Improved Means for Securing Roofing Slates.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 28th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 16th Feb., 1895
TRUVIDIONAL SEMITICATION.
• Improved Means for Securing Roofing Slates.
ARTHUR READ POLLARD of No. 18, Warwick Place, Worthing in the County
of Sussex, Master Sign Writer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This improved slate strap, consists of two parts-the first being a strip of sheet
metal or any other suitable material of the same form about three inches in length
by about one inch in breadth which is then doubled so that both ends meet after
which the ends are bent outwards (about three quarters of an inch from the first
bend on one edge of the strip and a shorter distance from the first bend on the
other edge) it would then be in the form of an inverted letter T, the ends that are
bent outwards would form the base of the improved slate strap and the stem part
of the T shaped strap would form a part herein called the ear.
The ear is
punctured with a V shaped notch through its longest edge the sharpest point being
nearest the shortest edge of the ear, and a square hole is pierced between the
aforesaid notch and the shortest edge of the ear.
The second part of the improved slate strap is a wedge of metal or other suit-
able material about two inches in length, one of its ends will nearly fit the square
hole in the ear-two sides of the wedge are parallel the other two sides gradually
diverge from the smallest end.
This improved slate strap is to be used for fixing loose slates upon any roof, the
mode of fixing is thus.-Below every slate that is loose is a joint or where two
other slates are butted together over which it is to be fixed, insert the base of the
improved slate strap under the two butted slates at the same time insert the ear
between the edges of the two butted slates, the edge of the ear having the V shaped
notch being the part to enter the joint or butt first it is then pushed up the joint
in this position as far as the loose slate until the bottom edge of the aforesaid
slate rests in the V shaped notch of the ear, the smallest end of the wedge is then
inserted in the hole in the ear and forced through it about half its length-the
wedge should be parallel with the bottom edge of the loose slate, and one of its
diverging sides should rest on the two aforesaid slates, thus it is firmly fixed.
Dated this 28th day of March 1894.
ARTHUR READ POLLARD Master Sign Writer No. 18, Warwick Place
Worthing in the County of Sussex 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 improved means for securing roofing slates, herein called an improved slate
strap, consists of two parts Fig. 1 and 2 the first part being a strip of sheet metal
or any other suitable material of the same form about three inches in length by
about one inch in breadth which is then doubled so that both ends meet after which
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page_text: the ends are bent outwards (about three quarters of an inch from the first bend
on one edge of the strip, and a shorter distance from the first bend on the other
edge) at a right angle. It would then be in the form of an inverted letter T
Fig. 1, the ends D that are bent outwards would then form the base of the
improved slate strap, and the stem part B of the T shaped strap would form a
part herein called the ear.
The ear is punctured with a V shaped notch A through its longest edge, the
sharpest point being nearest the shortest edge of the ear, and a square hole C is
pierced between the aforesaid notch and the shortest edge of the ear.
The second part of the improved slate strap Fig. 2 is a wedge of metal, or other
suitable material about two inches in length, one of its euds will nearly fit the
square hole in the ear-two sides of the wedge are parallel the other two sides
gradually diverge from the smallest end.
This improved slate strap is to be used for fixing loose_slates upon any roof,
the mode of fixing is thus.-Below every slate that is loose F. Fig. 3. is a joint E
or where two other slates are butted together H. H over which it is to be fixed,
insert the base of the improved slate strap under the two butted slates, at the same
time insert the ear between the edges of the two butted slates, the edge of the ear
having the shaped notch being the part to enter the joint E or butt first, it is
then pushed up the joint or butt in this position until the bottom edge G. G. of
the aforesaid loose slate rests in the V shaped notch of the ear, the smallest end
of the wedge is then inserted in the hole in the car and forced through it about
half its length J, the wedge should be parallel with the bottom edge of the loose
slate, and one of its diverging sides should rest on the two aforesaid slates, thus
it is firmly fixed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what i
claim is
1. A slate strap and wedge and their particular shape.
2. The method of fixing the aforesaid strap and wedge as a means for securing
roofing slates.
3. Greater safety by its use to the general public, as in securing one roofing
slate it also secures two other roofing slates.
Dated this 27th day of December 1894.
ARTHUR READ POLLARD.