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B. C. SMITH. Hamas.

No. 205,695. Patented uy 2,1878..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BYRON O. SMITH, OF AUBURN, NEI/V YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HAYDEN & SMITH, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAMES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 205,695, (lated July 2, 1878; application tiled June 17, 187 8.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BYRON C. SMITH, of Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hames; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My improvement relates to wooden hames braced or bound by iron stays or ribs; and my object is to make a strong and thoroughlybraced hame, with the irons better fitted to the wood than in any iron-bound wooden hame of which I have any knowledge. I form the wood of the hame in a manner to re-enforce the irons, and to give them a firm and durable support and a better tit, rendering them more solid and of neater finish. The iron-receiving sides of the wood are formed with edge shoulders throughout their length and an intervening swelling rib, and the edges of the irons are adapted to fit upon these shoulders as seats, and to have a solid bearing upon the intervening swelling rib, so as to give a firm and close-fitting bearing to a hollow or concave iron both crosswise and lengthwise of the wood.

By this construction and adaptation the edges of the irons maintain close bindingjoints, and the irons are prevented from splitting in the line of the rivets while being riveted to the wood, as is frequently the case in riveting concave irons upon the flat surface of the wood as hitherto made, leaving a hollow space beneath said iron or irons. By having the wood formed with the edge shoulders and middle swelling' rib, I am also enabled to arrange the inside iron on a bevel, and thus make a much better nish with a sloping inside iron.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents a side view of a single hame embracing .my invention; Fig. 2, a cross-section of the same; and Fig. 3, a cross-section of the wood, showing the shouldered seats and middle support for the concave irons.

The hame I prefer to make with my iinprovcments is of the construction patented to P. Hayden, February, 15, 1876, and in which both the inner and outer sides of the wood are bound by irons.

I prepare the wood a with edge shoulders l; c and an intervening swelling rib, ci d', on its inner and outer sides, and extending uniformly its entire length, and the edges e j' of the irons g h are adapted to iit upon the shoulders as seats or bearings, and with their concave sides upon the middle swelling ribs, so as to re-enforce the irons and give a solid support thereto at every point, with close-fitting joints, and preventing the irons from splitting along the line of their rivets under the operation of securing them, as frequently happens in riveting concave irons upon flat and nonre-enforcin g surfaces of the wood. The uniform bearing-shoulders along the edges of the wood, with the middle bearing-swell, give every advantage with concave irons in preventing them from being injured or torn off when riveted and held by the trimmings. This construction gives a more compact set to the irons, keeps the joints along their edges always closed, and adds much to lthe neatness ofthe llames.

The re-enforcin g of the irons is alike lengthwise and crosswise, as the wood, entering their concave under sides with a coincident iit, also matches with regularly-formed seat-shoulders. The edges of the irons and the latter are braced with solid supports at every point.

The wood is shaped as described by a machine adapted for the purpose.

The outer surface of the irons may be ilat or rounded, as may be desired.

By having the wood rounded and edge shoulders for the iron seats, I can arrange the inner iron on a bevel, so as to give a sloping inside iron, and a much better finish and neater appearance to the hame.

I claim- 1 As an improvement in wooden iron -bound haines, the wood formed with edge shoulders b c and an intervening swelling rib, d, extending uniformly throughout its length, in combination with irons adapted to such'shoulders and ribbed surface, and supported and re-enforced thereby, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The inner iron h of ahamermnged upon the beveled or sloping Wood core or body formed by the edge shoulders b o and the ntervening swelling rib d of the Wood, in the manner and for the purpose speeed.

3. A Wooden core or body for iron-bound hannes having edge shoulders and un intervenng swelling rib extending throughout its length, for the purpose stated.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingI I have aixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BYRON C. SMITH. Witnesses G. D. FOWLER, H. L. ROMIG.

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