Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 27th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th Apr., 1888
A communication from abroad by ALFRED DEFLERS, of 20, Itue de Cambrai, Faris,
Builder and Contractor.
1, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S. M.I.M.E. of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster and
323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention consists in a system of frame-work of iron or wood folding and
unfolding without a single piece in any case being detached at all, the side posts even,
being capable of being jointed in three or more places and kept straight by two
movable sockets each provided with a pressure link.
This new system of frame work may be advantageously employed for military
encampments, portable sheds and houses, temporary markets, local shows etcetera, in
short to all shelters requiring to be erected and removed quickly and without
expense.
It offers the following further advantages
1st. That it does not require any special knowledge to erect, as the connecting
points are jointed and fall by themselves in the required direction.
2nd. It does not require any calculation to erect, as the pieces themelves indicato
the position in which they ought to be placed in relation to each other, and finally it
does not require the use of any tools, as the erection may easily be done by hand.
My invention includes also improvements in the zinc roofing, which is quickly
erected and removed, thus completing the system of shelter. In order to make the
invention better understood, it will now be described in reference to the drawings
hereto attached. Sheet 1. illustrates the general arrangement of the roof and some
details of its construction.
Sheets II and III illustrate details of construction only. As it will be seen from
the drawings Sheet I, my system of framework consists, as ordinary frame work of
rafters a, a straining tie b strut bolt c sido posts d¹ bearers e, ridge piece fridge struts g
tie-beam with its ties; the side posts à terminating in the feet j. Each of these
pieces are jointed to the one which corresponds with it, as shewn in annexed drawings
Sheets 2 and 3.

page_text: The following description will moreover explain this method of jointing.
Referring to Sheet I. 1 is the jointing of the side posts d with the tie-beam h and
the bottom of the rafter a. 2 is a joint placed in the middle of the tie-beam h and
also the ridge piece f. 3. is the dovetailed joint of the foot of the bearers i with the
side posts d². 4. is the joint of the side posts d' with the tie-beam h. 5. is a socket
receiving the bearers g and the stirrup piece. 6 is the joint of the straining tie b which
as also jointed at 11. 7. is the joint of the ties i with the tie beam h. 8. is the
joint connecting the raftor a with the strut bolt c. 9. is a block for forming the foot
of the side posts d. 10. is a nut for the side post d. 12. is the side framing for
receiving or holding the covering. 13 is the same frame folded up. 14 is a (plate)
or tile suitable for roofing. 15 shows the arrangement of fitting together the ridge
plates or tiles. 16 is a side view of the same.
As it will be seen, the tiles in this system of roofing are not nailed, but they are
provided with a bib pieco or gutter, and may be hung on a cross rafter by means
of a catch or lip provided for the purpose. The tiles for the top of the roof are
formed of a suitable shape as shown at 16.
It is clear that by these arrangements a framework is produced which is very easily
transported, all the pieces being capable of folding together without detaching a single
piece, and that the erection is very easily and quickly accomplished, as it is only
necessary to unfold each of its pieces. It must be noted that in crecting, the operator
must begin with the lowest joint, and when he has arrived at the last one ho goes over
the same ground again in order to adjust the ties, tio beam, ridge picco etcetera, while
another person screws the nut to the foot of each side post.
This side post as has been mentioned, can also be jointed and held straight by two
sockets, having each a tightening link. At the foot of each of them, a sole plate or
socket is provided, having a hole the same size as the posts, and provided with pressure
screws, permitting the raising and lowering of the post to the required height, further,
the posts are held in a vertical position at the joints by means of movable sleeves or
sockets.
A represents one of the side posts, divided into three parts. B is the side post in
its vertical position, the joints being represented at CC; the side posts are provided
with sleeves or sockets. I are the sleeves or sockets holding the joints of the
posts in their places. In this case, the end of the bearer is received in a dipping
oyo E, E, thus forming the joint. The feet of the ties i of the tie beam, and the
bearers e of the rafters, are received in sockets F, F, which are of a diameter
sufficient to fit over the sockets G. Three teeth or catches are provided serving
as stops for these feet. I is the socket for forming the joint of the end of the tie
beam. J is a sockot provided with a spring receiving the non-jointed end of the
tie beam. The sido posts are provided at their lower ends with a sole plate K having
a socket X with pressure screws Y. L represents the joint of the ridge piece.
M shows the joints which receive the rafters. N shows the extremity of the strut bolt
having a socket pin Z, and a pin Q. O is a bolt which passes through the joint L,
and to which the strut bolt is secured. Finally P is the joint which receives the foot
of the strut bolt and the feet of the ridge struts.
It is evident that the invention can be applied to frame-work of iron or wood of
any design, the inventor prefers at the present time to use iron barrel or tubing as
represented in the annexed drawings.
Dated this 06th day of Anul 1007
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in or Appertaining to Portable Buildings.
A communication from abroad by ALFRED DEFLERS, of 20, Rue de Cambrai, Paris,
Builder and Contractor.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S. M.I.M.E. of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, and
323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil 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:-
The invention consists in a system of frame work of iron or wood, folding and
unfolding without a single piece in any case being detached at all, the side posts even,
being capable of being jointed in three or more places, and kept straight by two
movable sockets each provided with a pressure link.
This new system of frame work may be advantageously employed for military
encampments, portable sheds and houses, temporary markets, local shows etcetera, in
short to all shelters requiring to be erected and removed quickly and without expense.
It offers the following further advantages
:-
1st. That it does not require any special knowledge to erect, as the connecting
points are jointed and fall by themselves in the required direction.
2nd. It does not require any calculation to erect, as the pieces themselves indicato
the position in which they ought to be placed in relation to each other, and
Finally, it does not require the use of any tools, as the erection may easily be done
by hand.
The invention includes also improvements in the zinc roofing, which is quickly
erected and removed, thus completing the system of shelter. In order to make the
invention better understood, it will now be described in reference to the drawings
filed with the provisional specification. On sheet 1, Figs. 1º, 1, 1 & 1ª illustrate the
general arrangement of the roof, supports & sido framing for holding the covering, etc.
Figures 2 and 3 a means for securing the side posts of the structure in the
ground.
Figure 4 the side frame for holding the covering as folded up when not required
for use.
Figure 5 a plate or tile suitable for roofing.
Figure 6 a means for fitting together the ridgo plates.
Figure 7 a side view of the same.
On sheet II.
Figure 8 a side post jointed and bent in three places.
Figure 9 a side post erected.
Figure 10 one of the joints of the side post O, when bent, (on a larger scale).
Figure 11 the same joint when straightened, (also on a larger scale).
Figure 12 a plan view of the lower part of the joint shown in Figure 11.
Figures 13 and 14 hinged portions of the vertical post, over which a socket D has
been slipped to keep the joint straight.

page_text: Figure 15 an elevation of the socket receiving the hinged end of a bearer c.
Figure 16 a plan view of the same socket.
Figure 17 an elevation of the socket in which are hinged the lower ends of the tie
beam tics, and of the bearer e of the rafter.
Figure 18 a plan of the same.
Figure 19 two elevations of the lower end of the ties or bearer, shown in
Figure 17.
Figure 20 a plan view of a socket with set screw for keeping the ties and bearer in
place on the sido post.
On sheet III.
Figure 21 an elevation of a socket receiving the hinged end of the straining tie.
Figure 22 plan view of the foregoing, the rafter and socket therein being placed.
perpendicularly to the straining tic.
Figure 23 an elevation of a spring socket for the non-jointed end of the straining tio.
Figure 24 an inverted plan view of the same.
Figure 25 an end view of the said socket.
Figure 26 elevation of the solo plate and lower socket of a side post.
Figure 27 plan view of the samo.
Figure 28 an elevation of joint connecting the ridge pieces, rafters, and strut bolt.
Figure 29 an elevation of sane joint in a plane at right angles to Figure 28.
Figure 30 plan of a portion of the foregoing joint.
Figures 31 and 32 views of the upper jointed end of a strut bolt.
Figure 33 is an elevation of a joint piece connecting the tie beam 6 with the lower
end of the said strut holt, and the lower ends of two ridge struts.
Figure 34 a side view of the said joint.
Figures 35 and 36 two elevations of the bolt for securing the strut bolt shown in
Figures 31 and 32, to the joint piece shown in Figures 28, 29 and 30.
As will be seen from the drawings, Figures 1 to 1d, the system of framework
consists, as in the ordinary framework, of rafters a, a straining tie b, strut bolt c,
side posts d, bearers e, ridge picco f, ridge struts g, tie bean with its fies i, the side
posts & terminating in the blocks j. Or they may be provided with a collar k, and
pass through a bearer 7. Each of these pieces is jointed to the one which corresponds
with it as shown in the Figures on sheets II and III.
The following description will, moreover, explain this method of jointing,
C,
Referring to Figures 1ª to 7, 1 is the jointing of the side post d with tho tie
beams, and the bottom of the rafter a. 2 are joints placed at or about the middle of
the tie beam h, and the ridge piece f. 3 is the dovetailed joint for fastening the feet
of the bearer e, and the tie beam ties to the side post d. 4 is the joint of the side posts d
with the tic beams h. 5 is a socket receiving the tio beam b, the strut bolt and the
ridge strut g. 6 is the union of the straining tio b, which is jointed at 11. 7 is the
joint of the ties with the tio beam h. 8 is the joint connecting the rafters a with
the ridge pieces h and the strut bolt c. 9 is a block for forming the foot of cach
sido post d.
10 is a nut for the sido post d. 12 is the sido framing for receiving
or holding the covering. 13 is the same frame folded up, 14 is a plate or tile
suitable for roofing. 15 shows the arrangement of fitting together the ridge plates or
tiles. 10 is a sido view of the same.
As will be seen in Figures 14 and 5, the tiles 14 in the system of roofing are not
nailed, but they are provided with bib pieces or gutters 14* soldered or otherwise
attached to the underside thereof, so that they may be hung on a cross rafter 12", which
forms a tongue for the bib pieces. The tiles for the top of the roof are formed of a
suitable shape as shown at 15 and 16.
It is clear that by these arrangements a framework is produced which is very easily
transported, all the pieces being capable of folding together without detaching a single
piece and that the erection is very easily and quickly accomplished as it is only
necessary to unfold cach of its pieces. It must be noted that in erecting, the operator
must begin with the lowest joint and when he has arrived at the last one ho goes over

page_text: the same ground again in order to adjust the ties, tic-beam, ridge piece etcetera, while
another person screws the nut to the foot of each side post.
These side posts, as has been mentioned, can also be jointed and held rigidly in a
straight line, by two movable sockets D, Figures 13, 14, and 15, having each a
tightening link D¹. The sides of this link are squeezed together so as to approach
nearer to each other at their centres than at their ends. The link passes through the
flanges D of the socket D, and when the said link is in the position shown in dotted
lines in Figure 13, these flanges pass through the wider portion thereof, and so spring
outwards, and leave the socket loose on the post. When, however, the link is
depressed, so as to lie parallel to the socket, the narrow part of the link is forced over
the flanges D2 and draws them together, thus tightening the socket on the post. At
the foot of each post, is a solo plato K of wrought iron as in Figures 9, 26, and 27,
having a hole large enough for the post to pass through, and provided with a fixed
socket X, having
a pressure screw Y, and permitting the raising and lowering of the
post to the required height. Further, each post is provided above its first joint with
a movable socket G, and pressure screw, which serves to keep the ties i and bearer e
in place, as shown in Figures 8, 9, and 17.
In Figure 8, A represents one of the sido posts divided into three parts, the joints
being represented at C, C, and shown enlarged in Figures 10 and 11. In Figure 9
the sido post is shown in its vertical position. The side posts are provided with sleeves
or sockets D (Figures 13, 14, and 15) which hold the joints of the posts in their
places. In this case, the top end of the bearer e (figs. 15 & 16) is received in a
socket E E, thus forming the joint. The feet of the ties i of the tie beam, and the
bearers e of the rafters are received in sockets F F (figs. 17 to 20), which are of a
diameter sufficient to fit over the sockets G. Three teeth or catches F' are provided
serving as stops for these feet. I, (figs. 21 & 22) is the socket for forming the joint
of the end 11 of the straining tie b. J, (figs. 23, 24 & 25) is a socket provided with
a spring receiving the non-jointed end 6 of the straining tie b. The sido posts aro
each provided at their lower ends with a block 9, or they may be provided, as
in figs. 9, 26 & 27, with a sole plate K having a socket X, with a pressure screw y. In
figs. 28 to 34 L represents the joint of the ridge piece. M, shows the joints which
receive the rafters. N, shows the extremity of the strut bolt having a tenon Z, and
a pin Q. O, is a bolt which passes through the joint piece L DI, and to which tho
strut bolt is secured. Finally, P is the joint piece, which receives the straining tie b,
the foot of the strut bolt c and the feet of the ridge struts g.
It is evident that the invention can be applied to frame work of iron or wood of
any design, the inventor prefers at the present time to use iron barrel or tubing, as
represented in the annexed drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declaro that what I claim is:-
The method, substantially as described, of constructing portable buildings and the
various posts, frames and trusses supporting the sides and roofs thereof in separato
pieces, which aro united at convenient points by suitable joints and hinges such as
are herein described, whereby the said buildings can be readily erected or taken
to pieces, and their various parts folded up and rapidly transported by very few hands,
and without the assistanco of tools or the intervention of skilled labour.
Dated this ofth date of Ia 1900