Fastener for Churns and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1895.
Complete Specification Left, 19th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1898.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Fastener for Churns and the like.
CHARLES CHITTY 4 Horsley Road Bromley, Kent Coach Builder do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Churn fasteners, for fastening churns and the like consists of an upright handle
with a screwed end passing through a clamp and engaging a screw underneath the
clamp the said clamp acting on a spur or lip fastened on the rim of chura, by turning
the handle pressure is brought on the spur or lip thus securely fastening the churn
in any position.
Doted this 21st dov of December 1895
Fastener for nurns and the likeU.
I, CHARLES CHITTY, of 4 Horsley Road, Bromley, in the County of Kent,
Coach Builder, 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 :-
My invention relates to a fastener for churns and the like.
Churn fasteners, for fastening churns and the like consists of an upright handle
with a screwed end passing through a clamp and engaging a screw underneath the
clamp the said clamp acting on a spur or lip fastened on the rim of churn, by turning
the handle pressure is brought on the spur or lip thus securely fastening the churn
in any position.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of two churns fitted together by the apparatus.
Fig. 2, is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, is an end view of the block to receive the spur or lip.
I construct my invention as follows:-
On the bottom hoop 6 of the churn a I fix two projecting spurs or lips e these
said projecting spurs or lips e engage with an opening in the blocks d and on the
block g and is held secure by a movable clamp when the upright handle c is
screwed down.
Each of the blocks d are provided with a back plate / which is drilled and
countersunk to receive screws.
The block 9 is mounted on a back plate and is drilled and tapped to receive
the screw of the handle c. A clamp fits loosely on the block 9 this said clamp
has a clear hole through the centre in order that the screw of the bandle o will
pass through.
When the churn or churns are placed in position they are fastened by screwing
down the handle c into the block g. To release the churns it is necessary only to
unscrew the handle c and raise the clamp f.

page_text: The apparatus may be made to fix one or two churns 'and the like.
It is intended to screw the apparatus to the floor of milkmens barrows, carts and
the like.
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 :-
1. In fasteners for churns and the like, the combination of the spurs e blocks d
raised block g plates h clamp fand upright screwed handle C₂ substantially as herein
described and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In fasteners for churns and the like, the combination of the spur e block d
raised block geplates clamp fand upright screwed handle c, substantially as herein
described and according to the accompanying drawing.
3. In fasteners for one or two churns, the combination of the various parts of
the apparatus substantially as herein described in this specification and for the
purpose specified.
Dated this 19th day of September 1896.
J. P. BAYLY
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.