Tag: Albert F. Schade

No. 1,057,582 – Jointer-Gage Attachment For Planes (Albert F. Schade) (1913)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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ALBERT F. SCHADE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANLEY RULE &
LEVEL COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

JOINTER-GAGE ATTACHMENT FOR PLANES.

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1,057,582. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 1, 1913.
Application filed January 14, 1913. Serial No. 741,896.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. SCHADE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, Hartford county, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Jointer~Gage Attachments for Planes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to planes, and particularly to an improved form of jointer gage attachment therefor, providing means for securely clamping the attachment to the plane body, which means will permit the use of the attachment in connection with various standard makes and sizes of plane bodies irrespective of thickness of the side walls of said bodies or the angle of junction of said side walls with the base of the plane body. Furthermore the clamping means are such that they may be readily moved to either clamping or unclamping position and, when once moved to clamping position, are firmly held in such position. These and other advantages will be more clearly seen from the taken in detailed specification following, connection with the accompanying drawings forming part thereof and showing a preferable embodiment of the invention.

In these drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a jack plane having my improved form of jointer gage attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a rear end view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in elevation, of the plane body with the gage attached, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through the plane body looking outward toward the gage attached thereto. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale taken on the line 5–5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detailed view in elevation of one of the clamping plates.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the base and 2 the side walls of a metal plane body of standard channel section type, the side walls 2 being beveled upwardly toward the center from their ends, as is usual in this type of plane. The device of the present invention is adapted for application to a plane body of this type and provides a gage whereby the angle of out may be varied to suit different requirements, such as in joining two parts at an angle. It consists in the present instance of a base member or bar 3 adapted to extend longitudinally of the outer edge of the plane body beneath its lower edge, this bar being provided with inwardly extending flanges 11 adapted to seat against the under face of the base 1 of the plane body. This bar is provided with a plurality of upwardly extending standards 5, these standards being preferably located at or adjacent the ends of the bar and each being provided with a lateral and preferably integral offset 6 having its lower edge positioned above the maximum point to which the forward and rear ends of the side walls of a plane of standard make extend. These offsets are provided with vertically extending threaded bores therein through which are inserted clamping screws 7, the lower ends of which are adapted to be brought into contact with the upper edge of the side wall of the plane body, drawing the flanges 4 of the base bar firmly against the under face of the base 1 of the plane body. The standards 5 of the base member are provided with clamping plates 8 having end flanges 9, these clamping plates being provided with threaded bores therein. A clamping screw 10 extends through an alined bore formed in each standard 5 and engages the threaded bore of its clamping plate 8, this screw preferably having its outer end winged, as at 11, to provide means for manual operation. The clamping screws 10 are of such length that the clamping plates 8 carried thereby will extend inwardly of the plane body beyond the inner face of a side wall 2 of maximum thickness so that by manipulating the clamping screws 10, these plates may be moved outwardly to bring their lower flanges into clamping engagement with the inner face of the side walls 2 of the plane body, their upper flanges resting against the inner face of a standard 5, and the inner faces of the standards engaging the outer face of the side wall. lt will be evident that the base member 3 may be attached to a plane body and held against either lateral or longitudinal movement relatively thereto by means of its plurality of clamping plates 8 which engage the inner face of a side wall of the plane body, and by means of its plurality of clamping screws 7 which engage the upper edge of said side wall. In this connection, it will be noted that once these clamping screws 7 have been moved to bring the flanged portions 4 of the bar against the under face of the base 1 of the plane body, they firmly hold the base member against movement longitudinally of the body by reason of the upwardly extending beveled edges of the side wall 2 with which they are engaged. I find that in practice it is necessary to provide at least two lateral operating clamping members in order to hold the device securely to the plane body and prevent loosening thereof. Furthermore, the provision of the clamping screws adjacent each end of the base member and of the plane body prevent endwise movement of the base member relative to the body by reason of the incline of the side walls of said body.

Extending laterally and outwardly from the base member 3 and preferably integral therewith is an arm 12 having its outer end apertured to receive a bolt 13, upon the outer end of which is mounted a wing nut 14. The base member or bar 3, adjacent its ends, is provided with bifurcations 15 forming bearings between which an angle plate 16 is hinged by means of knuckles 17. A link 18 is provided, pivotally connected at 19 to the angle plate 16 adjacent its lower edge, and having a curved slot 20 formed therein, this slot being formed on an arc with the hinge point of the knuckle 17 as the center. The bolt 13 extends through this curved slot as well as through the aperture in the arm 12, the link 18 being positioned against the face of the arm 12 and the wing nut 14 being mounted over the end of the bolt 18 so that it can be screwed up to engage the face of the link 18 and clamp the same firmly against the arm 12. By this means the angle of the plate 16 relative to the base 1 of the plane body may be varied at will, and the angle of the planing action thereby varied to suit varying conditions. In order to assist the operator in holding the forward end of the plane against the work when my improved attachment is secured to the plane body, I provide a handle member 21 extending outwardly from the forward standard 5 of the attachment so that by grasping the handle proper of the plane body and this auxiliary handle 21, the angle plate 16 may be held firmly against the work.

While I have herein described a preferable embodiment of my invention, it should be understood that the same may be modified within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, in combination with a plane body of channel section, a base member adapted to engage the base and adjacent side wall of said plane body, a plurality of spaced clamping plates connected with said base member and adapted to be moved laterally into clamping engagement with the inner face of said side wall, a clamping member carried by said base member and adapted to be moved vertically into clamping engagement with the top edge of said side wall, an angle plate pivotally carried by said base member adjacent its lower edge, and means for adjusting said angle plate relative to its base member.

2. In a device of the character described, in combination with a plane body of channel section, a base bar provided with a plurality of spaced upwardly extending standards adapted to engage the side wall of said plane body and with a flange adapted to engage the base of said plane body, clamping plates connected to said standards and adapted to be moved laterally into clamping engagement with the inner face of said side wall, a plurality of spaced clamping members carried by said base bar adapted to be moved vertically into clamping engagement with the top edge of said side wall, an angle plate hinged at its edge to said base bar adjacent its lower edge, and means for adjusting the angle of said plate relative to said base bar and plane body.

3. In a device of the character described, in combination with a plane body of channel section having the top edges of a side wall inclining upwardly from the ends toward the center, a base member adapted to engage said side wall and the base of said plane body and extending longitudinally thereof, clamping means connected to said member adapted to be moved laterally into clamping engagement with the inner face of said side wall, a clamping screw carried by said base member adjacent the opposite ends thereof and adapted to be moved vertically into clamping engagement with the upwardly inclining top edges of said side wall, an angle plate pivotally connected adjacent its upper edge to said base member adjacent its lower edge, and means for adjusting the angle of said plate relative to said base bar and plane body.

4. In a device of the character described, in combination with a plane body of channel section, a base bar extending longitudinally of the plane body and provided with spaced upwardly extending standards adjacent each end thereof adapted to engage the side wall of said plane body and with a flange adapted to engage the base of said plane body, a clamping plate connected to each of said standards and adapted to be moved laterally into clamping engagement with the inner face of said side wall, offsets from said standards, clamping screws threaded through said offsets and adapted to be moved vertically into clamping engagement with the top edge of said side wall, an arm extending outwardly from said base bar, an angle plate pivoted adjacent its upper edge to said base bar adjacent its lower edge, and connections between said plate and arm whereby the angle of said plate relative to said base bar and plane body may be adjusted.

ALBERT F. SCHADE.

Witnesses:
JOHN DIXON,
ANNA McKEON.

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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. 787,054 – Plane (Edmund A. Schade And Albert F. Schade) (1905)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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EDMUND A. SCHADE AND ALBERT F. SCHADE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO
STANLEY RULE & LEVEL COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,054, dated April 11, 1905.
Application filed October 22, 1904. Serial No. 229,520.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDMUND A. SCHADE and ALBERT F. SCHADE, citizens of the United States, residing at New Britain, Hartford county, Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our lnvention relates to improvements in planes.

The object of the invention is to provide a plane with an adjustable tilting handle, so that it may be grasped by the hand and operated in many positions and cases where at present a plane cannot be used except with great danger of accident to the knuckles and the back of the hand, which are liable to be bruised.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying single sheet of drawings.

The body of the plane carries a bearing for the handle, so that the handle can be tilted to either side and secured in place or used in a vertical position, as is customary.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plane, showing those parts which embody the improvements of our invention in vertical section. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail showing the parts for securing the handle in position. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section showing the method of attachment. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a fragment of the body of a plane, showing the bearing for the handle.

1 indicates the body of a plane, which may be of any suitable character and constructed of any suitable material. The frame herein shown is made of cast-iron.

2 is a knob which may conveniently be provided at the front end of the plane, as is common.

3 is a handle of suitable conformation and material.

4 is a bearing for the handle, which extends lengthwise of the body for some distance. This is shown integral with the body; but it is obvious that it may be made separate and bolted or riveted or otherwise secured in place.

5 is a pin or roller which is mounted in the bearing-block 4 and adapted to rotate or oscillate from side to side through a limited extent.

6 is a rod which is screw-threaded at the lower end and takes into the pin 5.

7 is a screw-cap cooperating with the upper end of the rod 6 for securely clamping the parts together.

The parts are preferably assembled by first attaching the rod 6 to the pin 5, then slipping the handle member 3 over the rod 6, and lastly fixing the cap 7 in place. By tightening the cap the handle may be securely held in place on its seat on the bearing-block 4 in any position, as indicated, for instance, in dotted lines in Fig. 3, While this construction is exceedingly simple, it does provide a means for avoiding such accidents as in the past have been quite common when using an ordinary plane in certain positions — such as, for instance, planing deep rabbets or when operating upon jack-boards. The handle, moreover, may be secured in place in the ordinary upright position for usual work.

It is obvious that many changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of our invention.

What we claim is —

1. In a plane, the combination of a body or stock portion having a long semicylindrical bearing, a handle member having a corresponding semicylindrical bearing, a pin mounted to oscillate in the body portion and a rod passing through said handle member and secured to said pin with means to coact therewith for clamping the handle in position at different angular positions.

2. In a plane, the combination of a body or stock portion having a longitudinal bearing, a handle tiltingly seated thereon, a pin mounted in said body portion and a rod passing through said handle and screwed into said pin with means for coasting therewith and clamping said handle in position.

3. In a plane the combination of a body portion having a bearing, a handle mounted to tilt thereon, a pin rotatably mounted in said stock portion beneath said bearing, a rod passing through said handle and screw-seated in said pin and a cap coacting with said rod and said handle and accessible for clamping said handle in position.

Signed at New Britain, Connecticut, this 20th day of October, 1904.

EDMUND A. SCHADE.
ALBERT F. SCHADE.

Witnesses:
W. J. WORAM,
E. G. HOFFMAN.

No. 758,698 – Plane (Albert F. Schade) (1904)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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ALBERT F. SCHADE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO
STANLEY RULE & LEVEL COMPANY OF NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT,
A CORPORATION OF CONNECTIOUT.

PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 758,698, dated May 3, 1904.
Application filed January 16, 1902. Serial No. 89,958. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

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

My invention relates to improvements in the construction of planes.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and effective device for securing in place the means whereby the position of the cap of the plane is determined, as will be understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plane with one side partly broken away to show a detail of construction. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a portion of the plane, showing details of construction. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are views of details of construction.

The plane which I have chosen to here describe is an iron plane, in which A is the bottom, and A’ is a side flange.

C is what is commonly termed the “frog,” which is secured by the screw B’ to the bottom between the side flanges and presents an inclined upper surface leading down to the slot in the bottom or base through which the plane-iron C projects. In this type of plane, C’ is the plane-iron cap, the two parts thus forming a plane-iron of double thickness. The iron C furnishes the cutting edge.

D is what is termed the “cap.” In the particular construction shown this cap is provided with a cam D’.

E is what may be termed a “cap-screw” or “holder.” The screw E is ordinarily in the form of a headed screw taking into a tapped hole in the frog B.

The holder E is seldom if ever adjusted after it has been secured in its proper position, and it is desirable to have it snugly retained in position, so that it will not work loose and thus disturb the adjustment of the cap and associated parts. Should the parts become loose, they would chatter and would not properly perform their intended functions. It is desirable not to have a permanent connection in order that in the event of an emergency a new holder or screw E may be inserted and also in order that, if desirable, the same may be adjusted. In case the cap should become broken or lost a new cap must be provided, and if it should happen that the new cap should vary slightly in dimensions from the original cap the holder would have to be adjusted. For that reason it will be seen that while adjustment of the cap-screw is not the common thing, it is, nevertheless, a desirable incident.

F is a lever or Y adjustment pivoted to the frog B, one end of which is adapted to engage with the plane-iron C, the other end being engaged by an adjusting-nut G, movable on a screw or post H, also carried by the frog. The plane-iron may be advanced or retracted relatively to the bottom of the plane by means of the adjusting-nut G, which operates the lever F, engaging with the pl ane-iron and regulating the depth of the cutting edge in the usual manner.

My invention does not relate generally to the construction of the plane and is therefore not limited to any special type of plane, but relates more particularly to an adjustable holding device for the said cap-screw and comprises a means adapted to frictionally bear against the said screw to prevent its turning. This means comprises a shoe I, carried in a hole or passage in the side of the frog B, which hole or passage at its outer end may be screw-threaded to carry an adjusting-screw J. Between the adjusting-screw J and the shoe I is a spring K. The construction and arrangement of the parts are best seen in Fig. 3, in which it will be seen the shoe bears directly against the side of the cap-screw E and with a pressure depending upon the adjustment of the screw J. In practice this has been found sufficient to properly hold the cap-screw in the desired position, and yet it does not so hold it that it cannot be adjusted. It provides a simple, inexpensive, and effective means for accomplishing the desired end, and in operation will not batter or otherwise injure the screw-threads of the cap-screw E. The frog is unseated when it is desired to adjust the screw J. When the cap-screw E is locked by the adjusting-screw J and the frog is seated in the body portion, it is impossible for the screw J to work out and be lost, since it is held in place by the flange A’, which substantially covers the end thereof.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is —

In a plane the combination of a body having side flanges and a removable frog secured thereto between said flanges, a cap-screw seated in said frog, an adjusting-screw operating in the side of the frog to clamp said cap-screw, the head of said adjusting-screw being held from extraction by one of the side flanges, substantially as described.

ALBERT F. SCHADE.

Witnesses:
A. W. STANLEY,
C. S. HODGE.

No. 685,411 – Carpenter’s Router (Albert F. Schade) (1901)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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ALBERT F. SCHADE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO
STANLEY RULE AND LEVEL COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

CARPENTER’S ROUTER.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,411, dated October 29, 1901.
Application filed March 6, 1901. Serial No. 50,130. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. SCHADE, a citizen of the United States, residing in New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpenters’ Routers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in carpenters’ routers; and the object of my improvement is to provide simple and efficient means for adjusting the cutter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my router; and Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation, the bed plate or frame being in vertical section on the line x x of Fig. 1.

The bed plate or frame A, tool-post 3, yoke 4, and set-screw 5 are of an ordinary and well-known construction. The cutter 6 is also of an old form, excepting as I provide a recess or notch 7 in its rear side near its upper end. In the center of the tool-post 3 and projecting upwardly therefrom is the adjusting-screw 8, rigidly and permanently affixed thereto or formed thereon, so as to constitute an immovable part thereof. Upon this screw is the adjusting-nut 9, preferably having a roughened or knurled edge for convenience of manipulation. This nut is of a diameter so large as to project into the path of the upper end of the cutter 6, whereby the adjusting-nut 9 and the cutter 6 may be assembled with the edge of the nut projecting into the recess or notch 7 in the cutter 6, as best shown in Fig. 2.

It will be readily seen that the cutter may be adjusted either up or down by turning the adjusting-nut 9; also, that the parts may be assembled when desired with the adjusting-nut above the notch in the cutter or wholly removed, so that the cutter may be used without any adjusting mechanism. The cutter 6 may also be placed in the reverse position on the back side of the post, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 2, and the same adjusting mechanism is adapted for use with the cutter in this reversed position. The construction is simple and inexpensive, and the improved device is very convenient for effecting a fine adjustment, while it in no way interferes with any of the ordinary uses of the router.

I claim as my invention —

The combination of the bed-plate, the double-faced tool-post, projecting upwardly above the said bed, the cutter fitted to slide vertically cn the sides of the said tool-post, means for confining the said cutter in place on the said tool-post, the adjusting-screw 8, centrally mounted in the upper end of the said tool-post and projecting upwardly therefrom, and the adjusting-nut 9, mounted on the said adjusting-screw and operatively connected with the upper end of the said cutter, whereby the said adjusting mechanism may be used when the cutter is placed on either side of the said tool-post, substantially as described.

ALBERT F. SCHADE.

Witnesses:
H. S. WALTER,
E. G. HOFFMAN.