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(N0 Modem G. E. SOMERS.

DRAWER PULL.

No. 315,852. Patented Apr. 14, 1885.

UNITED STATES,

PATENT @rrrca.

GEORGE E. SOMERS, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO BRIDGE PORT BRASS COMPANY, OF SAME- ]?LACE.

DRAWER-PULL.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 315,852, dated April 14, 1885.

Application filed January 152, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. SOMERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawer-Pulls; and I 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 appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to drawer-pulls, and has for its object to simplify and improve their construction, to produce, in brief, a pull or r 5 drop handle which shall present ahighly-ornamental appearance, which shall consist of few parts all easy to make,"and which may be assembled without the use of skilled labor, the pull, when completed, havinga very neat and tasty appearance and costing but a trifle to produce.

With these ends in view I have devised the simple and novel construction which I will now describe, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of the pull complete. Fig. 2 is a section of a drawer-front, showing the pull in operative position; Fig. 3, a front elevation; Fig. 4, a longitudinal section; Fig. 5, a plan of the blank from which the shank is formed, and Figs. 6 and 7 modifications showing different means of attach ment.

A is the shank, which is made of sheet metal, and is preferably tapped at its inner end to receive the screw B, which engages it from the inner side of the drawer.

C is the faceplate or escutcheon, having an aperture corresponding in shape with the shank, which passes through it.

H represents the blank from which the shank is formed. As struck out from the sheet of I metal, the blank has an enlargement, a, at each end, each enlargement having two holes, I), punched through it, the purpose of which will be more fully explained.

ois a hole punched at the center of the blank, which may be afterward tapped to receive screw 13.

(i represents threads or impressions in the inner sides of the parts A of the shank, which are cut by the tap at the timeholecis threaded. These threads are adapted to be engaged by screw B, thereby giving the screw firm hold in the metal of the shank when in use. The shank is formed by bending the two ends of the'blank toward each other from opposite sides of the center, so that the sides A are parallel with each other and are joined together by the cross-piece A, which is long enough to leave the sides just sufficient dis tance apart to accommodate the screw or bolt which engages hole 0. The outer ends of the blank near the enlargements are bent outward, thenforward again, formingshoulders D,which rest against the escutcheon. The enlargements a are preferably made circular, and between them I place a ring or shell, E, thus forming a very neat and ornamental head for the pull. The two enlargements are held against the ends of the ring or shell by a rivet or'pin, F, which passes through the inner pair of holes in both enlargements.

G is a handle of any preferred form, which 7 5 engages the other pair of holes in the enlargements. The handle may be riveted in, if desired. I preferably, however, use the form shown, and secure it by simply springing the ends into place in the ordinary manner. have shown the shank as left square, although it may be rounded in a die, if desired.

In'using my preferred form a square hole is made in the front of the drawer of sufficient size and depth to accommodate the shank. S 5 The screw is turned in from the inner side of the drawer and engages the hole 0 in the cross piece A of the shank, and also the threads d, which give it as firm hold as if the shank were of solid metal. The screw is turned in until shoulders D press the escutcheon firmly against the front of the drawer. The angular shape of the shank renders it impossible for it to turn in the wood, and also prevents the escutcheon from turning on the shank. I thus 9 5 avoid the use of additional means to prevent the shank from turning, and of screws or nails to hold the escutcheon in place.

I do not, of course, limit myself to the exact construction shown, as it is obvious that the ICC) details may be varied within reasonable limits without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 6 the shank is not tapped, but a threaded bolt or screw is passed through from the front, and the whole device is retained in position by a nut, B, upon the inner side of the drawerfront.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 7 the shank is made long enough to pass entirely.

through the drawer, the device being retained in position by a key, 13, upon the inner side of the drawer-front.

- piece from theinner side of the drawer to hold the device in place.

2. The double sheet-metal shank having parallel sides connected at one end, and shoulders near the ends of the sides, in combination with a handle adapted to engage the ends of the sides, and means-for example, a screw for holding the device in place by engagement with the cross-piece at the'double end of the shank.

3. The double sheet metal shank having shoulders D and enlargements a, in combination with means for attachment, as a screw, the handle, and a ring or shell placed between the enlargements. Y

4; The combination, in a drawer-pull with the handle and screw, of a sheet-metal shank formed by doubling a blank, one end of said shank consisting of a cross-piece, which, with the inner ends of the sides, is threaded to engage the screw, the other end of said shank consisting of the free ends of the blank which are adapted to be engaged by the handle.

5. A drawer-pull consisting of a handle, a screw, a ring or shell, E, and a sheet-metal shank formed by doubling a blank, said shank being screw-threaded at its inner end and sides for engagement by the screw, and having shoulders which rest against the drawer-front or escutcheon, and enlargements between which the ring or shell is held by a rivet. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. SOMERS.

Witnesses:

A. M. WOOSTER, J. T. Woosrnn.

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