Improvements in or relating to Coffin Handles.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Coffin Handles.
We, CHARLES DARRAH, Junior, Manufacturer, and ALFRED SMITH, Designer,
both of Miller Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare
the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a coffin handle with a small hole formed in each arm
for the purpose of receiving staples by which the arms are linked and attached
to the coffin, also of a small boss-like formation on each arm, which, whilst
serving as a neat finish to the handle, and concealing the hinges, acts as a "stop"
when the handle is raised to the horizontal.
These improvements avoid all risk of the handle leaving the staples when
subjected to a severe strain, afford increased facility in lifting the coffin and give
the handle a better appearance than the present make of handle.
The boss-like formation may be in various shapes, round, square oval or other-
wise.
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Improvements in or Relating
We, CHARLES DARRAH, Junior, Manufacturer, and ALFRED SMITH, Designer,
both of Miller Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, 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 consists of a coffin handle with a small hole formed in each arm
for the purpose of receiving staples by which the arms are linked and attached
to the coffin, also of a small boss-like formation on each arm, which whilst
serving as a neat finish to the handle and concealing the hinges, acts as a stop
when the handle is raised to the horizontal.
These improvements avoid all risk of the handle leaving the staples when
subjected to a severe strain afford increased facility in lifting the coffin and give
the handle a better appearance than the present make of handle.
The boss-like formation may be in various shapes, round, square oval or other-
wise.
And in order that our said invention may be more clearly understood we have
hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings in which :-

page_text: Fig. 1 is a front view of a coffin handle made according to our invention.
Fig. 2 is an end view of same. Fig. 3 is an end view but shewing the handle
attached to part of a coffin which is in section.
Fig. 4 being a similar view but shewing the handle in a raised position.
Fig. 5 is a plan of one arm of the handle and staple.
According to our invention the two arms (A) and (B) of the coffin handle (C)
terminate at their upper extremities with two boss like projections (D) and (E)
and which not only serves as a neat finish to the arms, but conceals the hinges
and acts as a stop when the handle is raised.
These bosses (D) and (E) are formed with ears (E*) as seen in the side elevation
Fig. 2 and these ears have holes (Ex) for receiving the staple (F) which are of
the shape shewn in Fig. 5 and made sufficiently long to go through the coffin
handle plate (G) the side of the coffin (H) and leaving sufficient to allow each
of its ends to turn out at right angles inside the coffin thus securing the whole
together. When the handle (C) is raised to the position shown in Fig. 4 the
bosses (1) and (E) abut against the "eye" or rounded portion of the staples (F)
thus giving rigidity to the handle.
The part of the handle (C) can be made of any pattern or design and the
bosses (D) and (E) may be of any designed shape.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
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I: Coffin handles having arms formed with boss-like extremities and ears
with holes to receive staples for the purpose of fixing the same to the coffin handle
plate and coffin side substantially as herein set forth and shewn on the accom-
panying drawing.
Dated this sði
CHARLES DARRAH, JUNIOR.
ALFRED SMITH.
By John G. Wilson & Co., Fels.I.P.A.,
Agents for Applicants,
55, Market Street, Manchester.
CHARLES DARRAH, JUNIOR.
ALFRED SMITH.
By John G. Wilson & Co., Fels.I.P.A.,
Agents for Applicants,
55, Market Street, Manchester.