US1477092A - Reenforced split d handle - Google Patents

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c. J. WELSH REENF'ORCED SPLIT D-HANDLE Dec. 11, 1923. 1,477,092

' Filed Feb. 13, 1922 Patented Dec. 11, 1923. i

NT FFl-C CHESTER T. WELSH, OF CONNEAUT, OHIO.

REENFOBCED SPLIT D HANDLE.

Application filed February 13, 1982. Serial No. 536,182.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER J. WELSH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gonneaut, in the county of Ashtabula 'and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reenforced Split D Handles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to handles for shovels, spades and other like implements and more particularl to handles commonly known as split D- andles wherein the upper end portion of the shaft or stem is bifurcated to form two diver 'ng arms between which, at the up er ends t ereof, is inserted the grip bar for tl fe hand of the user.

An object of the present invention is to reinforce a handle of this type in such manner as to provide the greatest possible rotection against injury to the handle, particularly to the arms of the shaft, the reenforcin 1 member constituting the subject matter 0 this invention being of such construction that the handle will not necessarily be rendered useless even though one of the arms should split.

Another object is to provide a reinforcing member that ma said arms.

A further object is to permanently secure the ip bar a ainst rotation on the pin by whic it is hel between thearms.

Other ob'ects ,of the invention are to provide a rein orcement which is composed ofa minimum number of pieces, which 1s economical to manufacture, and which will rigidly unite the parts of a wooden handle.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is an elevational view showing an embodiment of the preferred form of the invention;

Fi 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 isa detail view.

The wooden shaft or stem carrying the shovel, spade or other implement, is indicated at 10, its upper end portion being bifurcated forming the two arms 11, 12. The

7 arms 11, 12 diverge upwardly and a cross gri bar 13 is inserted between their upper en s, being held therein by a transverse 1pin 14oz other suitable fastening means of ike be secured on the gripbar and arms wit out materially weakenmg nature, as will be more fully described later.

At a point just below the lower end of the bifurcation in the shaft 10, a rivet 15 extending transversely of the bifurcation is provided in the shaft to prevent splitting of-the latter.

The arms 11, 12 of the handle are each re enforced or strengthened by a reinforcin member that is preferably made integra from sheet metal. Said reinforcing members each comprise a ferrule or ring portion 16 adapted to encircle the adjacent end ortion of grip-bar 13, the ends of thegrip arbeing somewhat reduced in diameter to allow for the thickness of the material from which the reinforcing member is made whereby said rings or ferrules will lie substantially flush with the intermediate portion of the bar. and resent a smooth surface for the hand of t e user.

The upper ends of arms 11, 12 tected by a ca are proportion 17 formed integrally w1th the ring-portion 16, said cap 17 fitting over and encasing the upper ends of the arms. Extendin down from the ring and cap portions 16, 1 are the reinforcing stri s proper, said strips, as shown, being in t e orm of s lit sleeves 18 practically surrounding the s aft arms 11, 12. Said strips or sleeves 18 extend down on both the inner and outer sides or faces of each arm, the vertical edges 19 of the split in the respective sleeves coming in close proximity to each other on the inner face of the arms.

' The several arts described are securely and rigidly held together by a in'14, orrivet, extending through the grip ar, the arms, and the upper portions of the reinforcing members; and to prevent'the grip bar rotating or turning on said pin, the ring portions of the reinforcing members are indented to form inwardly extending prongs 20 that project into the grip bar transversely of the grain of the material from which said bar is made.

The reinforcing members ofthe present invention possess several advantages attributable directly to their novel construction, namely, the arms are reenforced from both their inner and outer sides or faces; the sleeves practically surround and encase the arms and if an arm should split it has been found that the reinforcing member is sufficient to withstand the strains under which the arm is normally laced; the sleeve extending around on t e inner face of the arm is suflicient to attach'the member, at its lower portion, to the arm thus eliminating the necessity of forming a hole through the arm (thus greatly weakening the arm and in- 5 creasing the liability of its splitting) for the reception of a rivet for securing the reenforcing member to the arm.

What is claimed is: A D-handle comprising a wooden shaft 10 bifurcated adjacent its upper end to form diverging arms, a grip bar inserted between said arms, a reenforcing member for each arm comprising a ring portion fitting over the adjacent end of the grip bar, a cap 'encasing-the upper end of the arm and a sleeve- 15 like portion extending down from said cap and ring and substantially surrounding the upper portion of the arm, and a pin passing throug the ip bar, arms and reinforcing members, sai arms andsleeves being imper- 2o forate between said grip bar and the bottom of the bifurcation 1n the shaft, and said sleeves having a smooth exterior surface.

CHESTER J. WELSH.

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