Improvements in Fixing Handles to Brushes, Rakes, and Hoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1896
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fixing Handles to Brushes, Rakes, and Hoes.
I PETER LUCAS of No. 30 Cardigan Road, Kingston, Portsmouth in the County
of Hampshire, England, Carpenter and Joiner do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The invention is a combination consisting of four articles, namely brush, ráke,
and hoe and handle.
The handle is made of wood and a fixed metal socket at one end screwed and
fastened permanently to the wooden handle.
The said socket has one flange on each side with one hole in each flange.
The handle will fit the brush the rake and the hoe.
The brush to have two spike headed screws fixed permanently to the brush
stock, the same screws to enter the two holes in the metal socket which is fixed to
the handle, and to be fastened together by two nuts which will turn on with the
fingers.
The rake to be made of metal stamped out with two projecting rivetted screws,
the said screws to enter the two holes in the metal socket which is fixed to
the handle and to be fastened together by two nuts which will turn on with the
fingers.
The hoe also to be made of metal stamped out with two projecting rivetted
screws, the said screws to enter in two holes in the metal socket which is fixed to
the handle and to be fastened together by two nuts which will turn on with the
fingers.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fixing Handles to Brushes, Rakes, and Hoes.
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1, PETER LUCAS of No. 30 Cardigan Road Kingston, Portsmouth in the County
of Hants, England, Carpenter and Joiner, 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 invention is a combination consisting of four articles, namely, brush rake,
hoe and handle.
The handle is made of wood and a fixed metal socket at one end, secured
and fastened permanently to the wooden handle.
The said socket A bas one flange on each side B with oue hole in each flange.
The handle will fit the brush the rake and the hoe (Fig. 4).
The brush stock to have two spike-headed screws (D) fixed permanently to the
brush stock (C). The same screws to enter the two holes in the metal socket
which is fixed to the handle and to be fastened together by two nuts (E) which will
turn on with the fingers.
The rake to be made of metal with two projecting rivetted screws (D') the said
screws to enter the two holes in the metal socket and flanges (Fig. 1) which is fixed to
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page_text: the handle and to be fastened together by two nuts (E) which will turn on with the
fingers.
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The hoe also to be made of metal and with two projecting rivetted screws (D¹)
the said screws to enter the two holes in the metal socket and flanges (Fig. 1)
which is fixed to the handle and to be fastened together by two nuts (E) which will
turn on with the fingers.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
First. The herein described method of fixing the handle with the socket A and
flanges B (Fig. 1) to the said brush stock (Figs. 2 and 3) by means of two spike-
headed screws D fixed through the brush stock C such screws to enter the two
holes in the flanges B of the socket A (Fig. 1) and fasten by the nuts E.
Second. The method of fixing the handle to the rake and hoe by means of two
rivetted screws D₁ (Fig. 4) such screws to enter the 2 holes in the flanges B of the
socket A (Fig. 1) and fasten by the nuts E.
In witness whereof I the said Peter Lucas have hereunto set my haud and
seal this Fourth day of August One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.