A New or Improved Device for Securing Broom-heads to Broom- handles, and for like purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device for Securing Broom-heads to Broom-
handles, and for like purposes.
I, EDWARD NASH of 12, Listowel Street, Bishop's Road, Brixton, S.W.
Gentleman, 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 new or improved device for securing broom-heads to
broom-handles and for like purposes, the object being to provide a cheap and handy
device of simple construction by means of which broom-heads may be secured to
their handles in a quick, reliable and efficient manner without running the risk of
splitting the head, which now frequently occurs where the ordinary nails are
employed for securing same, as in the method now generally adopted.
I also
In carrying my invention into practical effect, I provide a short cylindrical body
or socket the inner periphery of which is screw threaded, while the bottom of same
is furnished with a hole or perforation through which an ordinary wood screw can
be passed. This socket is intended to be sunk into the substance of the broom-
head, while it is further provided with a projecting arm on each side designed to
be secured by small nails, screws or the like to the top of the broom-head.
provide a second socket or tube of somewhat sinaller diameter, the outer periphery
of which is screw threaded and designed to enter the aforesaid socket contained
within the broom-head. This second or smaller socket is open at the top and
designed to receive the end of the broom handle to which it is secured by two
projecting arms arranged one upon each side of the socket, and which lie closely
against the sides of the handle when in position. The lower ends of these arms
are further bent away from the socket at right angles so that when the latter is
screwed into the first mentioned socket these latter arms are brought closely
against the broom-head to which they are secured by small nails, screws or the
like, but in such a manner that they lie at right angles to the aforesaid arms of the
first mentioned socket.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved device, Fig. 2 being a plan of same.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the smaller socket with a portion of a broom-
handle in position, and Fig. 4 is a plan of the socket, the broom-handle not
sbown.
Fig. 5 shows the larger socket and a portion of a broom-head, while Fig. 6 is a
plan of the socket with the broom-head not shown.
My improved device consists essentially of the socket a designed to be sunk into
the broom-head 6 (Fig. 5), the said socket having an inner screw threaded
periphery and a central hole or perforation p to receive an ordinary wood screw
for firmly securing it in position, while it is provided with arms a, a' arranged
diametrically opposite each other and which come closely against the broom-head,
when in position and to which they are firmly fastened by small nails, screws or
the like. The smaller socket s' consists merely of a short length of tubing screwed
at one end and designed to enter the socket & the other end being open to receive
the handle h. This socket is provided with arms e, e', secured to same in such
mauner that the projecting portions lie closely against the broom-handle, when in
position, and to which they are fastened by small nails, screws or the like. The

page_text: lower ends of the arms e, e, are bent at right angles said projecting portions a², a³,
coming closely against the broom-head when in position, but in such a manner that
they lie at right angles to the projecting arms a, a¹ of the socket s. These second
arms or projecting portions a, a, are then secured to the broom-head by means of
small nails, screws or the like so as to prevent the handle turning, thus binding and
firmly securing same to the broom-head.
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 :
The new or improved device for securing broom-heads to broom-handles and for
like purposes consisting of the sockets formed with hole or perforation p and
furnished with projecting arms a, a', in combination or conjunction with the
socket having a screw threaded portion designed to enter the socket and
furnished with arms e, el designed to be secured to the broom-handle, and projecting
portions or arms a³, a³, for securing to the broom-head, the whole arranged and
constructed substantially as herein described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 27th day of March 1896.
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.