IMPROVEMENTS IN SAD IRONS BOX IRONS AND OTHER SMOOTHING IRONS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Samuel Siddaway of West Bromwich in the County of
Stafford Ironfounder and Albert Edward William Clayton of West Bromwich
aforesaid Steel Worker for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN SAD IRONS
BOX IRONS AND OTHER SMOOTHING IRONS
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Samuel Siddaway and
Albert Edward William Clayton at the Office of the Commissioners of
Patents on the 1st September 1883.
SAMUEL SIDDAWAY of West Bromwich in the County of Stafford Ironfounder
and ALBERT EDWARD WILLIAM CLAYTON of West Bromwich aforesaid Steel
Worker "IMPROVEMENTS IN SAD IRONS BOX IRONS AND OTHER SMOOTHING
IRONS
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Our invention has reference to sad irons box irons and other smoothing irons
such for example as tailors' and hatters' irons which are provided with separable or
removeable handles and our said invention consists principally of the improved
construction of fastening herein after described whereby the separable
removeable handle is readily connected to and disconnected from the slab or
body of the sad iron or other smoothing iron.
Our said invention consists
further in the construction of portions of the separable or removeable handle and
the parts by which the handle is fitted to the slab or body of the smoothing iron
as herein after explained.
For convenience of description we will describe our invention as applied to a sad
iron to which it is especially applicable. We make the lower ends of the sides or
legs of the separable or removeable handle of a cylindrical figure by preference and
we fix in the slab of the sad iron by the casting process two tubular sockets which
project a short distance above the upper face of the said slab. The tubular
sockets are at a distance apart on the slab equal to the distance between the
cylindrical lower parts of the sides or legs of the handle so that the said sides can
be fitted in or removed from the said sockets by a vertical motion. The sockets
described give to the lower parts of the legs of the handle a long bearing and
hence great steadiness in the connection of the handle to the slab is obtained.

page_text: The said sides or legs of the handle are made of metal and the grip part of the
handle is made of wood or some non metallic material but the handle may be made
wholly of metal. The tubular sockets may be made in one piece with the slab by
the casting process.
The handle is connected to the slab of the sad iron by a fastening constructed as
follows:-
To one of the sides or legs of the handle a spring lever catch or fastening is
jointed the said catch or fastening being situated parallel to and on the outer side
of the said leg. The lower short arm of the lever catch has a hooked end with a
rounded nose and the upper arm which constitutes the thumb plate or handle end
of the lever is pressed outwards by a spring so as to force the lower hooked arm
in wards or towards the leg. The handle or thumb plate end of the said lever catch
is so situated with respect to the grip part of the handle that it may be operated
upon by the thumb while the hand is holding the said grip part of the handle.
Near the upper end of one of the tubular sockets the front one by preference on the
slab of the sad iron a slot is made of a size and shape suitable for the hooked
lower end of the lever catch to engage with
In connecting and fastening the separable or removeable handle to the slab of
the sad iron the lower cylindrical parts of the legs of the handle are fitted by a
sliding motion into the sockets on the slab that leg of the handle carrying the
lever catch being introduced into the slotted socket. Before the lower parts of the
legs of the handle have been fully pressed home in their sockets the lower hooked
end of the lever catch is pressed back by its nose bearing against the slotted
socket and when the said hooked end comes opposite the slot in the socket it
snaps into the said slot and the handle is securely fastened to the slab. To
disconnect the handle it is only necessary to press upon the handle or thumb plate
end of the lever catch when its hooked lower end is withdrawn from the slot in
the socket and the handle is released and may be lifted from the sockets.
Instead of making a slot in the tubular socket for the hooked end of the lever
catch to engage with a bevilled projection may be used in place thereof the hooked
end of the lever catch snapping on the fastening of the handle under the bottom or
shoulder of the bevilled projection.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Samuel Siddaway and Albert Edward William Clayton in the Patent
Office on the 14th February 1884.
SAMUEL SIDDAWAY of West Bromwich in the County of Stafford Ironfounder
and ALBERT EDWARD WILLIAM CLAYTON of West Bromwich aforesaid Steel
Worker " IMPROVEMENTS IN SAD IRONS, BOX IRONS AND OTHER SMOOTHING
IRONS
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Our invention has reference to sad irons, box irons and other smoothing irons,
such for example, as tailors' and hatters' irons, which are provided with separable
or removeable handles; and our said invention consists principally of the improved
construction of fastening hereinafter described whereby the separable or removeable
handle is readily connected to and disconnected from the slab or body of the şad
iron or other smoothing iron.
Our said invention consists further in the construction of portions of the
separable or removeable handle and the parts by which the handle is fitted to
the slab or body of the smoothing iron as hereinafter explained.
For convenience of description we will describe our invention as applied to a sad
iron to which it is especially applicable.
We make the lower ends of the sides or legs of the separable or removeable
handle of a 'cylindrical figure, by preference, and we fix in the slab of the sad iron
by the casting process two tubular sockets which project a short distance above
the upper face of the said slab. The tubular sockets are at a distance apart on the
slab equal to the distance between the cylindrical lower parts of the sides or legs
of the handle so that the said sides can be fitted in or removed from the said
sockets by a vertical motion. The sockets described give to the lower parts of the
legs of the handle a long bearing and hence great steadiness in the connection of
the handle to the slab is obtained. The said sides or legs of the handle are made
of metal and the grip part of the handle is made of wood or other non-metallic
material, but the handle may be made wholly of metal The tubular sockets may
be made in one piece with the slab by the casting process..
The handle is connected to the slab of the sad iron by a fastening constructed
as follows;
To one of the sides or legs of the handle a spring lever catch or fastening is
jointed, the said catch or fastening being situated parallel to and on the outer side
of the said leg. The lower short arm of the lever catch has a hooked end with a
rounded nose and the upper arm, which constitutes the thumb plate or handle end
of the lever, is pressed outwards by a spring so as to force the lower hooked arm
inwards or towards the leg. The handle or thumb plate end of the said lever
catch is so situated with respect to the grip part of the handle that it may be
0 operated upon by the thumb while the hand is holding the said grip part of the
handle.
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Near the upper end of one of the tubular sockets, the front one by preference,
on the slab of the sad iron, a slot is made of a size and shape suitable for the
hooked lower end of the lever catch to engage with.
In connecting and fastening the separable or removeable handle to the slab of
the sad iron, the lower cylindrical parts of the legs of the handle are fitted by a
sliding motion into the sockets on the slab, that leg of the handle carrying the
lever catch being introduced into the slotted socket. Before the lower parts of
the legs of the handle have been fully pressed home in their sockets the lower
0 hooked end of the lever catch is pressed back by its nose bearing against the slotted
socket and when the said hooked end comes opposite the slot in the socket it snaps

page_text: into the said slot and the handle is securely fastened to the slab. To disconnect
the handle it is only necessary to press upon the handle or thumb plate end of the
lever catch when its hooked lower end is withdrawn from the slot in the socket
and the handle is released and may be lifted from the sockets.
Instead of making a slot in the tubular socket for the hooked end of the
lever catch to engage with a bevilled projection may be used in place thereof
the hooked end of the lever catch snapping on the fastening of the handle under
the bottom or shoulder of the bevilled projection.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing
the manner in which our invention is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents in side elevation a sad iron provided with a separable or
removeable handle and parts connected therewith constructed according to our
invention; Figure 2 represents in side elevation and Figure 3 in end elevation
the separable handle detached from the body or slab of the sad iron.
The same letters indicate the same parts in the several Figures of the Drawing.
a is the slab or body of the sad iron and b, 62 are the tubular sockets on the
upper face of the said slab the said sockets being fixed on the said slab by the
casting process; or the sockets may be made by casting at the same time as
the slab.
d is the tubular or solid metallic grip of the handle and c. c² are the sides or
legs of the removeable handle, the said grip and sides or legs being made in one
piece; or instead of making the grip part d of metal it may be made of wood or
other non-metallic material. The lower end of the sides or legs c c are cylindrical
and of a size suitable to fit in the tubular sockets b, 62. To the side c² of the
removeable handle a spring lever catch or fastening e is jointed at f, a spring g
bearing against and pressing outwards the upper arm of the lever catch. The
lower arm of the lever catch e is hooked at e* and the said hooked arm is forced
inwards or towards the side or leg c by the action of the spring g upon the upper
arm of the lever catch.
In the tubular socket 6 at the front or point end of the slab a, a slot h is made
of a size and shape suitable for the hooked lower end e³ of the lever catch e to
engage with.
In order to connect the separable handle to the slab a of the sad iron, the
lower cylindrical parts of the legs or sides c, c' of the handle are fitted by a sliding
motion into the sockets b, b, the legs c³ carrying the lever catch being introduced
into the slotted socket 6. Before the lower parts of the legs of the handle have
been fully pressed home in their sockets, the lower hooked end e of the lever
catch e is pressed back by its nose bearing against the slotted socket 62 and when
the said hooked end comes opposite the slot h in the socket it snaps into the said
slot and the handle is securely fastened to the slab as represented in Figure 1.
When the lower parts of the sides or legs c, c² of the handle are fitted in their
sockets b, b the latter in consequence of their long bearing give great steadiness
to the handle.
In order to disconnect the handle from the slab the handle or thumb plate end
of the lever catch e is pressed inwards by the thumb of the hand grasping the 4
grip d. The lower hooked end e² of the catch is thereby withdrawn from the
slot h in the socket 6' and the handle is released and may be lifted from the sockets
as represented in Figures 2 and 3. Instead of the slot h in one of the tubular
sockets, a bevilled projection may be used for the hooked end e² of the lever catch e
to engage with
Figure 4 represents partly in elevation and partly in section a sad iron in which
the connecting parts of the handle are modified and Figure 5 illustrates the
handle detached.
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In this modification, the connecting parts of the slab and handle are inverted,
that is, pegs i, i are made on the upper face of the slab a by the casting process 5
and the lower ends of the sides or legs c, c² of the handle are made tubular to fit
upon the pegs i, i on the slab a. In this modification a slot k is made in the

page_text: tubular part of the leg c³ for the hooked end e² of the lever catch e to work in and
a notch is made in the front peg i for the said hooked end to engage with for
fastening the handle to the slab as illustrated in Figure 4.
In applying our invention to tailors' and hatters' and other like smoothing irons
in which solid slabs are used, we construct and combine the parts substantially as
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawing with respect
to a sad iron; and in applying our invention to box irons we provide the cover
of the box iron either with tubular sockets or solid pegs for the ends of the sides
or legs of the separable handle to pass into or to take upon.
Having now described the nature of our invention and the manner in which
the same is to be performed we wish it to be understood that We claim as our
invention of "Improvements in sad irons, box iron and other smoothing irons."
First-The combination with the slab or body of the smoothing iron of tubular
sockets or with projecting pegs and so constructing the lower parts of the sides or
legs of the separable or removeable handle that they will fit in the said tubular
sockets or upon the said pegs on the slab or body substantially as and for the
purpose herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawing.
Secondly The combination with the removeable or separable handles and slabs
or bodies claimed in the preceding claim of a lever catch or lever fastening for
fastening the said handles to the said slabs or bodies, the said lever catch or lever
fastening being constructed and operating substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying Drawing
In witness whereof I the said Samuel Siddaway have hereunto set my hand
and seal this thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty four
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