Improvements in Carriage Door Locks, Handles, and Fittings connected therewith.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Sept., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1897-Accepted, 28th Aug., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carriage Door Locks, Handles, and Fittings
connected therewith.
We FREDERICK WHITTINGHAM, of 27 Ravensbourne Road, Bromley, in the County
of Kent Coach Goods Warehouseman and SAMUEL WILKES and JONAH WILKES
Lock Manufacturers The Green Bloxwich in the County of Stafford, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our improvements is for secureing the handles to the doors and locks
for the aforesaid purposes in a more substantial manner than heretofore, relates
to Locks using an outside handle only, or those that use an outside handle an
inside one (as the case may be).
In the first place we either cast solid with the forend or front plate of the Lock,
an Escutcheoun or bearing to support and allow the handle to turn in, on the front
side of the door style, or we cast, Forge, or stamp a loose plate of metal with an
escutcheoun or bearing solid to it, for screwing, rivetting, or attaching to the Forend
of the Lock in any other suitable way, to form an adjustable or non-adjustable
bearing, and to give to it a firmer bearing than is got in the ordinary way by
screwing a loose escutcheoun to the door style or by sharpened studs at the back for
pressing into the wood.
And in order to dispense with the screw nuts usually used to hold the handle
securely to the doors, and at the same time give more freedom to the working of it,
we cut a groove in the round part of it immediately above the square part of the
spindle connected to it, that turns and takes its bearing in the escutcheoun, in which
are drilled or cast one or more holes lying at right angles to the groove cut in the
handle and coincident with it, these holes we make slightly taper and insert pins or
screws in them, one half of the pin meeting and lying in part of the groove, it allows
the handle to turn to operate the Lock and at the same time prevents it from being
withdrawn from the door.
In the case of the inside handle to secure it to the spindle of the outside handle, a
square hole is cut or cast in it, to admit of its being passed on to the square part of
the said spindle, on which is cut a groove on one or more sides of it, holes are then
drilled in the handle to meet and partly pass through the grooves and one or more
pins or screws are inserted in them which prevents the handle being withdrawn, this
also dispenses with the screwed nut usually used to secure the handle and at the
same time securely fastening it to the spindle and allowing it to operate the
Lock.
Also to take up the wear that occurs in time between the front escutcheoun and
the one placed on the inside of the door for the inside handle to wear against, we cast
a recess in the back part of it that lies against the door and insert an India Rubber
washer or spring in it, this acts as a slight buffer to the inside handle and allows the
wear to adjust itself to a slight extent and affords a ready means of adjusting the

page_text: wear of the handles by the insertion of thicker washers as it takes place and at
the same time prevents the rattling that would take place.
Dated this Seventh day of September 1896.
FREDERICK WHITTINGHAM.
SAMUEL WILKES.
JONAH WILKES.
Improvements in Carriage Door Locks, Handles, and Fittings
connected therewith.
We, FREDERICK WHITTINGHAM 27 Ravensbourne Road Bromley, Kent, Coach
Ironmonger SAMUEL WILKES and JONAH WILKES Lock Manufacturers The Green,
Bloxwich in the County of Stafford 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 Objects of our improvements is for securing the handles to the doors &
Locks for the aforesaid purposes in a more substantial manner than heretofore &
relates to Locks using an outside handle only, or those that use an outside handle
& an inside one (as the case may be).
In the first place we either cast solid with the for-end or front plate of the Lock
an escutcheon or bearing to support & allow the han lle to turn in on the front side
of the door style, or we cast forge or stamp a loose plate of metal b. Fig. 1. with
an escutcheon or bearing c. solid to it, for screwing or rivetting to the for-end of Lock
in any other suitable way to form an adjustable or non-adjustable bearing, & to give
to it a firmer bearing than is got in the ordinary way by screwing a loose escutcheon
to the door style by sharpened studs at the back for pressing into the wood.
d.
And in order to dispense with the screw nuts usually used to hold the handle
securely to the doors & at the same time to give more freedom to the working of it,
we cut a groove & Fig. 1. in the round part of it, immediately above the square part
of the spindle connected to it, that turns and takes its bearing in the escutcheon, b.
in which are drilled or cast one or more holes 6. lying at right angles to the groove
cut in the handle and coincident with it. These holes we make slightly taper and
insert pins or screws, F. in them one half of the pins meeting & lying in part of
the groove allows the handle to turn to operate the Lock & at the same time
prevents it from being withdrawn from the Escutcheon.
In the case of the inside handle Fig. 5. to secure it to the spindle of the outside
handle Fig. 1 a square hole is cut or cast in it to admit of it being passed on to the
square part of the said spindle on which is cut a groove on one or more sides of it.
Holes g are then drilled in the handle to meet & partly pass through the grooves &
one or more taper pins or screws F 1 are inserted in them which prevents the
handle from being withdrawn, this also dispenses with the screwed nut usually used
to secure the handle, & at the same time securely fastening it to the spindle and
allowing it to operate the Lock.
Also in order to take up the wear that takes place in time between the front
escutcheon & the one placed on the inside of door for the inside handle to wear
against we cast a recess H. Fig. 7, in the back part of it that lies against the
door, & insert an india rubber washer or a spring in it this acts as a slight buffer to
the inside handle & allows the wear to adjust itself to a slight extent & affords a

page_text: ready means of adjusting the wear of the handles by the insertion of thicker washers
as it takes place and at the same time prevents the rattling that would take
place.
On referring to the drawings Fig. 1 shows outside handle with escutcheon & plate
attached.
Fig. 2. another view shewing pin or serew passing through Escutcheon & groove
cut in the round part of handle, also slit cut in the escutcheon to take up wear.
Figs. 3 & 4 another form of escutcheon plate.
Fig. 5 inside handle & pin for fastening it to the spindle.
Figs. 6 & 7 Escutcheon for inside handle sharing the recess at back for
washers.
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.
1. The casting of an escutcheoun solid with the forend of Locks as used on Carriage
Doors.
2. The attachment of a plate of metal by casting or otherwise to the escutcheon
of the handles, for rivetting, dovetailing, or screwing to the for-end or front plate of
Locks, to form a fixed bearing for the handles to turn in without having to depend
upon fixing the same to the door styles.
3. Securing the handles to the Locks & escutcheouns by pins or screws partly
passing through grooves cut in the handle spindles.
4. Inside Eandle escutcheons having a recess in the back for the insertion of
washers to compensate for wear.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1897.
FREDERICK WHITTINGHAM.
SAMUEL WILKES.
JONAH WILKES.