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No. 1,112,399 – Bench Plane (Harvey M. Wood) (1914)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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HARVEY M. WOOD, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BENCH-PLANE.

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1,112,399. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 29, 1914.
Original application filed November 8, 1907. Serial No. 401,341. Divided and this application filed October
14, 1912. Serial No. 725,577.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY M. WOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Bench-Plane, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to protect the cutting edge of the blade during the backward stroke of the plane and while standing idle on its sole, this result being attained by use of a heel-piece yieldingly projecting through and beyond the sole and serving to normally uphold the same above the table top.

This application is a division of my co-pending application for patent on bench plane, Serial No. 401,341, filed Nov. 8, 1907.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in mid-section, showing the details of the heel-piece and the symmetrical mechanism for operating the same. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modification of the mechanism for operating the heel-piece. Fig. 3 is a reduced plan of the bottom of either of the planes shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Numeral 1 refers to the shoe of an ordinary plane having a blade 2, hollow handle 3, sole 4, and yieldingly extended retractible heel-piece 5, the latter projecting normally through aperture 6 and extending substantially across the sole. A spring 8, fixed to the shoe and engaging notch 9 in the heel-piece normally projects the heel-piece through the sole so that when the plane rests loosely upon the work or on the bench top 7, or is being drawn backward over the same, the heel and the cutting edge will be raised off the work as shown in the drawings, thus saving the cutting edge from all unnecessary contact and preserving its keenness. On the forward or planing stroke, however, it is essential that the cutting edge come onto the work immediately and manually operated means are provided whereby the forward pressure of the workman’s hand in the operation of planing, will automatically retract the heel-piece. With this object in view, there is provided a rear handle section or palm piece 10, suitably connected with the heel-piece to retract it into the shoe and permit the sole and cutting edge to come down onto the work. The heel-piece 5 may be unitarily constructed with, or may be attached by screws 13 to a carrier block 14 having uprights 15 and vertically movable in the shoe; the uprights being provided with vertical slots 17 running on a pintle 18 rigidly mounted in the handle and thus assisting in guiding the carrier and heel-piece.

In the form shown in Fig. 1, linkage is provided for retracting the heel-piece. The link 22 is pivotally mounted at one end on the palm piece 10 and is pivotally connected at the other end by pin 23 to a bell-crank 24 that is pivotally supported on the handle by means of the pivot 25, and that is provided at its operating end with a forked arm 26, the prongs of which cooperate with pin 27 to retract the heel-piece and carrier. By this means the heel-piece will be automatically retracted in an obvious manner by the forward pressure of the workman’s hand on the palm piece during the cutting stroke.

In the form shown in Fig. 2, the palm piece 10 carries a downwardly and forwardly inclined cam member 12, adjacent which the uprights are provided with a revolubly mounted cam follower 16 adapted to cooperate with the cam member 12 to raise the carrier block and heel-piece when the palm piece 10 is pressed forward. A latch comprising a finger piece 19 and stop 20 is provided to engage a notch 21 of the heel-piece to hold the heel-piece retracted with its face flush with the sole. When the heel-piece is latched, the plane operates like an ordinary plane during both the forward and return strokes.

I claim :–

1. In a plane the combination of a shoe, a blade, a handle behind said blade, said handle being rigidly mounted on said shoe, and said handle having a rear member movably mounted, a heel-piece arranged to normally project beyond the shoe, and means connecting the said rear member of the handle with the heel-piece and adapted to retract the said heel-piece when the rear section of the handle is moved.

2. In a plane the combination of a shoe, a blade, a spring operated heel-piece arranged to normally project beyond the shoe, a handle behind said blade, said handle being rigidly mounted on said shoe, and said handle having a movably mounted rear section, means connecting the said rear section of the handle with the heel-piece and adapted to retract the said heel-piece when the rear section of the handle is moved, and means for holding said heel-piece in its retracted position.

3. In a plane, the combination of a shoe, a blade, a hollow handle having a rear section pivotally mounted, a spring-operated heel-piece adapted to normally project beyond the shoe and mechanism in the hollow of the handle connecting the rear section of the handle with the heel-piece and adapted to retract the heelfpiece when the rear sec-
tion of the handle is moved.

4. In a plane the combination of a shoe, a blade, a hollow handle having a rear section pivotally mounted, a spring operated heel-piece adapted to normally project beyond the shoe, and link mechanism supported in the hollow of the handle and connecting the rear section of the handle with the heel-piece and adapted to retract the heel-piece when the rear section of the handle is moved.

5. In a plane the combination of a shoe, a blade, a hollow handle having a rear section pivotally mounted, a carrier riding in the hollow of the handle, a heel-piece mounted on the carrier and adapted to normally project through and beyond the shoe, and means in the hollow of the handle connecting the rear section of the handle with the carrier and adapted to retract the carrier and heel-piece by motion of the rear section of the handle.

6. In a plane the combination of a shoe, having a sole, a blade, a hollow handle having a rear section pivotally mounted, a heel-piece adapted to normally project beyond the sole, a bell-crank mounted within the handle and having a forked arm, a link connecting one arm of the bell-crank with the rear section of the handle, and a pin mounted on the heel-piece and cooperating with the forked arm of the bell-crank to be raised by the same.

7. In a plane, the combination with a shoe, a blade and a handle behind said blade, of a spring-operated heel-piece carried by said handle and arranged to lift the heel of the plane, and manually operated means for retracting said heel-piece.

8. In a plane, the combination with a shoe, a blade and a handle behind said blade, of a spring-operated heel-piece carried by said handle and arranged to lift the heel of the plane, means for retracting said heel-piece, and means for holding said heel-piece in its retracted position.

9. A plane comprising a sole, a handle fixed to said sole and provided with a movable palm-piece, and a heel piece operatably connected to the palm-piece and normally below the plane of the sole and adapted to be raised by movement of said palm-piece.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 28th day of September 1912.

HARVEY M. WOOD.

In presence of —
JAMES R. TOWNSEND,
ROBERT A. STEPS.

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No. 1,104,454 – Plane (William E. Sparks) (1914)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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WILLIAM E. SPARKS, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO SARGENT &
COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

PLANE.

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1,104,454. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jul. 21, 1914.
Application filed July 11, 1913. Serial No. 778,591.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. SPARKS, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes, of which the following is a full, clear, and enact description.

This invention relates to planes, and more particularly to reversible rabbet planes.

The plane selected for illustration is of the type known as a show-case plane, it being adapted to cut the rabbets of showcases by movement in either direction.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple, efficient form of reversible rabbet plane in which reversal may be effected without adjustment of the cutting mechanism. To this end, the plane is provided with two cutters having a novel relation to each other and to the body or stock and clamped on the stock in a novel manner.

The invention also aims to improve certain general and detail features of construction in planes of the class to which my invention relates.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plane embodying my improvements, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, Fig. 3 is a front end view, Fig. 4 is a section on line 4–4 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4a is a section on line 4a–4a of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the stock body with the cutters and clamp omitted, Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 shows the clamp in plan and in rear elevation.

Referring to the drawing, the stock or body 10 is formed of a flat metal plate having a knob or handle 11 projecting upward from the rear end. In advance of the knob 11 the body is provided with a raised portion or enlargement 12 having intersecting grooves 13, 14. The groove 13 is deeper than the groove 14 and said grooves lead completely to the forward edge of the stock at the corners thereof, as shown at 13a and 14a respectively in Fig. 5. Secured to the forward edge of the stock or body at the median portion thereof is a transverse nose piece 15 having an extension 16 opposing the open end 13a of the groove 13 and forming in connection therewith a throat 17 into which projects the forward cutting end of a cutter 18 located in the groove 13. At the opposite end of the nose piece 15 the same is provided with an extension 19 forming in connection with the forward extremity 14a of the groove 14, a throat 20 directed transversely of the plane in line with the throat 17 but at the opposite side of the plane, which throat 20 receives the cutting edge of a cutter 21. This cutter 21 is located in the groove 14 and its rear portion passes over and across the rear portion of the cutter 18. Both cutters 18 and 21 fit snugly in the corresponding grooves 13 and 14, and while the axes of the cutters are directed at an angle to a line extending transversely of the plane, the forward cutting edges of said cutters are substantially parallel to such a line as shown in Fig. 2.

Both cutters are clamped in position in the stock by the same clamping means. In the form shown, I employ a clamp 21a secured to the stock or bed plate 10 by a clamping screw 22. By preference, the screw 22 engages a threaded socket 23 tapped in the stock or bed plate at a point slightly in front of the intersection of the grooves 13, 14. The clamp 21a is formed of a metal plate extending transversely of the plane and having downturned extremities 24. One of these extremities 24 is adapted to rest upon the cutter 18 at a point slightly in the rear of the cutting edge, and the other downturned extremity 24 of the clamp is adapted to engage the cutter 21 in a similar location so that as the clamp screw 22 is screwed into its socket 23, the clamp will be forcibly brought down on both cutters so as to hold them securely in position.

In using the plane, the cutter 18 will be employed for cutting when the plane is moved in one direction, and when it is desired to reverse the plane and move it in the opposite direction, it is simply necessary to turn it around and use the cutter 21. Hence no adjustment of the cutters is necessary in reversing the plane.

In planing in corners or similar locations, the nose piece 15 may be entirely removed if desired, and this may be effected by removing a single screw 25 which passes through said nose piece into the forward edge of the bed plate. This single screw will hold the nose piece securely on the end of the bed plate in connection with a tongue and groove joint 26 formed at the meeting surfaces of the nose piece and bed plate, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

Without limiting myself to the construction shown, I claim:

1. In a plane, a bed plate or stock having transversely arranged throats at the opposite forward corners thereof, there being grooves in said bed plate extending rearwardly from said throats and intersecting each other, cutters adapted to fit said grooves, clamping means for said cutters located in front of the intersection of said grooves; and a knob fixed on said bed plate at the rear of such intersection; substantially as described.

2. In a plane, a bed plate having intersecting grooves, one of said grooves being deeper than the other at the point where said grooves intersect, cutters located in said grooves and overlapping each other, and a single means for clamping both cutters in said grooves; substantially as described.

3. In a plane, a bed plate having cutter-receiving grooves extending to one edge thereof, and a detachable nose piece applied to said edge of the bed plate and forming in connection with the ends of said grooves, throats for the cutting ends of the cutters; substantially as described.

4. In a plane, the combination of a bed plate or stock having transversely arranged throats at the opposite forward corners thereof, there being grooves in said bed plate extending rearwardly from said throats, cutters fitting said grooves, a single clamp to secure both of said cutters in the respective grooves at the same time, and a knob fixed to the bed plate at the rear of the cutters; substantially as described.

5. In a plane, the combination of a bed plate or stock, having intersecting cutter-receiving grooves terminating at the forward corners thereof, one of said grooves being deeper than the other at the point of intersection, cutters fitting the respective grooves, a single clamp for securing the cutters in the respective grooves, in overlapping relation, and a single detachable nose piece cooperating with the forward ends of both grooves to form throats for the cutters; substantially as described.

6. In a plane, a bed plate having cutter-receiving grooves on the upper surface thereof extending to one edge of the bed plate, a nose piece detachably secured to said edge of the bed plate between said grooves, and extensions on said nose piece located in front of the groove ends; substantially as described.

7. In a plane, the combination of a substantially flat bed plate, cutters projecting beyond the front edge of said bed plate at different points, means to secure said cutters on said bed plate, and a nose piece detachably secured to the front edge of the bed plate between said cutters and forming, in conjunction with the bed plate, throats for both cutters; substantially as described.

8. In a plane, the combination of a stock, crossed overlapping cutters having their cutting edges arranged at the respective forward corners of the stock, a single clamp for clamping both cutters on the stock at the same time, and a knob hired to the rear portion of the stock; substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 9th day of July 1913.

WILLIAM E. SPARKS.

Witnesses:
JOHN H. SHAW,
BERTHA RAY.

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No. 1,102,095 – Plane (John Smith) (1914)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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JOHN SMITH, OF POOLER, GEORGIA.

PLANE.

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1,102,095. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 30, 1914.
Application filed October 9, 1913. Serial No. 794,225.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pooler, in the county Of Chatham and State of Georgia, have invented a new and Improved Plane, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to woodworking tools and has particular reference to the construction of carpenters’ planes whereby a tool of this character may be adjusted or modified in size and thereby made to serve as a substitute for several different sizes of planes commonly required by a carpenter.

The primary object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a tool of the class indicated which is adapted by the provision of one or more extensions to take the place of a set of planes including a smoothing or block plane, a jack plane, a fore-plane and a jointer.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the drawings forming a part of this specification in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which —

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section invention arranged as a jointer; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same; and Fig. 3 is view of the rear extension detached.

The several parts of the device may be made of any suitable materials, and the relative sizes and proportions, as well as the general design of the mechanism, may be varied to a considerable extent without departing from the spirit of the invention hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

A device made in accordance with this invention comprises a head or body 10 having a throat or mouth 11 for the accommodation of the usual bit and frog (not shown), and nsually provided also with a handle 12 and a knob 13, especially when made of metal. As is usual in the construction of metal planes there are provided vertical side flanges 14 extending from one end to the other of the body 10 and between which the supporting means 15 for the bit are arranged.

The body 10 to which the handle and knob are connected permanently constitutes what is commonly termed a block or smoothing plane, and in order to constitute such of the a plan implement into a jack plane an extension 16 is added to the front end thereof. Said extension 16 comprises a flat portion constituting an extension of the base of the body 10 and is provided on its lateral edges with reinforcement ribs 17 each having an arm 18 extending rearwardly in close engagement with the inner surface of the adjacent flange 14. Said arms span the joint between the main base and the extension and adjacent their rear ends I provide means to temporarily lock the extension to the front end of the body 10. As shown herein said locking means comprises a pair of studs 19 extending inwardly from the inner surfaces of the flanges 14 just above the rear ends of the arms 18. Preferably said arms are adapted to slip directly beneath and in close contact with said studs, as shown in Fig. 1. I also provide spring catches 20 which engage over the studs 19 and serve to prevent longitudinal displacement of the extension 16. The studs serve, therefore, directly to prevent the rear ends of the arms from tilting up and through the catchers 20 they prevent longitudinal movement, as above set forth. The principal strain, however, upon the extension would tend to be upward or in a direction to cause the front end of the extension to be elevated above the plane of the bottom of the implement. This tendency, however, is resisted effectively by means of a lip 21 extending into a rabbet 21′ formed across the end of the lower surface of the body 10. Said lip and rabbet are provided preferably with right angles and hence will not interfere with the aforesaid slidable movement of the extension when putting it in place. Lateral distortion or twisting of the parts is prevented by the fact that the arms have close engagement with the inner surfaces of the flanges 14 and also by the fact of the shoulders 22 cooperating with the ends of said flanges.

In order to constitute the implement into a jointer I provide a rearward extension 16′ preferably longer than the extension 16 but of the same general character, the same including a pair of arms 18′ each having a spring catch 20′ cooperating with a stud 19 in a manner similar to that above described. The ribs 17′ of this form of the invention reinforce and stiffen this member. This rearward extension 16′ also is provided with a lip or lips 21a extending forwardly on opposite sides of the base of the handle 12 into cooperation with the rabbet 21′, as shown in Fig. 1. The base of this extension is provided with a socket or notch 16a into which the base of the handle is snugly seated when the extension is shoved forwardly into place. Either of these extensions may be almost instantly attached or detached. The manner of detachment may consist in the holding of the body 10 in one hand and with the other hand spanning the handle or knob and causing two of the fingers of such hand to lift upon the free ends 20a of the catches. Such handle or knob constitutes therefore a fulcrum to assist in such lifting movement, and the pressure between the hand and the ends of the fingers causes sufficient outward or rearward movement of the extension to unlock the catches from the studs. The two parts, then, may be pulled apart directly without resistance. The assembling movement will be readily understood from what has been said above, and requires but a simple shove of the extension directly into its place, the ends 20a of the catches causing the catches to ride automatically over and into engagement with the studs.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:–

1. In an implement of the class set forth the combination of a main plane body having a base and upwardly extending side flanges, an extension for said body comprising a base adapted to aline with the body base, said extension also including a pair of arms extending along the body base adjacent the inner surfaces of said flanges, a pair of studs secured to said iianges and extending toward each other in contact with the upper surfaces of said arms to prevent downward tilting of the extension, and means engaging over said studs to prevent longitudinal displacement of the extension.

2. In a plane, the combination with a main body including a base and a pair of upwardly extending lateral flanges, of an extension for either end of said base, said extension comprising a base adapted to aline with the aforesaid base and also including a pair of arms extending along the top of the main base just within the flanges thereof, a pair of studs cooperating directly with the upper surfaces of said arms, a pair of spring catches secured to the arms and adapted to snap automatically over said studs when the extension is shoved into place, and means cooperating with said arms to prevent the upward tilting of the extension.

3. In a plane, the combination of a main body including a base, vertical side flanges extending upwardly from the base, and a pair of studs extending inwardly from the inner faces of said side flanges in alinement with each other and spaced above the upper surface of said base, an extension for the main body including a base adapted to abut against the aforesaid body base, a pair of rigid arms extending from the extension and lying snugly between said studs and the main body base, and means on the arms cooperating with said arms and studs serving to prevent accidental removal of the extension from the base.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN SMITH.

Witnesses:
JOHN B. SMITH,
E. CARMEL MURPHY.

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No. 1,100,770 – Rabbet-Plane (Albert A. Page) (1914)

[paiddownloads id=”697″]1100770

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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ALBERT A. PAGE, OF EAST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO SARGENT & COMPANY,
OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

RABBET-PLANE.

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1,100,770. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 23, 1914.
Application filed February 9, 1912. Serial No. 676,661.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. PAGE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the town of East Haven, county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rabbet-Planes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to rabbet planes, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a plane having an improved form of guiding extension cooperating with the main part of the stock to form a throat for the bit and adjustably and detachably connected in an improved manner with the stock.

By my improvements, the guiding extension may be firmly clamped in the desired adjustment, when used for ordinary planing, with the throat adjusted to a width suitable to the conditions which obtain in any given case, and when planing in a corner or close to a wall, or the like, the extension may be very readily detached and bodily removed so that the tool will be converted into a bull nose plane. The main part of the stock is provided with a suitable grip portion or palm rest which is equally edective when the tool is used as an ordinary plane or as a bull nose plane.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, in which I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the plane; Fig. 2 is a similar view, taken from the opposite side, the forward extension on the stock being removed; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the plane; Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line 4–4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a front view of Fig. 2, with the gages removed; Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the body or stock; Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section through the stock showing the lengthwise adjusting screw for the bit in position therein; Fig. 8 is a horizontal longitudinal section through the stock; Fig. 9 is a bottom view of the stock, with the gages in position; Fig. 10 is a detail view of the adjusting screw; Fig. 11 is a bottom plan view of the bit or plane iron; Fig. 12 shows in plan and in side elevation the clamping lever or cap piece for the bit; and Fig. 13 is a detail view of the pin on which the width gage is mounted.

Referring to the drawings, the stock A is shown as provided with a forwardly directed detachable extension B adapted to form in conjunction with the lower forward edge of the stock a throat a’ (Fig. 1), into which projects a bit or plane iron C, secured in the stock by means of a cap piece or clamping lever D. The bit or plane iron C is adjusted longitudinally by means of an adjusting screw E, and at one side of the stock is a vertically adjustable depth gage F, while at the opposite side a horizontally adjustable width gage G is provided. At the top of the stock A, the same is provided with a suitably formed grip portion or palm rest A’ independent of the extension B.

Referring now to the detailed construction of the parts above mentioned, it will be observed that the forward extension B carried by the stock comprises an arm 15, carrying a foot or guide 16, disposed in advance of the bit, and having its smooth lower portion flush with the bottom face of the stock A. The foot or guide 16 is provided at the top with an upwardly directed gripping projection 17, and it is connected with the arm or bar 15 by means of a downwardly curved portion 18. The arm or bar 15 is adjustable longitudinally of the stock in a longitudinal opening 19, extending through the upper part of the latter, as best shown in Fig. 7, the extension B being clamped in the desired longitudinal adjustment by means of a set screw 20, shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, screwed into a counter-bored opening 21 at the upper portion of the stock or body A. By loosening this set screw the extension B may be slid lengthwise of the stock in order to vary as desired the width of the throat a’, and in certain cases, as when planing in a corner, the extension B may be altogether removed.

The lower portion of the body A, beneath the guide opening 19 for the extension B, is provided with a longitudinal opening or chamber 22 (Fig. 7) through which extend the bit C and cap piece D. The bit C rests at its laterally enlarged end c on a beveled foot or extension 23 formed integral with and extending forwardly from the lower front portion of the body A, and at its rear portion it is supported on an adjusting block 24 carried by the adjusting screw E. On top of the bit lies the cap piece or clamping lever D, having at its forward end a nose or enlargement 25 bearing on the front end portion of the bit, and having at its rear end a threaded opening for a clamping screw 20. This screw bears at its lower end against the upper face of the bit, near the rear end of the latter, and as said screw is screwed through the cap piece D (bearing meanwhile on the upper face of the bit) the cap piece will be raised into a position wherein its rear portion abuts a bridge 27 at the rear of the stock (Fig. 7), thereby pressing the nose 25 and clamping screw 26 tightly against the respective ends of the bit. In this manner, the bit may be firmly clamped in position without the use of a pivot screw, or the like, for the clamping lever or cap piece.

The adjusting screw E is provided with a threaded shank 28 engaging an interiorly threaded lug 29 extending upward from the bottom of the stock beneath the bit. Hence, by screwing the screw E in one or the other direction, it will be advanced into or retracted from the stock, carrying with it the block 24. This block is provided at its upper portion with a cross-rib 30 adapted to engage any of a number of transverse grooves 31 on the under face of the bit, so that the bit will partake of the adjusting movement of the block. The latter is guided rectilinearly between the side walls 22x of the stock, it being secured to the screw E by means permitting the relative rotation of the screw and block, but preventing independent longitudinal movements thereof. In the embodiment shown, this means comprises a pin 32 extending transversely across the block and engaging a transverse groove 33 in the body portion of the adjusting screw, as shown in Fig. 7.

The width gage G is preferably formed as a casting of appropriate shape having a finished face 34 directed at right angles to the bottom of the stock and likewise equipped with a sleeve 35 and set screw 36, by means of which the gage is adjustable transversely of the stock on a supporting pin 37 projecting laterally from the stock, as shown in Fig. 3. The depth gage F, on the opposite side of the stock, preferably consists of a plate, having a finished foot portion 33 movable vertically alongside the stock, said plate being clamped in the desired vertical position by means of a set screw 39 engaging a vertical slot 40 in the plate, as shown in Fig. 1. The depth gage F is guided in its vertical movement by means of a tang or projection 41 (Fig. 9) extending from the rear or inner face of the foot 38, and engaging a vertical groove 42 in the side of the stock.

The width and depth gages are preferably reversible, and to this end the opening 43 (Figs. 2 and 7) for the set screw 30 extends completely through the stock, and there is a guide groove 42 on each side of the stock, as shown in Fig. 9. The width gage G is made reversible by extending the opening or socket 44 (Fig. 7) for the pin 37 completely through the body of the stock. In this manner, the pin 37 with the width gage mounted thereon may be fixed to the stock at either side, the depth gage being placed on the opposite side.

In doing work which is readily accessible, the extension B is secured to the stock in the desired adjustment, the width of the throat a’ being optional. The extension not only serves as a guide for the stock, but also as a gripping member to increase the facility with which the tool may be handled. With the extension removed, the tool is converted into a very handy bull nose plane. When working in a corner, the extension may be easily removed by loosening the screw 20, and there will then be nothing to prevent the passage of the forward bit edge completely up to the walls defining the corner, as will be understood. The grip portion or palm rest A’ of the stock, being independent of the removable extension, is equally effective when the plane is used as an ordinary plane, or as a bull nose plane.

Of course, it will be obvious that while the foregoing description is a detailed one, in so far as it concerns the particular embodiment of my invention selected for illustration, the invention is susceptible of many other embodiments within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is :–

l. In a plane, a stock having a longitudinal opening, a bit in said stock and a guiding extension for the plane comprising a guiding foot cooperating with the stock to form a throat for said bit, and also comprising a bar adjustable longitudinally in said opening of the stock; substantially as described.

2. In a plane, a stock having a longitudinal opening extending completely therethrough, a bit carried by the stock, a bar movable longitudinally in said opening of the stock, a set screw to clamp said bar in the desired adjustment, and a guiding foot carried by said bar and forming in connection with the stock a throat for the bit; substantially as described.

3. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a grip portion or palm rest at the upper part thereof, a bit, means mounting said bit in said stock, beneath said palm rest, so that the cutting edge of the bit is located at the forward extremity of the stock, and a detachable guiding extension for said stock, comprising a foot forming in connection with the forward extremity of the stock a throat for the bit, and a carrying element for said foot adjustable forwardly and rearwardly in the upper portion of the stock; substantially as described.

4. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a forwardly and rearwardly directed opening at the upper part thereof, and a second forwardly and rearwardly directed opening beneath said first named opening, a guiding extension adjustably fitted in said first named opening, and a bit adjustably secured in said second opening; substantially as described.

5. In a plane, the combination of a stock having at its upper part a forwardly and rearwardly directed opening, a guiding extension adjustably secured in said opening, a grip portion or palm rest on the stock above said opening, and a bit secured in the stock beneath said opening; substantially as described.

6. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a grip portion or palm rest and a depending foot at the upper or top part thereof, a guiding extension, including a bar adjustable forwardly and rearwardly in said stock beneath said palm rest, and a bit secured in said stock and projecting into a throat between said guiding extension and the forward end of the stock; substantially as described.

7. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a palm rest at the top thereof and provided with a forwardly and rearwardly directed opening beneath said palm rest, said stock being further provided beneath said opening with a second opening, extending through the stock from front to rear, a bit secured in said second opening, and a forwardly directed guiding extension, including a bar adjustable lengthwise in said first opening, cooperating with the forward end of the stock to create a throat for said bit; substantially as described.

8. In a plane, the combination with a stock hollowed out from front to rear to present a bit opening extending completely therethrough, a bit in said opening, a clamping piece resting on said bit within said opening and extending out of said opening at the rear of the stock, and a clamping screw carried by said clamping piece and engaged with the bit to force said clamping piece against the upper edge of said bit opening at the rear of the stock, and thereby clamp the bit in position; substantially as described.

9. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a palm rest at the top, and a longitudinal opening beneath said palm rest, a bit secured in said stock beneath said opening with its cutting edge at the front extremity of the stock, and a guiding extension comprising a foot in advance of the bit, a bar adjustable lengthwise in said opening, and a downwardly directed portion connecting said bar with said foot; substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 7th day of February, 1912.

ALBERT A. PAGE.

Witnesses:
CURTIS P. WILLIAMS,
BERTHA RAY.

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No. 1,098,706 – Hand-Scraper (Christian Bodmer) (1914)

[paiddownloads id=”696″]1098706

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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CHRISTIAN BODMER, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANLEY RULE &
LEVEL COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

HAND-SCRAPER.

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1,098,706. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 2, 1914.
Application filed November 8, 1913. Serial No. 799,854.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN BODMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, Hartford county, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Scrapers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in tools, and particularly to so-called hand scrapers such as employed for scraping or smoothing the surfaces of floors or other woodwork.

The invention relates more particularly to the body portion, which is constructed integrally of cast iron and is so designed as to properly hold the cutter in position for service.

It is the purpose of my invention to provide certain improvements in the construction of the body or frame, and by said improvements to overcome the errors and weaknesses existing in tools of this general description as heretofore constructed; that is to say, by the present design the user may grasp the tool in such a way as to apply his power with the greatest efficiency; the construction also being such that the handle portions are connected to the central body portion by a much stronger connection than that heretofore employed in an iron scraper body or frame.

In the accompanying is a perspective view scraper. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation.

1 is the sole portion or base.

2 is an upwardly projecting wall arranged longitudinally of the base and between the front and rear edges.

3 is a slot which extends transversely through the base about midway betvveen the front and rear edges and just to the rear of the wall 2. The cutter, later described, projects through this slot, the slot being of an appropriate length for the cutter. The sole 1 and the wall 2 constitute the central portion of the scraper body or frame.

4–4 are handles which are arranged at each end of the central or main portion, the handles being cast integrally therewith, each handle being united to the central body portion in the unique manner now described. A description of the means for drawings, Figure 1 of my improved connecting one handle with the main body will suihce for both, as the means of connection corresponds in each instance.

5 is a curved flange connecting the inner end of the handle 4 with the side edge of the sole portion 1 forward of the wall 2.

6 is a curved flange connecting the inner end of the handle with the side edge of the sole portion 1 back of the wall 2.

7 is an upwardly curved flange connecting the handle with the side edge of the wall 2. These flanges operate in effect as longitudinally arranged strengthening ribs which extend far enough into the handle portion to constitute a very powerful connection. Each handle proper is in effect corrugated so as to get the maximum strength with the least weight, the corrugation being on the under side and appearing in Fig. 2 at the right hand side.

8 is a cutter blade.

9 is a clamping plate connected in any suitable manner, as by thumb screws 10–10 to the rear of the wall 2. This clamping plate 9 serves to hold the blade 8 firmly against the back of the wall 2, with the edge thereof projecting therethrough to the desired extent.

11 is a thumb screw which is located about midway in the wall 2 on the opposite side from the thumb screws 10–10. The inner end of this thumb screw 11 is arranged to engage the blade 8 to bend it slightly baclr at the center, as it is found that it operates more easily when thus buckled or bent.

In operation, the operator grasps the handles 4–4 with the fingers, while his thumbs project down into the spaces at the meeting angles of the front part of the sole, the front part of the wall and that part of the handle between the flanges 7 and 5. The ball of each thumb rests well down on the upper surface of the sole 1 very close to the work, so that the pressure of the thumbs will be applied to the greatest advantage, the position of the thumbs being such that a minimum of exertion is required of the operator, each thumb standing in a substantially straight position rather than being bent. Heretofore in the construction of iron scraper bodies it has been customary to provide a substantially vertical wall at each end of the sole 1, forming a box-like structure, thus requiring the operator to bend each thumb in order to get any thumb pressure directly on the sole. This is not only tiresome, but it is obvious that the operator’s full power cannot be applied when the pressure is exerted through the end of the thumb. It is apparent, of course that each handle curves upwardly so as to afford clearance for the fingers. In this, however, there is no novelty, as it is common in all scrapers of this general class.

In the old box-like type of construction above referred to, the connection between the handles and the main central body is comparatively weak, with the result that if the tool is accidentally dropped, breakage frequently occurs where one or the other handle is united to the main body. By the present invention I not only avoid the box-like structure due to the old end wall formation, but I also connect each handle with the main central body so that a maximum of strength is afforded, very much minimizing the danger of breakage. I have referred to that part of the main body which faces the operator as the front part. It will be understood that in operating the scraper the cutting stroke is performed ordinarily by pushing the tool away from the operator while pressing it firmly against the surface which is to be smoothed.

What I claim is:

1. A scraper body including a main central portion comprising a sole having a slot therein constituting a cutter opening, a wall projecting upwardly at the forward edge of said cutter opening, two handles arranged at opposite ends of the main central portion and integrally connected therewith, said connection including a series of longitudinally arranged rib-like flanges extending from the edges of the sole portion and said wall and merging by gentle curves into and forming part of the handles.

2. A scraper body including a main central portion comprising a sole having a slot therein constituting a cutter opening, a wall projecting upwardly at the forward edge of said cutter opening, two handles arranged at opposite ends of the main central portion and integrally connected therewith, said connection including a series of longitudinally arranged rib-like flanges extending from the edges of the sole portion and said wall and merging by gentle curves into and forming part of the handles, each handle being connected to the cutter opening by not less than three of said rib-like flanges, one of said flanges extending forwardly to meet the side edge of the sole forward of the wall, another extending rearwardly to meet the edge of the sole to the rear of the wall, another extending upwardly to meet the edge of said wall.

3. A scraper body including a main central portion comprising a sole having a slot therein constituting a cutter opening, a wall projecting upwardly at the forward edge of said cutter opening, two handles arranged at opposite ends of the main central portion and integrally connected therewith, said connection including a series of rib-like flanges extending longitudinally from the edges of the sole portion and said wall and merging by gentle curves into and forming part of the handles, with means for holding a cutter against the rear surface of said wall.

CHRISTIAN BODMER.

Wlitnesses :
JNO. BURDICK,
K. J. HOFFDIAN.

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No. 1,092,326 – Fastening For Plane-Bits (John Bahmiller) (1914)

[paiddownloads id=”695″]1092326

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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JOHN BAHMILLER, OF SALEM, OHIO.

FASTENING FOR PLANE-BITS.

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1,092,326. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 7, 1914.
Application filed November 25, 1912. Serial No. 733,449.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BAHMILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Columbiana and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastenings for Plane-Bits, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fastenings for plane-bits and has for its object to provide a fastening which will admit of the bit being readily adjusted to the various positions desired.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a bit having a central longitudinal slot, the one wall of which is provided with rack teeth and a still further object resides in providing means on the securing member between the bit and cap-iron adapted for cooperation with said rack teeth to adjust said bit to its various positions.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a device which is extremely simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very eflicient and useful in operation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a plan view of a bit showing my improvements applied to use thereon. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the sleeve member adapted to cooperate with the rack teeth on the bit.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which —

1 indicates a bit such as is used in the usual bench plane or the like, the same being provided with a central longitudinal slot 2, the forward end of which is enlarged as shown at 3. The under face of the bit 1, at the outer end thereof, has counter-sunk therein and welded or otherwise similarly secured thereto, the hard metal surface 4, which extends to the cutting edge thereof and one wall of the slot 2 is provided with rack teeth for the greater portion of its length, as shown at 5. A cap-iron 6 of the usual construction, is also provided, the same having an opening 7 therein, and any other such openings as are demanded by the construction of the plane to which the same is to he applied. This opening 7 is threaded and adapted to receive in engagement therewith, the threaded end of a screw 8 which is extended through the slot 2 of the bit 1. In order to adjustably secure the bit and cap-iron together, however, and properly support the screw 8, I provide a substantial sleeve member 9, which is greater in diameter than the width of the slot 2 and is externally reduced at one end thereof to permit a portion thereof to extend through said slot. This reduced portion is of substantially the same diameter as the width of said slot and is provided with rack teeth, as shown at 10, to engage the teeth 5 in the one wall of said slot. This reduced portion with its rack teeth 10 thereon forms a substantial gear and the outer periphery of the enlarged upper portion of said member 9 is knurled to be readily grasped by the operator and turned. The inner periphery of this sleeve member from the enlarged end thereof, is increased in width as shown at 11 to provide an annular shoulder and as the screw 8 is adapted to extend through this sleeve member, the head of said screw may be readily seated on this annular shoulder.

In setting up the device, the sleeve member 9, with the screw 8 extended therethrough, is first disposed in the enlarged portion 3 of the slot 2 and the cap-iron 6 brought into position to be engaged with the threaded end of said screw. The sleeve is then moved into the slot 2 until the teeth 10 are engaged with the teeth 5 of said slot, whereupon said member 9 is rotated until the bit is properly adjusted with respect to the cap-iron. When the proper adjustment has been made, the screw 8 is then turned until the same securely clamps said member 9 in its adjusted position and the bit is then ready for use. Should, during the operation of the plane, it be desired to adjust said bit, it is only necessary to turn the screw 8 in the opposite direction to loosen the same, whereupon the member 9 may be rotated, which operation will adjust said bit on the cap-iron. The screw is then tightened to securely retain the bit in the desired position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of the invention, and while I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

The hard metal surface 4 which is counter-sunk in the under face of the bit 1, and extends to the cutting edge thereof, is a plate which will prevent the cutting edge from being unnecessarily nicked during the use of the device and thereby obviate the necessity of constantly sharpening the same, The provision of such a plate on the bit will not materially add to the cost thereof and in the end will save considerable time and expense.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim is:–

In a plane, the combination with a cap iron having a threaded opening arranged about centrally therein; of a bit provided with a longitudinal slot terminating in an enlargement at one end thereof, one wall of said slot being provided with teeth extending for the greater portion of its length, a sleeve disposed in the slot of said bit having teeth formed on the outer periphery thereof, in engagement with the teeth of the one vvall of said slot, the teeth on said sleeve also contacting lightly with the opposite wall of said slot to prevent a loose movement of the sleeve therein, a disk-like head member formed on the upper end of said sleeve to project on opposite sides of the slot in said bit and rest on the top face of the latter, said head member being of less diameter than the diameter of the enlargement of said slot and provided with a socket in the top face thereof, means provided on the outer peripheral edge of the head member, whereby to readily grasp the same, and a headed screw disposed through said sleeve and engaged at its lower end with the threaded opening of said cap iron, the head of said screw being received snugly in the socket of the head of said sleeve to bind tightly therein and retain the bit in any adjusted position with respect to the cap iron.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BAHMILLER.

Witnesses:
K. L. COBOURN,
MYRTA L. COBOURN.

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No. 1,090,225 – Plane (Albert A. Page) (1914)

[paiddownloads id=”694″]1090225

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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ALBERT A. PAGE, OF EAST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO SARGENT & COMPANY,
OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

PLANE.

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1,090,225. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 17, 1914.
Application filed January 26, 1912. Serial No. 673,501.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. PAGE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the town of East Haven, county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Planes, of which the following is a specification when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to planes, and the primary object of the invention is to provide iinproved means for mounting a single adjusting element, such as an adjusting screw, which is capable of adjusting the bit laterally as well as longitudinally. The lateral adjusting rnevernent, which is provided for by a special mounting of the adjusting screw or other element, enables the plane bit to be oscillated to a certain extent relative to the longitudinal axis of the plane so that the cutting edge of the bit may be brought into exact parallelism with the throat in the stock or frame. At the same time, the adjusting screw, or its equivalent, retains its usual function of moving the plane bit longitudinally, i. e., into and out of the throat.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features and coinbinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrating a preferred form of the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the plane; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with the cap removed; Fig. 3 is a fraginentary plan view of the rear portion of the plane, the cap and bit being omitted.; Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the swivel socket or standard for the adjusting screw; Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section through the stock, taken immediately in front of the socket for the adjusting screw; and F ig. 6 is a detail view of the adjusting screw and its pivot or swivel mernber.

Referring to the drawing, 10 indicates the body or stock of the plane, which may be of any preferred form.

11 is the usual throat in the bottom of the stock into which extends a bit 12 of customary form, surmounted by a cap 13 of ordinary construction. The bit 12 is secured in the stock by means of a screw (not shown) screwed into an internally threaded socket 14 rising from the bottom of the stock, said screw securing the cap 13 in place against the bit in any well known manner, and the longitudinal adjustment of the bit being provided for by a longitudinal slot 15, through which the aforesaid screw freely passes. When the bit and cap have been properly adjusted with respect to the screw projecting out of the socket 14, the parts are tightly clamped in place by means of a cam device 10 of any ordinary construction associated with the cap, as shown in Fig. 1.

The parts so far described are well known, and form no part of the present invention, which is chiefly concerned with the provision of a single adjusting device for giving the bit 12 lateral and longitudinal adjusting movements. This adjusting device comprises an adjusting screw 17 having its threaded shank 18 screwed into, and preferably through, a pivot or swivel member 19 which is so mounted on the bed of the stock as to enable it to be oscillated relative to the longitudinal axis of the plane. In the form shown, the swivel member 19 is of cylindrical shape and is fitled within a socket 20 rising from and preferably integral with the bed of the plane. This socket is provided interiorly with a forwardly and rearwardly inclined seat 21 in which the cylinder 19 is seated, and the cylinder 19 is retained in said seat by means of side walls 22 rising froin the socket 20 and conforming to the side walls of the cylinder 19, as shown in Fig. 3. The walls 22 are separated from each other at the front and rear of the socket by spaces 23 and 24, respectively, which enable the set screw 17 to be oscillated laterally to a certain extent, altliough the walls 22 form stops which limit the movement of the adjusting screw when it is swung toward the respective sides of the plane stock.

The screw 17 is manipulated by a milled head 25, and it is connected with the plane bit 12 by means of a neck portion 26 engaged by a bifurcated lug 27 swiveled in the rear portion of the bit, by means of a swivel pin 27a, as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be apparent that if the adjusting screw 17 is swung into line with the longitudinal axis of the plane, the screwing of said screw into and out of the member 19 will advance the cutting edge of the bit into and out of the throat 11 by a movement of the bit along the longitudinal axis of the plane. This adjustment may of course be effected when the cap 13 is in its clamping position. When the cutting edge of the bit is so ground that it does not lie at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the bit, said cutting edge may be brought into parallelism with the throat 11 by swinging the adjusting screw to one side or the other of the plane, as shown in Fig. 2. This adjustment is also permitted while the cap is in its clamping position. By pushing the head 25 in the desired direction the screw 17 and its swivel member or pivot 19 will be moved angularly about the forwardly inclined axis of the socket 20, thereby shifting the bit into the desired position. The adjusting screw and its swivel member or pivot may be easily removed from the plane by simply lifting said swivel member or pivot out of the socket 20.

When the bit or cutter is swung laterally it usually turns about the point of contact of one of its forward corners with one of the side walls of the stock. The adjusting screw 17, on the other hand, turns about another point. For this reason the swiveling of the lug 27 on the bit is a valuable feature, inasmuch as the lug is free to follow the various movements of the screw without any binding effect.

The construction described has the great advantage that by a suitable manipulation of the head of the adjusting screw the cutting edge of the bit may be given a compound adjustment which will locate it almost instantaneously in the desired position in the throat of the plane.

One of the important features of the invention resides in the fact that while the standard 20 rises directly from the bed or bottom of the stock and thereby holds the adjusting screw very firmly in the proper position beneath the bit, said screw is mounted to oscillate in a plane parallel to the bit rather than in a plane parallel to the bottom or sole of the plane. This provides for a direct connection of the bit with the adjusting screw without the use of a number of special parts interposed between these instrumentalities. lt will be noted, moreover, that the bit is directly supported at its rear portion by the standard walls importance in place with the other marked inclined top surfaces of the 22, which is of considerable securing the bit firmly in aid of very few parts. An advantage arises from the fact that the adjusting screw can be freely lifted out of the swivel standard, so that after the cap has been removed the bit and adjusting screw can be lifted instantly out of the assembled position.

Without limiting myself to the precise construction shown, I claim:

1. ln a plane, a stock, a bit, a standard rising from the bed of the stock and directly engaging the under surface of the bit to support the same, an adjusting screw, and a carrying member for said adjusting screw swiveled in the upper end of said standard, between the standard and bit, to swing in a plane parallel to the bit; substantially as described.

2. ln a plane, a stock, a bit, a standard rising from the bed of the stock, and having an inclined upper end directly engaging the under surface of the bit, an adjusting screw, means permanently carried by the bit to engage said adjusting screw, and a carrying or pivot member for said adjusting screw set in the inclined upper portion of said standard directly beneath the bit, and arranged to oscillate in a plane parallel to the bit; substantially as described.

3. ln a plane, a stock having a socketed standard rising from the base thereof, a pivot member loosely seated in the socket of said standard to oscillate therein and freely removable from said standard, and an adjusting screw threaded through said pivot member; substantially as described.

4. In a plane, a stock having a socket portion rising from the base thereof, said portion presenting a socket having its axis inclined in a forward and rearward direction, and being provided with side walls spaced apart at the front and rear, a pivot member set in said socket, and an adjusting screw threaded through said pivot member and having an oscillatory movement limited by the side walls of the socket; substantially as described.

5. ln a plane, the combination of a stock, a bit supported therein for laterally oscillating movement, an adjusting screw for the bit swiveled laterally on the stock, said screw having a reduced neck portion, a lug depending from the rear portion of the bit and straddling said reduced neck portion of the adjusting screw, and a swiveled connection between said lug and said bit to permit the bit to turn eccentrically of the adjusting screw as said screw is moved laterally; sub-
stantially as described.

6. In a plane, a stock, a bit therein, an adjusting screw for the bit, a carrying member into which said screw is threaded, and a socket for said member on the bed of the stock comprising spaced side walls which limit the swinging movement of said screw; substantially as described.

7. ln a plane, a stock, a bit therein, an adjusting screw for the bit, an approximately cylindrical swivel member into which said screw is threaded, and a socket on the bed of the stock conforming to said cylindrical swivel member and mounting it to turn in a plane parallel to the bit; substantially as described.

8. In a plane, a stock, a bit therein, an adjusting screw for the bit, an approximately cylindrical carrying member into which said screw is threaded, a socket on the bed of the stock conforming to said cylindrical carrying member and mounting it directly beneath the under surface of the bit, and means to limit the lateral movement of said screw; substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 23rd day of January, 1912.

ALBERT A. PAGE.

Witnesses:
GERTRUDE E. SPANG,
BENJAMIN B. LUBINSKY.

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No. 1,085,651 – Guard For Hand-Planes (John E. Westberg) (1914)

[paiddownloads id=”693″]1085651

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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JOHN E. WESTBERG, OF EL CAMPO, TEXAS.

GUARD FOR HAND-PLANES.

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1,085,651. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 3, 1914.
Application filed November 27, 1911. Serial No. 662,640.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. WESTBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at El Campo, in the county of Wharton, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guards for Hand-Planes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bench planes.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a guard for bench planes which will prevent the shavings or splinters from contacting with and injuring the hand of the operator.

Another object of the invention is to provide a guard for the purpose described which is in the nature of an attachment and which can therefore be readily applied to any plane now in common use which includes the usual front handle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a guard attachment for the purpose described, which is formed from a single blank of metal, is therefore simple in construction, and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claim, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a jack-plane showing my invention associated therewith, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same, the handle being shown in elevation, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the guard attachment is formed, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the forward end of a jack-plane showing a modified form of my invention.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, a bench plane is indicated as a whole by the reference character A. This plane includes the usual body or base 5 having a threaded recess 6 formed centrally in its forward end for the reception of a screw 7 carried by the usual knob or forward handle 8.

The preferred form of my invention, as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, consists of a guard formed from a substantially triangular blank 9 of metal. This blank includes a curved base 10 and converging sides 11–11, said sides terminating in an apex 12. Formed in the apex thereof is an opening 13. The end of the blank opposite the opening 13 is transversely bent along the arcuate line la to form a consequent base 15 and an upstanding flange 17, said flange being centrally dished for a purpose hereinafter described. In attaching this guard to a plane, the opening 13 of said guard is placed in registration with the threaded recess 6 of the body 5. It will thus be observed that the body 15 of the guard is of such a length as to project the flange 17 slightly in advance of the front end of the body 5 of the plane. The knob or handle 8 is then secured by means of screws 7 to the body 5, and at the same time clamping the guard 9 against said body 5. It will furthermore be noted that the sides 11–11 of the guard abut against the side walls 5a of the body and thereby prevent any lateral swinging movement of said guard.

In the modification, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing, the plane B is formed with the usual body or base 18 and side walls 19–19. A front knob or handle 20 is secured in the usual manner to the base 18. The forward end of the base in advance of the handle 20 is bent upwardly to form an arcuate dished guard 21.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that when the plane is in operation, any shavings or splinters which would ordinarily contact with the operator’s hand, will be prevented by means of the guard as above described.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a frame including a body having side flanges and having a centrally disposed blade projecting therefrom, a handle carried by the body and arranged in rear of the blade, a handle carried by the body and arranged in front of the blade, and a guard for said front handle secured to the body by said handle and disposed in advance thereof and intermediate said flanges.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. WESTBERG.

Witnesses:
J. E. McIVER,
CHAS. BLOOM.

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