US605808A - Broom-support - Google Patents

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J. H. PAIGE. BROOM SUPPORT.

'N ,808. Patented June 14,1898.

a l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. PAIGE, O F MANCHESTER, NEWV HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR' TO LORIN .EDSON CHARLES, OF BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

BROOM-SUPPORT.

' SPECIFICATION forming part 6f Letters Patent No. 605,808,"'d.ated June 14, 1898. Application filed October 11, I897. Serial No. 654,868. (No model.)

- To all whom it may concern:

ter, in the county of Hillsboroughand State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Supports; 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. 1

My invention relates to improvements in supports for brooms and the like, and has for its object to simplify the construction and mode of attaching the support or clasp to its base; also cheapness of manufacture.

The invention consists of abase piece or block, on the rear face of which is provided a diagonal groove fOllllG receptionof the loop or head of a clasp. The clasp is preferably of one piece of metal and is first inthe form of a staple, which is adapted to be inserted in suitable apertures in the groove or kerf of the base, then to be bent to its proper form. The diagonal groove will permit the ends of the staple to protrude through suitable apertures made through the base and in line with the kerf to the front face of said base and be bent thereon to fasten the clasp on the base without having to twist the ends of the staple to allow them to pass each other. While the groove is in a diagonal direction, it will be noted that the arms of the clasp are in a horizontal direction; and the invention consists, further, in the detailed construction of the device hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my support. Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detailed View of the clasp. Fig. 4 is a view of the blank or staple, adapted to be bent, as shown in Fig.

3, to form the clasp.

Like letters denote corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

A is the base or block, and B is the clasp. The base A may be constructed of any suitable'material, preferably wood, and may have the usual holes or apertures, through which may be passed nails or screws for attachprovide two holes a a.

ment to a wall. In the rear face of this block,

I cut a diagonal groove or kerf a, andin this groove or kerf at a suitable distance apart I The groove is made deep and wide enough to accommodate the loop or head of the clasp, so that the rear face of the base-block will be comparatively smooth or free from obstructions.

By showing the groove a running in a diagonal direction it will be noted that a staple inserted in the holes aawould also have its extended arms on a line transverse to the horizontal axis of the base. These arms could then be bent on a horizontal line without interference one with the other, the arms being on difierent planes.

By having the arms lap or cross on the face of the base, asat c, it will be readily understood that no nails or screws are necessary to retain the clasp on the base.

If desired, the arms of the staple could be bent outwardly, instead of crossing each other, and would hold the clasp to the baseblock.

The clasp B is composed of suitable spring metal, preferably strong spring wire, and when completed is preferably in the form of a lyre. The clasp is first in the form of a staple the ends of which are inserted in the holes a a in the base A, and the staple is then driven until the head or loop I) rests in the diagonal groove a, thus making a smooth rear surface. The protruding arms b b are then bent down upon the base A and cross one another, as at c. Said spring-arms b are then curved outwardly, thence inwardly to a suitable point, and thence out to form the fingers b, as shown, although the fingers b may be omitted, if desired. The clasp is thus held firmly upon the base without the use of any other fastening means, and the arms I), being modifications and alterations as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described m 'invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Asanewartiele ofmanufacture,abroomsupport having a base-block provided with a diagonal kerl or groove, holes or apertures through the base intersecting the groove, and a clasp, substantially as shown and described, provided with a loop which rests in said groove and passes through said apertures, said loop bent to lock the clasp 011 the base.

2. As a new article ofn1anufaeture,abroomsupport having a base-block provided with a diagonal kcrf or groove at the rear or back thereof, holes or apertures through the base and intersecting said groove, and a clasp, of one piece, inserted in the diagonal groove, the protruding ends or spring-arms of which are bent on a parallel plane to cross each other upon the base-block forming the head or loop, said spring-arms thence bent outward, thence inward and again outward to form the holding-arms and guide-fingers, substantially as shown and described.

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

JAMES ll. PAIGE.

.Vitnesses:

Enwnno S. Gnonon, Jnssn l3. Par'rnn.

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