US630675A - Handle for metal ware. - Google Patents

Description

No. 630,675. Patented Aug. 8, |899.

T. L. FERRALL.

HANDLE METAL WARE.

(Application ed Nov. 29, 189B.)

(No Model.)

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THOMAS L. FERRALL, or ROME, NE`W`YORK, AsstGNoR OE ONE-HALE To THE ROME MANUFACTURING COMPANY,- OF SAME PLAOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,675, dated August 8, 1899.

Application led November 29. 1898. Serial No. 697,746. (No model.)

To all whom, it 771,04/ concern:

Beit known that I, THOMAS L. FERRALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Rome, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Handles forll/Ietal Ware, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to make andus'e the same.

My invention relates to handles for metal ware, and more specifically to methods and means for attaching or securin g the Same.

In the manufacture of metal ware-such as teapots,cotfeepots, tea-kettles, and the likea plate or other high finish is demanded, and for the purposes of such construction it is especially desirable that neither soldering nor brazing or other similar operation should take place which will break or mar the finish or plate either on the insideor outside of the article, nor is this demand Wholly a matter of taste and preference. It is also a demand for durability, for a handle or similar attachment which breaks or mars the polish or plate opens the door to corrosion and invites an attack upon the life of the article, and it will be seen that by my construction I have avoided these difficulties and met these demands and at the same time provided a handle of superior strength and durability.

In the drawings herewith, consisting of one sheet, in which like letters refer to likeparts, I have shown, on an enlarged scale,the adapta tion of my invention to one particular usenamely, the cover of a tea or coffee pot.- From these illustrations other uses willY be readily understood and inferred.

Figure I is a vertical section of one form of my invention. Fig. II is an elevation of the rivet, and Fig. III is a vertical section of the tubular rivet employed in this construction. Fig. IV is a vertical section of asecond form of my invention. Fig. V is an elevation of the rivet, and Fig. VI is a vertical section of the tubular rivet employed in this construction. Fig.VII is a sectional View of the third form of my invention. Fig. VIII is an' elevation of another form of rivet which may be employed. y

Referring for the present to Figs. I, II, and III, A is the sheet metal or body of the vessel or article to which the handle is to be attached. B is the handle, which is preferably made of Wood or similar slow conductor of heat, but which may be made of metal. C is a rivet which is provided with a head d and passes inwardly through the handle. D is a tubular rivet,which is brazed' or soldered or otherwise perm auentl y secured to the body A or which 'may be integral therewith. The base of this tubular rivet when notV so integral with the body maybe {ian ged, as shown at b in Figs. I and Ill, or it may be provided with a closed end, as is indicated at c in-Figs. IV and VI. lThe tubular rivet asa matter of fact need not pass through the body'metal, though preferably soffor strength and facility in construction, but may be secured by its base or iiange b directly to the body metal A when the rivet C employed is of the form of or an analogous form to that shown in Fig. V. The handle B fits down over the tubular rivet D, and the rivet C passes through the handle and Within the tubular rivet D. When thus in place, the rivet C is upset or otherwise frictionally secured against retraction from the tubular rivet D, and the handle is thus fixed in place. It will be seen that by this construction I am able tosecure the handle to the article permanently after the article has been polished or plated without in anymanner marring the surface exteriorly or interiorly.

In Figs; IV,V, and VI, I have shown a modification of the device diering from that already described in two respects only. First, the rivet D is closed at its base, asshown at c, thus affording an absolutely closed surface even when the tubular rivet passes through the body of the article, as shown, and, second, the rivet C, instead of requiring upsetting or otherwise securing to retain it in the tubular rivet D, is provided with. barbs or spurs d, Which When the rivet C is forced intov the tubular rivet D secure it by friction against retraction. y

In Figs. VII and VIII, I have shown a further construction in which the metal constituting the tubular rivet is struck'up out of the body metal A. The rivet C in these figures instead of having barbs or spurs is threaded, as shown at e, and the metal forming the tubular rivet or member being of a softer metal the rivet C may be forced into it and IOO the thread e will hold it by friction against retraction.

In all these forms of construction it is to be observed that the prevailing and essential element is the use of the tubular rivet. Preferably this tubular rivet is secured to or in contact with the body metal; but it is to be noted that the position of the two rivets may be reversed-the solid rivet in contact with the body metal and the tubular rivet passing inwardly through the handlewithout departure from my invention. It will also be noted that where the material employed is of such a character to permit one or the other of the two rivets may be made integral with the body metal. Further, it is noted that while I have shown and described my invention as applied to a knob or cover handle it is equally applicable to handles of other forms-as, for

example, the handles of tea and coffee potsand may be used in any form or shape adapted to the article in hand.

Havingthus described my invention, and without limiting myself to the spccic constructions shown, what I claim isgaging frictionally with said tubular rivet,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A metal-ware handle consisting of a tubular rivet integral with the body metal, a handle taking over said rivet, and a rivet or bolt engagingin and securedwithin said hollow rivet, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS L. FERRALL. IVitnesses:

I. C. THoMAs, C. B. BoWMAN.

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