An Improved Method of Forming a Base or Support for the Pillar or Stem of a Cleat or other Device.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1897
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Forming a Base or Support for the Pillar
or Stem of a Cleat or other Device.
I, CHARLES JAMES WHISTLER HANSON, A.I.E.E., of 11, Great Ormond Street,
London, W.C., in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in cleats or holdfasts for holding
ropes, cords, or chains, but it may be used for articles other than cleats or hold-
fasts which use or include a pillar, stem, or upright with a base or foundation.
In carrying out my invention I divide the pillar, stem, or upright of a cleat,
holdfast, or similar article into two or more divisions and I then bend, twist,
or press the said divisions round until they are at right angles to the said pillar,
stem, or upright in such a way as to form a base for the said cleat, holdfast or
similar article. I thus dispense with the ordinary extra piece of metal used
for a base in cleats, holdfasts, or similar articles which use or include a pillar,
stem, or upright with a base or foundation.
The said divisions which form the base may have holes in them to take screws
or other methods of fixing.
Dated this 28th day of August 1897.
An Improved Method of Forming a Base or Support for the Pillar
or Stem of a Cleat or other Device.
I, CHARLES JAMES WHISTLER HANSON, A.I.E.E., of 11, Great Ormond Street, -
London, W.C., in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
My invention has for its object improvements in cleats or holdfasts for holding
ropes, cords, or chains, but it may be used for articles other than cleats or hold-
fasts which use or include a pillar, stem, or upright with a base or foundation.
In carrying out my invention I divide the pillar, stem, or upright of a cleat,
holdfast, or similar article into two or more divisions and I then bend, twist,
or press the said divisions round until they are at right angles to the said pillar,
stem, or upright in such a way as to form a base for the said cleat, holdfast, or
similar article. I thus dispense with the ordinary extra piece of metal used
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page_text: for a base in cleats, holdfasts, or similar articles which use or include a pillar,
stem, or upright with a base or foundation.
The said divisions which form the base may have holes in them to take screws
or other methods of fixing.
In order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and carried
into effect I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings, more fully to
describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is the plan of a pillar, stem, or upright of a cleat, holdfast, or other
device constructed according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the said pillar, stem, or upright constructed
according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a plan of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is an end elevation of Figure 2.
In the several figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
Referring to Figure 1 it is seen that the pillar, stem, or upright a terminates
in two divisions bb, which are bent, pressed, or twisted by suitable tools until
they are at right angles to the other part of the pillar, stem, or upright a-see
Figure 2. I thus dispense with the ordinary extra piece of metal used for a
base in cleats, holdfasts, or other devices which use or include a pillar, stem,
or upright, with a base or foundation; and I also considerably cheapen the cost
of manufacture of such devices.
The said divisions bb may have holes cc in them to take screws or other
methods of fixing, and the said divisions bb may be both twisted the same way,
or one may be twisted one way and one the other, as shown in Figure 3.
My invention may be applied to any form of pillar, stem, or upright constructed
out of sheet metal for cleats, holdfasts, or other devices which use or include a
pillar stem or upright with a base or foundation.
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. The pillar, stem, or upright of a cleat, holdfast, or other device divided
into two or more divisions (but preferably two divisions), and then bent, twisted
or pressed round until the said divisions are at right angles to the said pillar,
stem, or upright in such a way as to form a base or foundation for a cleat, hold-
fast, or other device, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the
purpose stated.
2. The construction of a pillar, stem, or upright for a cleat, holdfast, or other
device with reference to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.