Improvements in Grooved Frames, Carriers or Supports for Holding or Suspending Accumulator Plates, Photographic Plates and other Plate like Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 4th Nov., 1897- Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Grooved Frames, Carriers or Supports for Holding
or Suspending Accumulator Plates, Photographic Plates and other
Plate like Articles.
(A communication by the Firm of C. WILH. KAYSER & Co., of 26 Kaiserin-
Augusta Allee, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers of accumulators.)
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors; 6, Lord Street, Liverpool and 6, Bank Street, Manchester, both in
the County of Lancaster; 118, New Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick
and 322, High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to grooved frames, carriers or supports for holding or
suspending plate like articles (such for instance, as accumulator plates, photographic
plates, glass pictures and the like) which are always required to be inserted or drawn
out parallel to one another, and must neither become fast in the grooves, nor come
in contact with one another.
By the present invention the grooved carriers or supports are composed of several
parts, the number of which is governed by the number of grooves required.
Flat slips or bars of unequal width and of suitable material capable of being
moulded or shaped, (such as wood, glass, porcelain, earthenware, metal, pitch) are all
provided with coinciding holes, and by means of these holes arranged or threaded on
rods of somewhat greater length than the grooved frames, carriers or supports
which are to be formed in such a way that a broad and a narrow bar lie together
alternately. By placing any desired number of such bars against one another,
grooved frames or supports of any desired length may be produced.
Two such grooved sides are arranged opposite one another and held apart at the
desired distance by means of two end plates, through which the connecting or
penetrating rods pass. This arrangement is inserted in a box of suitable size, so that
the holding together of the whole is ensured.
In order to press together the slips or bars serving to form the grooves, wedges are
preferably driven between the end plates and the wall of the box.
The narrow bars or slip may be made shorter than the broad bars in which case a
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grooved side is obtained, the upper edge of which is zigzagged or recessed.
with lateral projections may then be suspended on the edges of the shorter bars.
Instead of the narrow hars, annular pieces of suitable outer forin may be arranged
on the rods alternating with the broad bars. These annular pieces may also serve for
receiving the projections of the plates, so that plates may be suspended without
necessarily coming in contact with the bottom.
The narrow bars and the annular pieces are preferably somewhat thicker than the
plates which are to be inserted, so that the plates may conveniently slide up and
down between the broad bars forming the mutual support of the plates.
In another arrangement, the broad and narrow bars may form only one piece, or a
broad bar may be formed in one piece with two narrow side bars,

page_text: The annular pieces may also form one piece with the broad bar either on one or
both sides of the same.
If these grooved frames are intended to be used for accumulators, they are
preferably provided with holes or perforations to give access to the electrolyte.
In order to diminish the weight of the bars the latter may be of any suitable form,
for instance they may be reduced or cut away at parts and only provided with eyelets
at the places where the rods pass through.
When the plates inserted in these grooved frames are to be surrounded on all sides
by a liquid, as is the case with electrodes in accumulators or electrolytic baths, the
bars may have a corrugated form or be provided with perforations or with slots or
apertures.
A perforated recessed and slotted grooved frame side may also be formed in one
piece.
If the grooves do not extend to the bottom of the vessel, only every fourth or fifth
bar need extend to the bottom, according to the weight of the plates to be suspended
thereon, and to the supporting power or capacity of the inserted bars, whilst the
remaining bars may be shortened.
In another modification the separate slips or bars may engage with one another by
means of lateral pins and corresponding pin holes, instead of being arranged on rods
passed right through.
Dated this 10th day of February 1807
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"Improvements in Grooved Frames, Carriers or Supports for Holding
or Suspending Accumulator Plates, Photographic Plates and other
Plate like Articles.
(A communication by the Firm of C. WILH. KAYSER & Co., of 26 Kaiserin-Augusta
Allee, Berlin in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers of accumulators.)
1, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C,S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for Foreign Patent
Solicitors, 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street, Manchester both in the
County of Lancaster, 118 New Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick and
322 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, 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 relates to grooved frames, carriers or supports for holding or
suspending plate like articles, (such for instance, as accumulator plates, photographic
plates, glass pictures and the like) which are always required to be inserted or drawn
out parallel to one another, and must neither become fast in the grooves, nor come in
contact with one another.
By the present invention the grooved carriers or supports are composed of several
parts, the number of which is governed by the number of grooves required.
Various forms of construction are shown in the accompanying drawings.
Flap slips or bars a b Figures 1, 14 & 1B of unequal width and of suitable naterial
capable of being moulded or shaped, (such as wood, glass, porcelain, earthenware,
metal, pitch) are all provided with coinciding holes, and by means of these holes
arranged or threaded on rods c of somewhat greater length than the grooved frames,
carriers or supports which are to be formed, in such a way that a broad and a narroW

page_text: bar lie together alternately. By placing any desired number of such hars against
one another, grooved frames or supports of any desired length may be produced.
Two such grooved sides are arranged opposite one another and held apart at the
desired distance by means of two end plates, d through which the connecting or
penetrating rods c pass. This arrangement is inserted in a box of suitable size, so
that the holding together of the whole is ensured.
In order to press together the slips or bars serving to form the grooves, wedges
are preferably driven between the end plates and the wall of the box."
In Figure 2 the narrow bars b may be made, shorter than the broad, bars a, in
which case a grooved side is obtained, the upper edge of which is zigzagged or
recessed. Plates with lateral projections may then be suspended on the edges of the
shorter bars.
Instead of the narrow bars, b, annular pieces 6' Figure 3 of suitable outer form
may be arranged on the rods alternating with the broad bars. These annular pieces
may also serve for receiving the projections of the plates, so that plates may be
suspended without necessarily coming in contact with the bottom.
The narrow bars 6 and the annular pieces b₁ are preferably somewhat thicker than
the plates which are to be inserted, so that the plates may conveniently slide up and
down between the broad bars forming the mutual support of the plates.
In the arrangement, shown in Figure 5, the broad and narrow bars may form only
one piece, and in Figure 6 a broad bar may be formed in one piece with two narrow
side bars.
The annular pieces 61 Figures 4 and 7 may also form one piece with the broad bar
either on one or both sides of the same.
If these grooved frames are intended to be used for accumulators, they are
preferably provided with holes or perforations to give access to the electrolyte.
In order to diminish the weight of the bars the latter may be of any suitable form,
for instance, as shown in Figure 9, they may be reduced or cut away at parts and
only provided with eyelets 61 at the places where the rods c pass through.
When the plates inserted in these grooved frames are to be surrounded on all sides
by a liquid, as is the case with electrodes in accumulators or electrolytic baths, the
bars may have a corrugated form, as shown in Figure 11, or be provided with
perforations Figure 10 or with slots or apertures, Figure 12.
A perforated recessed and slotted grooved frame side may also be formed in one
piece as shown in Figure 8.
If the grooves do not extend to the bottom of the vessel, only every fourth and
fifth bar need extend to the bottom, according to the weight of the plates to be
suspended thereon, and to the supporting power or capacity of the inserted bars,
whilst the remaining bars may be shortened.
In another modification shown in Figures 13 and 14, the separate slips or bars
may engage with one another by means of lateral pins and corresponding pin holes,
instead of being arranged on rods passed right through.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. Grooved frames, carriers or supports for holding or suspending plates, consisting
of broad and narrow bars (a b) which if necessary may be perforated or slotted,
which are either arranged or threaded in alternate succession on bars (c) or held
together by means of tongues and grooves and are held together in a rigid whole by
means of end plates (d), substantially as herein before described.
2. A form of construction of the herein described plate carrier or support,
characterised by the bars being always formed of a narrow and a broad or two narrow
and one broad bar in one piece, substantially as described.
3. A form of construction of the herein described plate carrier, characterised by
the narrow bars (b) being replaced by annular pieces (61) which may form one piece
with the adjacent broad strips, substantially as described.

page_text: 4. A form of construction of the herein described plate carrier, characterised by
bars of a zigzag or corrugated form with the object of allowing the liquid to pass
more freely round them, substantially as described.