Improvements in the Construction of Certain Kinds of Fenders and Curbs.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 7th Mar., 1893—Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Certain Kinds of Fenders and
Curbs.
We, JOHN BROOKES and JOHN BROOKES the Younger, trading together as
John Brookes and Son, of 9 Howard Street, Constitution Hill, in the City of
Birmingham, Art Brassfounders, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to those brass and other metallic fenders and curbs
which are formed of lengths of drawn sheet brass or other metal moulding of
inverted trough shape connected together at the corners, and this invention
consists of the herein described improvements in connecting the said lengths of
moulding together at the corners so as to render the fenders stronger and more
rigid than heretofore.
For the purposes of this invention the lengths of moulding forming the front and
ends of the fender or curb are cut off square so that when placed together say at
right angles there is a gap at each corner of the fender or curb. Fitting against
the underside of the top of the moulding we use, at each corner, a strengthening
angle plate either wrought or cast which extends from the corner for a certain
distance along the front and end of the fender or curb. At each corner there is
also a corner casting which fits against and over the moulding and covers the gap
at the corner. Cast to the underside of the top of each of these corner castings
there are two or more bosses or pommels which pass through corresponding holes in
the front and end mouldings of the fender or curb and in the said strengthening angle
plate. Screws or bolts engage with these pommels under the strengthening
plates and thus firmly secure together the front and end moulding, strengthening
plate and corner casting. The bolt or screw of the corner pillar or mount passes
through the corner casting and strengthening plate as usual.
When the strengthening plate is cast it may be produced down the corner to
about the depth of the fender or curb so as to engage in the end of the mouldings
which in this. case are made with a return bottom edge and thus make the corner
joint more secure.
The corner casting may either be made with a downwardly projecting tongue
which fits in the inner corner angle of the fender or curb and hides the joint of
the front and end mouldings or this tongue may be dispensed with.
Dated this 4th day of June 1899
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Certain Kinds of Fenders and
Curbs.
We, JOHN BROOKES and JOHN BROOKES the Younger, trading together as
John Brookes and Son, of 9 Howard Street, Constitution Hill, in the City of
Birmingham, Art Brassfounders, 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:-
This invention has reference to those brass and other metallic fenders and curbs
which are formed of lengths of drawn sheet brass or other metal moulding of
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page_text: of the herein described improvements in connecting the said lengths of moulding
together at the corners so as to render the fenders stronger and more rigid than
heretofore.
We will describe this invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on
which
Fig. 1 is a plan of one corner of a fender made in accordance with this
invention;
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same;
Fig. 3 is a plan and Fig. 4 is an elevation of the strengthening angle plate of
the same;
Fig. 5 is a plan of the end portion of one of the pieces of moulding of which the
fender or curb is formed;
Fig. 6 is an elevation and Fig. 7 is an inverted plan of the corner casting of the
fender or curb;
Fig. 8 is a plan and Fig. 9 is an elevation of a modified form of the said
strengthening angle plate of the same.
For the purposes of this invention the lengths of metal moulding (two of
which are shewn and marked A¹ A³) forming the front and ends of the fender
or curb are cut off square at the ends a' a' (as shewn by Fig. 5 and by dotted
lines in Figs. 1, 3 and 4) so that when the lengths of moulding are placed together
at right angles there is a gap at each corner of the fender or curb. Fitting
against the underside of the top of the moulding we use, at each corner, a
strengthening angle plate Beither wrought (Figs. 8 and 9) or cast (Figs. 2, 3
and 4) which as shewn extends from the corner for a certain distance along the
front and end of the fender or curb. When the strengthening plate B is cast it
may be and by preference is produced at 6' (see Figs. 2 3 and 4) down the corner
to about the same depth as is the moulding of the fender or curb inside so as to
engage in the open ends a¹ a² of the two mouldings A' A which in this case are
made with a return bottom edge a fitting round the bottom of the part 61 (sec
Fig. 2) and thus with the corner casting and connections hereinafter described
making the corner joint more secure than when as shewn in Figs. 8 and 9 the
strengthening plate B is made without the downwardly projecting corner portion b¹.
At each corner of the fender or curb there is also a corner casting C which as
shewn made of a shape to fit against and over the ends of the mouldings A¹ A³
and covers the gap at the corner. Cast to the underside of the top of each of
these corner castings C there are two (or more) bosses or pommels d'd which
pass through corresponding holes e¹ e in the front and end mouldings A¹ A³ of
the fender or curb and through corresponding holes 36 in the strengthening angle
plate B. These pommels d' d' form an important feature of this invention as they
cause the corner casting C to engage with the mouldings and thus make them very
secure. Screws or bolts f'f'engage with these pommels d¹ d'under the strengthen-
ing plate B and thus firmly secure together the front and end mouldings A' A'
strengthening plate B and corner casting C. These screws f¹ƒ³ may either be
cast in the pommels d' as shewn or be screwed therein. The usual bolt or
screw of the corner pillar or mount G passes through the hole c¹ in the corner
casting C and the hole in the strengthening plate B.
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The corner casting C may either be made with the downwardly projecting
tongue (see Figs. 1, 6 and 7) which fits in the inner corner angle of the fender
or curb and hides the corner joint of the front and end mouldings A' A or
this tongue may be dispensed with.
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In conclusion we wish it to be understood that we are aware that prior to this
invention fender mouldings have been cut off square at the ends; also that
strengthening angle plates such as shewn by Figs. 8 and 9 have been sweated or
soldered into the mouldings to secure them together and further that a corner
casting such as C but without the pommels d' d' has been used to hide the gap
at the corner.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. In a metallic fender or curb which is made of a front length and two end
lengths of moulding connected together at the corners by angle plates within the
mouldings and corner castings outside the same, making the corner castings with
pommels or bosses on the underside engaging with corresponding holes in the
meeting ends of the mouldings and in the angle plates and thereby strengthening
the corners of the fender or curb substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
2. In metallic fenders or curbs which are made of lengths of moulding
connected together in the manner herein referred to, making the strengthening
angle plates such as B for the inside of the mouldings each with the downwardly
projecting portion 61 filling up the corner gaps and fitting in the open ends of
the mouldings to make the corners more rigid substantially as herein before set
forth and shewn.
3. In metallic fenders or curbs which are made of lengths of moulding
connected together in the manner herein referred to, making the strengthening
angle plates such as B for the inside of the mouldings each with the downwardly
projecting portion 6' filling up the corner gaps and fitting in the open ends of the
mouldings in combination with corner castings such as C provided with pommels
or bosses on the underside engaging with corresponding holes in the meeting ends
of the mouldings and in the angle' plates substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 6th day of March 1892
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.