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No. 1,124,325 – Bench Plane (Albert A. Page) (1915)

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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.

BENCH-PLANE.

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1,124,325. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 12, 1915.
Application filed November 16, 1912. Serial No. 731,810.

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To all whom it may concern:

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

This invention relates to bench planes and more particularly to a type of plane in which the plane iron or bit is held against the frog or other support by means of a clamp which is adjustable independently of the bit, so that the lower edge of the clamp may be adjusted closer to or farther away from the cutting edge of the bit as required for taking a small or large chip.

The primary objects of the present invention are to provide improved and simplified means for giving the clamp a positive adjusting movement in either direction i. e. toward or away from the cutting edge of the bit; to furnish clamp adjusting means which permits the clamp to be easily placed in and removed from its assembled position; and to provide certain improved and simplified features in connection with the means for adjusting the bit or plane iron longitudinally and transversely.

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, illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the plane, Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on line 3–3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on line 4–4 of Fig. 2, showing the plane adjusted for taking a small chip, Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showing the adjustment for rougher work, Fig. 6 is a section on line 6–6 of Fig. 4, with certain parts omitted, Fig. 7 is a detail face view of the clamp, Fig. 8 is a similar view of the clamp from the reverse or under side, Fig. 9 shows a face view and an edge view of the adjusting plate for the clamp, Fig. 10 is a front or top view of the frog, detached, Fig. 11 is a rear or bottom view of the frog, detached, Fig. 12 is a detail section on line 12–12 of Fig. 11, and Fig. 13 is a detail section of the adjusting nut for the clamp.

Referring to the drawings, 20 designates the stock or bed of the plane, which is preferably made of metal of the usual channeled cross-section. The front handle of usual type is indicated at 21 and the ordinary rear handle is shown at 22. The bit or plane iron 23 is clamped against a frog 24 by means of a clamp 25. The bit is moved into and out of a throat 26 in the bed or sole of the stock by means of an adjusting screw 27 carried by the frog 24.

Referring particularly to Figs. 4 and 6, it will be noted that the stock is provided at opposite sides with abutments 28 adjacent the respective side walls. These abutments are slanted off at the top at a proper incline to provide a firm and substantial seat for the lower surface of the frog, and the latter is clamped to the abutments by means of screws 29. At the lower rear part of the frog 24 the latter carries a projecting lug 30 in which the lower end portion of the adjusting screw 27 is freely rotatable. The adjusting screw has a plain bearing in the lug 30 and is prevented from longitudinal movement with respect to said lug by means of collars on the screw at opposite sides of the lug. The lower collar, indicated at 31, is detachably held in place by a pin 32. The opposite or upper end of the adjusting screw 27 has a bearing in a lug 33 projecting from the rear upper portion of the frog and similar to the lug 30. The frog 24 is provided intermediate the lugs 30, 33 with a longitudinal slot 34 which serves as a guide for a bit-adjusting nut 35 having threaded engagement with the shank of the adjusting screw. The nut 35 has a portion projecting into and snugly fitting the slot 34, so that when a milled head 36 on the upper end of the screw 27 is rotated in one or the other direction, the nut 35 will be moved lengthwise of the frog in one or the other direction. This effects the longitudinal adjustment of the bit 23, which is provided at its rear surface with a notch 37 engaged by a pin 38 on the upper surface of the adjusting nut. The transverse adjustment of the bit, in order to keep its cutting edge in parallelism with the throat, is effected by the following mechanism: At the upper or butt end of the bit or plane iron 23 the latter is provided with a longitudinal slot 39 the opposite side edges of which are adapted to be engaged by a nose 40 of an adjusting lever 41 pivoted to the lug 83 by means of a pin 42. The pin 42 is intermediate of the ends of the lever 41 and said lever is movable in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the frog body and the plane of the bit. The adjusting lever is preferably formed of a sheet metal piece bent into U-shape at one end to afford a gripping portion 43 by means of which the lever may be manipulated. The oscillatory movement of the lever in either direction is not interfered with by the adjusting screw, as the lever is provided with a clearance opening 44 of considerably larger size than the portion of the screw shank which extends through said opening (Fig. 12), and it will be manifest that as the lever 41 is swung on its pivot 42 in one direction, one side of the nose 40 will be engaged by one of the side edges of the slot 39, whereby the bit will be swung transversely of the plane in one direction. If the adjusting lever is moved in the opposite direction the transverse adjusting movement of the bit will be opposite to that first indicated. Hence by proper adjustment of the lever 41 the bit or plane iron can easily be brought to a position in which its cutting edge has the desired parallel relation to the throat 26. Of course, this transverse adjustment of the bit by means of the lever 41 is not affected by the longitudinal adjustment of the bit, for as the latter is moved lengthwise the nose 40 of the adjusting lever will be engaged with the slot 39 at different points in its length. This arrangement of the transverse adjusting means has the advantage that the lever is engaged with the bit in a simple but positive way in all the lengthwise adjustments of the bit, the leverage on the bit being quite sufiicient to move it with a slight effort. Moreover, the manipulating portion of the lever is located immediately adjacent and back of the head of the lengthwise adjustment screw, so that it may be reached and adjusted with maximum facility.

The clamp 23 for clamping the bit against the frog is adjusted longitudinally i. e. toward and away from the throat 26, by means of the following mechanism: The clamp has formed on the upper surface thereof opposing guide lugs 44 by means of which the clamp is guided along an adjusting plate 45. This plate has an elongated opening 46 in its body portion or shank to clear the clamping screw 47 which passes through a threaded hole 48 in the clamp 25 and bears at its inner end against the upper surface of the bit. The screw 47 is provided with a milled adjusting head 49. At its lower end the plate 45 is provided with a T-head 50 having on its upper surface a groove 51 extending transversely with respect to the adjusting plate and adapted to engage the under surface of a cross pin or bridge 52 fixed at its respective ends to the side walls or flanges of the stock. The plate 45 lies flat on the upper surface of the clamp 25 against which it is retained by the lugs 44, and when the T-head 50 of the plate has been engaged with the under portion of the cross pin 52 in the manner stated, the screwing in of the clamping screw 47 will obviously secure the clamp and the bit tightly in place, inasmuch as the cross pin 52 will act as a pivot about which the clamp is moved to bind its lower edge against the lower portion of the bit and the clamping screw 47 against the intermediate portion of the bit. The plate 45 therefore serves as an attachment for the clamp by means of which the latter may be placed in pivotal relation to the cross pin when the clamping screw 47 is properly adjusted, the clamp and adjusting plate being readily detachable from assembled position when the clamping screw is released from its binding engagement with the bit. At its upper end the plate 45 is provided with a threaded extremity 53 which engages interior screw threads of a milled adjusting nut 54 freely rotatable with respect to the clamp but movable longitudinally therewith. In the form shown, the hollow adjusting nut 54 is detachably seated in a boss or socket portion 55 formed integral with the upper end portion of the clamp. Beneath the boss 55, the under portion of the clamp is cut away at 555 to permit the nut 54 to be detachably seated in the boss, in which position a collar 56 on the nut is engaged with a groove 57 in the boss in order to prevent longitudinal movement of the nut in the latter when the parts are assembled. In assembling, the nut is placed in its seat in the boss and the threaded extremity 53 of the adjusting plate is then engaged with the interior screw threads of the nut. When the nut is rotated in such a direction as to pull the threaded extremity or shank 53 into the same, the displacement of the nut from its seat will be effectively prevented and as the nut is rotated in one or the other direction the clamp 25 will be obliged to move toward or away from the throat, as the case may be, inasmuch as the plate 45 is fixed relatively to the stock by means of its engagement with the cross pin 52. It will therefore be understood that with the construction described, the bit and the clamp may be easily moved into any desired relative positions. When a fine chip is to be taken, the screw 27 for effecting the longitudinal movement of the bit is so manipulated as to project the bit only to a very slight extent beyond the lower surface of the bed, and the nut 54 will be so manipulated as to move the lower edge of the clamp 25 into very close proximity to the cutting edge of the bit, as shown in Fig. 4. This adjustment of the clamp will have a certain effect in producing a fine chip and it will also effectively prevent chattering. In the position shown in Fig. 5, the plane is adjusted to take a large chip, the bit being projected farther out of the throat and the clamp being farther retreated from the edge of the bit. It will be understood from the foregoing that when the clamp has once been adjusted, it may be removed from the stock and then returned to its position in the stock without altering its original adjustment. Hence, it is possible to remove the bit for sharpening and to replace it in position without changing the clamp adjustment relative to the throat.

While the foregoing description is necessarily a detailed one in so far as it concerns the particular embodiment of my invention selected for illustration and description, it will be apparent that numerous modifications of the construction may be adopted within the scope of the appended claims.

I do not claim the mechanism for adjusting the bit or cutter, as said mechanism forms the subject of an application filed by William E. Sparks, on May 16, 1914, Serial No. 839,117.

What I claim is:

1. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a throat, a bit projecting into said throat, a pivotally movable clamp for the bit having a clamping screw to engage the upper surface of the bit, a bridge piece carried by the stock, and a lengthwise adjusting device for the clamp having pivotal engagement with said bridge piece whereby the clamp is moved pivotally about the bridge piece as said screw is adjusted; substantially as described.

2. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a cross pin, a bit supported in the stock, a pivotally movable clamp for the bit, and a lengthwise adjusting device for the clamp carried by the latter and having detachable pivotal engagement with said cross pin; substantially as described.

3. In a plane, a stock, a bit therein, a clamp for the bit, an adjusting plate guided relatively to the clamp in a lengthwise direction, a bridge piece on the stock with which said adjusting plate is detachably engaged, and means for moving the clamp lengthwise relatively to said adjusting plate; substantially as described.

4. In a plane, a stock, a bit therein, a clamp for the bit, an adjusting plate guided relatively to the clamp in a lengthwise direction, a bridge piece on the stock with which said adjusting plate is detachably engaged, and means for moving the clamp lengthwise relatively to said adjusting plate comprising an adjusting nut having a bearing in the clamp and engaged with threads on said adjusting plate; substantially as described.

5. In a plane, the combination of a stock, a bit therein, a clamp for the bit having guide lugs on its upper surface, a plate guided between said lugs and having a transverse groove, a bridge piece on the stock adapted to be engaged by said groove, and an adjusting device for moving the clamp lengthwise with respect to the plate when the latter is engaged with said bridge piece; substantially as described.

6. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a cross pin, a bit in the stock, a clamp for the bit carrying a clamping screw, a plate guided lengthwise of said clamp at the upper surface of the latter and having a groove to detachably engage said cross pin, and a nut having a bearing in said clamp and engaged with said plate to move the clamp lengthwise with respect to the latter; substantially as described.

7. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a throat, a frog in said stock, a bit supported on said frog and extending into said throat, a clamp having means to clamp the bit on the frog as said clamp is moved pivotally, a member slidably carried by the clamp at the upper surface of the latter, means providing for the longitudinal adjustment of said clamp and said member relative to each other, and means on the stock engaging said member from above, and providing a pivot for the clamp; substantially as described.

8. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a throat, a frog in said stock, a bit supported on said frog and extending into said throat, a cross pin carried by the stock above said throat, a clamp having a lower edge portion to engage the upper surface of the bit within the throat, a member slidable on said clamp and engageable with said cross pin to pivot the clamp and bodily removable from the stock with the clamp independently of the bit, and means for adjusting said member and said clamp relatively to each other to move the clamp into and out of the throat independently of the bit.

9. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a throat and a transverse bridge piece, a bit projecting into said throat, a clamp for the bit carrying a clamping screw adapted to engage the upper surface of the bit and clamp it in position by pivotal movement of said clamp relative to said transverse bridge piece, and a member on said clamp adapted to engage said bridge piece, and adjustable relative to the clamp, whereby the pivotal point of movement of the clamp may be varied; substantially as described.

10. In a plane, the combination of a stock having a throat, a bit projecting into said throat, a clamp adapted to project into the throat, a clamping screw threaded through the clamp to engage the upper surface of the bit, a bridge piece extending across the stock, an adjusting member having sliding relation with the clamp and detachable pivotal relation with said bridge piece whereby said clamp may be swung pivotally relative to said bridge piece at different points, and means connecting said clamp and said adjusting member and providing for a positive adjusting movement of said clamp into and out of the throat; substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 15th day of November 1912.

ALBERT A. PAGE.

Witnesses:
HENRY H. MUNSON,
CARL W. CARLSON.

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Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the “Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.”
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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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Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the “Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.”
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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. 1,042,139 – Tongue-And-Groove Plane (Albert A. Page) (1912)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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

TONGUE-AND-GROOVE PLANE.

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1,042,139. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 22, 1912.
Application filed September 23, 1911. Serial No. 650,904.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. PAGE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tongue-and-Groove Planes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to reversible or invertible tongue and groove planes, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a tool of this sort which is practically as handy and convenient in use as the well known tongue cutting planes and grooving planes in which the tongue cutting function and the groove cutting function are not combined.

It is also aimed to produce a plane of this kind which is not only handy and well balanced but also of comparatively light, simple and inexpensive construction. The main advantage of the improved tool resides, however, in the fact that it provides a very convenient and satisfactory grip for the workman, whether used for tongue cutting or grooving, and that it is peculiarly compact, and has the respective cutters so arranged as to do the most effective work.

In these drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the plane; Fig. 2, a plan view of the edge adapted to fit the groove; Fig. 3, a plan view of the edge adapted to form and engage the tongue; and Fig. 4, a cross section on the line x–x of Fig. 1.

In all figures, similar letters of reference represent like parts.

Referring to the drawing, the open skeleton frame constituting the stock is shown at 1. This frame comprises parallel lower and upper edge portions 4, 5, of which the former acts as a bearing surface when cutting the tongue, while the latter serves as a bearing surface in cutting the groove. These parallel bearing portions of the skeleton frame are connected at the ends of the plane, preferably in an integral manner, by handle or grip portions 2, 3, respectively. These handle or grip portions, while slightly curved in a longitudinal direction and of appropriate cross-section, in order to form a convenient and satisfactory grip for the hand of the workman, are generally parallel with respect to each other and form, in connection with the parallel bearing portions, 4, 5, a stock of substantially rhomboidal shape.

Projecting inwardly from the respective bearing portions 4, 5, are lugs or brackets 13 and 15 respectively against which the respective bits 8 and 14: are positioned. The supporting brackets or lugs 13 and 15 are preferably formed integrally with the bearing portions 4 and 5 and are equipped with flat bearing surfaces for the bits, which bearing surfaces are directed parallel to each other and substantially parallel with one of the diagonals of the rhomboidal figure formed by the intermediate open space between the handles 2 and 3. By placing the supporting brackets and the bits in superposed relation, as shown, with one bracket and its bit placed oppositely with respect to the other bracket and bit as regards the diagonal aforesaid, it is possible to shorten the plane materially while still providing for the location of the cutting edges of the respective bits at the proper distances from the respective ends of the plane. In other words, by this construction I am enabled to provide an efficient plane of minimum length wherein the distance from each cutter to one end of the plane bears such a ratio to the distance from said cutter to the other end of the plane that the bearing portions 4, 5, coact properly and effectively with the respective bits.

The bearing portion 4 is provided at one side with a relatively short depending flange 6 creating a groove 7 into which projects the tongue cutting bit 8, the cutting end of which is recessed at 9 in order to form the tongue in well known manner. The bit 8 is positioned relatively to its support 13 by means of a lever pivoted at 12 and bearing against the bit at one end, while the opposite end carries a clamping screw 10 coacting with the bit in well known manner. The bearing portion 5 is provided with a groove 20 and with a flange 19 alined with the cutting edge 21 of the bit or cutter 14. This bit or cutter is positioned relatively to its support 15 by means of a lever 16 pivoted at 17 and having a clamping screw 18.

The operation of the device is as follows: When it is employed for forming and planing the tongue in the edge of the work, the latter is engaged with the groove 7 and the grip member 2 engaged by the hand of the operator. In the operation of the device in this position the slot 9 will leave a central unplaned space on the edge of the board of the desired width of the tongue and in the continued movement of the plane the portions on either side of this space will be planed down so as to form a tongue of the proper width. After the tongue has been formed it is merely necessary to reverse the plane edge for edge and grasp the grip member 3 by the hand and apply the rib 19 to the opposite edge of the board or edge of another board, and then operate the plane for the purpose of forming the groove, the cutter 21 engaging said edge and forming the groove.

By forming the plane of substantially rhomboidal shape a most satisfactory grip may be afforded by the handles 2 and 3. By locating the bits and bit supports in the manner described the construction of the tool is simplified and its expense lowered, and in addition to this, the tool is made light and well balanced, and is especially effective in operation.

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

l. An invertible or reversible tongue and groove plane comprising parallel oppositely located bearing portions, handle members joining the respective ends of the respective bearing portions and forming in conjunction with said bearing portions a skeleton frame or stock of substantially rhomboidal form, separate bit supports projecting from the respective bearing portions into the inner open portion of the frame or stock, said bit supports being arranged in superposed relation and having bearing surfaces directed substantially parallel to one of the diagonals of the rhomboidal opening of the frame or stock, and bits clamped on the respective bearing surfaces and cooperating with the respective bearing portions; substantially as described.

2. An invertible or reversible tongue and groove plane comprising parallel oppositely located bearing portions, handle members joining the respective ends of said bearing portions and forming in conjunction therewith a skeleton frame or stock of approximately rhomboidal form, bit supports formed integrally with the respective bearing portions and extending therefrom into the inner open portion of the frame or stock, and bits clamped on the respective bit supports, substantially as described.

3. ln an invertible or reversible tongue and groove plane, an open skeleton frame formed of oppositely arranged parallel bear-
ing portions and handle members connecting the respective bearing portions at the ends of the plane, approximately parallel bit supports extending inward from the respective bearing portions into the inner opening of the frame, said bit supports being arranged in superposed relation and having their bit supporting surfaces opposing or facing each other, and bits clamped on said surfaces and cooperating with the respective bearing portions, substantially as described.

ln witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 21st day of September, 1911.

ALBERT A. PAGE.

Witnesses:
HENRY H. MUNSON,
CARL W. CARLSON.

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No. 585,889 – Plane (Albert A. Page) (1897)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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

PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,889, dated July 6, 1897.
Application filed May 16, 1896. Serial No. 591,46. (No model.)

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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 a resident of the town of East Haven, county of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Planes, fully set forth and described in the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof, and in which —

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a plane embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a top view of the same; Fig. 3, a vertical longitudinal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. A, a top view of the frame; Fig. 5, a bottom view of the plane iron or bit, Fig. 6, a corresponding view of the clamping-cap; Fig. 7, a detail of the clamping-lever.

In all the figures similar letters of reference represent like parts.

This invention relates to hand-planes; and it consists in a novel construction of parts, which when assembled produce a simple device easily regulated or adjusted.

The invention refers more particularly to an improved method of locking the plane iron or bit between the frog and the clamping-cap by means of a lever pivoted in said clamping-cap to swing vertically beyond its dead-center, as set forth and described, together with other improvements, hereinafter.

Referring to the drawings for the more particular description, A represents the stock or frame, and a the throat thereof.

B is the plane iron or bit, with b its cutting edge, the bit having a longitudinal slot b’, extending central therein, and on the under side adjacent to said slot b’ and extending lengthwise therefrom a series of teeth b2.

Mounted on the frame A is a frog C, which consists of two parallel vertical plates with diagonal upper edges, the plates being united by a block c, slotted vertically a short distance downward from its top. In the slot of the block c is pivoted by means of the pin d’ an adjusting-lever D, having on its upper side a number of teeth d, which extend slightly above the level of the frog C. The free end of said lever has a horizontal slot d2, of sufficient width to receive the edge of the adjusting-nut E, threaded to run on the vertical screw F, rigidly mounted near the end of the frame A. The edge of this nut E being knurled, it may be easily screwed up and down, and with the movement of the nut the engagement of the slot d2 of the lever D raises and lowers the free end thereof, which swings the teeth d forward or back. As the bit B is adapted to rest on the frog C, the teeth d of the adjusting-lever D engage with the teeth b2 on the under side of the bit, and the movement of the teeth produced by the adjusting-nut E on screw F is communicated to the bit, the edge of which is then forced deeper into or withdrawn from the throat a of the frame A.

Pivoted by a screw g to the under side of the bit B adjacent to the teeth b2 is a forked lever G, the fork g’ of the lever lying across the teeth b2 and the other end projecting beyond the end of the bit. This lever G is capable of swinging in a horizontal plane, and when the bit is fitted on the frog C the fork g’ is adapted to embrace the teeth d on the adjusting-lever D. When the fork g’ is thus engaged with the teeth d, which are secure against any transverse movement, the swinging of the lever G will tend to force the upper end of the bit to one side or the other, and as the bit is practically pivoted by the screw I, described hereinafter, the swinging will give a side adjustment or equalizing movement to square the cutting edge b.

Between the throat a and the frog C on the frame A is mounted the cylindrical block H, centrally bored and having a diagonal upper end corresponding to the edge of the frog C. The central bore is internally threaded for a screw I, over which the slot b’ of the bit is adapted to fit.

A clamping-cap L, the rear end of which is rounded, as shown, Figs. 1 and 3, has in its forward part a slot l, corresponding to the diameter of the head of the screw I and extending rearwardly from the slot l, a secondary slot l’ corresponding to the diameter of the shank of the screw I. A rectangular slot l2 extends centrally in the cap L, and on either side near its rear end are depending ears M. Pivoted between the ears M, by the pin m at its elbow, is a substantially right-angled lever N. One arm n of this lever is rounded to bear on the upper side of the bit B, as hereinafter described, and the other arm n’ is formed to correspond with the upper side of the clamping-cap L, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 7, the extreme end being flattened and widened to act as a thumb-piece, Fig. 2.

When the clamping-cap is placed over the bit B, the slot l being fitted over the screw I and the cap forced forward so that the screw is engaged in the slot l’, the right-angled lever H is used as a clamp to hold the parts together and rigidly secure them in place.

Upon the forward movement of the arm n’ the other arm n bites against the bit B, and the tendency is to force the clamping-cap L forward into closer engagement with screw I, Fig. 3.

The slight elasticity in the cast metal allows the clamping-cap to be raised as the arm n of the clamp passes the perpendicular, so that when in the position shown in Fig. 1 the parts are securely locked. The screw I may be raised or lowered to secure the right adjustment of the clamping-cap and clamp. The forward position of the clamp when the parts of the plane are locked and its conformity with the surface of the clam ping-cap makes a smooth handle and prevents the hand of the operator from being caught on the clamp when the plane is in use.

A finger-knob P is shown in the forward part of the frame beyond the throat, which may also serve as an adjusting-screw for a sliding throat-piece, as is often the case.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is —

In a plane, the combination with the frame; of the bit; a support on the frame for the bit; a locking device mounted on the frame, a clamping-cap above the bit, forming the main handle portion of the plane, and having its forward end adapted to engage with said locking device to lock the forward end of the bit, while its rear end is provided with a longitudinal slot; a substantially right-angled clamp pivoted in said clamping-cap, with one arm adapted to swing forward in said longitudinal slot, and the other arm to bear on the bit and lock; the rear of the same, when the forwardly-swinging arm has assumed a position in alinement with the main portion of said clamping-cap; and means on said clamp for disengaging it from its locked position, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at New Haven, in the county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, this 11th day of May, 1896.

ALBERT A. PAGE.

Witnesses:
WILLIAM T. COOKE,
CHARLES L. BALDWIN.

No. 512,084 – Bench-Plane (Granville W. Wright And Albert A. Page) (1894)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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GRANVILLE W. WRIGHT AND ALBERT A. PAGE, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,
ASSIGNORS TO THE SARGENT & COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

BENCH-PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 512,084, dated January 2, 1894.
Application filed May 15, 1893. Serial No. 474,270. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GRANVILLE W. WRIGHT and ALBERT A. PAGE, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Bench-Planes; and we do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in —

Figure 1, a view in side elevation of one form which a plane constructed in accordance with our invention may assume; Fig. 2, a plan view thereof; Fig. 3, a view thereof in central vertical longitudinal section on the line a–b of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a view of the plane in transverse section on the line c–d of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a view in transverse section through the stock of the plane on the line e–f of Fig. 1; Fig. 6, a detached view through the clamp of the plane on the line g–h of Fig. 2; Fig. 7, a detached plan view of the box or housing; Fig. 8, a similar view thereof in side elevation; Fig. 9, a detached reverse plan view of the secondary adjusting lever.

Our invention relates to an improvement in bench-planes, the object being to produce at a low cost for manufacture, a simple, light, durable and convenient article.

With these ends in view, our invention consists in a bench-plane having certain details of construction as will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In carrying out our invention we form a stock A, from a single piece of heavy sheet-metal, which is struck into the required shape, the stock having the usual side flanges A’, and in addition thereto upturned end flanges A2 A2, into which the side flanges merge, as clearly shown by Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings. The stock thus formed will naturally have rounded side and end corners a, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, that being an advantageous form, as such corners are less liable to mark or mar the article being planed than the sharp corners of planes having their stocks cast. The said stock is constructed with a transverse slot A3, located in the usual place, its rear wall of being beveled, as shown by Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Within the stock we locate a box or housing B, which we preferably strike up from a single piece of sheet-metal. This box may be said to be U-shaped in transverse section, and is arranged with its open side downward, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, its edges being furnished with projecting lugs b b, by means of which it is secured to the stock A, the bottom of which is thereto provided with openings of suitable form to receive the said lugs. The box tapers gradually from its rear to its forward end, so as to form an inclined bed for the bit C, of the plane to rest upon. It also tapers laterally, growing wider from its rear to its forward end, so that it will form a wide bearing for the bit behind the cutting edge thereof. The vertical taper of the box is clearly shown by Fig. 8 of the drawings, while its lateral taper is seen in Fig. 7 of the same.

About midway the length of its inclined upper face or bed, the box is provided with a coupling-stud D, which stands at a right angle to the said bed. At its rear end the box is constructed with an elongated slot E, through which the teeth f of the primary adjusting-lever F, project, the said lever being hung upon a horizontal pin G, the ends of which are mounted in the sides of the box. Two thick washers G’ G’ located upon the said pin G, on opposite sides of the said lever F, prevent the same from lateral displacement on the pin. The outer end of the said lever is provided with an open longitudinal slot F’, which receives the knurled edge of an adjusting-nut H, mounted upon a threaded stud H’, secured in a vertical position to the rear end of the stock A. We do not, however, claim the said lever, nut or stud as new, for corresponding parts have been before employed for the same purpose in bench-planes. We have called the lever in question the primary adjusting lever because its function is to move the bit longitudinally to project its cutting edge from or withdraw it into the slot A3 for securing more or less depth of cut as required. The bit C is constructed upon its under face with a series of transverse grooves c, which are taken into by the teeth of the primary adjusting lever F, and which are located in the rear of its longitudinal slot C’, with which it is provided to adapt it to fit over the coupling-stud D, and be longitudinally adjusted. A secondary adjusting-lever I, projecting at its rear end slightly beyond the rear end of the bit, is pivotally attached to the lower face thereof by means of a screw I’, the forward end of the said lever being offset as at i, and then extended forward, whereby it is adapted to enter the open rear end of the box or housing B, with the side walls of which its forward edges engage to secure a purchase for the lateral adjustment of the bit, which it shifts to keep square with respect to the position of its cutting edge in the transverse slot A3 in the stock. The offsetting of this secondary lever in order to enable it to enter the rear end of the housing, will be proportional to the thickness of the metal from which the housing is formed.

We do not broadly claim a bit having a secondary adjusting lever secured to its lower face as described, except when its forward end is offset downward to adapt it to enter last the housing. We have called the lever described the secondary adjusting lever, because its function of laterally adjusting bit for squaring its edge in the slot in the the body of the stock seems secondary to the longitudinal adjustment of the bit.

The clamp J, of our improved plane, we prefer to strike from a single piece of sheet-metal in substantially the form which clamps of bench-planes ordinarily have, except as will be specified. Toward its forward end the clamp is constructed with an opening J’ , adapted in size to pass the head of the coupling-stud D, and with an open slot J2, leading forward from the said opening, and narrower than the same, the said slot being flanked on each side by horizontal flanges J3 J3, which form bearings for the head of the said stud. Under this construction the clamp is adjusted over the coupling-stud upon the bit, and then drawn rearward for locking it in place, and the more it is pushed rearward after it is in place, the tighter it will clamp the bit. This is an obviously advantageous construction, for when the plane is used, the tendency will be for the bit to be pushed rearward, and thus to only more firmly lock the clamp in place. In planes as ordinarily constructed, the operation of the clamp is just the reverse of this. The clamp is provided in its rear end with an internally threaded socket K, which receives an adjusting-screw L, which is staked, or otherwise secured into a sheet-metal hand-wheel M. The head L’ of the screw projects below the outer face of the wheel in position to be engaged with the upper face of the bit to the rear of the slot C’ therein, in the ordinary manner.

In our improved plane as herein described, the stock, the housing or box located therein to form a bed for the bit, the clamp, and the hand-wheel are struck from sheet-metal. We would have it understood, however, that we do not limit ourselves to using the said parts in combination, but we may use any one of them, or any combination of them. By constructing the said parts of sheet-metal, we secure lightness and rigidity, and an increase of room within a plane of given size. We are also enabled to give the plane pleasing lines, and to produce it at a comparatively low cost for manufacture, and obviously the sheet-metal enables it to be given at a comparatively small expense, a very high finish. Nor do we limit ourselves to the particular construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, for the devices represented for adjusting the bit both longitudinally and laterally, may be replaced by other devices.

We would therefore have it understood that we do not limit ourselves to the construction herein shown, but hold ourselves at liberty to make such variations therefrom as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of our invention. We are aware, however, that we are not the first to utilize sheet-metal in the construction of bench-planes, a plane having a wooden stock reinforced by a wrought metal covering being old.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is —

1. A bench-plane having its clamp struck out from a single piece of sheet-metal, and provided within its rear end with an internally threaded socket, which receives the adjusting screw carrying the hand-wheel, and constructed at its forward end with an opening, and with an open slot leading forward from the said opening and narrower than the same, the said slot being flanked on either side by flanges set inward from the face of the clamp, substantially as described.

2. A bench-plane having its clamp constructed with an opening to receive the coupling-stud of the plane, and with an open slot narrower than the said opening, extending forward therefrom and flanked on each side by horizontal flanges set down below the face of the clamp, substantially as described.

3. A bench-plane having a sheet-metal stock, having up-turned side and end flanges, a sheet-metal box or housing secured thereto with its open side downward, by means of lugs formed upon its lower edges, inclining and widening fromits rear to its forward end and forming an inclined bed for the bit, a bit and a wide bearing just back of the cutting edge thereof, a sheet-metal clamp, a clamping-screw carried thereby, and means for adjusting the bit longitudinally and laterally, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GRANVILLE W. WRIGHT.
ALBERT A. PAGE.

Witnesses:
ROBERT MACARTHUR, Jr.,
JOHN B. FREYSINGER, Jr.