Tag: 1854

No. 11,635 – Multiform Molding Plane (Thomas Worrall) (1854)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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THOMAS WORRALL, OF MOUNT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO MIFFLIN PAUL.

MULTIFORM MOLDING-PLANE.

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Specification of Letters Patent No. 11,635, dated August 29, 1854.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS WORRALL, of Mount Holly, in the county of Burlington, in the State of New Jersey, have invented an Improveinent in Carpenters’ Molding and Grooving Planes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the application of slides, by means of plates and screws) to the plane which will render that plane capable of working all kinds of moldings rabbets and grooves.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. I make a dovetail and groove in the face of a plane, then screw or pivot a plate to the side of that plane, with holes through which screws may pass to secure the slide, I now make a slide of any pattern and put into the groove and dovetail which I secure by means of the screws which pass through the plate.

Figure 1 in the drawing is the end of the plate. Fig. 2, shows the end of the plane dovetailed and groove on the face. Fig. 1 is securely screwed or riveted to Fig. 2, at a, which forms Fig. 3, and thus forming the opening for the slide as seen on Fig. 3, at b–b. C, D, E, F are slides made to fit into this opening. Fig. 5 is the guide to a common plow, or sash filleter. Fig. 4, is the side of a plane, showing the brass, or iron plate.

g, g, on Fig. 5, should pass through the holes g, g, on Fig. 4. Now take slide C, and put it into the plane at b, b, as seen on Fig. 3 and you have a sash filleter complete; then take out slide C, and put in slide D, and you have a plow plane complete.

The stop on the side of the plane marked, h, is to regulate the depth of groove by the plow, or of the rabbet by the filleter. The two planes thus formed, are the only two requiring either the guide Fig. 5, or the stop, h. Let these be taken off, and in the place of slide D, put in slide E, and you have a common bead plane, remove that slide, and put in slide F, and you have a molding plane, and so on with every conceivable kind of plane. The only thing required to make as great a variety of moldings &c. as you please, are a new slide and a new iron to each.

The slides are made firm to the bed of the plane, by screws as seen on the plate on Fig. 4, and marked i, i, i. These pass through the plate into another plate on each of the slides, (which plate is denoted by the thick black mark on the drawings at j) and are thus screwed firmly to the plane, and if additional firmness should be required, which may be the case when the plane is required to make very wide moldings, it may be obtained by passing a, screw through the plane at k, as seen on Fig. 3, into a plate denoted on the drawings by the thick black mark at l in slide C and thus screwing the slide more firmly against the base of the plane at m, on Fig. 3.

What therefore I claim as my invention, and for which I desire security by Letters Patent, is —

The slide attached to a plane, by means of plates and screws, which will make that plane capable of working all kinds of grooves fillets and moldings.

THOS. WORRALL.

Witnesses:
R. B. NAYLER,
JOHN S. PEAK.

No. 10,748 – Bit Fastening For Cast Iron Bench Planes (William S. Loughborough) (1854)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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WM. S. LOUGHBOROUGH, OF VICTOR, NEW YORK

BIT-FASTENING FOR CAST-IRON BENCH-PLANES.

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Specification of Letters Patent No. 10,748, dated April 4, 1854.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. S. LOUGHBOROUGH, of Victor, in the county of Ontario and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cast-Iron Bench-Planes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1, is a side perspective. Fig. 2, is a perpendicular horizontal section, in which is represented the combination of the various parts. Fig. 3, is a plan of the adjustable, lever-cap l, showing the points e that form its fulcrum. Fig. 4, is a transverse section of the plane, through the handle h, showing the dovetail groove g, for the handle. Fig. 5, is a section of a part of one side, from within, showing the groove c, in which the fulcrum e, of the adjustable lever-cap l operates.

The nature of my invention, consists in the simplicity, convenience and perfection of its construction and operation. I prefer that form, for the body or stock of the plane, represented in the drawings, marked A–A, as it affords suficient strength in a very light article, when such is required.

s, seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 5, is the stem through which the screw d, — (seen in Figs. 1-2,) — works, and as it forms a part of the body, or stock of the plane, — being cast with it, it requires no fitting or adjusting thereto, as is the fact with that part of M. Chardoillet’s planes, and the lever, cap, and bit in his, being connected with this stem, directly, and the whole made to swing on a pivot that unites them with the stock, — the combination is much more complicated in that respect, than mine, besides, I avoid the necessity of a cap as a distinct and separate part, by using the lower end of the adjustable lever-cap, l, as a cap, when a double iron is required, thereby producing two desirable results, with one device.

Said device, (lever-cap l,) is operated, or adjusted by the screw f, operating upon the upper end of the bit, b, — its lower end, (marked v, in Fig. 3,) resting on the bit near its edge, and the fuicrum, e e, (in Fig. 3,) connecting with the stock in the grooves c c, one of which is shown in Fig. 5. This also fastens the bit. These grooves, (c c,) may be molded in the pattern, or may be cut by a ciicular file attached to the mandrel of a lathe.

To regulate the plane to plane veneers, and cross-grained lumber, &c., it is necessary to close the throat, 25, (in Figs. 2 and 5,) so as to prevent a thick shaving from raising, which would be the result, with the throat open, though you might have the cap of the double iron perfectly adjusted. The lever-cap l, may be raised at such times, — (as it is not needed as a cap,) and thus permit the shaving, however thin and weak to pass tlgrough entirely unobstructed, and without clogging.

All that is necessary to be done, to remove the bit b, is to give the screw f, a slight turn to the left, and the bit is loosened, and vice versa.

There are various ways of attaching the handle, h, to the stock. That represented in Fig. 4, is probably the best, being simply to mold in the pattern a dove-tail groove, g, to which the handle may be fitted and driven in.

What I claim as my invention and improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is —

1. The combination of the adjustable lever-cap, l, with the screw, f, by which it is operated.

2. The manner of connecting the said adjustable lever-cap l, with the stock of the plane, as described, and for the purposes set forth.

WM. S. LOUGHBOROUGH.

Witnesses:
WM. M. FERGUSON,
S. C. FERGUSON.

No. 11,235 – Beveling Plane (Wheeler, Rogers, Pierce & Tidey) (1854)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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M. J. WHEELER, G. W. ROGERS, H. W. PIERCE AND M. B. TIDEY, OF DUNDEE, NEW YORK.

BEVELING-PLANE.

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Specification of Letters Patent No. 11,235, dated July 4, 1854.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, M. J. WHEELER, G. W. ROGERS, H. W. PIERCE, and M. B. TIDEY, of Dundee, in the county of Yates and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beveling-Planes; and do not hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of the specification, in which–

Figure 1, is a longitudinal section taken directly through the center of the body of a plane, constructed according to our invention. Fig. 2, is a side view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The object of this invention is to plane a double bevel, or in other words, to plane two faces at any desired angle to each other and to a third face.

The invention consists in attaching the two cutters which are to plane the two faces to two wings which are both hinged or otherwise attached to the body of the plane, so as to swing around a common axis, and each of which is adjustable and capable of being secured in any position, independently of the other, so as to bring and set the faces of the cutters at any angle to each other or to the fence which is employed to guide the plane.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A, is the body of the plane.

B, B, are the wings which contain the cutters, f, f, and are connected to the under side of the body, A, by a three flanged hinge, c, c, c’, which is best illustrated in Fig. 2. One flange, c’, of this hinge is inserted into the body, A, and secured by screws, d, d. The screws, c, c, are secured, one to each of the faces of the wings, B, B, and all are united by a pin, e, running the whole length of the wings. The wings are shorter than the body, A, and a recess, g, (see Fig. 2), equal in length to the wings, is cut in each side of the latter, to allow them to lie close up to the sides of it and bring their faces and the edges of their cutters as nearly as is desirable in the same plane. The cutters are of the usual form and secured in the wings by wedges, O, ), in the usual way. The wings swing within a bar, D, which is in the form of part of a circle described from the pin or axis, e, and are secured in any position by means of set screws, E, E, passing through slots in the bar, D, and screwing into their backs, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper surface of the bar, D, is graduated in degrees, commencing in both directions from the sides of the body, A, in order to enable the faces of the wings to be set at any desired angle.

F, is the fence having the screws, G, G, firmly attached to it, perpendicularly to its face. Said screws pass through holes in the body, and being furnished on one side thereof with a nut, H, and on the other side with a follower, I, to adjust the fence to the body and wings, for the purpose of planing stuff of various widths.

K, is the depth gage which is adjusted by means of the screws, L, and M, for the purpose of enabling the tool to cut to the required depth to perfect the bevel and no farther.

The operation of the plane can be best explained by illustrating the beveling of a door stile on opposite sides of the channel, which receives the panel. The stile, P, is represented in Fig. 2. The fence, F, is adjusted by the screws, G, G, to bring the depth gage to the proper distance from the side of the stile. The wings are adjusted to set the edges of the cutters at the proper angle to each other and to the face of the stile, and the depth gage is set to the proper depth. The edge of the stile is then planed down till the depth gage comes in contact with the bottom of the groove.

If it be desired, the two sides of the channel may have different bevels, as each wing, with its cutter, is adjustable independently of the other.

By making the edges of the cutters of this plane of proper form coves, ovolos, ogees, or moldings of any other form may be produced on the edges of the stuff.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:–

Attaching the two bevel cutters, f, f, to two wings, B, B, which are hinged by a three flanged hinge, c, c, c’, or otherwise so secured to the body, A, of the plane, as to be capable of swinging a certain distance around a common pivot or axis, e, for the purpose of being adjusted to set their faces and the edges of their cutters at any angle to each other and to the face of the fence, F.

M. J. WHEELER.
G. W. ROGERS.
H. W. PIERCE.
M. B. TIDEY.

Witnesses:
S. S. BENHAM,
H. CHURCH.