US1147204A - Detachable tool-handle. - Google Patents

Description

E. ANHEUSER.

DETACHABLE TOOL HANDLE.

nmcmou FILED M1624, I914.

1,147,204. Patented July 20, 1915.

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v DETAGHAIBLE TOOL-HANDLE.

,TO all cofiom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST ANHEUsER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of'Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and fltion of the invention, such as will enable tains' to make and'use the same.

complished bysuch means as are illustrated 1 1n the accompanying drawings, described in l the holder thereto.

others skilled in the art. to which it'apper This invention, relates broadly to detach- V able tool handles and has particular reference to devices of this character which may be readily attachedto or removed from files,

, raspsfor other tools of a similar shape which are diflicult to'grasp and use while also being inconvenient and awkward.

As a principal object this-invention contemplates the provision of a tool holder of the character described which shall be readily attachable to or detachable from therasp, file or other tool by the manual operation of, a single adjusting element.

A further and coordinateob ect. is to provide a toolholderof this type which shall removably clamp the tool and necessitate the use of nobolts, screws or the like to secure A still further object is the provision of a two part tool holder, each part being designed to grip a difl'erent portion of the tool to be held and provided with its own operating handle, these parts beingiremovably connected by a single adjustable element. As an object of equalimportance withthe foregoing I also purpose to provide a-tool holder of the type above set forth which is constructed with such regard to proportion [number-and arrangement of parts as to be capable of being cheaply manufactured,

-which will be durable and efficient in operation and which may be interchangeably used with tools of different sizes.

The above and additional objects are acthespecification; and then more particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form-apart of; this applica t o ran s'lia'rns rare ERNST nnnnusn a, or gnome, Wisconsin. 1

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 4, 1914. Serial No. 854,970,

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- Patented July 20, 1915 With reference tol the drawings, wherein I disclosed in Fig. 1 taken'on the plane indicated by the line2 2 of that figure, Fig.3

is a "similar view taken on the plane denoted 3-3 of Fig. 1, while, Figl is a detaillongifhave illustrated the preferred embodiment l tudinal' sectio'nof an end of one of the, grip ping members showing the manner" of removably holding the adjusting element.v

j TProceeding now to the description of the drawings the numeral 5 indicates one of the tWo parts" forming my holder proper, the otherfportion being designated by thenumeral 6. The part 5 consists essentially of a base. plate 7, an upstanding inclinedhandle member 8 provided withthe reinforcing rib 8 connecting with' the base plate and positioned centrally thereon, and the angular retamer/extension 9' all of which are formed integral and preferably fromwsome cheap and strong metal, such as cast iron or steel,

the handle member 8, it will be noted in this connecti on,.being made hollow for the obvious purposes of lessening theweight and cost, of the holder, while not substantially detracting in any wayfrom its strength or durability.

. Similarlythe portion 6 consistsof a base plate 10, the integral upstandinghandle member 11, and thebos's 12 which when the device is in use as illustrated in Fig. 1 longitudinally alined withthe extension '9 of the part 5, both the boss and'theextension being centrally apertured for the reception 7 of the adjustingbolt 13 which 1s externally screw threaded as at'l upon one extremity to accommodate the nut 15, the other extremity being provided with the usual head '16 adapted to abut theboss 12, i It will be noted even at a cursorygl'ance lat the figure illustrating the complete device that the upstandinghandle portions 8' .and, "ll-of the respective parts 5 and 6 present an appearance similar to the corresponding handle members of the ordinary plane so that one hand of the operator may grasp the inclined member 8 to exert the necessary pushing or pulling force while the fingers of the other hand may grip the knob like member 11 to guide or direct the movement of the tool securing the holder.

Each of the tools adapted for use in conjunction with this invention has preferably the fiat upper surface 17 upon which the bases 7 and 10 of the parts 5 and 6 may rest in horizontal as well as longitudinal alinement and has its ends unequally beveled as shown at 18 and 19 in order to be reliably secured in the similarly shaped rounded lips 20 formed at one extremity of each of the base plates 7 and 10 all as clearly illus trated in Fig. 1. As is to be noticed in this figure the tool used is a flat file or rasp 21 which is provided with the usual projections or teeth 22 and which as will be seen has no peculiar construction other than the beveled ends just described and which is so firmly held by the device shown that no bolts or other auxiliary fastening means are necessitated in order to secure a practically integral cooperation between the holder and the tool thus held.

WVith regard to the position and use of the adjusting bolt 13 it will} be seen that the angular extension 9 is formed with the integral lip 23 as is best shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, this lip being so spaced from the bed plate 7 as to properly accommodate the nut 15 therebetween and to accordingly prevent rotation of the nut when the bolt is being adjusted. To remove the holder from its position shown, the bolt 13 is rotated by a proper pressure applied to the head 16 which quickly withdraws the bolt from the nut 15 allowing the separate parts 5 and 6 to be longitudinally and oppositely slid upon the surface 17 of the tool to remove the contact between the angularly recessed lips 20 and the beveled ends 18 and 19 of the tool so that the two parts of the holder may be lifted therefrom and laid away or reaffixed to another size of rasp or a difierent tool. The manner of assemblage is of course constituted by a reversal of the steps just described.

An additional means for securely positioning the holder upon the tool and one which prevents all lateral displacement of the former upon the latter is provided by the pairs of lateral lips 24 which as indicated are formed integral with their respective parts of the holder and are adapted to lie against the sides of the tool as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. These flanges, however, are not actually necessary for the advantageous operation of the improved tool holder and the right is accordingly reserved to the inventor to either include this means for preventing lateral displacement in future embodiments of his invention, or not, as may seem at the time most expedient.

It is to be particularly noted that no part of the holder extends downwardly upon the tool below the file or rasp teeth or even so far as the level of the teeth which renders the device capable of use on pieces of Work wider than the file itself and yet does not in any way, owing to the peculiar construction above set forth, militate against the proper operation of a holder of this character. It would accordingly seem that the objects primarily set'out above have been accomplished by the construction just previously described and that accordingly the invention herewith disclosed is possessed of the advantages and desirability obviously accruing from the attainment of such objects. While in the foregoing however, there has thus been illustrated in. the drawings and described in the specification such combination and arrangement of elements as constitute the preferred embodiment of this invention in tool holders, it is desired to emphasize the fact that such minor changes may be made in the matter of proportion and degree, in later adaptations of this device as shall not alter the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Whatis claimed is:

1. The combination with a tool having beveled ends, of a two part holder, one end of each part having a curved lip, the inner faces of which are provided with beveled portions to engage the beveled ends of the tool, each section having an upstanding handle portion, one of said handles having an opening therethrough, and a hollow boss extending therefrom, the opposite section having an upstanding extension at its inner end on which is formed an integral lip, a bolt extending through said boss and handle and through the upstanding extension, a nut adapted to engage the inner end of said bolt and pass below said integral lip to prevent rotation of the nut, and a head at the outer end of the bolt whereby said bolt may be manually rotated to draw the two parts of the holder towardeach other.

2. The combination with a tool having unequal beveled ends, of a holder constructed in two parts, one end of each part having a gripping lip provided with unequal beveled portions to engage the beveled portions at the ends of the tool, an upstanding handle on each section of the holder, the forward handle having an opening transversely therethrough and a hollow boss projecting from one side thereof, an upstanding member at the forward end ofthe opposite section having a laterally extended lip, a bolt extended through said boss and handle and through the upstanding member, a nut name to this specification in the presence of adapted to engalge the (iiniier end of tha liolt two subscribing Witnesses. an position e 0W sai ast mentione i h a head at the outer end of the bolt and 1115s- ERNST ANHEUSER- 5 at the edges of said sections to engage and Witnesses:

prevent lateral movement of the tool. JOHN H. LIEGLER,

In testimony whereof I have signed my MARGARET SORENSEN.

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Washington, I). G.

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