Improvements in Fire Dogs, Lamp Bases, Window Show Stand Bases, and other similar Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 17th Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Dogs, Lamp Bases, Window Show Stand
Bases, and other similar Articles.
I, EDWIN TAYLOR, of 1 Alfred Street, Warstone Lane, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Stamper and Piercer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in fire dogs, lamp bases, window
show stand bases, and other similar articles and is for the purpose of strengthening
the outer skin of such bases which is usually composed of such like metal as
copper, brass, or other expensive metal, and which is liable when unsupported to
become easily indented by outward concussion. It has been usual to load such
dogs with solid metal and to strengthen them in other expensive ways. My
invention is for the purpose of strengthening them in a very simple and yet
inexpensive manner as follows:-
I take a sheet of common metal say wrought iron which I prefer to be tinned
and I roughly cut out notches in this sheet where the junctions would come so as to
allow it to be more easily stamped into the required internal shape of the particular
article to be strengthened. I then pass it through suitable dies which close the
corners or other parts together, so that it exactly fits into the dog or other article
to be strengthened. I then solder the junctions together in such a manner that the
solder runs through the junctions and fastens the linings to the external shell thus
consolidating the two together. Instead of this, or any combination with this, I may
make holes in the inner shell and run solder through these holes and so enclose the
inner shell in the outer. In other cases I may form the lining of several separate
pieces or stamped together. The number of notches cut into the sheet before it
passes through the dies, will depend upon the kind of article to be lined; for
instance, in the case of an oblong fire dog where there are four corners formed by
the metal or other substances, four notches will be required to allow the metal to
bend into the required shape, but in an article more complicated in its external
configuration, there might be a larger number of notches required to effect the
purpose. The lining may of course be supported without any solder at all, by
passing the screws of the supports through holes in the linings, or soft solder may
be passed between the lining and the others and then the application of heat in any
manner, such as heating in a stove, will unite them thoroughly. This new mode of
lining offers facilities for turning over the edges of the outside casing itself so as to
lock the internal lining and at the same time form a nice rounded level edge to form
the base of the article for it to stand upon.
Dated this 4th dor of Nov 1894
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Dogs, Lamp Bases, Window Show Stand
Bases, and other similar Articles.
I, EDWIN TAYLOR, of 1 Alfred Street, Warstone Lane, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Stamper and Piercer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
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 has for its object improvements in fire dogs, lamp bases, window
stand bases and other similar articles and is for the purpose of strengthening the
outer skin of such bases which is usually composed of such like metal as copper,
brass, or other expensive metal, and which is liable when unsupported to become
easily indented by outward concussion. It has been usual to load such dogs with
solid metal and to strengthen them in other expensive ways. My invention is for
the purpose of strengthening them in a simple and yet inexpensive manner as
follows:-
--
I take a sheet of common metal, say wrought iron which I prefer to be tinned
and I roughly cut out notches in this sheet where the junctions would come so as to
allow it to be more easily stamped into the required internal shape of the particular
article to be strengthened. I then pass it through suitable dies which close the
corners or other parts together, so that it exactly fits into the dog or other article
to be strengthened. I then solder the junctions together in such a manner that the
solder runs through the junctions and fastens the linings to the external shell thus
consolidating the two together. Instead of this, or any combination with this, I
may make holes in the inner shell and run solder through these holes and so enclose
the inner shell in the outer. In other cases, 1 may form the lining of several
separate pieces or stamped together. The number of notches cut into the sheet
before it passes through the dies will depend upon the kind of article to be lined;
for instance, in the case of an oblong fire dog where there are four corners formed
by the metal or other substances, four notches will be required, to allow the metal
to bend into the required shape, but in an article more complicated in its external
configuration, there might be a larger number of notches required to effect the
purpose. The lining may of course be supported without any solder at all, by
passing the screws of the supports through holes in the linings; or soft solder may
be passed between the lining and the others, and then the application of heat in
any manner, such as heating in a stove, will unite them thoroughly. This new
mode of lining offers facilities for turning over the edges of the outside casing
itself so as to lock the internal lining and at the same time form a nice rounded
level edge to form the base of the article for it to stand upon.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1, is a view of the base of a fire dog of ordinary shape.
Figure 2, is a longitudinal section through same.
Figure 3, is a plan of the lining for same before being stamped up.
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Figure 4, is a side elevation of a base having circular ends.
Figure 5, is a longitudinal section through same.
Figure 6, is a plan of the lining for same before being stamped up.
Figure 7, is a similar view to Figure 1 of a base of a more ornamental shape.
Figure 8, is a longitudinal section through same.
Figure 9, is a plan of the lining when cut ready for stamping.
Figure 10, is a view of a circular base suitable for a lamp or other such article.
Figure 11, is a plan of the lining when cut ready for being stamped up.
Figure 12, is a view of a square base having the top sunk in and assisting to
show the variety of articles to which my improvements may be applied.

page_text: In carrying my invention into effect I form my linings A from strong wrought
iron or other cheap metal sheeting which may be tinned if so desired and these
linings are cut to the required form and are provided with the notches a' Figure 3
which are also so shaped that when the lining A is stamped, impressed or embossed
to the shape of the base or other article B the angles exactly meet along their
whole length and form a continuous junction between the sides a and a. This
plate A after being so shaped is passed through dies which form it into a similar
shape to the article B which it has to strengthen and into which it may be forced
by the same dies. The shape and number of notches cut in the blank of the
lining A will depend upon the kind of article to be lined as for instance in the case
of the oblong base of the fire dog shown by Figures 1 and 2 four notches are
sufficient to allow the metal to bend over into the required shape, but in other
articles such for instance as the ornamental base shown by Figures 7 and 8 the six
notches a³ are required. The lining may be soldered in but I generally find that it
is sufficiently tight to be retained in position to meet all requirements by passing
the screws e of the supports or other tops E through the holes a' in the linings &
articles. The edges 6 of the outer casing B may be turned over as shown at
Figure 8 thus locking the internal lining in position and thus give a solid
appearance to the outer metal of the base. In the case of the base shown by
Figure 10 the sheet iron lining may be sufficiently thin to be stamped into the
convolutions 62 and a thicker lining which would not be so embossed placed within
or I may use only the thin lining or the thick one alone.
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 :-
The improvements in fire dogs lamp bases, window show stand bases, and other
similar articles, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown
upon the accompanying sheets of drawings.
Dated this 4th day of September 1894
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.