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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN JULIUS STOPPLE, OF BELLVILLE, TEXAS.
CARPENTER'S HATCHET.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,227, dated March 27, 1888.
Application filed December 14, 1887. Serial No. 257,884. (No model.)To aZl wzhonb it may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN JULIUS STOPPLE,
a citizen of the United States, and a resident
of Bellville, in the county of Austin and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and use-
ful Improvements in Carpenters' Hatchets; and
I do hereby declare that the following is a full,
clear, and exact description of the invention,
which will enable others skilled in the art to
ro which it appertains to make and use the same,
reference being had to the accompanying draw-
ings, which form a part of this specification,
and in which-
Figure 1 is a side view of my new and im-
15 proved carpenter's hatchet. Fig. 2 is a top
edge view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional
view taken on line x x of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is
a perspective view of the hatchet.
The same letters of reference indicate cor-
20 responding parts in all the figures.
My invention consists in a new and im-
proved hatchet, which is especially designed
for carpenters' use,.and which will be herein-
after fully described and claimed.
25 Referring to the several parts by letter, A
indicates my new and improved hatchet, B
indicating the blade thereof. I form this
hatchet preferably with a deep square eye, C,
as shown in the drawings, in order to give a
30 better support for the handle, as will be seen.
The back or upper edge of my new and im-
proved hatchet is curved or convexed, as is
most clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings,
the reference-letter D indicating this convexed
35 or curved back or upper edge. The back or
upper edge, D, of the hatchet is curved or con-
vexed from the eye C to the rear end of the
back or upper edge of the blade, curving or
convexing downward from the eye to the rear
40 end of the back. The object of this downward
curvature of the back from the eye of the
hatchet backward is to enable the hatchet to
be used more effectively in driving nails in
angles and corners, and the greater ease and
45 effectiveness which will be given to the hatchet
for this purpose will be at once seen.
The upper edge or back of the hatchet has
formed in it, on both of its sides, a recess, E,these recesses being cut out or formed on the
back of the blade on each side of the same and 50
directly opposite each other, so as to leave be-
tween them a thin wall, F. This thin wall F
acts as a screw-driver for unscrewing and
screwing plane-bits or screws; and it will be
seen that by forming the back of the blade of 55
the hatchet with these opposite recesses, leav-
ing between them the thin straight wall F,
the hatchet will form a perfect substitute for
a screw-driver for unscrewing and screwing
plane-bits or screws, and will thus enable the 6o
carpenter to dispense with the use of a screw-
driver for ordinary purposes.
From the foregoing description, taken in
connection with the accompanying drawings,
the construction, operation, and advantages of 65
my new and improved hatchet will be readily
understood. It will be seen that by curving
or convexing the back of the hatchet down-
ward from the eye to the rear end of the blade
I greatly facilitate the ease and efficiency with 70
which the hatchet can be used in driving
nails in angles and corners-an improvement
which will be at once appreciated by all car-
penters-while by forming the back of the
blade with the opposite recesses, leaving the 75
thin wall between them, the hatchet can be
used as a screw-driver, and the carpenter can
thus dispense with the use of a separate screw-
driver for unscrewing and screwing plane-bits
or screws. The deep square eye forms a firm 8c
and strong support for the handle.
Having thus described my invention, what I
claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of
the United States, is-
A hatchet the back of which is provided 85
with two recesses, one upon each of its sides
and directly opposite each other, leaving a
thin wall between them which is adapted to be
used as a screw-driver.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 90
my own I have hereunto affixed my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
JOHN JULIUS STOPPLE.
Witnesses:
C. R. BLAKE,
E. R. THI oAs.
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Stopple, John Julius. Carpenter's Hatchet., patent, March 27, 1888; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171733/m1/2/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.