US82251A - Clemens-b - Google Patents

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@eine @faire M2M fr Lettera .Patent No. 82,251, dated September 15, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT In BIT-STOCKS'.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CQNCERN Be it known that I, CLEMENB B. Ross, of .Sunderlan, in the county of Franklin, and Stoute of Manchu-f sette, have invented certain new and `nsel'ul Improvements in Bit-Stocks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying draining,

making part of this specification, and to the le`tters of parts wherever theyoccur. I l

l To enable others skilled in the'nrt to construct and' use my invention, I will proceed to` describe it.

My inviention consis'tsinforining a handle on bitstocks,of two pieces of wood'or othersuitable material,

reference marked thereon, like let'ters indic'stinglike i and securing them to the stock by means 4of fel-rules, as hereinafter' expl'sined.

Figure 1 is a. side elevation of o bit-stockv complte, with my improvement applied. VIig ,n1re.2 is a view representing `the handlein section.

In constructing bitstoclfs,.a variety of plans have been adopted to' form the swell or handle'at the natre," where it is held bythe hand i'n turning it. Sometimes the stockitself is forged with n swell in the metal ati that' point to form the handle, at others, a. wooden hand-le is applied,rit being either slipped on before the stock is' bent, or epplied in halves, and fastened together by brnds or nails. These plans areall objectionable for the reason that t forge the swell'is expensive, and'the woodenhandle's, epplied as abovedescribed, soon become loose by wear. u lTo obvinte these objections, and make a handle that is durableand neat, I make a handle as follows l I take a piece of wood and turn it in a. lathe, to the required form', as represented by A, fig. 1. I borea hole through? it lengthwise, of proper size. to fit the stock B, and-then cut it -into halves lengthwise, r'st turning down each end ,suciently to receive a ferrule, C, as represented in iig.4 2.?

' Thewooden parts are applied to the stock, and the ferrnles C nre slipped on at each end ,of the handle A,

:where they mdyA be secured by rivets e or by soldering thel ends of the errules to the stock B, tlus claspingan'd being slipped on to the stem B of the stock before the socket or head is welded or fastened on. It'is obvious that the ferrules C may be formed with screw-threads on their interor,5and he screwed on the holding thevparts of the handle lirmly together, andalso securing itirmly to the stock, the ferrules G of course wood;` dispensing with the rivets, and that i such cases the handle may be left so as to turn loosely on the stock, oring'or other device being seonredat each end to prevent it from slipping up or down on the stock, or the ferrnles may be cast ci' soft metal on the wood,lthle molten metal at the same time running through the holes, thus forming ferrules and rivets all ct the same time. By this menus I construct-o smple, cheap, and durable handle. f I Y V I Having thus described my'invention, whet I claim, i s' -The handle A, constructed of the two pieces applied to the stock B, as described, and secured hy thei'errules C,'nll substantially as hereinA set forth: i

' `CLEMENs n. Rose;

Witnesses:

yW. S. B. HOPKINS, F. D.A BnALs.

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