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M. F P 0 T T s Assignor, by mesne assignments, t9 THE ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING 00., of Pennsylvania, and THE AMERICAN MACHINE 00., of Philadelphia, Pa S a d I r 0 n Reissu ed Oct. 7,

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M. F. POTTS..

Assignor, by mesne assignments, to THE ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING. 09., of Pennsylvania, and fl'rm AMERICAN MACHINE 00., of Philadelphia, Pa.

Sad-Iron. No. 8,925; Reissued Oct. 7,1879.

nrsm oms sysorrs, or. PHI ADELPHIA, PEilNSYLYANIA, ASSIGNOR', ;1 BY MESNE AssIeNMENTs, To THE ENTERPRISE?MANUFACTURING co r- PANY or PENNSYLVANIA, ANDTHE'AMERIOAN MACHINE COMPANY-,1

IBOTH on PHILADELPHIA,;PENNSYLVANIA DV E-MENT-a-N .SA D 1- R o-N-s; 1 1

. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 113,448, dated April 4, 1871; Reissue No, 5,102, time I i To all whom it may camera Be it known that I, MARYT. ror'r ror. nierly of ()'ttumwa, county of Wapello, State of Iowa,1'bnt now of'Philadelphia, Pennsylvain", did invent certain Improvements in Sad foniforiwhich 'Letters Patent No. 113,448 fiveregranted'to me AprilehlSll, and'reissued to hie-October 15,1872, No.5,102; an I do uherebyideclare the following to be a full, clear,

andeiact description; of the same.

'1 Myjm ention; consists of the combination of awoodenhandle, the top and legsfof which form a continuous arch rounded transversely,

with a metal plate secured d'irectly'to 'the'bases of the arch, and serving thepu rpos'e orsnengm ening the wood and retaining it in place, and also of carrying mechanism by whichthe hantdle is connected to and disconnected from the base of the sad-iron, all substantially as described hereinafter. Y .Myinvehtion also consists in the peculiar:

manner (describedhereinafter) of combining a plate with the arched handle ofiwood, so as to insure the secure attachment of the two to- -gether; also, of ,..the combination of a base having a recess andf'acrosspiece'or bar there;-

My invention valso consists of the combinat'ion' of a base pointed at bothv ends anda detachablehan dle arched'and made alike at'both ends with central latching mechanism. availablefl locking the handle 'inaeither of two.

o'sitions-to thebase, and thus permitting the nstant application'of the handle to the same.

In, the accompanying drawings, Figure 1,

- Sheet 1, is aside view, partly in section, showing the h'andle'and base of thesad-iron detach'e'd from each other; Fig. 2 a plan view of the base; Fig. 3, Sheet 2, perspective views of the handle "and base detachedji'rom each other; and Fig. 4, SheetB, a transverse sec-' tion of "thesad-iron, showing the handle attached to the base. g

.In anordinary sad'iron the handle, usually October 15,1872 Reissue No. 8,925, dated October 7,1879; applicatidii filed 'J'nne 19, 1879i supported on 01 forming part of legs attachedor segment'of wood, rounded transversely and presenting a handle which can be grasped at such difierent points in relation to the base as comfort or convenience may suggest to the operator.

The ends of the arched handle A are consates .a a r rsmma 1\ e inclined-- abutmentsb'b' for'rthe saidhandle to bear against." Thes'e abutments-permit the intro-- duction" of the stemsgof thefwood-screws a a into thehandle in thj inclined direction, in which they are most Qavailztble for the secure; attachm'entof thepl to B to the said handle;

well.- as conceal the screw-heads.

The handle A, g rehed and entirely fwood, is necessarily-weak}; but this. weakness 'isremedied by. the plateB, which is secured directly toth'e bases-of thewooden arch, and

tends to retain thesame in its proper shape.- The plate moreoverseri'es the additional purpose. of carrying the. latching mechanism described hereinafter. a

' The base E of thevsad-iron is made of a shape substantially similar to that described}.

in the Letters Patent No. 103,501,, granted-to me May 24, 1870-that is to say, it iswidest for insuring the proper adjustmentof the dle on the base, and forprerlentinjgthe'latersh displacement of said handle 'lhe handle is made-:dfetachahle fro base, and is provided with latching and'releas-i' ing mechanism,whicli%. '1- Will prqceedjto as scribe.

. The plate B has on its under side a permanent hooked jaw, D, and is longitudinally slot ted for the reception of the latch-lever O, which is pivoted to the plate at w, the lever having on its under side a projection or jaw, m.

- A spring, f, confined between. one end of the handle-and its inclined abutment on the -pla'te', tends to depress the lever (.l to its bean ings.

In the base. is a recess large enough for re- I ceiving the latching-j aws,and within this recess is a cross piece or bar, d.

On applying the handle to the base, it is so adjusted that thelatch-lever will bear on- ,and be raisedjby pressure on the cross-piece "d, therehyi permitting-the hooked jaw D to pass beneath the said cross-piece on pushing the handle in the direction of the arrow, Fig.

1', after which the lever will be quickly de-. pressed by the spring, the cross-piece will be confined between the jaw of the lever and the fixed jaw D ofthe plate B, and the handle will be locked to the base, the plate B of the handle bearing'on the bottom 71. of the recesses h.

Y The ha-ndle'may be released by raising the lever, which has a suitable projection. 11, in a central position in respect to the handle, so as .to be within reach. of a finger of the hand "which grasps'the said handle. One or more .of these cross pieces or bars (1 and one or more jaws D may be used.

In my former patent, No. 103,501,I described the packing of suitable nonrconducti'ng material in a recess in the base, this recess being :"such that the metal was thickest in the mid-. dle of the base; but in the present instance I so form the recess that the metal shall be thickest at the opposite ends, as will be seen by reference toFi 1 in which G re iresents t b .7 .1 V

the packing. I The bottoms h of the recesses h present narrow ribs as the sole metallic bearings for the plate'B of the handle, and these bearings have such limited areas that their efli'cacy as 0011 dnctorsof heat from the base to the handle is restricted.

. It will be seen that the cross piece or bar d and the locking-jaws for seizing the bar occupy acentral position, so that the handle can be fitted and locked to the base whether the formeroecn-pies the position shown in Fig. 1 v or thereverse position ;'-hence there neednot be any hesitancy in. applying thehandle to the base.

This arrangement is 1 especially adapted to sad-irons having the handles arched and bases pointed at both alike at both ends and ends.

I- claim as my invention- 1. The combination of tllQTWDOdGTL handle A,'the top and legs of which form'a continuous arch, rounded transversely, with the metal connecting-plate B, secured directly to the bases of the arch, and latching mechanism carried solely by the plate, all substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the arched handle A, of wood, with a metal plate, B, having infclined abntments or bearings for the said handle. substantially as specified.

3. The-combination of the handle, theplate B, having inclined abut-merits recessed on the under side, and the screws a a.

4. The combination, in a sad-iron, of a base having in the top a recess, and a cross piece or bar therein, with a detachable handlecarrying a fixed and movable jaw for seizing the said cross 'pieceor bar, all substantially as described.

5. The combination of the wooden handle and its plate B, carrying a fixed jaw and a movable jaw, with a base constructed for bein g locked to and released from the said jaws, all substantially as described.

6. The-combination of the handle and itsi plate B, the'hooked jaw D, and pivoted lever (J and its jaw with the base having a recess .for receiving the jaw and cross-piece or bar adapted to the same, substantially as set forth. 7 The combination of the handle, [its plate B, and pivoted lever Smith the spring f, confined between the handle and its-abutment on the plate, as set forth. i.

8. The combination of the .handle and its plate B with the lever 0, pivoted so as to be moved vertically, and having a projection, i, occupying a central position in respect to the handle, all substantially as set forth. I

9. The combination of the arched handle A, made alike at both ends, and carrying centrally-situated jaws, with the base E, pointed at both-ends alike, and having a central. cross pie. ce or bar adapted to the jaws, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 'twosubscribin g witnesses.

* MARYF. POTTS.

Witnesses: l

. ALEXANDER PATTERSON,

HARRY SMITH.

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