Improvements in and connected with Fenders and Curbs.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 18th June, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Fenders and Curbs.
I, ISAIAH WOODALL, of Town Works, Potters Field, Dudley, in the County of
Stafford, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement: —
My invention has for its object improvements in and connected with fenders
and curbs which combines the facilities of fire dogs with the fender or fender curb
thus avoiding the necessity for separate fender dogs which are so liable to dis-
placement
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my improvements.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the end of a fender curb with my improvements
applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a similar view to Figure 1 shewing the opposite end of the fender
curb.
Figure 3 is a perspective plan view of the top portion of the fire dog or bracket.
Figure 4 is a plan view shewing the top portion of the dog or bracket cast in
one piece.
Figure 5 is a similar view to Figure 3 shewing an ornamental dog or bracket.
Figure 6 shews one method of securing the supports of dog or bracket to the
curb.
Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views of the ends of a fender curb shewing
modified forms of my improvements.
In carrying my invention into practice I form my stands or rests for the fire
irons by securing the arms or supports A and A' to the outer side of the ends of
the fender curb For fender. These arms are provided at their lower ends with
the screwed pins a² which pass through holes formed in the end of the fender or
curb the nuts a³ being then screwed onto the pins by which means the arms or
supports are firmly held in position. Or these arms or supports may be secured
to the curb or fender by rivetting or other means. Secured to the opposite ends
of these arms or supports are the bracket arms or cantilevers B and B by means
of the screwed knobs 63 or their equivalent the distance tube 63 onto the ends of
which the knobs 2 screw holds the upper ends of the arms or supports A and A¹
in position. Fixed between the opposite ends of the cantilevers B and B¹ is the
distance piece b' for holding these ends of the levers or brackets apart and this
distance piece and the cantilevers or brackets are supported by the stay or strut D
the upper end of which is fixed to the centre of the distance piece b4 the lower end
being permanently fixed by a screw pin and nut or by rivetting or other means
to the inner part of the end of the curb or fender as shewn at Figure 2. Instead
of forming the bracket arms or cantilevers B and B and the distance pieces 63
and 6 in separate parts they may be cast in one piece as shewn at Figure 4 and
the centre portion may be filled up with the ornamental work as shewn at Figure 5.
At Figure 7 I have shewn a modification of my fire irons stands or rests. In

page_text: this case I fix the main support or pillar E to the top of the end of the fender or
curb. This support may be formed in a number of parts threaded onto a rod or
spindle fixed in the end of the fender or curb or it may be made in one piece.
The side arms or stays e may be attached to or formed with the support or
pillar E and the lower ends of these stays are provided with screw bolts or their
equivalent which passes through holes formed in top portion of the end of the
fender or curb, nuts being attached on the underside for securing them in position.
Forming part of or attached to this support or pillar E is the bracket H the lower
end of which is attached to the centre of the cross rail and helps to support it.
This cross rail is also supported by the brackets or arms K fixed to the inner side
of the end of the fender or curb. In some cases I may form the cross rail h¹ and
the brackets or arms K in one piece if desired.
At Figure 8 I have shewn a further modification. In this case I form the
stand or rest with the main support J and arm j¹ formed in one piece the support
being bolted rivetted or otherwise permanently secured to the top portion of the
end of the fender or curb. The arm is secured in any desired manner to the
centre portion of the cross bar and the ends of this cross bar are supported by
the arms or brackets K which are bolted rivetted or otherwise permanently secured
to the inner side of the end of the fender or curb, When desired I may form the
front arms or brackets K ornamental so as to represent a foot or the like.
It will be seen that in the case of my invention illustrated by Figures 1 to 6
that the stand or rest for the fire irons is carried from the end of the fender or
curb being permanently fixed to or formed with it and is generally supported by
three supports or legs A, A¹ and D. The two legs or supports A and A¹ spring
from the outside of the fender or curb and the inner support or leg D rests against
the other side of the curb or fender and is fastened permanently thereto as herein
before set forth and I thus obtain great steadiness and stability. In the case of
the modification shewn by Figures 7 and 8 the rests or stands are also shewn
supported from three positions viz. the top of the curb with supplemental ones K
fastened permanently to the side of the curb or fender partly on the stand principle
and partly on the cantilever principle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I am aware that dogs
have been mounted into sockets formed inside the curb before but I make no
claim to such single removable fastenings but I declare that what I claim is:-
CLAIMS.
First: The improvements in and connected with fenders and curbs consisting
essentially in mounting the fire iron holder supports or stands permanently to the
fender or curb by means of outer supports A and A' and an inner support or
supports D in the manner substantially as herein before described and as shewn
upon the accompanying sheets of drawings by Figures 1 to 6 inclusive.
Second:Mounting fire iron holders or supports to curbs or fenders by means
of a vertical pillar or its equivalent from the top assisted and supplemented by
the inner supports or cantilever brackets K both in combination with the other sub-
stantially as herein set forth and as illustrated by Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings.
Data 41 10th dow of innil 1900
ISAIAH WOODALL,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.