Improvements in Flag-poles or Staffs.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1899 -Accepted, 6th May, 1899
Improvements in Flag-poles or Staffs.
I, JOHN MUIR, of Brantford, County of Brant, Province of Ontario, Canada,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the
same to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
This invention relates to flag-poles; and it consists in the novel construction
and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.
In the drawings; Figure 1 is a perspective view of the flag-pole, partly broken
away. Figure 2 is a detail side view of a portion of the tubular portion of the
pole. Figure 3 is a cross-section through the tubular portion of the pole, drawn
to a larger scale.
The lower part of the flag-pole consists of a skeleton tower A which is prefer-
ably formed of three legs a¹, of iron or steel, secured together in triangular form
by horizontal braces and diagonal braces bl.
The tower is secured to the ground or to the top of the building, and it is con-
structed of any approved form or design, preferably tapering. B is a cap secured
to the top of the tower.
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C is a tube or pipe which passes through a hole in the cap B, and c is a bracket
secured to the legs a¹ and supporting the lower end of the tube inside the tower.
The flag is carried by the upper part of the tube C which is provided with a pulley c¹
for the flag cord, or other approved means for raising and lowering the flag.
B is a collar secured to the middle portion of the tube C, and are guy rods or
wires secured to the said collar and to the legs of the tower.. E is a bridge arranged
between the tube C and the rods d for the purpose of holding the said rods extended.
These guy rods stiffen the tube and prevent it from swaying.
Fare removable steps having hooked ends f which are hooked into holes f'in
the tube so that a person may ascend to the top of the tube when requisite. These
steps are removed one by one as the person descends, so that the flag may not be
injured by contact with them.
The tube is also stiffened by means of a brace G arranged inside it and provided
with three or more radial wings which bear against the inside of the tube.
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:-
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1. A flag-pole, comprising a skeleton tower, a tube projecting from the said
tower, and guy rods bracing the said tube, substantially as set forth.
2. A flag-pole, comprising a skeleton tower, a tube projecting from the said
tower, guy rods secured to the said tube and tower and a bridge secured to the said
tube and holding the guy rods extended, substantially as set forth.
3. The combination, with a tubular flag-pole provided with a series of holes,
of removable steps provided with hooked ends for engaging with the said holes,
substantially as set forth.

page_text: 4. The combination, with a tubular flag-pole of a stiffening brace arranged inside
it and provided with radial wings, which bear against its periphery, substantially
as set forth.
5. In a device for holding flags at a great height, the combination with a skeleton
tower of a tubular metallic flag-pole having its lower end secured within said
tower, and having a series of openings formed therein; a collar located on
said pole intermediate of its ends; a truss frame connected to said tower and said
collar; and a series of removable steps adapted to be removably placed in said
openings alternately, substantially as set forth.
TJ 1-
31. 1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.