US1361311A

US1361311A - Blacksmith

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Publication number: US1361311A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1920-12-07
Anticipated expiration: 1937-12-07

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' 20 punchin SIMON DE LA PENA, F

BLACKSMI PATENT OFFICE.

CENTRAL, NEW MEXICO.

THS ANVIL.

Application filed May 15 '1 '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SIMON DE LA PnNA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Central, in the county of Grant, State of New exico, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in' Blacksmiths Anvils; and l 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 a 'Jpert-ains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to anvils and particularly to attachments for anvils.

As is well known to those skilled in the art, there are a great many tasks to be performed at the anvil that require much mechanical skill and many of them requiring the services of two operators. Among these tasks may be included the making of welds,

g, bending and shaping. Many require the use of'special tools and it is the object of the resent invention to enable the unskilled lnec ianio to perform many of these tasks that could otherwise be erformed only 25 by askilled operator and iiirthermore to enable the performance of many tasks by a single operator that might otherwise require two.

, In carrying the invention into efiect, there 30 is employed a main body member having a shank that is passed through the hardy hole and which serves to hold the'body member in place upon the face of the anvil. When a supplemental plate is to be used jointly with the body member between it and the anvil, the shank will serve to hold both the body and the plate in position and it is provided with means for clamping it t1 htl teflirfing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the device in its detached position, v F i 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the d evice attached to the anvil, Fig 3 is'a perspective view of another ,form of the device attached to the anvil,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing one use ofthe device when attached to the anvil, Fig. 5 is a detail View of o e of the plates of theattachment,

Fig. 6 is adetail view of another plate, Fig. 7 is a detail view of still another plate, and

Fig. 8 is a detail view of a mechanism used in connection with 4,0 to the drawings:

punching 6 5 the pres- Speolfication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

, 1917. Serial No. 168,813.

ent invention and shown in position in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring more particularl ings, the reference character an anvil, the upper face of which is provided with a rectangular opening, common to all blacksmiths anvils.

Referring to Fig. l, the number 11 designates the body member which is a plate or block, whose upper face is provided with a transverse groove 12. sci'ni-ci1'cul:lr in cross section, and a transverse groove 13, semicircular in cross section, which groove is adjacent the transverse groove 12 but of a different size for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Extending downwardly through the member 11 are

rectangular slots

14 and 15 near one end thereof, and near the other end a slot 16 is provided, while extending downwardly through the

transverse grooves

12 and 13 are circular openings 17. The under face of the member 11 is provided 7 with transverse grooves l8, l9 and which are semi-circular in cross section and are of different dimensions, and between the

semicircular grooves

18 and 19 is an angular groove 21. One end of this member or block 13 cut out as at 22 to form upper and lower spaced jaws 23, and passing through the up per jaw '23 are a series of perforations or openings whose upper ends are counterbored or enlarged to produce tool guides or recesses 24. Secured to the block adjacent tie jaws 23 is a yoke y to the draw- 10 designates perforations 24 in the upper jaw '23. yoke member 25 is secured in place by the depending legs 28 having inturned feet 28 clamped beneath the body member 11.

epending from under the face of the member ll is a shank 29 which is slotted as at 30 and adapted to pass through said slot30 is a wedge 31, and embracing the squared shank 29 is a squared washer 32, said washer resting on theupper edge of the wedge 31. Thus is produced a straining means for drawing the body member down toward the anvil and clamping another member beneath it.

As shown in Fig. l a lower member or base plate 34 is adapted to be used in connection with the member 11, said plate having semi-circular

transverse grooves

35, 36

and 37 and an angular transverse groove 38. This plate member is provided with a squared opening near one of its ends adapted to reeeive the squared shank to seeure the plate in place between the jaw member 11 aml the top faee ot' the anvil. and when it is in this position its semieireular transverse grooves 35, "in and $57 eoineide with the semi-eireular transverse grooves l8, l9 and :20 to form eireular openings of ditl erent diameters. and the angular transverse groove 21 and the angular transverse groove 38 form a squared opening. The base member eorresponds sub stantially with the shape of the body memher or bloek although it is preferably thinner.

The reetangular openings H. l? and [ti and the eireular openings l? are adapted to reeeive the shanks of any of the small anvil tools eonnnonly used in eouneetion with air \ils. the shanks of said tools being merely inserted in these openings as desired.

in Fig. 2. the (leviee is shown as operat ing as a puneh only. and it will be seen that y impaet ot' a hammer upon the puuehiug elements 27. the same are eaused to engage a strip of metal or other pieee of work whieh is passed between the jaws 23. thus pert'orating the strip as will be understood. it is tobe understood. of eourse. that the puuehes -7 may be of various sizes and shapes as desired. i

in Fig. 3. the punehing deviee is removed. and a base plate sueh as that shown in Fig. l is inserted between the member It and the anvil I l. and as shown by the reterenee elniraeter 42 a strip of metal is inserted between the end extension 45% ot' the member H and the end extension 41- ot' the plate 34 and the strip bent as at in by impart of a hammer upon the opposite sides of the extension 44. Another strip 45 separates the members at the other end. These strips eoie mum spat-era." and when employed they enlarge the openings produeed by the registering grooves deseribed.

in Fig. 4. the deviee is shown as used for welding together the ends of metal strips aml 51. In this illustration the member it alone is used.

in Fig 5 a top member or t'aeing is shown, and from said plate projeets a reetungular tongue 71 whieh is adapted to he reeeived in the opening 14 ot' the member It to retain the plate Ttt in plat-e thereon, and said plate is provided with a plurality of eireular openings 72, a reetaugular opening T3 and a eirenlar opening 74 by means of whieh various operations may be earried out when the deviee is in-plaee on the anvil. This plate 7" also has an extension 75 whieh is provided with a reetangular opening 76 whieh is adapted for alinement with the opening to in th body member. The t'aeing for end and its ipenmg 15.

shown an extra base plate 60 with reetangular openr one end, and near its openings 63 and (it and other openings 13:": and 66 of different sizes. The reetaugula adapted to reeeive to seeure the plate in plate In Fig. 7

plate 77 provided with a T8, a reetangular opening 79, a 80, and a of en-eular openings 81, S2. 83,-ant 84.

spaeed rectangular slots seeuring this plate 77.to tl tangular shank 2!) is through the reetangular either extra plate is member ll and the by setting up the wedge 01 ating the straining means e extra base plates purpose]

extensions

44 and 75 so ast under the opening it shank openings (52 and 79 to their remote ends than 34. so that when used he with or without said plate 2 anee body also. The openings plates, other than those to disposed to aline with the openings in the body and and the same may be said in the laeing is held aeeulately tongue rather than elear to those familiar upon t the sh r opening 62 is the depending shank 29 on the anvil.

is shown another extra base eireular opening pair of plurality In to anvil, the recadapted to pass opening 79, and elamped between the top late of the anvil 1O otherwise actu mployed. These y omit the end o leave clearance and beyond their thev are shorter is the base plate neath the body, 14, there is clearbelow the openings in this end of the in these extra r the shank, are various upright the base plate; of the o enings plate TH. although this plate he. body by the ank. It will be with this art that,

while the openings in the superposed members are in Mill ahnement, they are not;

neeessaril) ot the same size exeepting those whieh are to elosely reeeive the shank 01 the tongue. The ol and niit the intriuluetion tools in these containing the latter serve paeities aeeording to the As an illustration, let us puneh is to be employed round and perhaps a half while its bit is purpose is to a quarter inch square.

eruse of various openings, and the members in ditt'erent cair arrangement. assume that; a whose shank is inch in diameter Such a tool eould not be. passed down through one ot the openings 1 in an underlying groove 38 plate. 34. and aeeordmgly 7 to perform punching or 36 in the base an extra plate sueh as that numbered 60 would be clamped under the body with its quarter opening (it serving as the inch square female die to eoaet. with the square bit. while the circular opening 17 above it. won

guide. for the shank of this tool.

other illustration. hand d are tools whereof eaeh is own handle and held by th ld serve as the As anies and punehes mounted on its e operator while he strikes a blow on the tool. In this case the facing plate 70 might he used, and its openings 72 (mnstitute female dies of a variety of sizes.

Referring to Fig. 8 it will be seen that the upper jaw 23 is provided with a plu- -rality of spaced recesses 24 as heretofore stated, and mounted in these theopenings 26 of the yoke are the shanks oi. the punch elements 27. Each shank has at its lower end a reduced cutting portion or hit and surrounding the same is a coil spring restin on the bottom of the recess iii to provii e means for resiliently mounting the punclnu elements 2?. These members onfurther provided with cross pins 58 or tin; like which prevent them tiring out of th yoke member under the influence of said coil springs.

From the foregone, it will lw soon ihat the present invention .iroridrs means by which a hlacksmith's anvil togvthrr with its several attachments and devices may he used by one not skilled in the use thereof. and permits of an unskilled person readily accomplishing the different operations which only those familiar with the hlark smithing trade could perform without the use of these attachments.

Having thus described the invention. What is claimed is:

1. An attachment for anvils comprising a body provided with a plurality of forming surfaces and having a depending slmnk adapted to pass through the hardy hole of an anvil, said shank having means for drawing and holding it tilifiiigll the hardy hole, and a cooperating plate hnr ing an opening to receive the shank and forming surfaces arranged for co-iiperathm With corresponding surfaces of theliody.

2. An attachment for anvils com )rising a body provided with a plurality 0. open a shank adapted to pass ings and havinf;

iardy hole of an anvil,

through the straining means for drawing the shank (low ard and the body toward the anvil,

and a roii wrating mcinhcr clamped between said body and anvil by said means and having openings adapted to nliue with those in the body at this time, for the purpose set forth.

3. An altarhinent for anvils comprising a hody having a depending shank adapted to pass down through the hardy hole of an anvil. means for drawing said shank downward. :i "N pl'lfltlHg plate having an opening to irrriutthe shank, and a (30 operating nicmhi-r having retaining clomcnte rcmomhl disposed hr-tnrrn the body and plate and adapted in he clamped therehy. said lath. lain and nu-mher having penings adapted to aiinr at this time, for the purpmr wt l orthi 4. iii] ailarlonent l'or nnrils romprisnnp a: li it prmidmi with 1| plurality of form ins! Mi tnrrs and i My; a iii-pending li2li1l adapted to pa they; through the hardy hole (1! an anvil means for drawing: said shank downward, a cooperating plate haring an opening to receive the shank and forming surfaces arranged for ooiiperation with corresponding surt'arrs oi the body, and a cooperating member having a retaining tinge-r rcnu'ivalily disposed between the hody and plate and adapted to he clamped thou-l1 said hotly. plntr, and member havin; openings adapted to aliiw at this time. for the purpose set forth.

in testimony WiH'ltEO'l i alii; my signator in the pifstiwe of two nilnessis.

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