Tag: Plane Handles

No. 1,149,703 – Adjustable Knob For Planes (Bertel F. Vaughan) (1915)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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BERTEL F. VAUGHAN, OF WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO SARGENT & COMPANY,
OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

ADJUSTABLE KNOB FOR PLANES.

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1,149,703. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.
Application filed August 1, 1913. Serial No. 782,490.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERTEL F. VAUGHAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of West Haven and county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Knobs for Planes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improved construction of adjustable grip member or knob for planes or other devices where it is desired to set a knob or like member in any of a number of different inclined positions.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a grip member for planes, which is universally adjustable i. e. which can be tilted both transversely and longitudinally of the plane stock, and clamped in the position in which it will serve the operator’s purpose most conveniently. A tilting knob such as contemplated by my invention, can be used to particular advantage on smoothing planes, as it will enable the operator to grasp the plane in a manner conducive to the most accurate work.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for clamping the knob in its various adjustments. More particularly, it is aimed to provide a construction in which the knob may be released by turning it in one direction after which it may be swung into another position and clamped in that position by turning it in a direction opposite to that first mentioned.

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

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a smoothing plane having a knob embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of Fig. 1 with certain parts omitted, Fig. 3 is a section on line 3–3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the forward end of the stock with the knob proper removed, Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the knob base, detached, Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the knob proper, and Fig. 7 is a detail view of the clamping bolt and nut.

Referring to the drawing, I have shown an adjustable knob 10 as applied to a smoothing plane having a stock 11, bit or cutter 12 and handle 13. The knob proper is of more or less usual outer configuration except at the bottom, which is made concave, as shown at 10a in Fig. 6, in order to fit the convex upper surface 14 of a knob base 15 on the bed or sole 16 of the stock. The base 15 is detachably applied to the upper surface of the bed or sole 16 of the stock by means such as fastening screws 15a. The base, which is formed as a portion of a sphere, has a diameter somewhat greater than that of the lower portion of the knob which rests on it, and at the center of the base the same is provided with a cruciform slot 17. A clamping bolt 18 has a head 19 located in the space beneath the base 15 and a shank 20 passing upward out of the slot 17 and through the knob. The head 19 of bolt 18 is too large to pass through the slot 17, and assemblage is effected by extending the shank of the screw upward through the base before the latter is secured to the stock by the screws 15a The upper portion of the knob is counterbored to receive a cylindrical nut 21 having interior screw threads engaging the threads 18a on the end of the shank 20.

The under surface of the base 15 is provided with a plurality of concentric ribs 22, and the upper surface of the screw head 19 is provided with a plurality of teeth 23 adapted to engage these ribs and also to engage the corners of the slot 17 whereby the knob may be tightly clamped in different adjustments when the nut 21 is screwed up sufficiently on the bolt 18.

It will be understood, that when the knob has its axis directed perpendicularly to the plane of the bed 16, the teeth 23 of the head 19 will interlock with the corners 17a of the slot 17 when the nut 21 is screwed up tightly on the bolt 20. To release the knob from this position, it is usually merely necessary to turn it in an anti-clockwise direction which will release the nut 21 by the frictional fit between said nut and its socket in the knob. Upon release of the clamping bolt the knob may then be shifted into any of a large number of inclined positions with the shank 20 of the bolt passing through the middle of the slot or through any one of the four corners thereof, and with the head 19 of the bolt engaged with the corners 17a of the slot or with the ribs 22. When the knob has been moved to the desired angular position, it may be tightened in that position by turning it in a clockwise direction; which movement will tighten up the nut 21 by virtue of the frictional fit of the latter in its socket in the knob. It will thus be understood that by the construction described, the knob is capable of universal adjustment. The dotted lines in Fig. 1 show two different adjustments of the knob in a direction lengthwise of the plane, and in Fig. 2, two different adjustments transversely of the plane are represented.

In case an especially tight clamping of the knob is desired, the nut 21 may be screwed up by a screw-driver fitting a nick 21a in said nut, and this screw-driver nick is also useful where difficulty is encountered in releasing the knob by hand in the manner described.

I do not limit myself in all aspects of the invention to a knob located in front of the cutter of the plane, and in some aspects of the invention it is not essential that a tilting knob located in front of the cutter be adjustable both transversely and longitudinally of the plane stock.

Without limiting myself to the construction shown, I claim:

1. The combination with a plane, of a universally adjustable grip member therefor; substantially as described.

2. The combination with a plane, of a tiltable knob therefor and means to clamp and release the knob by a turning movement thereof; substantially as described.

3. The combination with a plane stock, of a knob applied to said stock and tiltable transversely of the stock and longitudinally thereof; substantially as described.

4. The combination with a plane, of a detachable knob, and means for clamping the knob to the plane in any of a number of positions wherein the knob is tilted either transversely or longitudinally of the plane; substantially as described.

5. In a plane, a universally adjustable tilting knob, and means to clamp and release the knob; substantially as described.

6. In a plane, the combination of a stock, a cutter in the stock, a handle at the rear of the cutter, a tiltable knob in front of the cutter, and means to clamp and release the knob by a turning movement thereof; substantially as described.

7. The combination with a plane stock, of a concave-convex member detachably secured to the bed of said stock and having a slot therein, a knob resting on the upper convex surface of said member, a clamping device having a head confined between the bed of the stock and the under concave surface of said member, and provided with a shank passing upward through said slot into said knob, and a nut threaded on said shank to clampbthe knob in position; substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 30th day of July 1913.

BERTEL F. VAUGHAN.

Witnesses:
E. M. HORAN,
M. G. HIGGINS.

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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. 930,243 – Handle Construction For Planes And Other Tools (Charles B. Stanley) (1909)

No. 930,243 – Handle Construction For Planes And Other Tools (Charles B. Stanley) (1909)

[paiddownloads id=”663″]930243

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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CHARLES B. STANLEY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGN OR TO THE STANLEY RULE
& LEVEL COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

HANDLE CONSTRUCTION FOR PLANES AND OTHER TOOLS.

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930,243. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 3, 1909.
Application filed May 8, 1909. Serial No. 494,909.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. STANLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, county of Hartford, State of Comecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handle Construction for Planes and other Tools, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a new and improved tool handle particularly adapted to planes.

The object of the invention is to provide a superior construction by which a strong and durable handle may be formed from composition which would otherwise lack sufficient strength in itself to resist hard usage. Ordinarily this material is molded from some suitalble composition, and it has been found that by reason of the fragile character of most compositions there is great loss due to breakage, not only occurring when the handles are applied to the planes, but also in after use. By my invention the strain of the holding devices is effectively resisted, the molded or pressed composition of the handle being relieved of the same.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section of a plane handle constructed to embody my invention, a portion of the same being shown in side elevation. Fig. 2 is an edge view of reinforcing means detached from the handle. Fig. 3 illustrates the same part and the reverse side from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on line x–x of Fig. 3, looking down. Fig. 5 is a view of the under side of the same part.

In the drawings, 1 represents the grip portion of the handle, which may be of conventional form, said grip portion being made of a suitable composition material molded or pressed to the desired configuration. Arranged within the handle is a reinforcement of iron, or other suitable material, capable of withstanding severe strains and hard usage. This reinforcement is preferably of skeleton form and is so arranged as to furnish a backbone for the handle at all vulnerable points, and at the same time is available to receive the screw fastenings (not shown), by which said handles are secured to the plane bodies. This reinforcement comprises the base plate 2, preferably provided with the feet 3–3a, the ends of which feet are coincident with the bottom surface of the finished handle so as to act as a support. The plate 2 has an upwardly extending fin 4, which extends through the grip portion 1 of the handle and well toward the upper end thereof, as best seen in Fig. 1.

5 is an upper bearing for one of the fastening screws (not shown). 6 is a lower bearing for the same screw. The upper bearing 5 is coincident with the upper end of the grip portion of the handle, so that the strain of the screw head when in place will be taken directly by the bearing 5, then by the web 4, then by plate 2, and finally by the bearing 6 and foot 3. 7 is another bearing for another fastening screw, the upper end of this bearing being exposed at the upper surface of a forwardly extending portion 1b at the base of the grip 1. This bearing 7 likewise takes the strain of the head of the second screw, which passes therethrough when the handle is applied.

The web 4, in order to insure lightness may be out away, as at 8–8a, the cut-away portion so being between the bearings 5–6. The two sides of the web adjacent the cut-away portion 8a may have offset connections 9–9 to properly tie together the two parts of the web, said connections being offset to afford clearance passage for the screw. These openings 8–8a permit the composition material to become more rigidly anchored to the reinforcement.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a handle thus constructed possesses very great strength and durability, and the danger of breakage is reduced to a minimum. It will be also seen that the strain of the holding screws is taken wholly by such parts and material as are best capable of withstanding the same. It will also be seen that the composition covering or envelop may be made from a material that would otherwise be unavailable because of too little initial strength, such, for example, as cork. These and other advantages will be apparent to the experienced mechanic.

What I claim is:

1. In a tool handle, a grip of composition material, an interior reinforcement having a screw passage therethrough from end to end of the grip portion of said handle, said reinforcement carrying a bearing at the upper and lower end to receive a fastening screw.

2. In a tool handle, a grip of composition material, an interior reinforcement having a screw passage therethrough from end to end of the grip portion of said handle, said reinforcement having a bearing at each end to receive a fastening screw, and having a second screw passage, and a bearing for a second fastening screw, both of said bearings relieving the composition covering of said reinforcernent from the strain of fastening screws.

3. A tool handle formed of composition material and having an inclosed metallic reinforcement, said reinforcernent having two screw passages therein and having bearings at the base of the reinforcement adjacent to said screw passages, and other bearings at the upper end of both screw passages arranged to directly receive the strain of fastening screws.

CHARLES B. STANLEY.

Witnesses:
ROBERT N. PECK,
W. J. WORAM.

No. 928,227 – Tool-Handle (Charles B. Stanley) (1909)

[paiddownloads id=”662″]928227

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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CHARLES B. STANLEY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANLEY RULE
& LEVEL COMPANY, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

TOOL-HANDLE.

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928,227. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 13, 1909.
Application filed February 20, 1909. Serial No. 479,081.

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To all whom it may concern:

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

My invention relates to new improvements in tool handles and is particularly useful for plane handles.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved combination of parts whereby composition and similar handles may be constructed in such a way as to effectively withstand the strain which comes upon the fastening screw at the forward portion of the handle, thereby removing the danger of breakage, which has been found to be in this class of handles, very great.

In the manufacture of what are known as imitation rubber handles, the composition material employed is of a fibrous or brittle nature, and it frequently happens, owing to the shape of the handle, that the material through which the forward screw passes is unequal to the strain and that portion of the handle becomes broken.

With my invention I propose to overcome this defect and to provide the handle at its most vulnerable point with an effective reinforcing device which can be very economically produced, and in combination with the remainder of the handle, be used to great advantage.

In the accompanying drawings, — Figure 1 is a vertical section of a handle for a plane, the reinforcement therefor being shown in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a section on the line X–X Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the reinforcement, detached. Fig. 4 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 5 is a view of the under side thereof.

1 represents the body or grip portion of the composition plane handle, usually made from fibrous material of considerable brittleness, molded to the desired shape. The handle is usually screwed to the upper side of the sole of the plane (not shown) by means of suitable fastening devices passing through the apertures 2 and 3. Inasmuch as the aperture 3 is located in a comparatively thin part of the extended base 1a of the handle, the pressure employed in screwing the handle in place is frequently such as to break the handle. Then, too, the strain which comes upon the forward end of the handle, when held by the operator, is very great, owing to the weight of the plane, which is largely borne by that end. Also, the inclination of the large screw which enters the aperture 2 is such as to cause the handle to be forced backward in attaching it to the plane, thereby creating what is known as the drag of the screw. This drag of the screw causes the handle to move backward relatively to the plane sole, to which it is attached, and when the material is fibrous or brittle, causes the material to be broken adjacent to the forward screw. To overcome this defect I provide metallic means for reinforcing the lower part of the handle, taking the strain of the screws and relieving the handle from all tendency to breakage, the reinforcing means in the particular form shown herein comprising the plate 4, having the feet 5–6.

7 is a hub extending upward from the plate 4 and directly over the circular part of the foot 6. The screw hole, or passage 3, extends through the hub 7 and the foot 6. The screw passage 2, extends through the rear end of the plate 4, preferably closely adjacent to the foot 5, which, in this particular instance, is located just forward of said screw passage.

8 is a reinforcing web formed on the upper side of plate A to prevent the buckling or breaking of the base plate and to establish in general a secure and operative connection between the base plate and the remainder of the handle.

It should be understood that although the feet 5 and 6 perform a useful function, their use is preferable rather than essential, as the base plate 4 would in large measure discharge the duties required of it if the feet were removed and it rested directly upon the upper side of the sole of the plane.

It should be understood also that the shape of the reinforcing web where it extends up into the gripping portion of the handle, is not material. The height to which it extends, and the shape which it takes in the portion of the handle which is grasped by the hand, is a matter which may be greatly varied without departing from the spirit or true character of my invention.

In operation it will be seen that the strain which in use is occasioned by the screw passing through the passage 2, is taken by the portion of the metallic plate surrounding the screw, so that all danger of breaking off the handle at its base is avoided. Likewise, the strain, which, but for the metallic reinforcement, would come upon the extended front end of the handle when in use, is prevented from breaking the handle or doing damage in any way.

It will be understood that the head of the screw which extends through the passage 3, sets down upon the metallic hub 7 and that the pressure of the screw is transinitted directly downward to the base of the plane, the connection between the underside of the screw head and the sole of the plane being metallic all the way.

The strain occasioned by the drag upon the screw, inserted through the passage is taken by the metal surrounding the passage, thereby reducing all danger of breakage to a minimum.

The material of the handle being usually molded into shape permits the plate 4 and the parts connected therewith to be located within and hidden by the material of the handle, the only exposed parts being in the preferred form — the feet 5 and 6 and the upper end of the hub 7, which latter, when the screw is in place in the passage 3, is covered by the head thereof. By this means the strain of the holding screws is wholly taken up by the metallic portion of the plane handle, and the plane handle as a whole becomes as effectively provided with means for resisting tendencies to breakage as if it were not composed of a composition or other brittle material.

It should be stated that this invention is not confined to imitation rubber handles but extends to other handles produced by shaping in a mold and reinforced in the manner herein described.

It should also be understood that it is immaterial whether the reinforcing plate and its subordinate parts are composed of a single piece of cast metal or are made in separate parts and united together in any well understood mechanical manner.

What I claim is:

1. In a composition handle of the character described, a grip portion and a base portion, a plate reinforcement for said base embedded therein, said base having a screw passage extending through said plate, said reinforcement being arranged to take the strain of the screw and distribute the same along the base to relieve the material of the handle from said strain.

2. In a tool handle, a composition body molded to the form of the handle and comprising a grip portion and a base portion, a plate reinforcement for said base, said plate being embedded therein and having a foot projecting downwardly and terminating coincident with the lower bearing surface of the base portion, a screw passage adjacent to said foot, said reinforcement being arranged to take the strain of the screw to relieve the material of the handle from said strain.

3. In a composition tool handle of the character described, a base, a plate-like reinforcement embedded therein, a web reinforcement for said plate, said web being formed integrally therewith.

4. In a composition handle of the character described, a grip portion and a base portion, a metallic plate reinforcement for said base, two screw passages through said handle and plate, portions of said plate being arranged coincident with the lower surface of the base of the handle.

5. In a tool handle of the character described, a grip portion, a base extending forwardly from the lower end of said grip portion, a plate reinforcement for said base and having two screw passages, one coincident with the grip portion, and the other coincident with the forwardly extending base portion, a part of said plate being coincident with the lower surface of the base.

6. In a tool handle of the character described a grip portion, a base extending forwardly from the lower end of said grip portion, a plate reinforcement for said base and having two screw passages, one coincident with the grip portion, and the other coincident with the forwardly extending base portion, a part of said plate being coincident with the lower surface of the base, a hub on the plate surrounding the screw passage coincident with the forward rear extension of the base and arranged to directly receive the strain of the screw.

CHARLES B. STANLEY.

Witnesses:
W. J. WORAM,
H. S. WALTER.

No. 869,267 – Plane (John H. Shaw) (1907)

[paiddownloads id=”650″]869267

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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JOHN H. SHAW, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO SARGENT & COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

PLANE.

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869,267. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 29, 1907.
Application filed August 10, 1905. Serial No. 273,590.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. SHAW, of the city and county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Planes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, when 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 the invention, Fig. 2 an end view of the same, Fig. 3 a similar view with the handle shown adjusted to a different position, Fig. 4 a top view of the handle end of the plane, Fig. 5 a similar view with the handle removed, Fig. 6 a similar view with the supporting block removed, Fig. 7 a bottom view of the handle plate, and Fig. 8 a side elevation of the supporting block.

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

This invention relates to planes, and has for its object the production of a simple and efiicient construction by which the handle may be adjusted so that the plane can be used close to a wall or other object without injury to the hand of the operator.

When a plane is used in proximity to an object, as a wall, it is diflicult to bring the plane close to the corner without interfering with the hand of the operator. To this end various methods have been devised by which the handle may be adjusted or turned to an angle other than a right angle to the bottom of the plane so as to remove the hand of the operator further from the side of the plane against the wall.

The present invention consists of a removable supporting block for the handle, which may be mounted on the ordinary plane body so that the handle may be adjusted or rotated on the supporting block to project at the desired angle, together with other improvements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

For a better understanding of the invention reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which the parts designated by the letter A represent the plane body and B the sides thereof. On the plane body, near the rear, is a usual base C for the handle, having a screw hole or holes D. When a handle is mounted on this base it assumes the ordinary position at right angles to the plane body, and is incapable of adjustment.

A supporting block E is therefore provided, which is herein shown fiat on its under side and convex transversely on its upper face (Figs. 2 and 3). The supporting block E is adapted to be secured to the plane body by a screw F, or other means, taking into one of the screw holes D.

The handle G is provided at its lower end with a plate H concaved transversely as shown, so that its under face is adapted to fit on the convex surface of the supporting block E. The plate is provided with one or more transverse slots K for the reception of screws L, which extend through the slots and take into screw holes M in the block E. The heads of the screws L or washers N, engaged thereby, bear on the plate H to bind in its adjusted position.

To shift the handle from one angle with the plane body to another it is only necessary to unscrew the screws L and the plate H will then be capable of sliding in either direction on the block E, so that the handle will assume either of the positions indicated in Figs. 2 or 3. When the screws L are tightened the handle is secured to its adjusted position. As the block E is removable the plane body may be used with an adjustable handle or with an ordinary handle as desired.

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

In a plane, the combination with the plane body; of a removable supporting block curved in cross section and adapted to be rigidly secured to the plane body; a correspondingly curved plate adapted to fit on said supporting block; a handle secured to said plate; slots in said plate; and screws projecting through said slots and engaging said block to hold said plate and handle in their adjusted position, substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 4th day of August, 1905.

JOHN H. SHAW.

Witnesses:
W. A. RICE,
L. F. BREESE.

No. 864,010 – Plane (Edward S. Marks) (1907)

[paiddownloads id=”643″]864010

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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EDWARD S. MARKS, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO OHIO TOOL COMPANY, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

PLANE.

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864,010. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 20, 1907.
Application filed March 7, 1907. Serial No. 361,029.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. MARKS, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Planes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to adjustable handles for planes.

The object of my invention is to provide a handle of the character specified which shall be simple in character, which may be easily and quickly adjusted to any desired position, and which will be securely and rigidly held in its adjusted position.

To these ends my invention, in its preferred form, comprises a handle rockingly mounted on a concave seat with which the base of the plane is provided, cooperating devices on the handle and base, which, when in engagement with one another, are adapted to hold the handle against tilting movement, and means for securely locking the handle in a position with said interlocking devices in engagement with one another.

While, as above stated, I prefer to form the handle and its seat on the base of the plane with interlocking devices I consider it to be within the scope of my invention to omit these devices and to hold the handle in its adjusted position by means of the aforesaid locking means alone, or to form these cooperating interlocking devices upon the handle and some part of the body of the plane other than the base thereof.

One construction in which my invention may be embodied is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:–

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section through the handle portion of a plane constructed in accordance with my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views taken on the lines 2–2 and 3–3, respectively, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the base of the plane shown in Fig. 1, with the handle member and clamping device removed. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the handle member shown in Fig. 1.

Like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

The base 12 of the plane is provided with a concave seat 13, firmly supporting the handle member 14 rockingly seated thereon, and with means for further pivotally supporting said handle member, said means as herein shown comprising a pair of upstanding, perforated lugs 15, 15, formed integral with the base 12. The handle member 14 is provided with a fixed, rigid, forwardly projecting pintle 16, adapted to enter the perforations in the lugs 15, 15, and is preferably formed with a convex under surface to cooperate with the concave seat 13.

As heretofore stated, I prefer to form the handle member and base with cooperating interlocking devices adapted to prevent rocking movement of the handle member when said devices are in engagement with one another, and to this end, in the construction shown, the handle member 14 is provided on its under surface with a plurality of’ grooves or recesses, 17, 17, while the base of the plane, at the junction of the seat 13 with the base of the rearmost lug 15, is provided with a lug 18, adapted to enter any one of the grooves 17, 17, according to the angular position of the handle member 14.

Means are provided for clamping the handle member 14, and for holding the same securely against any movement longitudinally of the plane. This means, in the construction shown, comprises an eccentric locking device 19, rotatably mounted on the pintle 16, between the lugs 15, 15. The locking device 19 is provided with a finger piece 20 by means of which it may be operated, and is adapted, when in its operative position, as shown in Fig. 2, by means of a wedging action between the base 12 and the pintle 16, to force the pintle 16 tightly against the upper sides of the perforations in the lugs, 15, 15, thereby securely holding the handle member against either longitudinal or rotary movement.

As herein shown the handle member 14 comprises a wooden handle 21, to which is permanently attached, as by a suitable screw 22, a metal shoe 23, the pintle 16, and grooves 17, 17 being formed upon said shoe 23. lt will be obvious, however, that the handle member 14, might be made in a single piece from suitable material.

In order to adjust the handle to any desired position, the finger piece 20 is raised from the position shown in Fig. 2, thereby releasing the locking device 19. The handle member 14 is then moved bodily backward until the lug 18 is clear of the groove 17, 17, after which the handle is turned into the desired position with one of the grooves 17, 17, opposite the lug 18. The handle is then moved forward into its original longitudinal position, thereby causing the lug 18 to enter the desired groove 17, and the locking device 19 again moved to locking position.

While I, in order that my invention may be more easily understood, have described the same as embodied in the particular construction shown, I wish it to be distinctly understood that I do not limit myself to this construction, it being obvious that many changes might be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

The concave seat 13 herein shown provides a much firmer support for the handle member than is provided in any construction of which I am aware.

Having thus described my invention I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a plane, the combination with a concave handle seat, of a handle rockingly mounted thereon for angular movement transverse to the plane, and devices for retaining said handle in adjusted position.

2. In a plane, the combination with a base provided with a concave handle seat, of a handle rockingly mounted on said seat and pivotally connected to said base, and devices for retaining said handle in adjusted position.

3. In a plane, the combination with a handle mounted for angular adjustment and for longitudinal movement, of means for engaging said handle to hold the same against angular movement when in one longitudinal position, and means for locking said handle against longitudinal movement.

4. In a plane, the combination with a base provided with a curved handle seat, a locking lug, and one or more perforated lugs, of a handle member with a curved base to cooperate with said curved seat, a plurality of grooves adapted to cooperate with said locking lug, and with a forwardly projecting pintle entering said perforated lugs, and a clamping device engaging said pintle.

5. In a plane, the combination with a concave handle seat provided with a projecting lug, of a handle provided with a plurality of grooves adapted to receive said lug, and means for holding said handle with said lug in engagement with one of said grooves.

6. In a plane, a rockingly mounted handle, interlocking means on said handle and a fixed part oi the plane for holding said handle against rocking movement, said handle being bodily movable to release said interlocking means.

7. In a plane, the combination with a base provided with a concave handle seat, a locking lug, and one or more perforated lugs, of a handle member provided with a convex base, a plurality of grooves adapted to cooperate with said locking lug, and with a forwardly projecting pintle entering said perforated lugs, and a clamping device engaging said pintle.

8. In a plane, the combination with a plurality of bearing members, of a handle member having a projecting portion adapted to turn in said bearing members, and clamping means engaging said projecting portion beyond one of said bearing members.

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

EDWARD S. MARKS.

Witnesses:
JOHN W. BRAINARD,
RALPH R. KEELER.

No. 864,009 – Adjustable Handle For Bench-Planes (Edward S. Marks) (1907)

[paiddownloads id=”642″]864009

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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EDWARD S. MARKS, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO OHIO TOOL COMPANY, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE HANDLE FOR BENCH-PLANES.

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864,009. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 20, 1907.
Application filed March 7, 1907. Serial No. 361,028.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. MARKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Handles for Planes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in adjustable handles for planes.

The object of my invention is to provide a reliable handle of the character specified which shall be simple in construction and which may be easily and quickly adjusted to any desired position.

To this end my invention comprises a preferably concave handle seat, a handle pivotally mounted on the body or stock of the plane and supported by said seat, and a device herein shown as a collar applied to the forwardly extending end of the handle and having a shoulder to bear against the sole of the plane, for locking the handle against tilting movement.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, and illustrating a construction in which my invention may be embodied: Figure 1 is a vertical, longitudinal section of the handle portion of a plane constructed in accordance with my invention: Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same; Fig. 3 is an elevation of a collar hereinafter referred to; Fig. 4 is a view, similar to Fig. 1, of a modification. Fig. 5 is a view, similar to Fig. 3, of the collar used in the modification illustrated in Fig. 4.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

12 indicates the body or stock of the plane provided with the usual sole portion, 13. Upon the sole 13 is formed a concave handle seat 14, and an upstanding boss or lug 15 longitudinally bored to provide a bearing for a rounded, forwardly projecting portion 16 of the handle 17. The handle 17 is adapted to turn in its bearing in the boss 15, and to rock upon the seat 14 for the purposes of adjustment. Means are provided for locking the handle 17 in any desired position of adjustment, said means, as herein shown, comprising a collar 13, shown in detail in Figs. 3 and 5, having a shoulder or flattened portion 19 adapted to hear on the sole of the plane.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the collar 18 is formed as a nut adapted to engage the threaded end of a rod 20 passing through the handle 17, and the extension 16 thereof, and being provided at its rear end with a head 22, having means whereby said rod may be turned by means of a screw driver or other tool. The handle 17 is preferably provided with a shoulder 21, and when the rod 20 is turned to tighten the collar 18, the boss 15 will be clamped between the shoulder 21 and the collar 18, and the handle securely held against angular displacement, while the shoulder 19 on the collar 13 prevents rotation of the latter.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. at and 5 the collar 18 is provided with a smooth interior bore for the reception of an unthreaded rod 200, similar to the rod 20, but held against rotation in the handle 17 by a bolt 23. In this construction the collar 18 is tapped to receive a set screw 24, preferably provided with a finger piece 25. It will be obvious that when the set screw 24 is tightened upon the rod 200 the handle 17 will be securely held against turning or rocking movement, the shoulder 19, as heretofore stating, holding the collar 18 against rotation.

I do not limit myself to the precise constructions shown, it being obvious that many changes may be made in the details thereof without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

I claim:–

1. In a plane, the combination with a bearing, of a handle member having a projecting portion adapted to turn in said bearing, and clamping means engaging said projecting portion beyond said bearing.

2. In a plane, the combination with a bearing, of a handle member having a projecting portion rotatably mounted in said bearing, a collar detachably secured to said projecting portion beyond said bearing, and means for holding said collar against rotation.

3. In a plane, the combination with a sole and a bearing carried by said sole, of a handle member having a projecting portion rotatably mounted in said bearing, and a collar detachably secured to said projecting portion beyond said bearing, said collar having a shoulder engaging said sole.

4. In a plane, the combination with a sole provided with a bearing and a concave seat, of a handle member tiltingly mounted on said seat and having a projecting portion rotatably mounted in said bearing, and a collar detachably secured to said projecting portion beyond said bearing.

5. In a plane, the combination with a sole provided with a longitudinally bored boss, of a handle member seated upon said sole and having a projecting portion rotatably mounted in the bore of said boss, a rod extending longitudinally through said projecting portion, and a collar detachably secured to said rod beyond said boss.

6. In a plane, the combination with a bearing, of a handle member having a projecting portion rotatably mounted in said bearing, a collar mounted on said projecting portion beyond said bearing, and means for clamping said collar to said projecting portion.

7. In a plane, the combination with a bearing, of a handle member having a projecting portion rotatably mounted in said bearing, a rod extending longitudinally through said projecting portion, a collar mounted on said rod beyond said bearing, and a set screw in said collar engaging said rod.

8. In a plane, the combination with a bearing, of a handie member having a projecting portion rotatably mounted in said bearing, a rod extending longitudinally through said projecting portion, means for preventing rotation of said rod and said handle, a collar mounted on said rod beyond said bearing, and a set screw in said collar engaging said rod.

9. In a plane, the combination with a bearing, of a handle member, having a projecting portion rotatably mounted in said bearing, a rod extending longitudinally through said projecting portion, a collar mounted on said rod beyond said bearing, means for holding said collar against rotation, and a set screw in said collar engaging said rod.

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

EDWARD S. MARKS.

Witnesses:
JOHN W. BRAINARD,
RALPH R. KEELER.

No. 817,096 – Adjustable Plane-Handle (Fred Allen Shontz) (1906)

[paiddownloads id=”629″]817096

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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FRED ALLEN SHONTZ, OF EUREKA, UTAH.

ADJUSTABLE PLANE-HANDLE.

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817,096. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 3, 1906.
Application filed February 27, 1905. Serial No. 247,525.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED ALLEN SHONTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eureka, in the county of Juab and State of Utah, have invented a new and useful lmprovement in Adjustable Plane-Handles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement on the adjustable plane-handle for which I have filed application of Letters Patent under date of July 27, 1904, Serial No. 218,420.

The object of these improvements is to strengthen the construction and otherwise perfect the various details of construction.

This invention consists in a sleeve threaded adjacent its upper end, said sleeve extending through the plane-handle, a plate adapted to rock laterally on the plane-base and to receive the lower end of the sleeve, and a plunger-rod working through the said sleeve and curved adjacent its lower end.

The invention also consists in the novel features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which —

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of my handle to a plane. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical sectional view through the handle. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a rocker-plate. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a block adapted to support the rocker-plate. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail perspective views of a tubular nut and a washer-plate, respectively.

In the drawings, A represents a plane of any make or construction having on its upper face a boss B. A block C, semicylindrical in cross-section, is cut out on its under straight face, as shown at C’, to fit over the boss B. The block is apertured at C2 for the reception of countersunk screws and at the ends is notched, as shown at C3. Radially-arranged apertures are formed therein, as shown at C3, said apertures or bores being parallel to the ends of the block. A rocker-plate D has a flat smooth upper face and is curved on its under face to fit the curvature of the block C, as shown in Fig. 3, and the plate has also depending end portions which carry inwardly-extending pintles D2, adapted to engage the notches C3 of the block C. The plate is recessed on one longitudinal edge, said recesses being adapted to aline with the apertures C2 of the block C, whereby access is had to the screw-heads for the purpose of tightening or removing the screws connecting the block C to the boss B. The plate D is also apertured at D3 to receive the lower end of a sleeve F, hereinafter described, the aperture D3 being placed so that it can be brought successively in alinement with the bores C4 as the plate is rocked on the block C. The handle E is mounted on the plate D, to which it is secured by a suitable screw and placed longitudinally in the handle, and downwardly and rearwardly inclined is a metal sleeve F, threaded internally adjacent its upper end and having its lower end in engagement with the aperture D3 of the plate D, the said lower end extending below the handle E and into aperture D. On the upper end of the handle is placed a washer or plate G, having a circular opening G’ in alinement with the upper open end of the sleeve F and carrying on one side two parallel upward arms G2, between which a lever J is pivoted intermediate its ends.

A tubular nut having a head H, threaded shank portion H’, and bore H2 serves to lock the washer or plate G to the handle, and a plunger-rod J’, which works in the sleeve F, projects through the bore H2 of the nut and is pivotally connected at its upper end to the lever J. Adjacent its lower end the plunger is bent or curved, as shown at J2, and this bent portion engages the apertures or bores C4 of the block C, working through the aperture D3 of the plate D. A coil-spring K is placed in the sleeve F around the plunger-rod J’ and bears at its upper end against the inner end of the tubular nut and at its lower end on a stop-pin K’, carried by the plunger-rod J’.

By means of the above construction a very substantial handle is formed which can be adjusted laterally with respect to the plane and locked by the plunger-rod J’ in its adjusted position.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is —

1. A device of the kind described oornprising a semicylindrical block having a plurality of radial bores therein, a rocker-plate pivotally connected to each end of the block and adapted to rock laterally thereon, said plate having an aperture adapted to aline with the bores of the block, a plane-handle carried by the plate, a sleeve having its inner end in engagement with the aperture of the plate, a plunger-rod working in the sleeve, and means for operating the plunger-rod.

2. The combination with a plane, of a semicylindrical block carried thereon and having radial bores parallel to the ends of the block, a plate curved on its under face and having inwardly-extending pintles at its ends, the block having notches at the ends to receive the said pintles, the said plate having an aperture adapted to aline with the bores of the block, a handle carried by the plate, a sleeve downwardly and rearwardy inclined and carried by the handle, the lower end of said sleeve engaging the aperture of the plate, and a plunger-rod working in the sleeve and curved adjacent its lower end, the said lower portion of the rod working through the aperture of the plate and engaging one of the said bores of the block.

3. The combination with a plane, a block semicylindrical in cross-section carried by the plane, and having apertures adapted to receive screw-heads and notched at the ends, the said block having a plurality of radial bores, a plate flat on its upper face and curved on its lower face, and having downwardly-extending ends, pintles carried by the said ends adapted to engage the notches of the block, the said plate being recessed on one side edge, said recesses alining with the screw-receiving apertures of the block, and the plate being apertured in alinement with the radial bores of the block, a handle carried by the plate, and a plunger working through the handle and adapted to engage the bores of the block as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with a plane, a block having radial bores, a plate having the pivot-pins at each end in engagement with the ends of the block and apertured in alinernent with the bores, a handle carried by the plate, an inclined sleeve passing longitudinally through the handle, a plate on the upper end of the handle apertured to aline with the upper end of the sleeve, vertical arms carried by the plate, a lever pivoted between said arms, a headed, tubular screw passing through the plate on the handle and into the sleeve, the aperture of the plate and the interior of the upper end portion of the sleeve being threaded, a plunger-rod curved adjacent its lower end and having its upper end portion projecting through the tubular nut and pivotally connected to the lever, a pin on the plunger, and a coil-spring in the sleeve between the pin and inner end of the nut, as and for the purpose set forth.

FRED ALLEN SHONTZ.

Witnesses:
D. B. CRONIN,
F. CHRISTIANSON.

No. 816,980 – Reversible Handle Attachment For Planes (Robert Hunter) (1906)

[paiddownloads id=”628″]816980

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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ROBERT HUNTER, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

REVERSIBLE HANDLE ATTACHMENT FOR PLANES.

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816,980. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 3, 1906.
Application filed March 28, 1905. Serial No. 252,596.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ROBERT HUNTER, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Handle Attachments for Planes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in that class of carpenter’s or hand planes which are provided with handles adapted to be shifted laterally, so that the plane may be used in angles or corners where it would be otherwise impracticable.

My invention is embodied in certain novel features of construction, arrangement, and combinations of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which —

Figure 1 is in part a side view and in part a section of a hand-plane provided with my improved attachment. Fig. 2 includes both the plan view and cross-section of the base-piece upon which the handle of the plane is adapted to be adjusted laterally. Fig. 3 is a side view of the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 includes a plan view and cross-section of the movable piece to which the handle of the plane is secured. Fig. 5 is a side or edge view of the part shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic sectional view illustrating the lateral adjustment or shifting of the handle. Fig. 7 includes a side view and plan view of a spring-catch employed for locking the movable part to the base or fixed part. Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the arrangement and locking of the movable piece on the fixed or base piece. Fig. 9 is a view illustrating the practical operation of the plane provided with my improved attachment.

a indicates a base-piece, which is hired in position on the rear portion of the metal plane between its sides. As shown in Fig. 1, it is secured by means of two screws whose heads are countersunk. The upper side of this base-piece is constructed on the are of a circle extending between the side of the body of the plane and described from a center located below the base of said body. The said base-piece is provided with upturned end portions having inwardly-projecting flanges a’ a2.

The part b (see Figs. 4, 5, 8,) is about half the width of the base-piece a and is secured to the base of the handle x by means of two screws, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The under side ot the movable piece b is curved laterally corresponding to the curvature or convexity of the fixed base-piece a, so that the two fit together, as indicated in Figs. 6 and 8. The ends of the movable piece b are rabbeted, thus producing projections b’, which are adapted to fit and slide under the flanges a’ a2 of the base-piece a. The parts a b are fitted together in such a manner that there is no looseness or play, yet the part b is adapted to slide easily. For the purpose of locking the part b in any required adjustment I provide a spring-catch, (see Figs. 7 and 8,) which comprises a base-piece having an upwardly and forwardly projecting finger-piece C. The catch is secured flush in a recess in the upper side of the part b by means of the forward screw, which also passes through the handle, as indicated in Fig. 1. The free end of the spring-catch is adapted to enter notches d, (see Figs. 2 and 8,) which are formed in the upper side of the arc-shaped front flange a’. There are three of these notches, one being arranged in the center and the others laterally therefrom, so that three adjustments of the handle at are provided for — that is to say, the handle may be set and locked in the center, which would be its norrnal position, and it may be adjusted laterally, so as to incline to the right or left, as conditions require.

ln Fig. 9 the handle x is shown usted to the left, so that the body of the plane may be placed and operated close to the side of the vertical portion of the wooden block y. In other words, the handle may be inclined entirely to one side of a vertical longitudinal plane, so that the hand of the operator using the plane is farther from the vertical than it would be if the handle were pivoted at points within the body of the plane.

It is apparent that by pulling upon the finger-piece C of the spring-catch the latter may be disengaged from any of the notches d, and then the handle so may be shifted laterally to the right or left and locked in another position.

What I claim is —

1. In a plane of the class indicated, the combination, with the body of the same, of a fixed base-piece having its upper side formed upon the are of a circle extending between the sides of the plane and described from a point outside the body of the plane, and having upturned end portions which are undercut, a movable piece fitted to the curved surface of the base-piece and having projecting end portions adapted to fit and slide in such upturned under-cut portions, means for locking the two parts together, and a handle secured to said movable piece, substantially as described.

2. In a plane of the class indicated, the combination with the fixed base-piece having its upper side curved corresponding to a segment of a cylinder, and provided with upturned end flanges, one of which has a series of notches, the movable piece fitted and adapted to slide upon the curved base-piece, a spring-catch secured to the movable piece and adapted to engage any of the said notches, and a handle secured to the movable base-piece, substantially as described.

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

ROBERT HUNTER.

Witnesses:
J. W. McKUNE,
J. C. WILLIAMS.

No. 790,533 – Adjustable Plane-Handle (Fred Allen Shontz) (1905)

[paiddownloads id=”621″]790533

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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FRED ALLEN SHONTZ, OF EUREKA, UTAH.

ADJUSTABLE PLANE-HANDLE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,533, dated May 23, 1905.
Application filed July 27, 1904. Serial No. 218,420.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED ALLEN SHONTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eureka, in the county of Juab and State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Adjustable Plane-Handles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an adjustable handle for planes, and while capable of use in connection with any construction of plane is preferably employed in connection with the rabbet-plane having a metal base.

The object of the invention is to provide a plane having a laterally-adjustable handle, so that the said plane can be conveniently used in positions where it would be inconvenient to use a plane with a non-adjustable handle, owing to the hand of the operator coming in contact with the work being operated upon.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation illustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the plane provided with my improved form of handle, the dotted lines showing the different adjustments of the handle. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through the handle. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the block to which the handle is connected.

In carrying out my invention I employ a plane A, the base A’ of which is provided with an essentially rectangular-shaped boss B, to which is secured a block C, essentially semi-circular in cross-section, the bottom face of said block being cut away intermediate the ends, as shown at C’, in order to fit snugly upon the boss B. Screws D and D’ are employed for securely connecting the block C to the boss B on the base of the plane. E indicates the handle, which is shaped substantially the same as the ordinary handle, said handle being connected to the block C by means of brackets F and G, having journal or pivot portions F’ and G’, which engage the bearing-recesses C2, formed in the lower face of the end portions of the block C. The handle E has a bore H extending from the upper to the lower end thereof, the upper portion of said bore being of greater diameter than the lower portion, and working in said bore is the locking-rod I, having a pin K passed transversely therethrough, and bearing upon said pin is a spiral spring L, the normal tendency of which is to project the lower end of the rod through the handle and into engagement with one of a series of oblique openings M, formed radially in the periphery of the block C, thereby locking the handle in either a central or a right or left position. The upper end of the spring L engages the tubular plug N, fitted in the upper end of the bore H, and a thumb-lever O is pivoted at O’ to the top of the handle E and is pivotally connected at O2 to the upper end of the rod I, and by pressing downwardly upon said thumb-lever the said rod is drawn up into the handle, so as to disengage its lower end from the opening M, and the handle can then be adjusted to the desired position and the rod will be thrown into engagement with the block by means of the spring L. It will thus be seen that I provide an adjustable handle and means for connecting the same to the base or stock of the plane, and it will be noted that said handle and its attaching means are capable of use in connection with any of the ordinary construction of planes now in use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is —

1. A plane having a block secured to its base, a handle having brackets connected to the opposite ends thereof, said brackets being pivotally connected to the ends of the block, said block having a series of openings arranged at different angles, a spring-actuated locking-rod arranged in the handle and adapted to engage the said openings and means for raising said locking-rod as set forth.

2. A plane, the base of which is provided with a boss, a block semicircular in cross-section, recessed upon its lower face, and secured to the boss, the opposite ends of said block having bearing-recesses, a handle having a bore extending therethrough, a spring-actuated rod arranged in said bore and provided with a thumb-lever for raising the said rod, block having a series of openings arranged upon different angles and adapted to be engaged by the lower end of the looking-rod, and brackets attached to the ends of the handle and provided with journals adapted to engage the bearing-recesses in the ends of the block as set forth.

FRED ALLEN SHONTZ.

Witnesses:
D. B. CRONIN,
F. CHRISTIANSON.

No. 787,054 – Plane (Edmund A. Schade And Albert F. Schade) (1905)

[paiddownloads id=”618″]787054

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. 781,771 – Plane (William H. Gardner, Jr.) (1905)

[paiddownloads id=”617″]781771

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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WIILLIAM H. GARDNER, JR., OF PARK CITY, UTAH.

PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,771, dated February 7, 1905.
Application filed April 21, 1904. Serial No. 204,268.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. GARDNER, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Park City, in the county of Summit and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make end use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in planes, and particularly to the class of rabbeting-planes.

The object of the invention is to provide a plane of this character having means whereby the handle may be adjusted to one side to permit the plane to be used close up against a shoulder without danger of striking the knuckles of the operator.

Another object is to provide means whereby the plane is prevented from becoming clogged with shavings.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of a plane embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar view on line 3 3 of Fig 1. Fig 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the plane-tree, the inner end of the handle-plate, and the device for locking the handle in its adjusted positions.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a rabbeting-plane consisting of a bottom or base plate 2 and side flanges 3. Between said flanges is arranged the bit-support 4, on which is secured the plane-bit 5 and adjusting mechanism 6, by which said bit is regulated. These parts may be of the usual or any suitable construction.

On the forward end of the plate 2 is arranged the usual hand-knob or grip 7. On the rear end of the plate 2 is formed two upwardly-projecting lugs 8 and 9, in which are formed horizontal longitudinally-disposed apertures 10. Between the lugs 8 and 9 is arranged a narrow handle plate or bar 12, the lower side of which is curved or rounded in cross-section, as shown at 13. On the ends of the bar 12 are formed upwardly-projectingg ears or lugs 14 and 15. On the forward lug 14 is formed a forwardly-projecting stud or trunnion 16, which is adapted to pivotally engage the aperture 10 in the forward Iug 8, formed on the base-plate of the plane-tree.

On the upper edge of the lug 14 is formed a series of radial notches 17, preferably three in number, arranged as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. In the upper end of the lug 8 is formed a recess or slot 18, in which is pivotally mounted a pawl or dog 19, which is adapted to be engaged with one or the other of the notches 17 in the lug 14. A coiled spring 20 is mounted in a recess in the Iug 8 and is adapted to bear under the forward end of the pawl or dog 19 to hold the same in engagement with the notches 17. On the pawl or dog 19 is secured a laterally-projecting finger-piece 21, by which the pawl may be disengaged from said notches.

The lug 15 on the rear end of the plate or bar 12 is provided with a threaded aperture 22, into which is screwed the end of a pivot-screw 23, which passes through the apperture 10 of the lug 9, thereby pivoting this end of the handle to the plane-tree, thus permitting the handle to be swung laterally in either direction and locked in plaice. This radial or lateral adjustment of the handle permits the plane to be used close up against the shoulders formed by the rabbeting of a board without danger of injuring the knuckles of the operator.

It has been found in practice that planes of this character frequently choke up with shaings, due to the width of the shaving being sometimes greater than the width of the space between the side flages of the plane, so that the shaving binds and does not pass out. In order to overcome this difficulty I have devised a means for splitting the shavings, said means consisting of a vertically-disposed knife or cutter 24, the lower end of which is rounded end beveled to a thin sharp edge and is adapted to project through a slot 25, formed in the lower plate or base 2 of the plane-tree. ln order to adjustably hold the knife 24 in place in said slot, a clamping-bolt 26 is provided. Said bolt is mounted in a lug 27, which projects upwardly from the plate 2. The forward side of the lug has a beveled or cam face 28, while the rear face of the same is perpendicular or square. In the rear end of the bolt is formed a vertically-disposed slot 29, in which the knife 24 is disposed.

On the forward end of the bolt 26 between the head of the same and the beveled face 28 of the lug 27 is arranged a clamping-lever 30. On the inner end of said lever is formed a head 31, having a beveled or cam face 32, which is adapted to engage the beveled face 28 of the lug 27, so that when said lever is turned to the right the bolt 26 will be drawn forwardly, thereby clamping the blade of the knife tightly against the perpendicular side of the lug 27, in which position it will be firmly held until released by turning the lever 30 to the left. By this means the knife-blade may be adjusted to project its cutting end to the desired distance below the base-plate of the plane-tree and then clamped in this position, thus enabling slits of various depths to be cut. ln planing, the knife 24 is adjusted to project about the same distance as the plane-bit, so that a slit is formed in the wood in advance of the plane, thereby causing the shaving to split, which prevents the same from wedging in the throat of the plane.

While the primary object of the cutting blade or knife 24 is to split shavings, the same has been found useful for other purposes, such as for cutting veneers, leather, and other thin material in which a clean square edge is desirable.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

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

l. ln a plane, the combination with the plane tree or stock, of a handle secured at its lower end to a plate or bar, apertured lugs or ears formed on the base-plate of said plane-tree, lugs formed on the ends of said handle plate or bar, a stud formed on the forward lug of said plate or bar and adapted to engage the aperture of the forward lug of said base-plate, a threaded aperture formed in the rear lug of said handle-plate to receive a pivot-bolt which is engaged with the aperture in the rear lug of said base-plate, whereby said handle-plate and handle is pivoted to said base-plate to swing laterally to one side or the other, and apawl for holding said handle in an upright or laterally-adusted position, substantially as described.

2. In a plane, the combination with the plane tree or stock, of a handle secured at its lower end to a plate or bar having a rounded under surface, apertured lugs or ears formed on the base-plate of said plane-tree, lugs on the ends of said handle plate or bar, a stud formed on the forward lug of said plate or bar, and adapted to engage the aperture of the forward lug of said base-plate, a threaded aperture formed in the rear lug of said handle-plate to receive a pivot-bolt which is engaged with the aperture in the rear lug of said base-plate, whereby said handle-plate and handle is pivoted to said base-plate to swing laterally to one side or the other, notches formed in the upper edge of the forward lug of said handle-plate and a spring-pawl pivotally connected to the adjacent lug of said plane-tree to engage one or the other of said notches and thereby hold said handle in an upright, or laterally-adjusted position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM H. GARDNER, JR.

Witnesses:
THOMAS GIBBONS,
H. G. BATES.

No. 779,392 – Plane (Otto Bjordal) (1905)

[paiddownloads id=”615″]779392

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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OTTO BJORDAL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,392, dated January 3, 1905.
Application filed April 2, 1904. Serial No. 201,362.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO BJORDAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Plane, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in planes which are provided with an adjustable blade and a handle to manipulate the same; and the objects of my improvement are, first, to provide a cam under the lower end of the blade to adjust the same; second, to provide a set-screw to assist in adjusting the blade; third, to afford facilities for shifting the upper end of the blade to either side; fourth, to provide a cheap and simple construction of the cap cam-lever; fifth, to provide means whereby the plane-handle can be filted into any desired position, and other objects which will become apparent from the description to follow. I attain these objects by the construction shown in the accompanying drawing.

Heretofore planes of this class were provided with means for adjusting the blade which required the blade to slide longitudinally while being tightly clamped in position. This construction often made it impossible to make a fine adjustment. With my construction the adjustment of the blade is accomplished by slightly bending or springing the blade and without moving the blade longitudinally in its bearing. This is made possible by placing a cam-shaft under the lower end of the blade, which has a lever connected to one end, and by moving the said lever forward and back the cam-shaft is rocked in its bearing so as to lower and raise the cutting edge of the blade. To securely hold the blade against any longitudinal movement, I provide a set-screw in the bed or frame of the plane, which is brought to bear against the head of the screw, which locks the blade and fore guide together. This construction enables the user to adjust the cutting edge of the blade to a thousandth part of an inch, or even finer, if found necessary, without the slightest danger of the blade being forced out of the adjustment while the plane is in use, as often occurs with the present construction of planes.

When the cutting edge of the blade is not ground exactly or straight across, it requires that the upper end of the blade be shifted from side to side. I accomplish this side movement by providing a rotatable disk in the blade, the upper exposed side of the disk being provided with a lever or thumb-piece and the lower side of the disk being provided with an eccentric-pin which engages a slot in the bed or frame of the plane.

The cap cam-lever of my device is pivoted in the end of the cap by having two oppositely-extending lugs resting in sockets provided in the cap, and no rivet or pin is used, as is the casein the present construction of planes.

It is often desirable for convenience while working to have the inclination of the handle of the plane changed, depending on the height of the mechanic using the plane and the height of the work from the floor. I make provision for such adjustment by having a curved slotted plate on the body of the plane and a headed bolt on the handle to move in said slot and a means for clamping the bolt securely in any position in the slot.

Referring to the drawing, similar reference characters refer to similar parts.

The body of the plane 10 is provided with the ordinary well or socket 11 for the reception of the blade 12 and its cooperating parts. While I have shown and will describe my invention in connection with a wooden plane it will be understood that the same can be applied to a metal plane.

The blade 12 is clamped tightly to the fore guide 18 in the ordinary manner by the screw 14. A bed-plate or frame 15 is rigidly secured to the oblique bottom of the well 11, and the blade 12 and fore guide 13 are tightly clamped to the same in the ordinary manner by the cap 16 and the cap-screw 17. The cap-lever 18 is pivotally attached to the cap by having its integral lugs 19 set into the sockets 20, provided in the cap 16, the cap 16 being slotted between the sockets 20 to permit the free passage of the lever 18. I provide a leaf-spring 21, riveted to the lower side of the cap, whose free end rests against the under side of the lever 18 and retains the lugs 19 in their cooperating sockets. The leaf-spring 21 also serves as a bearing-surface when the lever is operated. A depression or socket 22 is provided in the upper surface of the bed-plate 15 for the reception of the head of the screw 14, the depression 22 being somewhat larger than the head of the screw 14. A set-screw 23 is secured in the bed-plate 15, so arranged that it can be screwed against the head of the screw 14, and thus force the blade 12 down to any desired adjustment and also serves to prevent the blade from shifting upward when the plane is being used.

The blade 12 is intended to be set by the set-screw 23 so that it will make the very thickest cut desired, and to change the position of the blade to make a finer cut an elliptical or oval-shaped shaft 24 is mounted in a suitable groove in the bed-plate 15 under the lower end of the blade 12, which when rotated in one direction will lift the lower end of the blade 12, reducing the opening between the cutting edge and the body of the plane and when rotated in the reverse direction will allow the lower end of the blade 12 to return to its normal position. In certain constructions it may be desirable to place a plate between the shaft 24 and the lower end of the blade 12. To provide a convenient means for partly rotating the shaft 24, a flat lever 26 is rigidly secured to one end of the shaft 24 and extends upward beside the blade 12 to within easy reach of the operator.

I prefer to have the relative arrangement of the parts so that when the lever 26 is in its forward position to allow the blade 12 to assume its normal and lowermost position. To retain the lever 26 in any position, I provide a sheet-metal plate 27 between the lever 26 and the edge of the blade 12, securing it in place by a screw 28, which is screwed into the bed-plate 15, and to assist in holding said plate 27 firmly the shaft 24 passes through a hole in said plate. The upper edge of the plate 27 is bent out toward the lever 26 and is provided with ratchet-teeth 29, and that portion of the lever 26 contacting with the teeth 29 is provided with an extending edge or lip to cooperate with said teeth. The lever 26 is attached to the shaft 24 in such a manner that it will normally be held against the teeth 29, and when it is desired to move the lever forward it is first sprung out away from the teeth 29. To relieve this side strain on the lever from coming on the connection between the lever 26 and the shaft 24 and also to assist in holding the lever 26 against the teeth 29, a portion of the lower edge of the plate 27 is folded back against the lever 26, as at 30.

When the cutting edge of the blade 12 is not parallel with the base of the plane, it becomes necessary to move the upper end of the blade 12 to one side or the other, as the case may require, and to accomplish this side movement relative to the bed-plate 15 I provide a hole 31 in the blade 12, in which a disk 32 is mounted to rotate in the plane of the l blade. The under side of the disk 32 is provided with the eccentric-pin 33, which extends into the groove 34, provided in the bed-plate 15. A lever or thumb-piece 35 is provided on the upper side of the disk 32 to conveniently rotate the same. The disk 32 may be rotatably secured in the hole 31 in any desired manner; but I have found that a simple and cheap mode of effecting this is to have the under side of the hole beveled, as seen in Fig. 2, and have the edge of the disk swaged out at two points, as seen in Fig. 4, to rest against the beveled portion of the hole 31 and prevent the disk from being removed from said hole. The hole 31 may be provided with two notches which will register with the two swaged-out points on the disk when the disk is turned to a certain position, and thus permit the removal of the disk from the hole.

The blade 12 from constant use and regrinding is reduced in length, and to provide for the side adjustment of the blade at different lengths a plurality of holes 31 may be provided in the blade.

The handle 36 of the plane is made adjustable by securing a slotted plate 37 to the top of the body of the plane 10. A groove 33, larger than the slot 39, is made in the plate below the slot, and a bolt 40, secured in the handle, passes through the slot 39 and has its head resting in the groove 38. To secure the bolt 40 in the handle 36 and at the same time clamp the same to the plate 37, I provide an elongated nut 42 to be screwed on the end of the bolt 40 and rest against a shoulder 43, provided in the handle 36. The nut 42 has its end exposed and arranged to he turned by a wrench or screw-driver. The plate 37 and therefore the groove 38 and slot 39 are made to coincide with the arc of a circle, and to change the inclination of the handle 36 with relation to the plane 10 the nut 42 is loosened, the handle is moved along on the plate 37 to the desired position, and then the nut 42 is again tightened.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is —

1. In a plane, means for adjusting the cutting edge of the blade comprising a cam-shaft extending parallel with said cutting edge so arranged that the cutting edge of the blade will be raised and lowered by rotating said shaft.

2. In a plane, a blade clamped against the body, a groove in the body under the lower edge of the blade a cam-shaft resting in said groove, and a hand-lever rigidly secured to said cam-shaft, said parts being so connected and arranged that the cutting edge of the blade will be sprung by moving said hand-lever.

3. In a plane, a blade clamped against the body, a set-screw secured to the blade, a set-screw adjustably secured in the body contacting with the former set-screw to limit the longitudinal movement of the blade, a groove in the body under the lower edge of the blade, a cam-shaft resting in said groove, a friction-plate between the cam-shaft and the blade, a hand-lever rigidly secured to one end of said cam-shaft, and a rack secured to the body with which said hand-lever contacts to be retained in position, said parts being so arranged that the movement of the lever in one direction will spring the blade to raise the cutting edge, and a movement of said lever in the opposite direction will lower said cutting edge.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two sub scribing witnesses, this 28th day of March 5 1904, at Chicago, Illinois.

OTTO BJORDAL.

Witnesses:
R. J. JACKER,
R. R. SYMONS.

No. 719,062 – Plane (Justus A. Traut) (1903)

[paiddownloads id=”581″]719062

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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

PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,062, dated January 27, 1903.
Application filed October 29, 1902. Serial No. 129,227. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JUSTUS A. TRAUT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, in the 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.

This invention relates to planes, and particularly to plane-handles.

The object of this invention is to provide a detachable handle which is adjustable and which may be applied to a plane at the side thereof in any desired position, so that when the plane is used upon its side the operator may have a convenient and effective means to hold the plane and apply to it power suficient to cause it to operate efficiently and in the intended manner. Heretofore in using a plane in this manner with the edge of the knife placed vertically it has been not only extremely awkward for the operator, but very difficult to keep the plane in the proper position to get true and effective work. Frequently the thing to be planed is of such shape or is so located that it cannot be placed upright to permit the plane to be used in the ordinary way with the fixed handle upright, and it is because on occasions it is necessary to use the plane on its side that a detachable side handle is found to be a feature of great convenience and utility. Inasmuch as planes vary substantially in size, I have devised a simple and effective mechanism the purpose of which is to render the handle adjustable, so that it may be attached to planes within a wide range of sizes.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plane with the detachable handle applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the plane-stock and detachable handle as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view of the inside of the detachable handle.

A represents the stock of an iron plane. B is a handle permanently attached to the rear end thereof.

C is a front knob or handle, also usually permanently attached to the stock A.

In ordinary use the operator grasps the two handles B C.

The other details of the plane proper, such as the knife and the adjusting devices, it is unnecessary to describe in detail herein, because they constitute no part of this invention.

D is the body of a detachable handle, preferably in the form of a shell, since it provides a strong and light construction.

E is a lip on one side of the body D, the same being by preference of sufficient length to give a long flat bearing. Obviously the number of these lips E is immaterial. Two short lips spaced apart would give the same results. The lip E will for convenience of expression be termed herein the “flat” lip. F’ is a hooked lip at the opposite side of the body D, the said hook facing the flat lip E.

Ordinarily the stock A of a metal plane is provided with cheek-pieces, one on each side, and these cheek-pieces are generally shaped as shown in Fig. 1, in which they incline upwardly from each end to a high point or crown.

In attaching the haudle-body D the flat lip E is placed against the bottom of the plane-stock, and the handle is then pushed forward toward the highest part of the cheek-piece until the hooked lip F’ engages with it and may be wedged thereon, the hook F’ overstanding the upper edge of the cheek-piece and securing the handle in place on the side of the plane. The operator may then use the plane with one or both hands. In case one hand is used the palm is placed against the rear side of the body D and the fingers are placed over the top of the plane, giving a secure grip. The position of the plane will then be on its side, and the same may be pushed along the side or edge of the thing to be planed and the work done with ease and accuracy. In case the operator desires to use two hands he may grasp the solid handle B with one hand and the detachable handle D with the other, the latter taking the place of the knob-handle C. When the work is completed, the handle D may be easily removed by sliding the same backward and freeing the hook F’ from the cheek-piece of the stock.

Inasmuch as planes vary substantially in size, I have provided a simple and effective means whereby a single detachable handle may be used upon any plane within a wide range of sizes. As will be seen from the drawings, the book F’ is provided with a shank portion F2 in its preferred form, the end of which is bent or offset and through which end passes an adjusting-screw G.

D’ D’ are guide-flanges upon the body D, which are undercut to receive the shank F2, which is preferably dovetaiied, so as to be held between the flanges D’ D’. The fit of the shank F2 in said flanges D’ D’ is sufficiently free to permit said shank to slide longitudinally. Hence by turning the adjusting-screw G the shank F2 may be moved in the guide-flanges D’ D’ and the position of the hook F’ varied relatively to the flat lip E. For convenience of adjustment one end of the adjusting-screw may have a screw-driver slot, while the other end may be provided with a head G’ to prevent the screw from moving longitudinally. In the form shown inasmuch as the screw cannot move longitudinally the rotation of the screw will transmit longitudinal movement to the offset portion of the shank F2 and a corresponding movement in the lip F’, as described. While the handle D may be jammed into engagement with the cheek-piece of the plane-stock A, it may be still further tightened by turning up the screw G after it has been jammed as tightly as possible by sliding the handle forward. Another advantage of this construction resides in the fact that by shifting the hook F’ the operative position of the handle D may be varied on a plane of any given size. For example, the hook F’ may be drawn so near to the lip E that the handle D will stand well toward the rear end of the plane, or the hook F’ may be moved so far away from the lip E that the handle D will lie closely adjacent to the highest part of the cheek-piece and well forward on the side of the plane.

Obviously the construction herein shown may be modified in a variety of ways, such as will be apparent to the mechanic skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What I claim is —

1. A side handle for a plane comprising, a body portion and means projecting from said body for detachably and adjustably engaging the same at the side of a plane-stock.

2. A side handle for a plane comprising, a body portion and adjustable means for frictionally and detachably engaging the same with the cheek-piece of the plane-stock.

3. A side handle for a plane comprising, a body portion D, a flat lip on one side, and an adjustable lip on the opposite side, said lips being adapted to engage with the plane-stock.

4. A side handle for a plane, comprising, a body portion, lips on opposite sides thereof, one of said lips being adjustable and one of said lips being hooked.

Signed at New Britain, Connecticut, this 24th day of October, 1902.

JUSTUS A. TRAUT.

Witnesses:
H. S. WALTER,
W. A. BLAKELY.

No. 719,051 – Plane (Walter L. Scott) (1903)

[paiddownloads id=”580″]719051

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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WALTER L. SCOTT, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO
THE STANLEY RULE & LEVEL COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT,
A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,051, dated January 27, 1903.
Application filed October 21, 1902. Serial No. 128,125. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER L. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in planes, and particularly to plane-handles.

The object of this invention is to provide a detachable handle which may be applied to a plane at the side thereof, so that when the plane is used upon its side the operator may have a convenient and effective means to hold the plane and apply to it power sufficient to cause it to operate efficiently in the intended manner. Heretofore in using tools of this character with the edge of the knife placed vertically it has been not only extremely awkward for the operator, but very difficult, to keep the plane in the proper position to get true and effective work. Frequently the thing to be planed is of such a shape or is so located that it cannot be placed upright to permit the plane to be used in the ordinary way, with the hired handle upright, and it is because on occasions it is necessary to use the plane on its side that I have found my improved detachable handle to be a feature of great convenience and utility.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plane with the detachable handle applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the plane-stock and detachable handle, as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view of the inside of the detachable handle.

A represents the stock of an iron plane. B is a handle permanently attached to the rear end thereof.

C is a front knob or handle, also usually permanently attached to the stock A. In ordinary use the operator grasps the two handles B C, The other details of the plane proper, such as the knife and the adjusting devices, it is unnecessary to describe in detail herein, because they constitute no part of this invention.

D is the body of a detachable handle, preferably in the form of a shell, since it provides a strong and light construction.

E is a lip on one side of the body D, the same being by preference of sufficient length to give a long flat bearing. Obviously the number of these lips E is immaterial. Two short lips spaced apart would give the same result. The lip E will for convenience of expression be termed herein the “fiat” lip. F is a hooked lip at the opposite side of the body D, the hook facing the flat lip E. Ordinarily the stock A of a metal plane is provided with cheek-pieces, one on each side, and these cheek-pieces are generally shaped as shown in Fig. 1, in which they incline upwardly from each end to a high point or crown.

In attaching the handle-body D the flat lip E is placed against the bottom of the plane-stock, and the handle is then pushed forward toward the highest part of the cheek-piece until the hooked lip F engages with it and may be wedged thereon, the hook of the lip F overstanding the upper edge of the cheek-piece and securing the handle in place on the side of the plane. The operator may then use the plane with one or both hands.

In case one hand is used the palm is placed against the rear side of the body D and the fingers are placed over the top of the plane, giving a secure grip. The position of the plane will then be on its side and the same may be pushed along the side or edge of the thing to be planed and the work done with ease and accuracy. In case the operator desires to use two hands he may grasp the solid handle B with one hand and the detachable handle D with the other, the latter taking the place of the knob-handle C. When the work is completed, the handle D may be easily removed by sliding the same backward and freeing the hook F from the cheek-piece of the stock.

Obviously the particular shape of the handle and its particular construction may be varied and modified in such ways as will suggest themselves to the mechanic skilled in the art without departure from the spirit and scope of this invention.

What I claim is —

1. A side handle for a plane comprising a body portion and means projecting from said body for detachably engaging the same at the side of a plane-stock.

2. A side handle for a plane comprising a body portion and means for frictionally engaging the same with the cheek-piece of the plane-stock.

3. A side handle for a plane comprising a body portion D, a flat lip on one side, and a lip on the opposite side said lips adapted to engage with the plane-stock.

4. A side handle for a plane comprising a body portion D, a flat lip at one edge thereof, and a hooked lip at the opposite edge thereof.

5. A side handle for a plane comprising a body portion, a lip on one edge thereof, a lip on the other side thereof, one of said lips being hooked.

Signed at San Francisco, California, this 10th day of October, 1902.

WALTER L. SCOTT.

Witnesses:
GEORGE PATTISON,
J. W. WRIGHT.

No. 679,424 – Plane (Ludwig Kemline) (1901)

[paiddownloads id=”553″]679424

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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LUDWIG KEMLINE, OF PINOLE, CALIFORNIA.

PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 679,424, dated July 30, 1901.
Application filed October 27, 1900. Serial No. 34,625. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUDWIG KEMLINE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pinole, in the county of Contra Costa and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Plane, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a plane or other tool with a handle which may be adjusted transversely of the plane, so as to place the hand of the user in any position desired with respect to the transverse extent of the plane. By these means the operator may avoid bruising his hands or otherwise interfering with the work when it is of such character as will make it inconvenient to use the tool with the handle in the middle thereof.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of the invention, while the claims define the actual scope thereof.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

Figure 1 is a side view of the invention with parts in section, and Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

The plane is constructed in the usual manner, except that the body is formed with two transverse grooves a, which open at the upper side of the body and which are undercut, as shown. The cross-sectional form of the grooves a is immaterial so long as the opening at the top of the grooves is of less width than the opening below the top. The purpose of this is to hold in the grooves the blocks b in such a manner as to prevent the blocks from moving upward or transversely out of the grooves. These blocks are freely movable longitudinally of the grooves, however, and the handle c of the plane is attached to the blocks through the medium of a face-plate d and screws e, passing through the base-plate and into the blocks, as best shown in Fig. 2. The base-plate d is provided with transverse ribs d’, which fit in the upper sides of the grooves a, and serve to assist in holding the base-plate in position. The base-plate is preferably of metal and fastened to the handle c by screws or other devices, as shown.

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

1. A plane or analogous tool having an undercut groove in the upper side thereof, said groove extending transversely of the plane, a block adjustably mounted in the groove, a handle, a base-plate on which the handle is mounted, and a fastening device extending between the base-plate and block to bind the block against the walls of the groove and adjustably hold the handle.

2. A plane or analogous tool having two undercut grooves formed in its upper side, said grooves extending transversely of the plane, a block adjustable in each groove, a base-plate extending from one groove to the other and having ribs fitting in the grooves, fastening devices extending between the block and the base-plate, and a handle fastened to the base-plate.

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

LUDWIG KEMLINE.

Witnesses:
JAMES SILVAS,
A. McCULLOUGH.

No. 659,287 – Bench-Plane (Edward O. Carvin) (1900)

[paiddownloads id=”548″]659287

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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EDWARD O. CARVIN, OF VALLEY SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO T. J. FRENCH, OF SAME PLACE.

BENCH-PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,287, dated October 9, 1900.
Application filed June 14, 1900. Serial No. 20,364. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. CARVIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Valley Springs, in the county of Calaveras and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to carpenters’ planes, and more particularly to the means whereby the handle is susceptible of adjustment to a variety of positions to meet diiferent conditions to facilitate the work and secure ease and comfort to the workman.

The improvement consists of the novel features and the details of construction, which hereinafter will be more fully set forth, and finally pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plane constructed in accordance with and embodying the essential features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a top plan view, parts being broken away. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing different mountings for the handle. Fig. 5 is an end view of the construction shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail view showing different means for securing the handle in an adjusted position.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The body 1 of the plane may be of any size and pattern, according to the style of plane, and is provided with a throat 2, adapted to deliver the shavings at one side of the plane, said throat extending transversely of the body and flaring from one side thereof to the other. The rear or heel portion of the body is reduced in depth to enable the handle 3 to be as low down as possible, and the heel portion 4 is reinforced by a horizontal plate 5, secured thereto and provided at its ends with vertical extensions 6 and 7, the latter projecting above and below the plate 5, as shown, the upper extension receiving the rear end of the handle-support 8 and the lower extension overlapping the rear end of the heel portion 4. The parts 5, 6, and 7 are of integral formation and are secured to the parts of the body in any substantial manner. The bit 9 is secured to the lower face of the body 1 in the rear of the throat 2 and is adjustable longitudinally to compensate for wear incident to sharpening. Clamp-screws 10 are let into the body 1 and their heads fit countersunk portions of longitudinal slots 11, formed in the bit, so as not to project beyond the lower face thereof. After the bit has been properly positioned it is secured by tightening the clamp-screws 10, and in order to prevent possible slipping of the bit the latter is formed upon its top side or the face adapted to lie adjacent to the lower side of the body 1 with transverse serrations or Iine teeth 12, which bite into the face of the body and positively hold the bit in the adjusted position after the clamp-screws have been properly tightened. The bit 9 protects the lower face of the body 1 and by being disposed in the manner set forth operates by a more direct cut, whereby knots and timber are adapted to be readily cut across grain.

In order to regulate the depth of out or thickness of shaving, a gage-plate 13 is located in advance of the throat 2 and is vertically adjustable, any suitable means being employed to effect this result, and, as shown, companion set-screws let are threaded into the body of the plane and make swivel connection at their lower ends with bosses provided upon the top side of the gage-plate 13, said set-screws being adapted to be turned by means of thumb-buttons 15 at their upper ends. Jam-nuts 16 are fitted to the set-screws 14 to hold the latter in the required position. By turning the set-screws either to the right or to the left the gage-plate can be lowered or raised, according to the desired thickness of shaving to be cut.

The handle-support 8 is a rod or bar centrally disposed with reference to the body 1 and secured at its ends to the vertical extensions of the plate 5. The handle 3 is adjustable on the support 8, so as to be brought nearer to the cutting edge of the bit or farther away therefrom, according to the nature of the work and the convenience to the user. The handle, in addition to its longitudinal adjustment with reference to the plane, can be turned to any desired angular position either to the rightor to the left, thereby enabling the plane to be used in angles and close quarters, where it would be inconvenient to grasp the handle and manipulate the plane if said handle occupied a vertical position. Any means may be employed for securing the handle in the required position, and, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, a pair of nuts 17 is mounted upon the rod 3, which latter is screw-threaded throughout its length, the handle 3 being clamped between the nuts of the pair.

In the construction shown in Figs 4 and 5 the rod or bar 8a is formed in a side with a series of openings 18, and the handle 3 is provided with a spring-actuated pin 19 to enter any one of the openings 18 and hold the said handle in an adjusted position, the pin 19 being operated by means of a thumb-latch 20, pivoted to the offset portion of the handle. This support 8a is mounted in the vertical extensions of the plate 5 so as to turn and is provided at its rear end with a spring-arm 21, provided with a stud 22 to enter one of a series of openings 23, formed in the rear face of the vertical extension 7, whereby the handle is positively secured when turned either to the right or to the left from a vertical position. The construction is such as to admit of the body 1 being formed of wood, the plate 13 and the bit 9 forming a metal surface for the lower side thereof to protect it from wear and injury. The depression of the bit enables it to operate by a more direct cut, whereby it will pass more easily through knotty wood and across grain without disturbing the fibrous structure of the material to such an extent as to leave a rough surface commonly experienced when dressing knotty timber by planes of ordinary construction. In the event of the body 1 being of metal or other material the plate 13 and the bit 9 form a facing therefor.

Fig. 6 shows the handle 3 mounted upon a smooth rod 8b and provided with a clamp device consisting of rod 24, having its inner end portion threaded to coact with a nut 25, let into the handle and having its outer end bent, as at 26, to form a grip for turning the rod to release or secure the handle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is —

1. In combination with a carpenter’s plane, a handle adjustable lengthwise of the plane and to any angular position, and means for securing the handle in an adjusted position, substantially as set forth.

2. A carpenter’s plane having its rear portion rednced upon its top side for a short distance from its rear end, a support disposed parallel of the plane and located above the heel thereof, and a handle adjustably mounted upon the said support, substantially as specified.

3. In combination with a carpenter’s plane, a support mounted so as to be turned about its axis, means for turning said support and securing it in an adjusted position, and a handle adjustable on the said support, substantially as specified.

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

EDWARD O. CARVIN. [L. S.]

Witnesses:
JAMES B. LUDDY,
F. J. SOLINSKY.

No. 649,090 – Plane-Handle (John Henry Webb) (1900)

No. 649,090 – Plane-Handle (John Henry Webb) (1900)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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JOHN HENRY WEBB, OF CARDIFF, ENGLAND.

PLANE-HANDLE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,090, dated May 8, 1900.
Application filed July 10, 1899. Serial No. 723,413. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY WEBB, of Riverside, Cardiff, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Handles for Planes and other Tools, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

In carrying out my invention I provide a handle of suitable material which is attached to the plane in any convenient position by means of grooves or such like. I provide strengthening brackets or supports. In ordinary plane-handles these are cut from wood in the solid and are mortised into the plane-block; but by my invention this handle may be attached to the block without cutting the block, it being merely necessary to secure the handle to the supports which are attached to the plane-block.

For purposes of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings, in which —

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my invention applied to a plane, and Fig. 2 a plan view of same.

a, is a plane-block to which the brackets b and d are attached by means of the screws g and f, the bottom bracket d being recessed, as indicated by the dotted lines. The handle c is secured between the brackets b and d by means of the screw e, which passes through the top bracket b, through the handle c, and is then screwed into the bracket d, thus securing the handle c in position.

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

In means for attaching handles to plane-blocks, in combination, two brackets secured by means of screws to the plane-block, one upon the end thereof and the other upon the adjacent top of the plane-block; a handle of suitable material adapted to engage between said brackets, a screw passing through top bracket and handle and engaging in the bottom bracket for the purpose of securing the handle in position, a recess in said bottom bracket for the reception of said handle, substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this lst day of April, 1899.

JOHN HENRY WEBB.

Witnesses:
JAMES SLEVIN,
WILLIAM JOHN WEEKS.

No. 597,622 – Plane (John N. Schneider) (1898)

[paiddownloads id=”534″]597622

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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JOHN N. SCHNEIDER, OF MENDOTA, ILLINOIS.

PLANE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,622, dated January 18, 1898.
Application filed January 14, 1897. Serial No. 619,148. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. SCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mendota, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in hand-planes, and has for its object the production of an improved plane the bit of which will be autornatically retired from its operative position during the back stroke of the plane.

A further object is the production of novel mechanism for the adjustment of the bit which may be regulated while the plane is being moved over the surface to be planed and without removing the hand from the handle.

Subordinate to these general objects a still further object of my invention is to provide certain novel and efficient mechanism for accomplishing the various attachments of the several parts of the device, as will hereinafter be made apparent.

To the accomplishment of the objects stated my invention consists in providing a plane-stock with a pivoted bit-stock and with a handle designed by its rotation to regulate the adjustment of the bit-stock and to automatically throw the bit into its operative or inoperative positions as the pressure exerted upon the handle is directed to propel or retract the plane.

In order that the utility of the invention may be readily understood, it may be remarked that in the usual manipulation of devices of this general character the backward movement or stroke of the plane is accompanied by the abrasion of the bit, which gradually turns the cutting edge and necessitates an additional pressure upon the plane in order to secure a proper bite upon the material to be planed. It is necessary in order to avoid this abrasion and the consequent wear and distortion of the cutting instrument to raise the plane entirely from the surface of the material during its back stroke, which is not only inconvenient, but where a large plane — as, for instance, a jack-plane — is employed it is absolutely impossible, and the consequence is that the plane is dragged back, the grit upon the material serving to grind the rear face of the cutting edge and finally forrning a shoulder thereon, which must be actually forced into the surface of the wood in order to secure a bite sufficient to remove a shaving. It has also been necessary heretofore to discontinue the operation of planing when it has been desired to adjust the bite of the cutting-bit, and, as I have stated, the object of the present invention is to overcome the wear upon the cutting edge and the necessity for discontinuing the rnanipulation of the plane when it is desired to accomplish the adjustment of the bit.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a central vertical section through my device, showing the bit in an operative position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a portion of a plane, showing the bit retired or in inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a top plan view with certain of the parts broken away. Fig.
4 is a top plan view of a portion of the bit-stock and the mechanism supported thereby. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the subject matter of Fig. 4, showing the lateral adjustment of the bit in dotted lines and illustrating a modified form of the fulcrum-pin. Fig. 6 is a detail view of a portion of the adjustment-sleeve index and locking-plate and the upper section of a bit-stock-adjusting bolt. Fig. 7 is a plan view of my indicator and locking-plate. Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views of the upper extremity of the bit-adjusting bolt. Fig. 10 is a view of a modified form of the mechanism comprehended by the parts 40 and 42. Fig. 11 is a diagrammatic view illustrative of the edect of the ordinary manipulation of the plane upon the cutting edge of its bit.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, 1 indicates a plane-stock consisting, as usual, of a sole-plate 2, provided with a transverse bit-aperture 3 and with frame or side pieces 4, preferably of the configuration illustrated.

5 indicates the front guiding knob or handle, secured upon the sole-plate in the usual manner, and 6 indicates a bit-stock consisting of a bed-plate 7, provided with a bit-iron and its retaining and lateral adjusting mechanism and fulcrumed between the side pieces 4 by a fulcrum-pin 3, secured at its opposite ends to the side pieces 4 and located a suitable distance to the rear of the bit-aperture 3 and preferably near the lower extremity of the bed-plate.

9 indicates the handle of my device, consisting, preferably, of the handle-casing 10, having an internal adjustment-sleeve 11. secured thereto, as by a screw 12, and internally screw-threaded in opposite directions adjacent to its opposite extremities for the reception of the separated and oppositely screw-threaded upper and lower sections 13 and 14; of the adjustment-bolt 15, the lower extremity 16 of which is pivoted upon the handle-pintle or fulcrum-pin 17, carried by a pair of upwardly-extending lugs 13, carried by the sole-plate. The lower end of the handle-casing is preferably recessed, as at 19, for the reception of the lugs 13, in order to accommodate longitudinal adjustment of the former. The rear extremity of the bit-stock is preferably bifurcated, and the bifurcated extremities are provided with slots 22, arranged tangentially with respect to an are described by the upper extremity of the adjustment-bolt 15 when the latter is swung upon the fulcrum-pin 17. The upper extremity of said adjustment-bolt is provided with a bearing-thimble 23, disposed at right angles to the bolt and provided with a bore 24: and with a transverse slot 25, designed for the reception of the locking-lever 26, carried by a pin 27, passed through the bore 24 in the thimble 23 and designed to be engaged by the slots 22 in the bifurcated extremities 20 and 21 of the bit-stock bed-plate.

29 indicates what I will term a “locking and indicating plate” secured upon or made integral with the upper extremity of the adjustment-sleeve 11 and provided with a series of radial notches 30, designed to receive the locking end 31 of the locking-lever 26, which latter is spring-actuated, as by a bent spring 32, passing through a spring-aperture 33 in the adjustment-bolt, and bearing at one extremity against the handle 34 of the locking-lever.

It will now be observed that the bit-iron 35, carried by the bit-stock, will be projected through the bit-aperture 3 in the sole-plate or will be retracted to a position above the lower surface of the sole-plate by the oscillation of the bit-stock upon the fulcrum-pin 3, and it is for the purpose of accomplishing this movement of the bit for the purpose of throwing it into the operative position or of retiring it to the inoperative position as the plane is moved forward or rearward that I have employed a pivoted or oscillating handle having loose connection with the upper extremity of the bit-stock.

When the plane is propelled, as in use, pressure is exerted upon the handle 9 in the direction of the movement of the plane, causing the extremities of the pin 27, carried at the end of the adjustment-bolt 15, to move to the bottom of the slots 22, swinging the bit-stock upon its pivot and throwing the cutting edge of the bit 35 into its operative position below the sole-plate 2. The shaving is now removed from the surface of material to be planed and extends through the aperture 3 in the usual manner. The end of the stroke having been reached, pressure is now exerted by the operator upon the handle 9 in the opposite direction, causing it to be oscillated rearwardly or in the direction of the retraction of the plane, and the pin 27 will seek the opposite ends of the slots 22, which by reason of the relation of said slots and the direction of movement of the pin will cause the bit-stock to be again oscillated upon its fulcrum-pin 8, raising the cutting edge of the bit 35 to the inoperative position, as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The shaving which would otherwise accumulate in the aperture 3 is by this operation ejected from immediate proximity to the aperture by the movement of the bit.

Supposing now it is desired to adjust the bite of the plane iron or bit, by which I mean the distance it will project below the sole-plate in the operative position, the thumb of the operator is placed upon the handle 34: of the locking-lever, depressing it and causing the locking end 31 of the lever to be disengaged from the locking-plate 29. The handle 9 is now rotated in one direction or the other, as it is desired, to lengthen or contract the adjusting-bolt 15, it being observed that by reason of the oppositely screw-threaded connections of the sections of the adjustment-bolt and adjustment-sleeve the bolt-sections will be drawn together or separated by the rotation of the handle and thus caused to adjust the angle of inclination of the bit-stock, which, as will be apparent, will regulate the bite of the plane-bit. As soon as the desired adjustment has been accomplished the handle 34 of the locking-lever is released and the spring 32 will elevate the handle and will bring the locking end of the lever into engagement with the adjacent notch in the locking-plate 29. By this means the adjustment of the bit-stock and its iron is fixed.

It is obvious that the adjustment just described can be effected without interrupting the operation of planing and without in any manner affecting the operation of the device for the purpose of throwing the bit into or out of its operative position. For the purpose of determining the extent of the adjustment I prefer to number the notches upon the looking and indicator plate 29, as indicated in Fig. 7 of the drawings, it being apparent that the degree of rotation of the handle, as indicated by the progression of the notches, will determine the extent of the adjustment effected through the mechanism described, and which I will term “bit-adjusting” mechanism. When it is desired to throw the locking-lever out of operation — as, for instance, when nicety of adjustment is not required — the spring 32 may be passed through the aperture 33 to the position indicated in dotted lines of Fig. 1 of the drawings, in which position it will hold the locking end of the locking-lever out of operation, and the handle may then be turned in either direction at will.

Having now described the bit-actuating mechanism and the bit-adjusting mechanism, I shall now proceed to a description of the novel mechanism by means of which the bit or iron is adjustably secured upon the bed-plate of the bit-stock.

36 indicates a bit-supporting plate pivotally secured to the face of a depressed portion of the bit-stock by means of a bit fulcrum-bolt 37, screwed into the bed-plate 7 at a point adjacent to the fulcrum-pin 8 and provided with a conoidal portion 38, designed to be received by a correlatively-shaped aperture 39 in a bit-supporting plate 36.

40 indicates the bit-adjustment bolt, secured at one extremity to the plate 36 near its end and projecting through a curved aperture 41, designed to accommodate its movement in the bed-plate 7, incurred in a degree corresponding to the arc of movement of the adjustment-bolt.

42 indicates a thumb-nut screwed upon the extremity of the bolt 40 and designed by its abutment against the lower surface of the bed-plate to secure the bolt in its adjusted positions in the manner hereinafter made apparent. The iron or bit 35 is now placed upon the surface of the stock and the plate 36 and is secured to the superimposed cap-iron 43 by the screw-bolt 44, the head of which its closely within an aperture in the plate 36 to prevent lateral movement of the bit and cap iron upon said plate, an elongated recess being provided in the surface of the stock to permit the movement of the head ot the bolt 44, when the plate 36 is swung upon the pivot for the purpose of alining the cutting edge of the bit with the surface of the sole-plate 2. The bit-iron is provided with an elongated slot 45, designed to accommodate the bolt 37 when the bit is moved longitudinally, and the cap-iron 43 is provided with an aperture 46, through which said bolt is passed, as illustrated.

47 indicates a compression-lever provided with a pointed extremity 49, designed to bear against the spring end 50 of the cap-iron, which bears against the bit adjacent to its cutting edge. The compression-lever is preferably provided with an aperture 51, correlative in size and shape with the hexagonal head of the bolt 37 and designed to permit the same to be passed therethrough, and with a preferably small recess 52, extending from the aperture 51, into which recess the bolt proper is slipped, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings.

53 indicates a compression-bolt screwed to the rear end of the compression-lever and designed to abut against the cap-iron. It will thus be seen that the bit is clamped firmly against a suitable bit-supporting plate 36 and may be swung upon the bolt 37, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5, for the purpose of alining the cutting edge of the bit with the surface of the sole-plate 2.

Summarizing briefly, I have by the construction and arrangement described and illustrated produced a plane provided with means for the lateral and longitudinal adjustment of the bit upon the bit-stock, mechanism for adjusting the bit-stock through the movement of the handle, and mechanism for actuating the bit-stock to throw the bit into or out of operative position automatically as the plane is propelled or retracted, as in use.

I do not desire to limit myself to the details of construction herein shown and described, but reserve to myself the right to change, modify, or vary such details within the scope of my invention.

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

1. The combination with a plane-stock, bit and oscillatory bit-stock, of a rotary and oscillatory handle operatively connected with the bit-stock, means whereby its oscillation will actuate the bit-stock, and whereby its rotation will adjust its connection therewith, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a plane-stock, bit and oscillatory bit-stock, of a rotatable plane-handle operatively connected with the bit-stock and means for causing its rotation to adjust its connection with said bit-stock, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with a plane-stock, bit and oscillatory bit-stock, of an oscillatory handle and a slot-and-pin connection between the upper extremity of the handle and bit-stock, substantially as specified.

4. The combination with a plane-stock, bit and oscillatory bit-stock, of an oscillatory handle, bit-adjusting mechanism actuated by the movement of the handle and means carried by the handle for locking said bit-adjusting mechanism, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with a plane, a bit and oscillatory bit-stock, of a rotary handle operatively connected with the bit-stock and designed by its rotation to adjust the same, of an index and locking plate operatively connected with the handle, and a locking-lever operatively connected with said plate, substantially as specified.

6. The combination with a plane-stock, of an oscillatory bit-stock, an oscillatory handle, bit-stock-adjusting mechanism intermediate the handle and bit-stock, a bit adjustable upon the bit-stock, and locking mechanism intermediate of the handle and bit-stock, substantially as specified.

7. The combination with a plane-stock, bit and oscillatory bit-stock, of an oscillatory handle and a sectional adjustment-bolt operatively connected with the handle and with the bit-stock, substantially as specified.

8. The combination with a plane-stock, bit and oscillatory bit-stock, of a sectional adjustment-bolt pivoted upon the plane-stock and operatively connected with the bit-stock, a handle operatively connected with the adjustment-bolt and cooperating locking mechanism carried by the bolt and handle, substantially as specified.

9. The combination with a plane-stock, bit and oscillatory bit-stock, of a sectional oscillatory adjustment-bolt connected with the bit-stock by a slot-and-pin connection, a handle operatively connected with a sectional adjustment-bolt, an indicator and locking-plate carried by the handle and a locking-lever carried by the bolt, substantially as specified.

10. The combination with a plane-stock, bit and oscillatory bit-stock, of a sectional adjustment-bolt operatively connected with the bit-stock, a handle operatively connected with the bolt, a notched indicator and locking-plate carried by the handle, a locking-lever carried by the bolt and a spring designed to be adjusted for the purpose of causing it to actuate the locking-lever or to prevent such actuation, substantially as specified.

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

JOHN N. SCHNEIDER.

Witnesses:
JOHN W. KNAUER,
EMIL J. HESS.

No. 547,829 – Handle Attachment For Planes (John H. Williams) (1895)

[paiddownloads id=”518″]547829

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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JOHN H. WILLIAMS, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

HANDLE ATTACHMENT FOR PLANES.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 547,829, dated October 15, 1895.
Application filed July 31, 1893. Renewed May 25, 1895. Serial No. 550,719. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. WILLIAMS, of the city of Troy, county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Handle Attachment for Planes,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a handle attachment for smoothing-planes to enable the latter to be operated when finishing off hard-wood or other floors without compelling the workman to sit or kneel on the floor. Where hard-wood fioors are finished off with smoothing-planes, the latter are operated by the workman when kneeling or sitting upon the floor, positions producing much discomfort; and the object and purpose of my invention are to have a handle that is attachable to or detachable from the plane, by which when connected with the latter it may be operated by persons standing on their feet.

Accompanying this specification, to form a part of it, there is a plate of drawings, containing two figures, illustrating my invention, with the same designation of parts by letter-reference used in both of them.

Of the illustrations, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a smoothing-plane with my handle attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the plane and handle attachment with the heel and sole of the plane facing the view.

The several parts of the plane and those containing my invention are designated by letter-reference, and the function of the parts is described as follows:

The letter S designates the stock; B, the bit or iron; W, the wedge holding the iron or bit in the bed b2. The letter T designates the top of the stock, and H its heel, all of which parts are the usual and well-known ones of a smoothing-plane.

The letter I designates the handle- body part, which is made with the handle-socket p2, the heel-piece h2, the bottom b at right angles to the heel-piece, and the upwardly-inclined top A, made with the projecting shoulder h3.

The letter C designates a clamp, which at its upper end tongues into the shoulder h3 and is thereat hinged by means of a hinging-bolt a. This clamp on its inner face is made with a shoulder m and above the latter has its face F parallel to the top A of the handle-body part.

The letter T2 designates a clamping-bolt made to pass downward through the clamp C and the handle-body part below the handle-socket p2, made in the latter, and the lower end of this bolt is threaded and provided with a nut N.

The letter D designates a handle, the lower end of which is adapted to be inserted in the socket p2 for operating the plane.

As thus made, the attachment of handle-body part and plane is made by placing the former with its bottom surface resting on the stock top and its heel-piece bearing against the heel of the stock, with the outer end of the plane iron or bit passing up between the upper part of the clamp and the inclined top A of the body part and with the plane-wedge W between the clamp and the inclined top of the body part below the shoulder h3 of the clamp, with the shoulder resting on said wedge, in which position the bolt T2 is passed down through the clamp and body part and the nut N screwed up onto the lower end of the bolt to bring the clamp and the plane parts, which it and the body part grasp, in close contact and engagement. As thus made, when grasped by the handle the plane may be operated to finish up a floor without the necessity of the workman who uses it getting down onto the floor to move it.

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

In a handle attachment for a plane the combination with a body-part made with a heel piece, and constructed with a handle socket and handle; of a clamp hinged to the body-part and adapted to grasp the handle and wedge of the plane and a threaded bolt constructed to secure the parts as connected, substantially in the manner as and for the purposes set forth.

Signed at Troy, New York, this 17th day of September,1892, and in the presence of the two witnesses whose names are hereto written.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:
W. E. HAGAN,
CHARLES S. BRINTNALL.

No. 435,789 – Bench-Plane Attachment (Thomas W. Bartholomew) (1890)

[paiddownloads id=”465″]435789

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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THOMAS W. BARTHOLOMEW, OF DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BENCH-PLANE ATTACHMENT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,789, dated September 2, 1890.
Application filed December 18, 1889. Serial No. 334,188. (No model.)

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it ltnown that I, THOMAS W. BARTHOLOMEW, of Danville, in the county of Montour and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bench-Plane Attachments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference rnarked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in bench-plane attachments.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved attachment for planes to fit into the angle between the plane-iron and plane body or stock and prevent the hand when using the plane from pushing against the plane-iron, and thereby protect the hand from the sharp edges of said iron.

These objects are accomplished by and my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and in combinations of parts more fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bench-plane provided with the present attachment or hand-guard. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of the hand-guard. Fig. 4 is a detail bottom plan of the same. Fig. 5 is a detail of the cushion for the guard. Fig. 6 is a section on plane of line x x, Fig. 2.

In the drawings, the reference-letter a indicates the body or stock of a plane provided with a plane-iron b and a wedge c, as usual.

When using bench-planes of the characteristics shown, the plane-stock is grasped by the right hand just in rear of the plane-iron, and as the plane is reciprocated the tender portions of the hand between the thulnb and first linger press and rub against the sharp edges of the iron and bit, and are thereby injured, blistered, and rendered exceedingly sore and uncomfortable, and, further, it is difficult to obtain a good hold of the stock of the plane. In order to obviate these disadvantages, a hand-guard d is secured and fitted in the angle between the upper face of the stock and the iron. This guard is hollow and formed integral of cast or sheet metal, provided with the fiat base e, formed by an inwardly-extending flange having opposite transverse apertures f to receive the securing-screws g’, from which base the guard extends upwardly and rearwardly and is rounded at its top, the edges thereof fitting against the rear face of the iron and inclined upwardly at an acute angle equal to the angle of the iron. The rear outer rounded side of the guard is formed so as to fit in the space between the thumb and first linger, and on the right-hand side this guard is provided with a depression It to receive the main thumb-joint. The rear or heel portion of the base of the guard is provided in its under face with a depression or socket i to receive and hold a cushion j, of leather or other suitable substance, fitting between the guard and plane-stock, and the under face of the base is provided with a pair of downwardly-projecting lugs j’ j’ at opposite ends of the said socket. These lugs serve as rests or feet and prevent the guard from being screwed down too tightly or unevenly, and also serve as guards to prevent the cushion being scraped or knocked from its place. The object of this leather cushion is to give the guard an elastic bearing, raise it up, and prevent it from breaking from the jar caused by striking the plane to loosen the plane-iron. The cushion j can be secured in its socket by any suitable material, such as glue, &c. Of course it is understood if the wedge c is placed beneath the bit or iron the guard will iit beneath the same in a like manner.

The great utility and advantages of this article are obvious and well understood, and the article can be manufactured and sold and applied to any plane.

What I claim is —

1. As a new article of manufacture, the herein-described hollow hand-guard for bench-planes, formed integral and consisting of a base to fit on the upper face of the plane-stock, provided with apertures for the securing-screws and with a socket and feet on its under face, for the purposes set forth, and an upwardly and rearwardly inclined portion to fit against the rear side of the plane-iron, formed on its rear side to iit the hand, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described hand-guard for planes, formed integral, consisting of a base to fit on and be secured to the stock, and provided with one or more feet to bear on the stock and an upwardly-extending portion inclined rearwardly and rounded on its outer side to fit the hand, substantially as described.

3. The herein-described hand-guard for planes, consisting of a base having perforations for the securing-screws and provided near its heel with a socket to receive a cushion and with feet located on opposite sides of said socket, and the portion extending upwardly from the base, having inclined edges and formed at its rear side to fit the hand, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a plane-stock and plane-iron, of a hand-guard secured and fitted in the angle between the upper face of the stock and the plane-iron and rounded on its outer side to fit the hand and a cushion interposed between the stock and said guard, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a plane with a hollow integral metal hand-guard therefor, having a base secured to the stock and a cushion located between said base and stock to tilt said guard and prevent breakage of the guard by striking the plane-stock, substantially as described.

6. In a plane, the combination of a stock with a hand-guard formed hollow and integral and having a base secured to the upper face of the stock, a portion rounded at its rear and extending upwardly and fitting against the rear face of the plane-iron, and a cushion interposed between the base of said guard and the stock and resting in a socket, for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOS. W. BARTHOLOMEW.

Witnesses:
ROBERT ADAMS,
THOS. J. MILES.