An Improvement in or relating to Fenders.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 15th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 16th May,
1896
An Improvement in or relating to Fenders.
I THOMAS BASS, of 2 St. James' Terrace, Maybank Road, Woodford in the
County of Essex, Shoe-maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to combine with a fender a fire-guard, or linen
airer, in such a way that the said guard or linen airer may be folded in the fender,
when not required for use.
According to one way of carrying out this invention, I pivot, at or near each
end of the fender an arm and I provide in said arms studs capable of rotating, such
studs having holes therein, through which I pass wires, these wires being bent at
each end so as to form the sides of the fire-guard or airer, when this brought
into position, which may be done by turning up the said arms to a vertical
position.
I employ suitable means for keeping the fire-guard or airer in position.
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, Agents for the Applicant
An Improvement in or relating to Fenders.
I THOMAS BASS, of 2 St. James' Terrace, Maybank Road, Woodford, in the
County of Essex, Shoemaker do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object to combine with a fender a fire-guard or clothes
airer, in such a manner that the said guard or linen airer may be folded in the
fender, when not required for use.
According to one way of carrying out this invention: I pivot at or near to each
end of the fender an arm, and I provide in said arm studs capable of rotating,
such studs having holes therein, through which I pass wires, these wires being
bent at each end so as to form the sides of the fire-guard or airer, when this is
brought into position, which may be done by turning up the said arms into a
vertical position.
I employ suitable means for keeping the fire-guard or airer in position.
And in order that my said invention may be understood I will now proceed to
describe the same with reference to the drawings accompanying this Specification,
in which
Fig. 1 shews a front elevation, Fig. 2 a side elevation and Fig. 3 a back
elevation of a fender constructed according to my said invention.
Figure 4 is a detail hereinafter referred to.
The same letters of reference are employed to denote the same parts in all the
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page_text: a shews the body of the fender, b, b arms pivotted at c, c to the body a, d, d shew
stud pieces capable of revolving in holes e in the arms bb. These pieces & are
provided with holes f as shewn clearly at Fig. 4, which shews the upper part of
arm 6 in perspective, drawn to an enlarged scale. Through the holes f wires or
are passed, such wires or rods being bent at right angles at their ends as
will be seen on reference to Fig 2.
rods
Greater rigidity may be imparted to the guard or linen-airer by providing
collapsible stays between the wires or rods g as shewn on the drawing at h. The
top rod g is hooked at each end at k for fixing into eyes or staples attached to the
fire place or to the vertical rods 1, for holding the guard, when opened out in
position against the fire place.
Figure 3 shews a back elevation of the fender with the guard or airer in a closed
position. In order to open the said guard or airer out as shewn at Figs. 1 and 2,
the arms bb are raised into a vertical position, thus forcing the wires or rods 9 9
further apart by means of the revolving stud pieces d d, in which latter the said
wires or rods will slide. The hooks k k are then inserted in the staples or other
connections provided to receive them in the wall of the fire place, thus holding the
whole firmly in position.
Fenders constructed according to this invention can be used as fire-guards and
clothes airers, and when not required for such purposes, the guard is folded out of
sight and the fender is then used in the ordinary way.
I do not wish to confine myself to the precise details herein described, as the
same may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The improvement in or relating to fenders substantially as described.
2. The combination of an adjustable fire guard or clothes airer with a fender,
constructed and arranged so that such guard or airer may be folded in the fender
when not required for use all substantially as described and represented on the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of April 1896
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.