Improvements in Fenders, Fender-curbs, Ash-pans, and the like, and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fenders, Fender-curbs, Ash-pans, and the like,
and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, HENRY SHELDON, of the Firm of Sheldon & Co., Belmont Row, Birmingham
in the County of Warwick, General Brassfounders, do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in fenders, fender curbs, ash-pans,
and the like, and in the manufacture of the same, which enables me to make them
with greater facility and stronger and more symmetrical than those now made
according to old methods.
1 form my fender, or curb, or ash-pan body, from one piece of metal or two may
of either article be formed from one sheet of metal such for instance as steel, iron,
brass, copper, zinc, tin or other suitable metal. If I make a single fender, or curb,
or ash-pan from one sheet I take a sheet somewhat wider than the article is when
finished and generally of an oblong shape. Two of the corners are then cut out
sufficiently to relieve the resistance of the metal to bending while under the press,
stamp or other tool. The sheet is then passed through, one, two, or more sets of
dies, which turn up three of the edges into any desired shaped moulding to form
the guard rail or base of such. By this operation the base of sides of fender, curb
or other article is formed in one piece and no bolts are required to hold these parts
of the body together. They may be stamped with only a slight cutting away of
the metals at the corners or solid, without a gap. In any case I may cover the
corners by members either cast or stamped to any desired pattern. In some cases
two fenders may be stamped or pressed together from one sheet of any suitable
metal. After stamping a saw or other tool is run through which divides the
stamping into two curbs fenders or other articles. I do not limit myself to the
section of the metal nor to the ornamentation as these may be varied to almost any
extent.
Dated this 6th day of Wahm 1905
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fenders, Fender-curbs, Ash-pans, and the like,
and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, HENRY SHELDON, of the Firm of Sheldon & Co., Belmont Row, Birmingham
in the County of Warwick, General Brassfounders, 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 fenders, fender curbs, ash pans,
and the like, and in the manufacture of the same which enables me to make them
with greater facility and stronger and more symmetrical than those now made
according to old methods :-
I form my fender, or curb or ash pan body from one piece of metal or two

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may of either article be formed from one sheet of metal such for instance as
steel, iron, brass, copper, zinc, tin or other suitable metal. If I make a single
fender or curb or ash pan from one sheet I take a sheet somewhat wider than the
article is when finished and generally of an oblong shape. Two of the corners are
then cut out sufficiently to relieve the resistance of the metal to bending while
under the press stamp or other tool. The sheet is then passed through one, two or
more sets of dies, which turn up three of the edges into any desired shaped moulding
to form the guard rail or base of such. By this operation the base of the sides of
fender curb, or other article is formed in one piece and no bolts are required to
hold these parts of the body together. They may be stamped with only a slight
cutting away of the metals at the corners or solid, without a gap. In any case I
may cover the corners by members either cast or stamped to any desired pattern.
In some cases two fenders may be stamped or pressed together from one sheet of
any suitable metal. After stamping a saw or other tool is run through which
divides the stamping into two curbs, fenders or other articles. I do not limit
myself to the section of the metal nor to the ornamentation as these may be varied
to almost any extent.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated an example of a fender and a curb and the mode of
manufacturing the same which will enable others to apply the invention in the
carrying out of various other designs as 1 do not confine myself at all to the
particular configuration or design of the example given upon the drawings as such
may be greatly varied.
Figure 1 is a front and end view of a fender or curb mounted with any suitable
pillar P and rails R but to which I lay no claim whatever as the fenders or curbs
may be made according to my invention without either of them as my invention
relates principally to the main body or frame A.
Figure 2 shows such a plate A of any suitable metal from which I commence to
manufacture my fender and sometimes my curbs or other articles.
Figure 3 shows the plate A after passing through its first operation with the
corners notched as seen at a¹, a¹.
Figure 4 shows the plate after it has undergone its next process or processes as
this may be accomplished either at one operation or several operations.
Figure shows the cross section of the upper part of the inachine M in which I
form the fronts or mouldings a³ and a², a².
Figure 6 is a broken off section and inside elevation of one corner of the fender
showing a stiffening piece B in position but this may be greatly varied.
Figure 7 is an inverted view of the corner of one of the curbs 1 make according
to this invention.
Figure 8 is the corner piece E which covers the gap a' of the fender or curb but the
design of this may be varied considerably and it may be either cast or stamped.
Figure 9 is a view of the internal corner piece B separated from the fender or
curb and showing clearly the hole 6 through which the neck or shank p' of the
pillar P passes to be secured under the plate B by the nut p².
Figure 10 shows the bottom edge of the plate A turned out alternately
at a aud as to form projections to hold the slotted tube or other ornamental
finishing piece a³.
Figure 11 shows the curb in its complete form which is seen inverted at
Figure 7.
In manufacturing fenders, fender curbs and other similar articles I take a
suitable plate of any kind of metal such for instance as steel, iron, brass &c. A
such as shown by Figure 2 and I cut or notch out the corners as a', a¹
sufficiently to allow the process of moulding, stamping or pressing to proceed and
so as to still leave sufficient metal to form the front part a³ and the ends a², a. In
accomplishing this the plate may pass under a press and have the front and ends
formed at one operation or the front may be done first in the machine M shown by

page_text: Figure 5 where the bolster D is fixed into M by suitable set or other pins S and
the upper die T is fixed in the upper moving jaw J by its set pins S¹. In the
latter case the same machine will bend both the front a³ and the ends a², a² but at
separate operations of the machine. When the fender or curb plate A is formed
it appears as seen at Figure 4 only in the case of the curb it has to be cut out as
shown by Figure 7 so as to leave only a small amount of metal at and a' such for
instance as seen at this figure more or less. A such like angle piece as shown by
Figure 9 is then inserted inside the moulding as shown at Figure 6 and the outside
angle caps E are then added with the pillars P and bars R if any are used and the
whole fastened securely by the nut p'. The finishing pieces a which may be of
any desired section are put on the edges a³ and a² somewhat as shown by Figure 10
which makes a convenient and smooth finish to the bottom edges. Fenders and
curbs and other articles so manufactured according to my invention are remarkably
stiff and firm and are so well tied together that they have considerably more
endurance than those made according to existing methods. The fender curb as
seen inverted at Figure 7 is shown in its position on the hearth H at Figure 11
but it will be understood that the webs a a³ may either be smaller or larger as
may be desired.
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:-
The improvements in fenders, fender curbs, ash pans and the like and in the
manufacture of the same substantially as herein set forth and such as shown upon
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th October 1895.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.