Improvements in and relating to Safety Fittings for the Roofs and Windows of Buildings.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 12th July, 1899-Accepted, 12th Aug., 1899
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Safety Fittings for the Roofs and
Windows of Buildings.
I, ANDREW MILLER, of 50, Struthers Street, Calton, in the County of the City of
Glasgow, Portioner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to safety fittings
for the roofs of buildings, and whereby artisans will be enabled to slate or work
on the roofs with perfect safety and have their labour economised.
According to my improvements I fit horizontal rails on the top of the roofs by
passing these through eyes in vertical standards screwed or secured through the
roof.
Hooks are mounted to adjustably slide along these rails, and to eyes on these
hooks ropes or wire cords are attached. The other end of these ropes are formed
with loops to pass over the head and grip under the arms of the workman, while
band attachments can be secured round the chest as well.
By this means the workman can attach these ropes to his person before ascending
through the skylight or hatch-way on to the roof, and then travel along the
roof to perform his work with perfect safety, the hook on end of rope adjustably
sliding along the rails to the position on roof desired.
This method can also be applied at the edges of the roof or windows for enabling
the glass to be cleaned with safety from falling over.
Dated the 31st day of October 1898
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
Improvements in and relating to Safety Fittings for the Roofs and
Windows of Buildings.
I, ANDREW MILLER, of 50, Struthers Street, Calton, in the County of the City of
Glasgow, Portioner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement, that is to say:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to safety fittings
for the roofs of buildings, and whereby artisans will be enabled to slate or work
on the roofs with perfect safety and have their labour economised.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into
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page_text: practice may be properly understood I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings
in which Figure 1 illustrates an elevation of a building with my improvements
applied thereto. Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view of one of the standards for
supporting the horizontal rails, and Figure 3 a similar view of a modified form
of standard which would be suitable for being placed intermediate between the
end standards for being removed to enable the sliding hooks to pass. And
Figure is a like view of anchorage for rope when applied to individual
windows.
Referring to these drawings:
According to my improvements I fit horizontal rails a on the top of the roofs
by passing these through eyes in vertical standards a¹ screwed or secured
through the roof.
Hooks are mounted to adjustably slide along these rails a and to these hooks b
ropes or wire cords are attached. These ropes c are formed double or endless,
and at their lower end are formed with loops e¹ to pass over the head and grip
under the arms of the workman, while band attachments 2 can be secured round
the chest as well.
By this means the workman can attach these ropes to his person before ascend-
ing through the skylight or hatch-way on to the roof, and then travel along the
roof to perform his work with perfect safety, the hook on end of rope adjustably
sliding along the rails a to the position on roof desired.
This method can also be applied at the edges of the roof or windows for
enabling the glass to be cleaned with safety from falling over. This is illus-
trated at the lower part of Figure 1, the end part of rope e being secured to a
ring b secured to a standard attached to the floor Z of buildings.
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:-
First. The method of applying safety fittings for the roofs and windows of
buildings substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Second. The combination of devices for use as safety fittings on the roofs and
windows of buildings, substantially as herein described in reference to and shown
in the accompanying drawings.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.