Improvements in Adjustable Supports for Carrying Shafting and other such like Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Adjustable Supports for Carrying Shafting and
other such like Purposes.
We JOSEPH SAMUEL TAYLOR and STEPHEN WILLIAM CHALLEN both of the
Derwent Foundry Birmingham in the County of Warwick and both Engineers, do
hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in adjustable supports for
carrying shafting and other such like purposes and has reference in particular to
those supports capable of adjustment after the foundation or base or other parts are
permanently fixed such as those which are the subject of our previous Patent
N° 676 of the 16th February 1880. Our present invention is for the purpose of
simplifying the mode of obtaining the adjustment therein set forth. We will
explain the improvements as applied to a vertical wall support but the principle
will be the same practically when applied to hangers or vertical or inclined
supports.
To a suitable base or wall or other casting prepared for permanently securing to
a vertical wall or other foundation or support we provide a socket or holder for
receiving an arm therein with room for an outward or inward movement. In the
case of the vertical wall support now being explained the socket would be
horizontal. Through this socket we provide at about the centre a slot sufficiently
large to receive a large nut which fits nicely on each face. This nut carries an
internal thread agreeing with a external thread cut outside the end of the said arm
or bracket. The nut is provided with holes say generally four holes in the outer
circumference two being plain to receive a rod for turning the said nut and two
hreaded by which we clamp or secure or lock the said nut in any desired position
ay each quarter turn of the adjustment by a set pin or pins. We prefer to run a
ittle soft metal into the bottom of such hole to form a washer to bear accurately
s the said locking medium against the outside thread of the arm. We thus obtain
large base for securing the said arm and we hold the arm itself around its outside
o as to obtain maximum steadiness and strength of hold thereon.
This arm would afford horizontal adjustment in the case of a support attached
o a vertical wall. At the outer end of this arm we form a vertical socket but
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page_text: otherwise as before explained for the foundation support having a latteral slot into
which we place a nut similar to the one before explained. The arm which carries
the journal or bearing or other part requiring fine adjustment enters this socket
vertically and has an outside thread cut thereupon as before explained so that this
arm be either depressed or elevated by turning the nut which inay be clamped or
locked when the adjustment is complete. It will thus be clearly understood that
we obtain by a thread outside each arm accurate and very firm facility for minute
adjustment and for clamping or fixing.

page_text: Improvements in Adjustable Supports for Carrying Shafting and
other such like Purposes.
We JOSEPH SAMUEL TAYLOR and STEPHEN WILLIAM CHALLEN both of the
Derwent Foundry Birmingham in the County of Warwick and both Engineers do
hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
•
Our invention has for its object improvements in adjustable supports for
carrying shafting and other such like purposes and has reference in particular to
those supports capable of adjustment after the foundation or base or other parts are
permanently fixed such as those which are the subject of our previous Patent
N° 676 of the 16th February 1880. Our present invention is for the purpose of
simplifying the mode of obtaining the adjustment therein set forth.
To a suitable base or wall or other casting prepared for permanently securing to
a vertical wall or other foundation or support we provide a socket or holder for
receiving an arm therein with room for an outward or inward movement.
Through this socket we provide at about the centre a slot sufficiently large to
receive a large nut which fits nicely on each face. This nut carries an internal
thread agreeing with an external thread cut outside the end of the said arm or
bracket. The nut is provided with holes say generally four holes in the outer
circumference two being plain to receive a rod for turning the said nut and two
threaded by which we clamp or secure or lock the said nut in any desired position,
say each quarter turn of the adjustment by a set pin or pins. We prefer to run a
little soft metal into the bottom of such hole to form a washer to bear accurately as
the said locking medium against the outside thread of the arm.
We thus obtain a large base for securing the said arm and we hold the arm itself
around its outside so as to obtain maximum steadiness and strength of hold
thereon. This arm would afford horizontal adjustment in the case of a support
attached to a vertical wall. At the outer end of this arm we also form a vertical
socket but otherwise as before explained for the foundation support having a
latteral slot into which we place a nut similar to the one before explained. The arm
which carries the journal or bearing or other part requiring fine adjustment enters
this socket and has an outside thread cut thereupon as before explained so that this
arm may be either depressed or elevated by turning the nut which may be clamped
or locked when the adjustment is complete. It will thus be clearly understood
that we obtain by a thread outside each arm accurate and very fine and firm facility
for minute adjustment and for clamping or fixing.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice we have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which we have
shown a bearing adjustable both horizontally and vertically as well as being self
adjusting to the line of shafting. This bearing is shown supported upon a stand
or "Shaft Carrier" but the principle will be the same whether applied to a wall
bracket, stand, hanger or diagonal support indeed the stand shown might be fixed
in almost any position as the arins may be turned so as to bring the solid part of
the bearing under the shaft at almost any angle.

page_text: Figure 1. illustrates an end elevation of a bearing with its stand complete.
Figures 2. 3 and 4 are a side elevation and plan and end elevation of the
stand W or support which may be fixed by bolts through holes b¹ to any suitable
foundation A whether, under, above or at the side of the stand. It is provided
with a hole E and slot C for the purpose hereafter to be explained.
Figures 5. and 6 are horizontal and cross sections of the arm F which carries the
shaft X or other bearing requiring adjustment.
Figures 7. 8 and 9 are front elevation, side elevation and plan of the main
adjustable arm H and is provided with the hole K and slot M. It is also provided
with the screw thread cut upon the outside of its end.
Figures 10, 11, and 12 are side elevation, sectional elevation and sectional plan,
of either the nut n or 8 as there is no difference absolutely necessary in the design
in ordinary stands in which case they may be duplicated but in exceptional
patterns where the strain through variation in leverage occurs one may be male
heavier and stronger than the other. These nuts are accurately faced and are
provided with an internal thread There are also four holes (more or less according
to circumstances) 7, and tt the r holes being tapped with a thread to receive
clamping or locking studs and the t holes are for the purpose of receiving a bar or
tool for turning the nut when adjustment is required.
Now supposing the shaft X to be supported upon a ground or horizontal base A
the arm H would then stand vertically in the socket or hole E and would rest all
its weight upon the nut n into which it is screwed. It will be clearly understood
that by turning the nut n to the right or left by means of the hole t that the
arm H will be either raised or lowered at will. The arm F is similarly secured by
the nuts in the hole K of the arm H and may likewise be adjusted horizontally
by the nuts just as in the case of the arm H vertically. When the shaft X has
been accurately set both vertically and horizontally clamping studs are screwed
into the holes forcing the soft metal blocks y against the threads so as to prevent
any turning inside the nuts but allowing the arms to otherwise adjust themselves
to the line of shafting.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The improvements in adjustable supports for carrying shafting and other such
like purposes of the arms H and F cast or formed to receive an outside thread
which are adjustable by means of nuts & and carried in suitable recesses
substantially as herein set forth.