US806144A

US806144A - Farrier's tool.

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Publication number: US806144A
Application number: US20381404A
Authority: US
Inventors: Alexander C Hopkins
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1904-04-18
Filing date: 1904-04-18
Publication date: 1905-12-05
Anticipated expiration: 1922-12-05

Description

PATBNTED DEG 5, 19.05,.

A.'G. HOPKINS. l FARRIERS TOOL. APPLIUATION FILED APB.1B,19'04.

. I tion'and combination ',of parts hereinafter.

1 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

AI'JEXANDER o. HOPKINS, onMAoKEY, INDIANA.

' FARRIERS Tfooi..

'Specicaton of Letters Patent. I

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

` Application ned April' 1a, 1904. siriano. 203,814.

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern." v l l Be it known that I, ALEXANDER C. HOP# KINs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mackey, in the co-unty of Gibson and State of lIndiana, haveinventedanew and useful Farriers Tool, of which the .'followingis a specication.l

My invention relates to lcertain new and useful improvements in-tools forfarriersJ use, and has Afor its object to provideafsimple,

`cheap, and durable tool of the characterfindicated which can be used either-asa hammer or a pair of cutting-nippers, as maybe desired.

My invention consists in the novel construcmorefully described, -and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a side. elevation Apartly in sec-l tion. Fig. 2 is an end view showing the handle and lever broken away. tion View of the adjusting-link on the -lineS 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4L is a sectional View on the line A Ltof Fig. 1. Fig, 5 is a sectional view its outer end with la V-shaped opening, having a cutter G secured therein by the screw g. vThe inner end of the jaw F is bifurcated, and

the members of the bifurcation are provided with openings f to receive the pivot f of the adjusting-link H.` The other end of the link H is pivotally connected yby the bolt c' to the lever I, which is pivotally secured between the ends of the band E by the bolt c.

The lever I is V-shaped in cross-section and is provided with an inwardly-projecting hook c" forthe purpose hereinafter more fully described. Secured under the band E by screws 7c is a Hat spring K, which is compressed loe-l tween the handle and lever when the lever is locked and has a tendency to throw the lever Y away from the handle andopen the jaw when the lever is released.

The adjusting -link H, which is clearly a locked position. their angles isa jaw F, which is provided at shown in Fig. 3, consists of an elongated nut l t'. having its 'outer end flattened and bifurcated, and a bolt 71.', 'screwed into the/nut and 4having a T-shaped head at its outer end. 'The object'of having'this link adjustable isthat alli Wear andplay ofthe jaws and .cutter can be compensatedfor.

The handle A is provided at' its'outer end with a recess a, a longitudinal V-shaped slot i which leads into the said recess, and an open`` ing a2, leading from the recess,l the outer end I of the opening being enlarged, as clearly shown in Figg. Within the recess a is ar-V ranged asubstantially L-shaped catch M, with its shank m extending'outthrough the opening a2, said shank being provided with la head or button m', and surrounding the shank m within the enlarged portion ofthe said open'` ing is a coil-spring m2. 'The purpose of Athis catch isftoA engage the hook e of the lcv-er1 when the lever is forced into the slot to lockit in a closed position. vTo release the lever, it's only necessary to press` upon the head m and the leverwill be thrown open by the action of the v.spring K, and likewise the jaws will beopened. l

Inuse-after a nail'has been vdriven in,`it being understood at this time that the lever is in a locked position to hold the jaw closed,

the button is pressed and the lever is released, f

and therebythe jaws are opened. The nail is a then grasped in the jaw and cut off by clos? ing the lever. When it is desired not to cut f the-nail," but merely to grasp it, the lever will only Lbe forced toward the handle and not Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters'Patent, is-

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1. The combination with a hammer,the head of whichis providedl with a xed jaw, of a piv'oted jaw carried by the hammer, a lever pivoted. to the handle and connectedto the pivoted jaw, a hook projecting' from thelever, a longitudinal yslot formed' in the handle, and means secured in'said slot for engaging said hook, for the purpose described.

2. The-combination with a hammer, the head vof which is provided witha xed j'aw, of a pivoted jaw carried by the hammer, alever 'provided with a hookpivoted to the handle, a

slot'formed in the handle adapted to receive the lever, and a spring-catch secured in the handle for locking the lever to the'handle for the purpose described.

3.. The combination with'a hammer,the head IOO IIO

of which is provided with a fixed jaw, of a pivoted jaw carried by braces connected to the fixed jaw and the handle, a lever pivoted to the handle, a bolt connected to the pivoted jaw, a nut connected to the lever adapted to receive the said bolt, a spring secured to the handle under the lever, and means carried by the handle for locking the lever to the handle, for the purpose described.

4. Thecombination Withahammer,the head of which is provided with a fixed javv, of a pivoted jaw carried by braces connected to the fixed jaw and the handle, a lever pvoted to the handle, and an adjustable link, connecting the lever with the pivoted jaw, for the purpose described.

5. The'combination Witha hammer,the head of which is provided with a fixed jaw, of' a handle secured in said head, a band surrounding said handle, braces secured to the said band and the fixed jaw, a jaw pivoted between the said braces, a lever pivoted to the band on the handle, and an adjustablelink connecting said lever to the pivoted jaw, for the purpose described.

6. The combination with a hammer, the head of which is provided with a fixed jaw, of a pivoted jaw carried by braces secured to the fixed jaw and the handle, a lever pivoted to the handle, an adjustable link connecting' the pivoted jaw to the lever, a spring secured to the handleunder the lever, and means for locking said lever to the handle, for the purpose described.

7. rlhe combination with ahammer,thehead of which is provided with a fixed jaw, of a pivoted jaw carried by the hammer, a lever pivoted to the handle, and having a hook projecting therefrom, a link connecting the lever With the pivoted jaw, and means carried by the handle for engaging' the hook of' the lever and locking the lever to the handle, for the purpose described.

8. rJhe combination with a hammer-,the head of' which is provided with a fixed 'jaw having a detachable cutter secured therein, of' a pivoted jaw carried by the hammer provided with a detachable cutter, a lever pivoted to the handle, an adjustable link connecting the lever to the pivoted jaw, and means carried by the handle for opening said jaw, for the purpose described.

ALEXANDER C. HOPKINS. Witnesses:

I. N. DAVIS, JOHN F. MEADE.