Improvements in Joiners' or other Crank Braces.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 12th Jan, 1895-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
Improvements in Joiners' or other Crank Braces.
WILLIAM PARKER FOX & THOMAS Fox, trading as Fox Bros. Delhi
Works, Henry Street, Sheffield in the County of Yorkshire, Engineers' Tool
Makers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The head we make "ball bearings "by forming a recess to receive one row of
balls in each end of the neck that head is attached to.
The bottom bearing to receive the thrust of head, is a small collar of suitable
shape, forming half bearing for balls at that end of neck, and being fastened on to
the frame or spindle of brace.
At top end of neck a suitable washer forms the other half of bearing and fastens
on to the spindle, holding neck and head in position.
The handle we make ball bearings as hereafter described;
The wood handles we bore out about one sixteenth of an inch larger than the
diameter of frame or spindle, each end of handle is recessed inside and set down a
little outside, to receive the steel or other metal bearing that is stamped, or
pressed, to fit inside and outside each end of handle, and forms a bearing to receive
the balls, a suitable washer placed on frame or spindle, at each end of handle
forms the other half of bearings, said washers are held in position by a nipple
being cast on frame or spindle, and in contact with said washer, "nipple being
composed of any suitable metal or alloy," or in place of nipples being cast on the frame
or spindle, we may put on collars made of steel or other suitable metal, which we
fasten on frame or spindle in any suitable manner.
Or, we also make a bearing to fit inside each end of handle.
Or, we make one to fit outside each end of handle.
In metal handles, we form the recess for balls in each end of handle.
For braces with ratchet attachment; at the bottom end of elbow we form a
recess to receive one row of balls, and the nose with a suitable washer forms the
other half of bearing.
Or we may put in two rows of balls, in which case the top part of elbow is
also recessed, and a suitable washer held in place by a screw engaging into the
stem of nose.
Dated this 13th day of April 1894.
WILLIAM PARKER FOX & THOMAS Fox, trading as Fox Bros. Delhi
Works, Henry Street Sheffield in the County of Yorkshire Engineers' Tool
Makers 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 :-
The head A we make ball bearing by forming a recess to receive one row of
balls H in each end of the neck B to which head A is attached.

page_text: The bottom bearing to receive the thrust of head A is a small collar C of
suitable shape forming half bearing for balls H at that end of neck B and being
fastened on to the frame or spindle D of brace.
At top end of neck B a suitable washer E forms the other half of bearing and
fastens on to the frame or spindle D, holding neck B and head A in position.
The handle F which we make in wood metal or other suitable material, we
make ball bearing as hereafter described.
The handle F we bore out about one sixteenth of an inch larger than the
diameter of frame or spindle D, cach end of handle F is recessed inside and set
down a little outside, to receive the steel or other metal bearing G that is
stamped, or pressed, to fit inside and outside each end of handle F and forms a
bearing to receive the balls H.
A suitable washer I placed on frame or spindle D at each end of handle F
forms the other half of bearing, said washers 1 are held in position by a nipple J
being cast on frame or spindle D and in contact with said washer I, the nipple J
being composed of any suitable metal or alloy, or in place of nipples J being
cast on the frame or spindle D, we may put on collars made of steel or other
suitable metal which we fasten on frame or spindle D in any suitable manner, or
we also make a bearing to fit inside each end of handle F, or we make one
to fit outside each end of handle F, or in metal handles we may form the
recess for balls in each end of handle.
For braces with ratchet attachment.
At the bottom end of elbow K we form a recess to receive one row of balls H,
and the nose L with a suitable washer M forms the other half of bearing.
Or we may put in two rows of balls, in which case the top part of elbow K
is also recessed, and a suitable washer held in place by a screw engaging into
the stem of nose L, or stem of nose L is lengthened and screwed and the washer
held in place by a nut or nuts.
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 ;
1st. For braces with ratchet attachment. The combination of ball bearing
head A with two rows of balls H and ball bearing handle F with two rows of
balls H and ball bearing nose L with either one or two rows of balls H as
described, or any suitable modifications of same.
2nd. For braces without ratchet attachment. The combination of ball bearing
head A, with two rows of balls H and ball bearing handle F with two rows of
balls Has described, or any suitable modifications of same.
3rd. Handles F we make ball bearings with two rows of balls H as described
or any suitable modifications of same.
Dated this 11th day of January 1895.
WILLIAM PARKER FOX.
THOMAS FOX.