Improvements in Means for Securing Broom Heads to Handles.
Year: 1896

page_text: UVIDIONAL D
Improvements in Means for Securing Broom Heads to Handles.
I JOHN ASPINALL of Windmill Yard Shamble Street Barnsley in the County
of York Brush Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to means for securing broom heads to handles its object
being to combine a simple device whereby the broom head is more securely fixed to
the handle than is possible with means as generally employed and at very little extra
cost to attain which we nail screw or otherwise secure to the broom head near the
hole for the reception of the handle a metal plate made with either a plain hole or
screw boss and through this we pass a thumb headed screw which enters the
handle higher up than is possible with the ordinary nail hole.
It will be obvious that the metal plate aforesaid tends to considerably strengthen
the broom head in the place hitherto the weakest part. Where desired two or more
metal plates may be used or the said plate may extend in annular form around the
handle hole and any convenient number of screws may be used with a corre-
sponding number of screw bosses or holes.
1000
JOHN ASPINALL.
Improvements in Means for Securing Broom Head
I, JOHN ASPINALL of Windmill Yard, Shambles Street Barnsley, in the County
of York Brush Manufacturer 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 relates to means for securing broom heads to handles, its object
being to combine a simple device whereby the broom head is more securely fixed
to the handle than is possible with means as generally employed to attain which
I arrange the broom head with the device set forth in the accompanying sheets of
drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a cross sectional elevation taken on line a a of Fig. 2. which latter is
a front elevation of a broom head and handle having our improved combined
device fitted thereto and Fig. 3. is a plan of same. Fig. 4 is also a plan showing
a modification in the device and Fig. 5 & 6 is likewise similar plans showing
a further modification.
Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of part of broom head showing the
method of storing the screw away in the head when detached from handle.
Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view.
With reference to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 I nail screw or otherwise secure to the
broom head A near the hole 6 for the reception of the handle c a metal plate D

page_text: made with either a plain hole or screw boss as desired for the reception of the thumb
headed screw E which enters the handle c higher up than is possible with the
ordinary nail hole. It will be obvious that the metal plate D tends to consider-
ably strengthen the broom head A in the place hitherto found its weakest.
Where desired two or more metal plates D may be used as shown at Fig. 4 or
the plate D may extend in annular form around the handle hole 6 and any
convenient number of screws E may be used as shown at Fig. 5, or instead of the
plates D receiving screws they may receive staples E' shown at Fig. 6.
The screws E or fastenings E' may be stowed away in the hole of the broom
heads when not in use as shown at Fig. 7.
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 :
1. In means for securing broom heads to handles the combination of a plate or
plates D fixed to said head with a screw or similar fastening E substantially as
described and for the attainment of the object specified.
Dated thie 18th day of November 1906
JOHN ASPINALL.