An Improved Method of Building Construction to Facilitate Escape from Fire.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left. 3rd Apr., 1889-Accepted, 15th June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Building Construction to Facilitate Escape
from Fire.
ALFRED JAMES HOGAN 486 Brixton Road, Lambeth Surrey, Auctioneer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Hand and step irons as shown on accompanying drawings herewith, inserted in
the external walls of buildings at regular intervals by means of which persons could
escape from a burning building-and for other purposes-and also for ascending and
descending the outside of any Building or buildings substantially as herein described
namely a combination of an iron rod or tube either round or flat (marked A on
plan No. 1) inserted in the inside of the bricks or stones (marked B on plan No. 1)
and inserted at intervals of about 18 inches apart in the exterior walls of buildings
for the purpose of enabling any person to step from one to the other also in a
combination of an iron rod (C) on plan (No. 2) having the ends returned at right
angles and tapered eccentrically to grip between the joint of brick or stonework and
also with a flange at the end to grip brick or stonework (marked D on side, No. 2)
to form a step and hand iron for the purpose above described also No. 3 consisting
of an iron plate (E) turned up at front to enable the fingers to hold and turned
down at the back to grip the brick work or stonework (B) to be inserted in the brick
or stonework of any Building at intervals as above described and also (No. 4) a
combination of an iron rod or tube (marked F and G on plan) inserted in an iron box
having sides back and bottom with projecting flanges at back to hold against brick
or stonework (B) and made wide or high enough to take the space of an entire
or only half a brick in height or width and inserted as and for the purpose above
substantially described and set forth to enable any person to escape from a burning
building or to ascend and descend on the outside of any building by stepping from
one to another of these articles herein described and set forth.
5th Jul 1888
ALFRED JAMES HOGAN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Building Construction to Facilitate Escape
from Fire.
ALFRED JAMES HOGAN 486 Brixton Road, Lambeth, Surrey Auctioneer do bereby
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:-
My invention relates to an improved method of building walls of houses so as to
provide a permanent means of escape in the event of fire which would be always
available and never out of order when required to be used and if built in with the
brick or stone &c. work the cost would be trifling-these improved steps and hand irons
can be added to any building after erection.
Referring to the drawings furnished with my provisional specification
No. 1. is a plan and elevation of one kind of hand iron A and the supports for
the same at either end B. these combined side bricks or stones or other material
with the ends of the hand iron inserted are built in the outside walls of a building
at any regular intervals say 12. inches apart and continued down the sides of the
windows to within a few feet of the ground or laterally froin one house to another;
the bricks or stones or other material forming the bed of this combination also
forming the step, thus enabling a person to get out of a window and stap from one

page_text: to another and so reach the ground or adjoining premises in safety-an electric or
other alarm being fitted to any of the hand irons or steps would cause notice of
unwarrantable use- the hand iron may be covered with such non conductor of heat
as may be advisable.
No. 2 is a plan and side elevation of another form of step and consists of an iron
or other metal shaped as shown having the ends returned at right angles and tapered
eccentrically to grip between the joint of brick or stonework or other work in the
exterior walls of a building and also with a flange at end marked D) on plan (side)
to grip brick or stonework to form a step & hand iron in combination with the
wall itself for the purpose above described.
No. 3 consists of an iron plate E turned up at front to enable the fingers to hold
and turned down at the back to grip the brick or stonework B; to be inserted in the
brick or stonework of any building at intervals as before described.
No. 4 consists of a combination of an iron rod or tube, F and G on plan, inserted
in an iron box having sides back and bottom with projecting flanges at back to hold
against brick or stonework, B, and made wide or high enough to take up the space
of an entire or only half a brick in height or width and inserted as and for the
purpose
above described and set forth to enable any person to escapo from a burning
building.
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. Improved shaped steps and hand irons and the application of the same for the
purpose of enabling persons to escape from burning buildings and to ascend and
descend the exterior walls of buildings thereby as shown on the Drawings which
accompanied my provisional specification and marked Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
2. The improved shaped combined supports and hand irons as shown on the
Drawings referred to and marked Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and their combination with the
walls of buildings by being inserted therein.
* Dated this Third day of April 1889.
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ALFRED JAMES HOGAN.