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Pivotally
mounted upon the pin 25 and within the slot 22 is a ring 38
having a cutting nose 39 extending from the periphery thereof
and designed to cooperate with the shoulder 30 for the purpose
of cutting wire. A screw-threaded stem 40 extends from this
ring 38 and close to the nose 39, said stem having its free
end beveled as at 41 so as to constitute a screw-driver. A nut
42 is mounted upon the threaded stem and is for the purpose
hereinafter set forth.
The stem 40 is designed to extend through a tubular head 43
formed at one end of a crank-arm 44 on which a knob such as
is ordinarily used in connection with augers is mounted, as
indicated at 45. The nut 42 is designed to turn against the
head 43 so as to firmly bind it against the head 35, and, in
order that the crank-arm 44 may be held against independent
movement relative to the sleeve 34 and the head 35, a lug 46
is arranged upon the head 43 and is designed to be seated within
recess 37 as clearly indicated in Fig. 1.
As heretofore stated the tool herein described is primarily
designed for use as an auger. When the parts are assembled as
indicated in Fig. 1 the jaw 8 can be adjusted away from the
jaw 3 by means of the feed screw 19 and after a sufficient movement
of the jaw has been obtained the head of a bit, not shown, may
be placed between the two jaws 3 and 8, so that when jaw 8 is
adjusted back toward the jaw 3 the head of the bit will become
seated within the angular recesses 13 and the groove 14.
When the parts have thus been assembled the knob 45 can be placed
against the body and the operator by taking hold of grip 36
can revolve the device so as to properly rotate the bit held
thereby. By shifting the position of the crank-arm 44 so that
it will extend in the opposite direction from the grip 36, or,
in other words, so that the crank-arm 44 and the shank 1 will
extend in opposite directions, the tool constitutes an efficient
device for cutting and cleaning horses' hoofs, because a suitable
sharp blade can be clamped between the jaws 3 and 8 and the
know 45 held against the body while said blade is being manipulated.
By removing the nut 42 the crank-arm 44 can be slid off of the
threaded stem 40, and said nut can then be replaced upon the
stem and screwed against the head 35 of sleeve 34.
With the parts thus assembled the tool can be used as a wrench
and, if desired, the grip portion 36 can be placed in a line
parallel with the shank as shown in full lines in Fig. 2 simply
by sliding the grip 36 longitudinally on the stem 40 until said
grip becomes disengaged from the shoulders and projections on
the enlargement 21. The handle or grip can then be swung either
into the position shown in full lines or into the position shown
in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and after this position has been
obtained the grip can be shifted against the enlargement 21
so that its collar 33 will be seated between the projections
32 and either the shoulder 29 or the shoulder 30. By screwing
the nut 42 on to the stem 40 the grip will thus be securely
held against displacement.
Obviously by rotating the screw 19 the jaws 8 and 9 can be adjusted
toward or from the jaws 3 and 4, and by reason of the peculiar
construction of these jaws, they can be used either to grip
nuts, or pipes and similar round objects. |
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