Support or Bearing for Electrical Accumulators or other Apparatus, having for its Object the Minimizing of Vibration.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr., 1897
Support or Bearing for Electrical Accumulators or other Apparatus,
having for its Object the Minimizing of Vibration.
1, GIUSEPPE FABBRO, Morton House, Trott Stroot, Battersea, London,
Electrician do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A block of wood, with two holes cut partially through, in which are inserted the
upper ends of two india rubber tubes or blocks.
Another blook of wood, with two holos out, as described above, to receive the
lower ends of the said rubber tubes or blocks.
The apparatus is held together by bolts, which pass through the wooden blocks
and india rubber tubes or blocks, furnished with nuts at the ends. When a weight
rests on the upper block of wood, the rubber tube or block is compressed & when
the weight is removed, the rubber expands again.
When this apparatus is used as a bearing for electrical accumulators or batteries
in vehicles in order to diminish the vibration to which they would be otherwise
subjected, the upper woodon block has a half round bed cut in it, to receive the
termiual of the accumulator. It is lined with a metal plate and a pin passes through
both blocks, so arranged as to receive the connection of the circuit.
GIUSEPPE FABBRO.
Support or Bearing for Electrical Accumulators or other Apparatus,
having for its Object the Minimizing of Vibration.
I GIUSEPPE FABBRO, Morton House Trott Street, Battorsea, S. W. Electrical
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner tho
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Figuro A consists of a block (a) of wood or other suitable material, with holes
cut at oc, in which are inserted the upper ends of two india rubber tubes or blocks
or metal springs (d d).
Another block (b) of wood or other suitable material, with holes cut at ee, which
receive the lower ends of the said tubes, blocks or springs.
A brass or other metal fitting (9 g), passing through the blocks (a and b), to the
lower end of which is attached the flexible cord (h) which conducts the current
from the electrical accumulator. The accumulator is supported by this apparatus,
the terminal resting on "g."
Figure B consists of a frame (A) made of wood or any convenient material, with
two uprights having projections fitted with studs (bb), on which is placed an elastia
strap (e), which passes through the upper part (f) of the fitting D; which fitting

page_text: consists of a brass or other metal casting, provided with two moveable clips or
ears (ee).
The lower part (a) of the fitting D, passes through a hole (4) in the bed of the
frame A, which hole is lined with insulating material; and the fitting is thereby
maintained in a perpendicular position.
To the lower part of the rod (9) is fitted the flexible cord () which conducts
the electric current from the accumulator.
The accumulator is. supported by this apparatus, the terminal resting on the
fitting D and being held by the clips or ears (ee), which tighton on the terminal,
through the deflection of the elastio strap (c), caused by the weight of the
accumulator.
Eithor of these appliances enables electrical accumulators or other apparatus to
be carried on vehicles, without their being subjected to the severe wear and tear
caused by the vibration and jolting of the vehicle, which they have hitherto had to
sustain..
The accumulator is to be placed between two of the supports, so that the
terminals of the accumulator, projecting at each end, rest on the bearing marked "g"
in Fig. A and "D" in Fig. B: the effect being that the accumulator remains
swinging or riding, held up by the pair of supports.
The supports may be applied to other apparatus, as primary or secondary
batteries or the like, which may swing between a pair of supports and so be
conveyed without being subjected to vibration.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1st. The application of the india rubber tube or block or metal spring shown
at "d"-Fig. A.
2nd. The elastic strap "," in combination with the studs "b," shown in Fig. B.
3rd. The fitting "g"-Fig. A.
4th. The fitting "D," including the cars or clips "e"-Fig. B.