IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STANCHIONS FOR SPAR DECKS ON SHIPS OR BOATS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I GEORGE HUGHES of Temple Works, Temple Street Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford, Wrought iron work-manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STANCHIONS FOR
SPAR DECKS ON SHIPS OR BOATS to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to construct spar deck stanchions for ships and
boats in an improved manner.
I form such stanchions of metal tubes of the necessary length. To the lower
end of each stanchion, next to the deck, I weld or otherwise fix a foot or base,
which has a flange sufficiently broad for (by preference) three holes to be made
therein for screws, bolts, rivets, or other secure fastenings to pass to or through the
deck, whereby the stanchion is firmly secured in position. To the top or crown of
the stanchion tube, I fix in like manner a knob or swell, which has a hole through
the same to receive a horizontal bar or tube.
For boats and small vessels where one horizontal bar only is required the above
is sufficient, but in larger vessels intermediate horizontal bars are required and in
such cases I fit one, two, or more collars or swells (as required) to receive additional
horizontal bars or tubes. These collars or swells are pierced at right angles, one
hole being made to fit on the stanchion and the other hole to receive the horizontal
bars or tube, or the vertical hole only may be made previously to fixing on the
stanchion, and the horizontal hole may be made after such fixing to the stanchion
tube.

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I GEORGE HUGHES of Temple Works, Temple Street Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford, Wrought iron work-manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STANCHIONS FOR
SPAR DECKS ON SHIPS OR BOATS to be as follows :-
The object of my Invention is to construct spar deck stanchions for ships and
boats in an improved manner.
I form such stanchions of metal tubes of the necessary length. To the lower
end of each stanchion, next to the deck, I weld or otherwise fix a foot or base,
which has a flange sufficiently broad for (by preference) three holes to be made
therein for screws, bolts, rivets, or other secure fastenings to pass to or through the
deck, whereby the stanchion is firmly secured in position. To the top or crown of
the stanchion tube, I fix in like manner a knob or swell, which has a hole through
the same to receive a horizontal bar or tube.
For boats and small vessels where one horizontal bar only is required the above
is sufficient, but in larger vessels intermediate horizontal bars are required and in
such cases I fit one, two, or more collars or swells (as required) to receive additional
horizontal bars or tubes. These collars or swells are pierced at right angles, one
hole being made to fit on the stanchion and the other hole to receive the horizontal
bars or tube, or the vertical hole only may be made previously to fixing on the
stauchion, and the horizontal hole may be made after such fixing to the stanchion
tube.

page_text: I GEORGE HUGHES, of Temple Works, Temple Street, Wolverhampton, in the
County of Stafford, Wrought Iron Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
my said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STANCHIONS
FOR SPAR DECKS ON SHIPS OR BOATS," and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of my invention is to construct spar deck stanchions for ships and
boats in an improved manner.
I form such stanchions of metal tubes of the necessary length. To the lower
end of each stanchion, next to the deck, I weld or otherwise fix a foot or base,
which has a flange sufficiently broad for (by preference) three holes to be made
therein for screws, bolts, rivets, or other secure fastenings to pass to or through the
deck, whereby the stanchion is firmly secured in position. To the top or crown of
the stanchion tube, I fix in like manner a knob, or swell, which has a hole through
the same to receive a horizontal bar or tube.
For boats and small vessels where one horizontal bar only is required the above
is sufficient, but in larger vessels, intermediate horizontal bars are required, and in
such cases I fit one, two, or more collars or swells (as required) to receive additional
horizontal bars or tubes. These collars or swells are pierced at right angles, one
hole being made to fit on the stanchion, and the other hole to receive the horizontal
bars or tubes, or the vertical hole only may be made previously to fixing on the
stanchion, and the horizontal hole may be made after such fixing to the stanchion
tube,
And in order that my said invention may be more particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of one of the tubes herein before referred to, having
holes a a, where required. Fig. 2 is a section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view
of the base b, and Fig. 4 is an elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan of one of the
collars c, and Fig. 6 is an elevation of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a top view and Fig. 8 a
side view of the knob or crown d. Fig. 9 is an elevation showing the stanchion
complete.
The foot or base b is welded or otherwise fitted to the tube, as shewn in Fig. 9,
and the collars or swells c c are fitted, as also shewn in that figure. Intermediate
bars e e pass through the collars c c and the holes in the tube a a. The knob or
crown d' is likewise welded or otherwise fitted to the upper end of the tube, and
the upper rail f passes through the crown, as shewn.
In boats and other small vessels the intermediate tubes or bars e e may be
omitted, and in very large vessels their number may be increased.
The stanchion is bolted or rivetted to the deck by means of bolts g g, or rivets
or other analogous means for firmly supporting the stanchion upon the deck or
bulwark,

page_text: 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
1 The manufacture and use of stanchions, for ships and boats, consisting of
metallic tubes built up, constructed, and fitted, substantially as herein before
described and shewn on the drawings.
2 The general construction, combination and arrangement of the several and
respective parts, together forming my improvements in the construction of
stanchions for spar decks on ships or boats, substantially as herein before described
and shewn on the drawings.