the side at which the
handle is inserted.
Figures 3 and 4 show parts of the rake and handle as seen from above.
Figures 5 and 6 are vertical sections through the centre of the handle.
Figures 7, 8, and 9 show pegs of different forms.
In carrying the said Invention into practice the cross-bar or head a of the rake
in which the pegs are fastened is made of strong sheet-iron or other material, in
which holes are made at suitable intervals, and into which the pegs bare fitted in
the manner shewn in the Drawing. The pegs may either be made double, so that
there will be two pegs formed in one piece, as shown in Figure 7, single as shown
in Figure 8, or T-shaped as shewn in Figure 9. If double pegs are used small
pieces of wire c are inserted between the pegs b in order to strengthen the head
part or cross-bar, as shown in Figures 1, 3, and 4. If the pegs are bent single or
made T-shaped, the bent part of one peg reaches to the next peg, as shown with
regard to the former in Figure 2. After the pegs have been put in the holes a
portion of the material forming the head or cross-bar is bent round so that it
closes tightly on the pegs.
That part in which the wooden handle is fastened may be made in two different
ways. It may be made in three pieces, D, E, F, as shown in Figures 1, 3, and 5,
the pieces d and e being alike as to their form, but fastened in such a manner that
the one comes above and the other below the wooden handle. One rivet on each side
of the wooden handle keeps the parts d and e together, so that they form a holo
in which the wooden handle is firmly held. The piece f which holds the end of
the handle between itself and the head piece is placed on the upper side thereof
under the ends of the piece d. The piece e has its ends under the head piece, and
the three pieces d, e, and fare all fastened with the same rivets to the head-piece
or cross-bar.
Figures 4 and 6 show another mode of making that part which holds the handle.
It consists in providing one single piece or plate g, which is] fastened to the bead-
piece or cross-bar with rivets. In this piece or plate two incisions are made
perpendicular to the direction of the handle; the plate outside the incisions is
afterwards bent round in one direction, and the part between the incisions is bent
in the opposite direction. The handle is then inserted, as shown in Figure 6, and
fastened with rivets or nails, which pass through the plate g.
The flat part of the head-piece or cross-bar may be of the same width all along,
or it may be made narrower towards the ends, in which case the rake is lighter,
although the strength is not materially decreased.
Having thus fully described the said Invention, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood.
that I claim,
First. A hay or garden rake with pegs formed, either as shown in Figure 7 or in
Figure 8, or T-shaped, as shown in Figure 9.

page_text: Second. A hay or garden rake constructed with double or single bent or
T-shaped pegs by inserting them in holes provided in the head-piece or cross-bar
and afterwards bending the plate over. the horizontal part of the pegs, substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
Third. Strengthening the head-piece by putting short pieces of wire between
the horizontal parts of the pegs when double bent pegs are used, substantially as
set forth.
Fourth. Providing for the reception of the wooden handle by rivetting on the
head-piece three piece of sheet iron, which are bent, substantially as specified and
shown in Figures 1, 3, and 5.
Fifth. Providing for the reception of the wooden handle by rivetting a piece of
plate on the head piece, the said plate having two or more incisions, and the parts
being bent in opposite directions, substantially as specified and as shown in
Figures 4 and 6.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Ninth day of May, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
W. ROBT. LAKE.. (L.S.)