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No. 483,294 – Spokeshave (Edward D. White) (1892)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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EDWARD D. WHITE, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

SPOKESHAVE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,294, dated September 27, 1892.
Application filed January 22, 1892. Serial No. 418,975. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD D. WHITE, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spokeshaves, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, whereby any one skilled in the art can make and use the same.

The special object of my invention is to provide a tool belonging to the class of spoke-shaves that shall be particularly adapted to cutting leather, although it is equally adapted for other uses; and to this end it consists of the details of the several parts making up the spokeshave as a whole and in their combination, as more particularly hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a detail front view of a spolreshave embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the under side of the spokeshave. Fig. 3 is a detail view, in cross-section, through the spokeshave, illustrating the method of supporting and adjusting the throat-piece. Fig. 4 is a detail rear view of a portion of a spokeshave embodying my invention.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a denotes the body part of the spokeshave, made usually of wood and provided at the opposite ends with handles a’, by means of which the tool is held in working.

The letter b denotes a throat-piece located on the under side of the body part of the shave and connected to it by means of screws c, that pass through the upturned arms b’ at opposite ends of the throat-piece. These arms are preferably located in sockets formed in the body part of the shave and are secured by means of these screws or bolts, that pass through holes in the upper ends of the arms, the hole being slightly larger in diameter than the supporting bolt or screw in order to allow the throat-piece to have a swinging movement on such supports. In order to provide for this adjusting movement of the throat-piece, the edge of which extends lengthwise of the blade and immediately in front thereof, the head d’ of a bolt d engages a socket d2, formed in the upper part of the throat-piece, the bolt having a threaded portion extending through the nut e, that is secured to the body part of this spokeshave. The upper end of this bolt is provided with a thumb-nut or suitable handle, by means of which the bolt may be rotated in such manner as to change the position of the front edge of the throat-piece, so as to regulate the width of the opening between the cutting-edge of the blade and the edge of the throat-piece. The blade f is removable and adjustable, and it is secured to the body part of the spokeshave by means of clamp devices, that are located at the opposite ends of the blade. These clamp devices g comprise a bed-piece g’, against which the back part of the blade rests, and which may be formed by the surface of the spokeshave when such part is of metal, but when of wood are preferably formed by pieces of metal located in a suitable socket, and a holding part g2, that is connected by means of a bolt g3 with a nut g4, that fits on the threaded upper end of the bolt that extends through the body of the shave. The ends f’ of the blade proper are beveled and are made irregular, preferably by serrating such edges or forming a number of teeth that are engaged by corresponding teeth formed in the beveled edge of the clamp-plate. These serrations or indentations have a double function, taken in connection with the bevel of the edge: first, to provide for the adjustment of the blade in the direction of the throat-piece, and, next, to enable the blade to be removed and renewed after grinding or replaced by a new blade. The indentations or serrations are made sufficiently close together to permit of any needed degree of forward adjustment of the blade to compensate for the wear of the cutting-edge.

The cutting-blade in my improved spoke-shave is both renewable and adjustable and is clamped by positive clamping means formed to prevent the blade from slipping when the spokeshave is in use, and the blade being of a single piece, without any projecting parts at right angles to the blade, which are needed in old forms of spokeshave, may be ground on any grindstone without regard to its width, and such a blade is therefore readily sharpened. Two or more blades may be provided, so that in case the spokeshave is being used at a distance from a shop where such repairs may be made a new and sharp one may be readily inserted in the place of one that by use has become broken or dulled.

A particular advantage of the adjustable throat-piece is that the spokeshave can be adjusted to out a shaving of any desired thickness, and the throat-piece may also be so adjusted as to project beyond the cutting-edge, and serves as a guard for it. When the throat has become clogged by shavings, it is readily cleared by simply enlarging the opening by a simple turn of the adjustable bolt.

I claim as my invention —

1. In a spokeshave, in combination with the body part, the adjustable throat-piece comprising a flat portion, the upturned arms, the fastening means whereby the throat-piece is loosely secured to the body part of the spokeshave, and the clamp-screw whereby the throat-piece is adjusted, the removable blade having the beveled and serrated ends, and the clamp devices having the corresponding beveled and serrated edges, all substantially as described.

2. In a spokeshave, in combination with the body part, an adjustable throat-piece comprising a flat portion, the upturned arms having sockets, the bolt or like part smaller in diameter than said sockets for loosely securing the throat-piece to the body portion of the spokeshave, the clamp-screw whereby the throat-piece is adjusted, the removable blade having the beveled and serrated ends, and the clamp devices having the corresponding beveled and serrated edges, all substantially as described.

3. In a spokeshave, in combination with the body part, the adjustable throat-piece comprising a flat portion, the upturned arms, the fastening means whereby the throat-piece is loosely secured to the body part of the spokeshave, the adjusting-screw having its lower end engaging a socket in the throat-piece and a threaded portion engaging the body of the spokeshave, whereby said adjusting-screw has a vertical movement, the removable blade having the beveled and serrated ends, and the clamp device having the corresponding beveled and serrated edges, all substantially as described.

4. In a spokeshave, in combination with the body part, the adjustable throat-piece comprising a flat portion, the upturned arms, the fastening means whereby the throat-piece is loosely secured to the body part of the spokeshave, the adjusting-screw having its lower end engaging a socket in the throat-piece and a threaded portion engaging a nut located on the body of the spokeshave, the nut, the means for turning the adjusting-screw, the removable blade having the beveled and serrated ends, and the clamp devices having the corresponding beveled and serrated edges, all substantially as described.

EDWARD D. WHITE.

Witnesses:
HARRY S. POWERS,
EDWARD J. PEARSON.

No. 285,546 – Bench-Plane (Leonard Bailey) (1883)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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LEONARD BAILEY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

BENCH-PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,546, dated September 25, 1883.
Application filed July 11, 1883. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD BAILEY, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby a person skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate the same parts.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the upper side of the plane in a line at right angles to the plane of the iron parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a side view of a plane having my improvement. Fig. 3 is a view in central vertical longitudinal section of same on line x x of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view in cross-section on plane denoted by line y y of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail bottom view of my improved clamp. Fig. 6 is a detail side view of same.

My invention relates to the class of devices used for holding the cutting-iron of a plane in place in the body in such manner as to allow of the ready adjustment of the iron lengthwise in the usual manner.

It consists in the special combination and arrangement ofthe parts making up the clamping device, and in the method of fastening it in the plane-body.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a denotes the plane-body as a whole, formed of any ordinary material, as iron; b and c, handles for grasping and using the plane; d, a cutting-iron of ordinary form arranged upon a bed, e, so as to be protruded from the usual mortise, f, by means of any slow-motion device, as a series of intermeshing cog-wheels, g, operated by means of the thumb-screw h.

There is nothing new or original with me in the parts described thus far, and no further description is needed for one skilled in making or using planes.

In the style shown the plane-body a is of iron, with the upright side flanges, a’ a”, and on the inner side of each of these danges the corresponding mortises, k k’, are made substantially parallel in direction with the plane of the cutting-iron, and a short distance above or in front of its upper surface.

The letter l denotes the clamp-plate, having the foot l’, adapted to bear upon the face of the cutting-iron, or on the cap-iron d’, placed just over and upon it, and having arranged upon its under side, just in front of a transverse shoulder, the laterally-projecting arm m, adjustably attached to the clamp-plate by means of the screw n. This arm is so arranged that its opposite ends fit into and move in the mortises in the flanges, and form the fulcrum on which the clamp works in fastening the irons in place. In the upper end of the clamp-plate is placed a clamp, o, consisting of a shaft, o’, which is rotarily secured with its lower end bearing upon the cutting-iron about on its center line, and bears the lever p, which extends beyond the edges of the clamp-plate, and operates in connection with the face-cam r on its under side.

The particular object of my invention is to secure a firm and even bearing for the foot of the clamp upon the irons under it, to provide simple means for regulating the pressure of the clamp at will, and yet have it constant for any given set of irons, and have all the requisite parts simple in form, combination, and operation.

The arm m is loosely attached to the clamp-plate, so that the foot of the latter may find a bearing for its whole length on the iron under it, and the ends of the arm at the same time bear upon the sides of the mortises when the clamp-plate is clamped.

The clamp-plate and arm may be connected, so that the arm will tilt or work by means of a rivet or short bolt; but I prefer to use the screw herein shown and described, as I can then adjust the amount of pressure put upon the parts in clamping the irons in place, and vary it as the parts wear, or for different irons adapted to the same body.

In the drawings the clamp is shown as locked; but it is unlocked by turning the lever about ninety degrees to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, as this allows the shaft to slip upward through the clamp as the lever moves along the cam. By pulling straight back, the clamp may be removed as the arms slide out of the mortises. By means of the screw n the arm is raised or lowered with respect to the clamp-plate and the binding force of the shaft-lever and cam is adjusted.

I am aware that clamp-plates bearing cam devices for fastening the irons in place are not new, and these I do not broadly claim.

I claim as my invention —

1. In combination, the plane-body having the side flanges with inward-facing mortises, and the clamp-plate bearing the loosely-attached arin, adapted to operate in said mortises and the clamp, all substantially as described.

2. In combination, the mortised plane-body, the clamp-plate bearing the adjustable arm attached thereto by the centrally-located screw, and having the face-cam, and the rotary shaft bearing the lever operating on said cam, all substantially as described.

3. In combination, in a plane having the lateral mortises or bearings, the clamp-iron bearing the loosely-connected arm arranged transversely of the clamp-iron, and adjacent to the arm, the shoulder, or its equivalent, whereby the arm is held against rotation, all substantially as described.

LEONARD BAILEY.

Witnesses:
CHAS. L. BURDETT,
E. F. DIMOCK.

No. 242,740 – Flexible-Faced Plane (Leonard Bailey) (1881)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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LEONARD BAILEY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

FLEXIBLE-FACED PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,740, dated June 14, 1881.
Application filed November 13, 1880. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, LEONARD BAILEY, of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, have invented certain Improvements in Flexible-Faced Planes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of planes in which the face is made flexible, so that by means of a screw or equivalent device it may be adapted to concave or convex surfaces of different degrees of curvature; and it consists in improvements upon these planes, as now constructed, in four particulars.

In the drawings, I have shown in Figure 1 a side elevation of a plane embodying my improvements, and in Fig. 2 a longitudinal section of the same.

The first part of my invention relates to the screw for regulating the degree of curvature of the face, and more especially to the method of attaching it to the stock, so that it shall be capable of adjustment in case of wear by use.

In the Letters Patent to Charles H. Sawyer dated April 16, 1867, numbered 63,948, is described a screw passing through the center of the handle or stock, and attached to a piece which is rigidly fastened to the upper surface of the face, by means of which screw the curvature of the face is regulated. It is a matter of great importance in tools of this character that the adjusting-screw should be firmly fixed at the base and yet be permitted to turn freely. When, however, the base of the screw attached to the face, or to a piece of metal affixed to the face, becomes worn, which will happen after the tool has been used for a while, it ceases to be firmly held and becomes loose, and consequently more or less unfitted for use, or altogether useless. It is very desirable, therefore, to provide such means for adjusting the screw, in case of wear, as will overcome this difticulty. In the Sawyer patent referred to no means are provided to overcome the difficulty. I accomplish this very important object by the first part of my invention and in the following way: In the forward part of the stock a is a place for the reception of the base b’ of the screw b, which is somewhat larger in diameter than the main part of the screw. Upon the screw, below the piece c, is placed the nut d, which is of the same diameter as the base b’, and adapted to slide up and down the main part of the screw b. This nut d is fitted with screw-threads, which fit into screw-threads inside the place provided in the stock a for the reception of the base b’ of the screw. Around the periphery of this nut d are countersunk places d’ d’. When the base b’ of the screw b is placed inside of the place in the stock provided for its reception the nut d is to be screwed down and into this place. By this means the screw b is held firmly, and yet may be readily turned. When the screw becomes loose by reason of wear occasioned by use it may be readily tightened by screwing down the nut d sufficiently to accomplish this object. This may be done by means of the countersunk places d’ d’, in which any suitable tool may be inserted to turn the nut d. The screw b passes through the piece c, within which are screw-threads, with which the screw b engages. This piece is fastened to the frame e. Above this piece is the nut f, which travels along the screw b, the office of which is to assist in holding the screw b at any desired point. This is accomplished by screwing the nut f down to the piece c.

The second part of my invention relates to the frame to which the flexible face is attached, (marked e in the drawings,) and consists in making it of two pieces instead of one, as is now the case. This change will be found to be an important one in respect of ease and economy in manufacture, for instead of casting the entire frame in one piece, as is necessary in case of planes as they are now made, the two parts may be struck out of sheet metal and bent into the proper shape. These two pieces are united by the pins h h, with the rods i i connecting the frame e with the flexible face j, the rods turning upon the pins k k, by which they are attached to the face. Just above the rods i i are placed the handles m m, held in place by the screws n n.

The third part of my invention consists of a device for detaching the face from the stock when desired without injury to the former; and consists of the plate o, to which the face is permanently riveted, and which is connected with the stock a by means of two screws, o’ o’, passing through the stock and into but not through the plate o. Through this plate o and the face pass the cutting-irons p p. By the use of this device the face is rigidly attached to the frame, but can be easily detached by removing the screws o’ o’ without in any way injuring the face or affecting its smoothness, which it is of the utmost importance to preserve, and which would be impaired if the face were fastened directly to the frame or stock by means of screws passing through the face, as is now generally the case. This part of my invention is adapted to all classes of planes.

I am aware that in the Letters Patent to Samuel D. Sargent, dated June 17, 1879, and numbered 216,577, a transverse recess adjacent to the throat and attached to the stock, and an independent throat-piece fitted to said recess and attached to the face, are described and shown; but my invention, just described, differs from that, inasmuch as the plate o is not a throat-piece, and has no other office or use than to attach the face to the stock in such manner as that it may be readily detached, and its mode of attachment to the stock is entirely different.

The fourth part of my invention consists in providing a head, q, in place of a crank, such as is used by Sawyer, as described by him in his said Letters Patent, for the purpose of turning the screw b, and an improved method of attaching this head to the screw, which is done by inserting the head in the slot r in the upper end of the screw b and holding the head in place by the screw s. By this means the screw b may be more readily turned, and also the head may be more easily attached or detached, as desired.

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

1. The combination, with flexible face j, piece c, stock a, and the frame to which they are attached, of screw b, having flange b’, and nut or collar d, which engages with a recessed part of said stock and operates to hold said stock and screw together, substantially as set forth.

2. A plane-frame consisting of two corresponding sheet-metal side plates, which may be stamped or struck up by the same die, said plates being fastened at their ends by cross pins or rods, substantially as set forth.

LEONARD BAILEY.

Witnesses:
HENRY E. TAINTOR,
EDWARD B. BENNETT.

No. 202,918 – Improvement In Carpenters’ Planes (Leonard Bailey) (1878)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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LEONARD BAILEY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARPENTERS’ PLANES.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 202,918, dated April 30, 1878; application filed February 20, 1878.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD BAILEY, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have made certain new and useful Improvements pertaining to Carpenters’ Planes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, where —

Figure 1 is a side view of the plane. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the plane. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a modification hereinafter described.

The invention is a new adjustment for plane bits or irons, particularly adapted to metallic planes.

The letter a denotes a stud borne and having longitudinal play in a corresponding socket in the riser b. Its lower end bears a male screw-thread meshing into the round nut c, which lies in the socket d in the riser b. It is by the rotation of this nut by the hand or fingers of the operator that the stud-pin a is advanced or retracted. The top of this stud bears, when advanced, against the under side of the bit or iron e, thus availing to fasten it in place. When this stud-pin is retracted its hold on the bit is loosened. This stud-pin bears near the top a screw-pin, f, furnished with an operating-handle, g. When this pin f runs through the stud a its thread is right-handed, denoted by the letter h. Below this right-hand thread the pin is furnished with a left-hand thread, and this left-hand thread bears the button j, and this button bears the stud or pin k, entering one or the other of the series of holes l in the plane-bit.

This use of a right and left hand thread enables me to adjust the plane-bit with great rapidity and small movement, and is available for this purpose, whether it be hung in the stud a, or run through a rigid projection from the plane-body.

This use of a right and left hand thread also enables me to make the screw work in the stud without pinning it in or placing collars on the screw-shaft each side of the stud. This is not only an advantage in making, but also in using, the screw-shaft being removable without taking out such a pin or taking off such collars.

The pin f may, in some cases, have but a single thread, and in such case the button j is made stationary on the pin, but in such manner that the pin can turn in the button. This can be attained by the modification shown in fig. 3.

There is a feature of novelty connected with the handle g. This handle is hinged or pivoted to the end of the screw f. Ordinarily it stands out like a crank-arm, as shown in the drawings, and forms a ready means of rotating the screw f; but it has a peculiar advantage when a screw or other rotating shaft is employed in a plane adjustment and in a relation similar to that herein described.

When the plane-bit is adjusted high up in the plane, so that its upper end covers the joint or hinge between the screw and this handle, obviously this handle cannot have a complete rotation while standing out at any considerable angle from the screw. In such case the handle is rotated crank fashion till it comes up against the bit. It is then swung over on its pivot to the opposite side of the screw, when its rotation crank fashion can be continued.

I am aware that to accomplish the adjustment of a plane-bit within contracted limits a differential screw has been used, such screw consisting of a hollow or tubular thumb-screw, threaded both interiorly and exteriorly, and engaging a screw carrying the bit-connection. My screw differs from this, in so far as it is differential, in that it is a double-threaded screw of one piece, one of its threaded portions working within the bearing that supports the screw, and the other entering and working within a nut carrying the plane-bit.

I claim as my invention —

1. The double-threaded adjusting-screw f, made in one piece, and having a right-hand thread working in its support or bearing and a left-hand thread working in the bit-carrying nut, in combination with a plane body and bit, substantially as described.

2. In combination, stud a, nut c, adjusting-screw f, button j, bearing-pin k, and the plane-bit, all substantially as described.

3. The combination of the plane-bit, the button j, the stud a, and the rotating shaft f, provided with the pivoted handle g.

LEONARD BAILEY.

Witnesses:
ROBT. F. GAYLORD,
WM. E. SIMONDS.

No. 196,450 – Improvement In Bench-Planes (Charles H. Hawley) (1877)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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CHARLES H. HAWLEY, OF HARTFORD, CONN., ASSIGNOR TO LEONARD BAILEY, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN BENCH-PLANES.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,450, dated October 23, 1877; application filed October 1, 1875.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. HAWLEY, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Bench-Planes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, where —

Figure 1 is a side view with a part of the side of the plane broken away. Fig. 2 is a top view, with the plane-iron and cap-plate removed. Fig. 3 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 2 in transverse vertical section, on plane x x, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. 4 is a top view of the cap-plate. Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the iron.

The plane is a metallic one — body, &c., of cast-iron, by preference.

The letter a denotes the floor of the plane, and b b the sides, cast in one piece with the floor; c, a transverse upright, cast in the same piece to which is secured the bed d by screws e e. On this bed lies the plane-iron f, its front end running down to the throat. Underneath the bed is hung, on pin g, the scroll-disk h, which rotates on the pin. A grooved scroll is cut into the upper face of disk h. (Partly seen in Fig. 2.) In the bed d is hung the reciprocating follower i, through which runs the pin j, fast in the follower, its lower end projecting into the scroll-groove, and its upper end projecting, when the plane-iron is in its place, into one of the transverse grooves f’, made in the under side of the plane-iron, so that the iron must then reciprocate longitudinally with the follower i. These reciprocations are given by the rotation of the scroll-disk, and the purpose thereof is to allow the fine longitudinal adjustment of the plane iron or bit.

The location of the scroll-disk just underneath the plane-iron bed is important, as it enables me to make direct connection between the scroll-disk and the iron or bit without the intervention of levers and the like, and it brings this disk into position for manipulation by the workman.

I am aware of the patent of J. A. Traut, January 16, 1877, No. 186,281, wherein the scroll-disk is applied directly to the chisel or plane-iron; but this construction is objectionable, in that the rotation of the disk moves the chisel sidewise, and makes it bind; and it also disturbs the true adjustment of the cutting-edge.

I am also aware of the patent of J. F. Baldwin, November 25, 1873, No. 144,823, which shows a slide or other device intermediate between the plane-iron or chisel and an adjusting-screw; but this construction is likewise objectionable and defective, and neither attains the same ends as a scroll for operating a plane-iron, between which is interposed a follower independent of both, but co-operating therewith.

This last-named construction is peculiar to my plane, and has marked advantages over the other, and especially in that by it I am enabled to adjust the chisel accurately and easily.

The essential feature of my invention is , thus, the independent intermediate follower, constructed and arranged as above specified.

The cap-plate is serves to secure the iron or bit in its place when adjusted. It is provided on the sides with wings k’, which slide into slots or mortises l, cut obliquely in the inner faces of the two sides of the plane-body, entering at the rear ends of these slots.

The cap-plate, when in place, acts as a lever, of which the wings k’ are the fulcra, and by turning down the screw m, the iron or bit is pinched by the front end of the cap-plate and by the screw.

This method of giving fulera has important advantages. The whole space between the sides of the body is left open and unobstructed, so that the chisel can be laid flatly down to its place without having to shove it under a cross-bar, or under lugs projecting from the sides, as has been the practice heretofore.

In these planes, which have no regular handle, it is necessary to have something to serve in the place thereof for the palm of the hand to rest upon. I attain this end by putting a semi-sphere or convex plate, a, upon the head of the screw m, which is thereby made to serve the purpose of a handle, and of a head for the screw.

I claiam as my invention —

The independent follower i, arranged between the scroll-disk and the chisel, and having pin j projecting from both sides, so as to enter the serrations f’ in the plane iron or bit f on one side, end the groove or channel in the scroll-disk h, on the other side, substantially as and for the purpose described.

CHARLES H. HAWLEY.

Witnesses:
JAMES HOLLEY,
ROALD ARENTZ.

No. 196,068 – Improvement In Bench-Planes (Leonard Bailey) (1877)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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LEONARD BAILEY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN BENCH-PLANES.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,068, dated October 16, 1877; application filed June 29, 1877.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD BAILEY, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements pertaining to a Metallic Plane, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, where —

Figure 1 is a side view with a portion broken away to show operating parts. Fig. 2 shows a form of the nut. Fig. 3 is a view of the back of the iron. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of Fig. 1, on plane x x, and looking toward the working parts, the iron being removed.

This invention relates to the construction and adjustment of iron-bodied planes, designed for a class of work exemplified by stake-pointing and whip-stock manufacture.

The letter a denotes the cast-metal body, having the sides and ends concaved or hollowed, as seen in the sectional part of Fig. 1, for the purpose of giving the user a firm grasp of the tool.

On the inner faces of the two sides are cast lugs b b, afterward sawed or cut through where they join the throat-bed c, so that the iron may be confined between these lugs and the throat bed.

From the base-plate of the plane-body rises a boss or stud, d, and from this a screw-threaded stud, e, projects toward, at right angles to the surface of, the iron. On this threaded stud e is hung the nut f, provided with projecting radial arms, whereby it may be rotated readily.

This nut may be shaped as shown in Fig. 2, and in that case bears directly against the iron when screwed up.

It will be observed that the iron has three points of bearing — viz., the throat-bed, the lugs b b, and the nut just described, needing no cap-plate, and forming the simplest possible means of fastening an iron into a metal plane.

I claim as my invention —

1. A metallic plane-body having the sides curved or hollowed, as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination, the screw e, nut f, and pin-disk j, borne upon the screw, and the grooved plane-bit, all substantially as described.

LEONARD BAILEY.

Witnesses:
W. E. SIMONDS,
ROBT. F. GAYLORD.

No. 189,415 – Improvement In Bench-Planes (Leonard Bailey) (1877)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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LEONARD BAILEY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN BENCH-PLANES.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 189,415, dated April 10, 1877; application filed February 16, 1877.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD BAILEY, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bench-Planes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby a person skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate the same parts.

My improvement relates to such bench-planes as are provided with an adjustment for regulating the depth of cut while the bit remains set in the stock.

My invention has for its object a better means of accomplishing the adjustment of the cutting-edge of the bit or iron in the throat of the stock, so as to produce the desired result; and it consists in the mechanical combination and arrangement of the several parts, as will be hereinafter described, and as an improvement upon Letters Patent granted to me December 12, 1876, No. 185,280.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved plane. Fig. 2 is a top view with the cap and bit removed, so as to show the top of the adjusting mechanism. Fig. 3 is a top view of the bit or iron removed from the stock. Fig. 4 is a view of the back or under side of the adjusting mechanism removed from the stock.

A is the stock. B is the bit or iron. C is a cap, corresponding to the wedge, for holding the bit in place. It is provided with ears which enter into slots in the stock, and its lower edge rests upon the bit. It is provided with the set-screw D, operated by the handle E, for clamping the bit firmly down upon its bed.

F is a milled head for operating the adjusting mechanism. It has the pinon G, which turns with it and gears into the wheel H. Both of these wheels turn upon axes fixed in the plate I.

The wheel H is provided with the cam-slot J, in which runs the stud K, which also passes through the plate I, which is furnished with a straight slot, and is attached to the link L. This link moves longitudinally in a groove in the upper side of the plate I, and lies immediately under and next to the bit B when it is in place. The stud M upon the lower end of the link enters into one of the holes N in the bit, and communicates motion to it from the cam-slot in the wheel H when the milled-headed wheel F is turned.

By means of my invention a regular and slow motion can be given to the bit to advance or withdraw it through the throat of the stock.

It will also be observed that on account of the multiplying wheels G and H, the cam can be made short, not to exceed a complete turn, so that it can be constructed with a variable inclination, and be of such a form that at any point an equal amount of turn in the head F will advance the bit an equal amount. This gives the user of the tool a better control over the movement of the cutting-edge, and enables him to set it exactly without waste of time.

What I claim as my invention is —

The combination of the longitudinally-slot ted bed-plate I, the link L, provided with the studs M K, the pinion G, and the gear-wheel H, having the cam-slot J, constructed to operate as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

LEONARD BAILEY.

Witnesses:
THEO. G. ELLIS,
WILMOT HORTON.

No. 185,280 – Improvement In Bench-Planes (Leonard Bailey) (1876)

[paiddownloads id=”272″]185280

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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LEONARD BAILEY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN BENCH-PLANES.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 185,280, dated December 12, 1876; application filed August 31, 1876.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD BAILEY, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Bench-Planes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, where —

Figure 1 is a side view of a plane bearing my improvements. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on plane x x, looking rearward, as denoted by arrow A, with the plane-irons and fastening cap removed. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on plane y’ y’, looking forward, as denoted by arrow B, with the operating-disk removed. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the rear side of the plane-irons.

The invention is an apparatus or attachment for moving the iron or chisel up and down within limits — that is, for adjusting the chisel.

The letter a denotes the body of an iron plane; b, the bed for the chisel, to the back of which, by screw c, is fastened the bed-elongation d. On shaft-pin e, which projects from the back side of elongation d, is hung, rotarily, the operating-disk f, by which I mean, the disk operated by the user in order to adjust the chisel. On the same shaft-pin, and rigid with the disk f is hung the pinion g, meshing into the gear-segment h, hung on the pin i, projecting from the back of elongation d. In groove i, made in the front side of elongation d, lies and travels the slide k, and a pin, l, projecting rigidly from its back, runs through the mortise m in elongation d, and through the slot n in gear-segment h.

The head of screw o, which holds the two chisels together, lies in the round hole at the lower end of slide k, so that, when the chisels are in place, they and the slide must move together. By rotating the disk f one way or the other, the pinion g and gear segment h are correspondingly rotated, and the pin l, and with it the slide k and irons or chisels, moved up or down correspondingly. When adjusted, the chisels are held to plane in a common manner by means of fastening-cap p and screw v.

I claim as my invention —

1. In combination, bed-elongation d, disk and pinion f g, gear-segment h, and pin l, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination, disk and pinion f g, gear-segment h, and slide k, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

LEONARD BAILEY.

Witnesses:
M. F. DOOLEY,
ROBT. F. GAYLORD.

No. 182,881 – Improvement In Box-Scrapers (Leonard Bailey) (1876)

[paiddownloads id=”270″]182881

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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LEONARD BAILEY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOX-SCRAPERS.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 182,881, dated October 3, 1876; application filed September 13, 1876.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD BAILEY, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements pertaining to a Box-Scraper, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, where —

Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is a top view. Fig. 3 is a bottom view. Fig. 4 is a top view, chisel removed. Fig. 5 is a central section on plane x x, Fig. 2, chisel removed.

The letter a denotes a forked handle, whereby to move the scraper back and forth. b denotes a rod, which is at once a pivot-bar for head c and a front rest for chisel d. The back side of the pivoted head c is obliqued, to form a bed for the chisel, which chisel is held in place by thumb-screw e running up through the bed elongation c’ from the back side, and bearing against the back side of the chisel.

The throat f may be made larger or smaller, and the out of the chisel correspondingly increased or decreased by manipulation of the guard or gage i, pivoted by its side arms i1 on the rod b, given a closing tendency by the spring-bar i2, and opened against this tendency by the thumb-screw g.

The features of invention, specified in the first two clauses of the following claim, are applicable as well to spokeshaves as to box-scrapers.

I claim as my invention —

1. In combination, head c, having bed elongation c’, chisel d, front rest b, and thumb-screw e passing through the bed elongation and pressing on the back side of the chisel, all substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination, bar b, head c, chisel d, guard or gage i pivoted on bar b, spring-bar i2, and screw g, all substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination, forked handle a, bar b, serving as pivot for head c and front rest for chisel d, pivoted head c having elongation c’, and screw e, all substantially as shown and described.

LEONARD BAILEY.

Witnesses:
ROBT. F. GAYLORD,
CHAS. BUCKLAND.

No. 160,132 – Improvement In Planes (George L. Weaver) (1875)

[paiddownloads id=”238″]160132

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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GEORGE L. WEAVER, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLANES.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,132, dated February 23, 1875; application filed May 23, 1874.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. WEAVER, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Planes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of a sectional view of plane, and Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Figs. 3 are detail views.

This invention has relation to hand-planes; and it consists in a novel construction of the stock-frame, having stationary inclined beds, and the adjustable wedge having its upper beveled surface parallel with the cutting-iron, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, A designates a metal plane-stock, which is constructed with two sides or cheeks, B B, the outer faces of which are perpendicular to the sole of the plane, as shown in Fig. 2. C designates the plane iron or bit, which is supported upon an adjustable bed, D, and a stationary bed, F, and which is rigidly secured thereupon by means of a clamp, G, which is pivoted to cheeks B, at g, and provided with a set-screw, g’. The bed D is wedge-shaped, with an angle coincident to that of the stationary bed F, and parallel with the plane or cutting iron, and is adjustable by means of a screw, E, which adjustment will allow the throat or mouth a to be enlarged or diminished as circumstances require. At the same time the wedge D aftbrds a rigid support for the plane-iron near its lower cutting-edge b. F’ represents a standard, extending upward from the stock, and having its upper end beveled at d, directly opposite the set-screw g’ ofthe clamp, to aftord a bearing-surface for the upper portion of the cutting-iron C. By this construction the cutting-iron C is firmly secured at its lower and upper edges to the inclined beds F d by means of the clamp G and set-screw g’, as shown in Fig. 1.

I am aware that a wedge arranged between the cutting-iron and the bed of the stock, operated by a screw to adjust the cutting-iron, is not new, and therefore I do not claim such invention, broadly; but

What I claim as new is —

The hand-plane herein described, having the stationary inclined beds F d, the adjustable wedge-shaped bed D, having an angle coincident with that of the bed F, and a beveled surface parallel with the cutting-iron C, and affording, with the bed d, a rigid support for the same, and the clamp G, with its set-screw g’, all combined for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE L. WEAVER.

Witnesses:
FREDERICK EBERLE,
EUGENE D. FISK.

No. 97,177 – Improvement In Carpenters’ Grooving-Plane (Theodore Duval) (1869)

[paiddownloads id=”155″]97177

United States Patent Office.

THEODORE DUVAL, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 97,177, dated November 23, 1869.
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IMPROVEMENT IN CARPENTERS’ GROOVING-PLANE.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE DUVAL, of Hartford, county of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful improvements in “Dadoes” or Grooving-Tool, (commonly called a “dado,”) for forming grooves in wood below the surface; and to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe it, referring to the drawings, in which the same letters indicate like parts in each of the figures.

The nature of this invention consists in constructing a joiners’ or carpenters’ grooving-tool, commonly called a “dado,” in two parts, so that the two parts may be easily and quickly adjusted relatively to each other, that a groove or grooves may be formed therewith of various widths.

These “dadoes,” as usually made by tool-makers, are kept on sale by tool-vendors, classified as moulding-tools, are made of various widths, to out or form grooves of certain widths, each tool for each width.

The object of this invention is to produce in one tool all that is required to form grooves of several different widths, or of any particular width, according to the thickness of a shelf, or other purpose for which said grooves may be required.

In the accompanying drawings —

Figure 1 is a face view of a “dado” constructed after this improvement.
Figure it is an end view.
Figure 3 is a cross-section view, showing how the two parts are expanded or contracted to form a groove of any given or desired width.

a, the “dado”-stocks, made in two parts, each of which parts is constructed very much in the common way of making “dadoes.”

These two parts are held in uniform relative positions with each other, and expanded or contracted to the width it is desirable the tool shall out, by means of adjusting-screws f.

d are metallic plates, fitted into depressions formed in the outsides, near the ends, and fiush with the surface of the stock. These plates are firmly secured by screws to the stock.

The plates upon one side of the tool are provided with hubs e, through which the screws f are fitted to turn in and out closely and freely.

The screws f pass through the plates d and stock, and are held in a fixed position against an endwise increment by a collar, g, recessed into and flush with the inside surface of the stock, thence the screw passes into the hubs e.

The screws f pass through the plates d and stock, into the hubs e.

The cutting-iron, gauge, or stops which regulate the depth of the groove to be cut by the tool, the spurs tor cutting the width of the groove, are all constructed very much in the common way.

Now, it will be seen that with the use of this “dado” or grooving-tool, I am enabled to adjust the double or two parts so that the grooves may be made therewith of any desirable width, thus accomplishing with one tool what heretofore has required several tools, or, in other words, has heretofore required a tool for each width of groove to be formed.

I believe I have thus shown the nature, construction, and advantage of this invention, so as to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same therefrom.

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

As an article of manufacture, a “dado” or grooving-plane for carpenters’ use, when constructed in two parts, and made adjustable in the manner substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

THEODORE DUVAL [L. S.] his X mark

Witnesses:
N.C. WILDER,
JEREMY W. BLISS.