Improvements in the Manufacture of Pressed or Stamped, Socket or Languet Spades and Shovels.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 5th Aug., 1893
CUMI DELE DI MULTICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Pressed or Stamped, Socket or
Languet Spades and Shovels.
THOMAS JONES and SAMUEL JONES, both of 8 Norfolk Street, Newcastle,
Spade and Shovel Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
We will first describe our invention in connection with socket, pressed or stamped
"ridged" spades or shovels.
Our invention consists of a back plate, riveted, by countersunk rivets, over the
hollow made by the ridge, making it flush with back of spade or shovel.
By our improvement the following are the advantages; The handle when soft
may be forced three or four inches into ridge and then rivited into position, thus
giving greater power in. using spade or shovel, giving double the strength, &
tendency to break off at neck is done away with. Other improvements are ;-a
better finish is given to spade or shovel, and dirt is prevented from accumulating in
the hollow.
We will now proceed to describe our invention applied to languet or back strap
spades or shovels.
Our improvement consists of making the raised part of blade-hitherto made
almost semicircular, and called the "cofer,"-ridge shape, and riveting over the
hollow, made by ridge, a back strap (or languet), making the back of spade
level.
By our improvement the handle (which is riveted between languets (or straps))
may be made to go three or four inches into the ridge and riveted into position.
Thus giving greater power in working. It strengthens the blade of spade or shovel.
Less rivets are needed in this than in the old pattern.
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Having thus specified the object and nature of this, our said invention, for
Improvements in the manufacture of pressed or stamped, socket or languet (or
backstrap) spades and shovels," its description will be proceeded with in reference
to the accompanying drawings. (Back of spade shown throughout.)
Fig. 1 (a) represents an ordinary pressed ridge socket spade, or shovel.
Fig. 1 (6) shows section thro' X Y.
Fig. 2 (c) shows back plate stamped out of sheet steel.
Fig. 2 (e) shows back plate rivited into position.
Fig. 2 (d) shows section thro' X' Y', (f) being handle, (c) back plate.
Fig. 3 (e) shows back strap (or languet) stamped out of sheet steel.
Fig. 3 (e) shows back-strap riveted into position-ridge of languet spade or
shovel being made the same shape as in Fig. 1 (a).
Fig. 3 (h) shows section through X" Y", e" being back strap and (^) handle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
First, in pressed ridge socket spades and shovels.
1. A back plate rivited over hollow made by ridge.
2. Handle driven three, (3) or four, (4) inches into ridge.
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page_text: Second, in pressed, languet, spades and shovels.
1. A ridge (instead of ordinary "cofer") extending halfway down shovel.
2. Shape of backstrap riveted to back of blade of spade or shovel, and made
flush with back of blade..
3. General construction and combination of parts.
The whole forming "Improvements in pressed or stamped, socket and languet
spades and shovels," substantially hereinbefore described. and shewn. on. accom-
panying sheet of drawings.
T. JONES.
SAMUEL JONES.
Dated this 10th day of April 1893.
T. JONES.
SAMUEL JONES.