THE VENTILATION OF FLOWER & FRUIT HOUSES AND ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF HORTICULTURAL HOUSES & BUILDINGS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL
DIECIFICATION.
We VINCENT SKINNER of Stokes Croft in the City of Bristol; Horticultural
Builder, and HENRY CHARLES BOARD of Stokes Croft aforesaid Horticultural
Builder do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for THE VENTILATION
OF FLOWER & FRUIT HOUSES AND ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF HORTICULTURAL
HOUSES & BUILDINGS to be as follows:-
The Invention is for the ventilation of horticultural buildings of every
description and shape and consists of any number of sashes arranged so as to lap
over each other as shown at Figures 1, 2 & 3 on the plan hereto annexed, such
sashes are hung on pivots or centres fixed at the sides thereof and work in or on
bearings placed in or on the rafters as shewn in Figure 3. on the said plan. Each
sash is linked to or connected by a jointed connecting rod. The whole of the
sashes from the wall plate to the ridge (so connected as aforesaid) are united to a
lever fastened on a rod running the whole or part of the length of the building as
shewn in Figure 3. on the said plan. The motive power is a quadrant, pinion or
cog and worm screw so arranged that each row of sashes from the wall plate to the
ridge may be worked altogether and possessing screws on the connecting rods to
adjust the working of the sashes.
The pivots to the sashes and sockets or bearings to the rafters are so constructed
that the sashes may be disconnected from the house or building and used for other
purposes. All or any number of sashes may also be disconnected from the opening
gear and kept closed while the other sashes not so disconnected may be opened and
closed at will. The whole or any part of the sashes may also be opened to the
vertical so as to let the weather into house or building.
A A A A A are the sashes closed.
B. B. B. B. B. are the pivots and bearings on which they work.
C. C. C. C. C. are the levers connected to the sashes with joint at end.
D. D. D. D. D are the adjusting screws for lengthening or shortening rod.
E. is the moving rod. G is the lever.
H. is the motive power. F. is the jointed rod.

page_text: We VINCENT SKINNER of Stokes Croft in the City of Bristol Horticultural
Builder and HENRY CHARLES BOARD of Stokes Croft aforesaid Horticultural
Builder do hereby declare the nature of our Invention for "THE VENTILATION OF
FLOWER AND FRUIT HOUSES AND ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF HORTICULTURAL HOUSES
AND BUILDINGS" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this Invention is the ventilation of horticultural houses and
buildings of every description and shape. For this purpose we arrange any
number of sashes so that they lap or butt each other as shown at Figures 1, 2
and 3 on Drawing hereto annexed, such sashes working in or on pivots or
hinges at B, B, placed on rafters, purlines or rods. The sashes A, A, A, A, A, are
linked together by levers C, C, and rods F, F, adjustable at D, D, D, D, D, and
connected to the rod E running the whole or a part only of the length of the
building.
By an action of the shaft H each lever G, is set in motion for pulling the sashes
A, A, A, A, A, by means of the connecting rod F, F, F, F, F, and levers C, C, into
positions marked by dotted lines.
A series of such sets of sashes horizontally placed may be connected to the rod E
and any one or any number of such sashes may be disconnected so as to remain
closed while others are connected for being opened. The sashes are hung on
separate pivots on the rafters purlines or other supports and any sash can be
detached and removed when desired without interfering with the others or with
the facilities of opening or closing them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is,
Hanging and linking the whole or any number of sashes in horticultural houses
and buildings generally in the above described manner so that they or any connected
number of them may be opened simultaneously or alternately and that the sashes
may be taken out of bearings when required as set forth.
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