Tag: Slat Cutting

No. 143,737 – Improvement In Splint-Planes (Henry L. Weagant) (1873)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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HENRY L. WEAGANT, OF MORRISBURG, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS OF HIS RIGHT TO STEPHEN B. FELL AND ROBERT LYLE, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPLINT-PLANES.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 143,737, dated October 14, 1873; application filed August 29, 1873.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY LUDWICK WEAGANT, of Morrisburg, in the county of Dundas and Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Splint-Planes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

By my invention a plane or slat-cutter is provided which will produce at each cut a slat, perfectly formed, beveled, properly straightened out, and then receiving the proper bend to facilitate its being woven, reference being had to the annexed drawings, where similar letters of reference indicate like parts, and where —

Figure 1 represents a side view, Fig. 2 a bottom view, and Fig. 3 an end view, of my slat-cutter. Fig. 4. represents a section of my slat-cutter on line A A.

A is the body of the plane or slat-cutter, in which is formed, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, a recess, A’. In this recess is placed the plane-iron B for cutting the slats, slotted in the ordinary manner, and further secured by a cap or stiffening piece, C. D D’ are the beveling-knives, slotted and secured, one to the side and the other to the bottom of the plane, and arranged so as to cut the beveled edges of the slats. E is a groove formed in the side of the plane, through which the slat just cut passes. F is what is termed the “governor,” placed in the throat E’ of the groove E, and secured preferably by means of a plate or washer and screw, its purpose being to straighten the slats as they pass irom the plane-iron B, the spring G materially assisting in doing this. H is a recess formed in the throat, and serving to give the slat when straightened the proper bend to enable it to be woven. I I are guides to keep the plane in its proper course, and K K’ handles for working the plane or cutter, L being another handle, which may be hinged to the stock, if required.

The operation of my invention is so simple as hardly to require any explanation, it being worked in the same way as an ordinary plane, and being applied to the edge of a board, the thickness of which is the required width of the slat.

The slat, being divided from the board by the iron B, has at the same time its edges beveled by the cutters or knives D D’. It then passes up over the governor F, and between it and the spring G, being thereby straightened, and, the end being caught in the recess H, is thereby slightly bent again, as required.

What I claim is as follows:

The combination of the plane-iron B and beveling-knives D D’ with the governor F, spring G, and recess H, as and for the purposes set forth.

HENRY L. WEAGANT.

Witnesses:
ROBERT LYLE,
ROBERT S. WEAGANT.

No. 107,765 – Improvement In Splint-Planes (Philander N. Drake And David Drummond) (1870)

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United States Patent Office.

PHILANDER N. DRAKE AND DAVID DRUMMOND, OF MCGREGOR, IOWA.

Letters Patent No. 107,765, dated September 27, 1870.
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IMPROVEMENT IN SPLINT-PLANES.

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

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PHILANDER N. DRAKE and DAVID DRUMMOND, of McGregor, in the county of Clayton and in the State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Splint-Plane or Slat-Cutter; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to that kind of planes used in cutting thin strips or slats for rustic shades, and other purposes, and consists —

First, in placing the cutter under the bottom of the plane, level with the edge of the board from which the strips or slats are to be cut;

Second, in the construction of the mechanism for holding the cutter in its place; and

Third, in the construction of the mechanism for regulating the thickness of the strips or slats to be cut.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our invention appertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which —

Figure 1 is a side view, part in section, of our plane;
Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section; and
Figure 3, a bottom view of the same.
Figure 4 shows the end of the cutter, with the channel-plates in the plane.

A represents the body of our plane provided with a handle, B.

Along one side of the body A is secured a bar, C, projecting below the plane a suitable distance to form a guard or guide for the tool.

Between the under side of the plane A and the bar C is formed a groove, in which the inner edge of the cutter D is inserted, said cutter being laid level under the lower side, or against the lower side of the plane A.

The cutting-tool D is held by means of a stirrup, E, constructed as shown in fig. 2, and passed up through the plane A, with a screw-shank at its upper end, which projects above the plane.

On this screw-shank is placed a thumb-nut, G, by means of which the stirrup is raised so as to firmly bind the cutting-tool. The pitch of the cutting-edge of said tool is regulated by means of two inclined screws, I I, passing through the plane A and bearing against the upper surface of the cutter, one on each side in front of the stirrup E.

The tool-bit being on a level with the edge of the board, it splits with less liability to break the fiber on the back of the slat. When it is to be taken out to sharpen, it can be put back to its place accurately and cut all the work of uniform thickness.

The two screws, I I, forcing the cutting-edge of the cutter to the desired position for uniform thickness, may, of course, remain in the same position for any length of time without change, even though the cutter is taken out and replaced again.

In the channel on the under side of the plane A, between it and the cutter D, are placed three channel-plates, a, b, and d, the relative positions of which are plainly indicated in fig. 4. The object of these plates is to further enable us to vary the thickness, if we desire to do so.

The back or upper side ofthese plates may be provided with inclines to enable them to be pushed forward or back.

The middle plate d is made so that it can readily be taken out and another of different size substituted.

Having thus fully described our invention,

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is —

The combination, with the stock A, of the flat-laid tool D, channel-plates a b d, stirrnp E, nut G, and screws I I, all constructed to operate substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our hand and seals this 26th day of March 1870.

PHILANDER N. DRAKE. [L. S.] DAVID DRUMMOND. [L. S.]

Witnesses:
A. J. JORDAN,
ORLANDO McCRAREY.

No. 81,795 – Bench Plane For Cutting Blind-Slats (Carl Kupfer) (1868)

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United States Patent Office.

CARL KUPFER, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND KUND
J. FLEISCHER, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 81,795, dated September 1, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLANES FOR CUTTING BLIND-SLATS.

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Specification of Letters Patent No. 81,795 dated July 4, 1854.

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

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, CARL KUPFER, of Madison in the county of Dane, and State of Wisconsin, have made new and useful Improvements in Slat-Cutting Machinery ; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the nature, construction, and operation of the same, sufficient to enable one skilled in the art to which it appertains to construct and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are made part of this specification, and in which —

Figure 1 is a perspective view.
Figure 2 is an end sectional view.
Figure 3 is an enlarged side sectional view.
Figure 4 is a side sectional view.

The invention consists in the construction of a knife or plane bit, whose edge or edges are so shaped, arranged, and combined as to cut the top, sides and bottom of the slat at one stroke of the plane across the stick of timber from which the slat is to be cut, and in leaving a straight edge or side, against which the shoulder of the plane is brought, and which serves as a guide for the plane in cutting each succeeding slat.

The bit A is made of a piece of steel, of suitable dimensions for the size of the slat to be cut, with its lower cutting-end, B, bent to an angle of forty-five degrees, or thereabouts, from the line of the body of the bit, and projecting downwards, as shown at B, fig 4. This projection is pierced with a hole, as at C, fig. 2, of any desired shape for the slat, and in line with the face of the plane D, as shown at C, fig. 2; the upper and lower edges of the aperture being brought to sharp cutting-edges, as at 1 2, fig. 2.

In sharpening these edges, care must be taken to leave two lips, whose edges, 3 4, fig. 2, are at right angles with the upper and lower cutting-edges 1 2. The bit A is set in a plane-stock, D, and secured in the ordinary manner with a wedge, E, there being sufficient throat, F, for the escape of all shavings. The front end of the plane-stock is provided with a handle, G, to facilitate holding the tool firmly.

By the use of this tool I am enabled to avoid the use of sawed lumber of any kind, and, instead, use timber as it is split from the log, like fire-wood, or without splitting at all, and thus I save from one-half to nine-tenths of the timber, and consequently a large proportion of the cash outlay formerly paid for stock.

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

1. The bit A, when constructed with sharpened upper and lower edges, 1 and 2, leaving two lips, 3 and 4, said lips to be at right angles with the upper and lower cutting-edges, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the bit A, as described and claimed, with the plane-stock, for the use and purposes specified.

CARL KUPFER.

Witnesses:
J. C. SCHELTE,
A. JURGENS.