Improvements in or in the Manufacture of Metallic Terminal Ornaments for Bedsteads and other Metallic Articles of Furniture.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 12th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 28th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in the Manufacture of Metallic Terminal
Ornaments for Bedsteads and other Metallic Articles of
Furniture.
I, ALFRED HEATH of Leopold Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention pertains to sheet metal terminal ornaments, such as vases, knobs,
mounts and other articles of a like manufacture, for metallic bedsteads, fenders, cots,
pillars, railings and the like.
My invention relates only to the foot or neck part, or that part of the neck of the
said ornaments, which are internally wormed, for taking upon a screw pin, or
screwed rod, extending from, or attached to, an article, to which the said vases,,
mounts or ornaments are to be applied.
These thin sheet metal ornaments or mounts, as ordinarily manufactured, havė.
brazed or soldered within the lower terminal parts of their necks, thick solid parts,"
with screw threads cut in the interiors of the said parts, which are technically
called "pummels.'
:
In consequence of the thinness of the metal employed in the formation of the
neck, and shell body parts, of the said ornaments, the same become deteriorated,
blistered or burned, during the process of soldering, or brazing the pummel in
position.
And further the said pummels are liable to become loose, if the operation of
affixing, is not conducted with care.
My invention consists in fitting, or providing the neck, or foot of the neck part,
with an outside pummel, or a combined pummel and mount.
Thus, in carrying out my invention, I make up the body part of the ornament or
mount, from two thin and shaped sheet metal shells, of any desired pattern or
figure. The lower shell has a neck or contracted under part, which is terminated
outwardly by a closed foot, consisting of a narrow collar with a closed bottom;
which is subsequently pierced with a square, (or other suitable shaped) hole, to
prevent the attached pummel, or combined pummel and mount, from rotating, when
in position.
The pummel or combined pummel and mount, consists of a circular dished-shaped
piece of metal, having an inwardly directed hollow neck or boss, squared on the
outside, and with a screw thread cut in the interior.
In putting the component parts of the ornament together, the shells of the body
part, are united in the ordinary way, by spinning or closing the boundary edging of
the open boundary part of one shell, over that of the other, when the mount or
ornament is then completed, by placing the said outside pummel or fitting, upon the
outside and extreme lower part, of the foot of the neck, with the internally screwed,
and outside squared boss, taking and lying within the square hole in the bottom of
the neck, hence the prevention of the same from rotating.
This outside pummel, is then permanently affixed, by turning or spinning the
terminal edging of the outside wall, over and upon the throttled or contracted part
of the neck, at its junction with the foot or short collar.
By my invention considerable economy in the manufacture or production, without
soldering or brazing of the said articles, is effected.
Dated this 7th day of March 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in the Manufacture of Metallic Terminal
Ornaments for Bedsteads and other Metallic Articles of
Furniture.
I, ALFRED HEATH, of Leopold Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer,
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 pertains to thin sheet metal terminal ornaments, such for example,
as vases, knobs, mounts and other articles of a like manufacture for metallic
bedsteads, fenders, cots, pillar, desk and other railings, spindles and the like.
My invention relates only to the connection end, foot or neck part, or that part
of the neck of the said ornaments or articles which is internally wormed, for taking
upon a screw, screw peg, rod or the like, extending from, or attached to an article
to which the said vases, mounts, knobs or ornaments are to be applied.
These thin sheet-metal ornaments, mounts or terminals, as ordinarily manufactured,
have brazed or soldered within the lower terminal parts of their necks, thick solid
parts, with screwed holes formed within the middles, and which are technically
called "pummels."
In consequence of the thinness of the metal employed in the production of the
said articles, the same oftentimes become blistered, burned or otherwise damaged
during the process of brazing or soldering the pummel in position.
Still further, the said pummels are liable to become loose, if the operation of
affixing or brazing is not conducted with great care.
My invention consists in fitting or providing the neck, or foot of the neck part,
with an outside pummel, or a combined pummel and mount.
In carrying out my invention, I make the body of the ornament, knob or mount,
from a single shell, or from two or more thin sheet metal shells, of an desired
pattern or figure. The lower shell has a neck or contracted under part, which is
terminated outwardly by a closed foot, consisting of a narrow collar with a closed
bottom, which is subsequently pierced with a square (or other suitable shaped) hole,
to prevent the attached punimel, or combined pummel and mount from rotating,
when in position.
The pummel or combined pummel and mount, consists of a circular dished shaped
piece of metal, having an inwardly directed hollow neck or boss, squared on the
outside, and with a screw thread cut within a screw hole up its middle.
In putting the component parts of the ornament or mount together, the shells of
the body part are united in the ordinary way, by spinning or closing the boundary
edging of the open boundary part of one shell over that of the boundary edge of
the other, when the mount or ornament is then completed, by placing the said outside
pummel, fitting or square necked cap, upon the outside and extreme lower part of
the foot of the neck, knob or ornament, and with the outside squared boss, taking
and fitting within the square hole in the semi-enclosed bottom of the neck.
This outside pummel is then permanently affixed, by turning or spinning the
terminal edging of its outside wall, over and upon the throttled and contracted part
of the neck of the knob.
By my invention considerable economy in the production, without soldering or
brazing of the said article is effected.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents partly in elevation, and partly
in section, a sheet metal knob or terminal ornament with the connection or attach-
ment end of the same, constructed, built up, or fitted, according to my invention.
Figure 2 represents an inverted plan of the same; or an end view of the said
attachment end.
Figure 3 shows the sheet metal knob or ornament, before the introduction into its
foot or connection end, of the pummel attachment.

page_text: Figure 4 represents an underside plan of Figure 3, showing the square hole in the
middle of its foot.
Figure 5 shows the pummel attachment separately, and in section; Figure 6 is
an underside plan of the same, while Figure 7 is a topside plan of the said Figure 5
showing the square boss or collar part, which, as hereinafter described, takes into
the like shaped hole in the foot of the knob.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
The sheet knob or terminal ornament a, has its foot end, adjacent to the neck c,
pierced about its middle with a square or angular shaped hole 52, wherein a square
and axially screwed collar or boss d³, of a pummel attachment d, takes, and is
prevented from rotating, by the square or angular shaped collar part of the one,
fitting within the square hole of the other; is a thin flange or collar, made in one
piece with the pummel base part, and whose boundary edge d³, is spun, turned or
closed over the shoulder 63 of the base or foot end b, hence the connection and
fitting of the said pummel or cap part d, having a screwed hole d, through its
middle, to the base of the neck, or to the foot of the sheet metal knob, terminal or
ornament.
I wish it to be understood that the collar or boss of the one part, and the
hole 2, of the other part, may be of any desired figure, that will prevent the said
one part from rotating within the said other part.
Figure 8 represents a modified form of my invention, and which said view shows
an underside plan.
Figure 9 represents the same partly in section, showing a recess in the foot end
of the knob, instead of a hole wherein the boss or collar of the pummel attachment
takes.
Thus, a is a sheet metal knob, with a sheet metal foot end b, having a sinking or
recess, within it, centrally pierced with a hole 62, through which latter, the
spindle of the knob inwardly passes, whilst within the former, the boss or
pummel d, having a screwed hole up its middle takes, whilst the boundary edges d³,
as before, are turned over the shoulder b³, at the junction of the neck with the basc
or foot end.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
:-
First-
-In sheet metal terminal ornaments, vases and knobs, having sheet metal
bases or foot ends, fitting the foot or connection end of the same with a pummel and
bossed or angular collared attachment, having a wormed hole through its middle,
and an outer boundary flange or rim, substantially as described and set forth in the
several figures.
Secondly In sheet metal terminal ornaments vases and knobs, having sheet
metal bases, fitting the same with an angular collared or bossed pummel, which
takes upon the end of the said base of the said ornament or knob, and with the
angular collar or boss, which is screwed up its middle, fitting within a like angular-
shaped hole or recess formed within the said base end, substantially as described
and set forth.
Thirdly-In sheet metal terminal ornaments, vases or knobs, having sheet metal
bases or foot ends, the combination with a sheet metal foot or base b, having an
angular or irregular figured piercing formed through it, or sinking within it, of a
like angular or irregular shaped collar or boss of the pummel attachment, which
pummel attachment is secured in position by its flanges being turned over the said
foot, and with the boss taking within the hole or recess, as described and set forth.
Dated this 10th day of December 1892.
ALFRED HEATH,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.