Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 13th Apr., 1889
GEORGE HENRY BROWNHILL No. 9 Smith Street Hanley North Staffordshire
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, 31 Derby Street Hanley, North Staffordshire, Manager of
Furnishing Manufactory, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention has for its object a taper slotted receiver or bearing intended to be
fixed to the standard having a tapered opening in front graduating to a wider opening
at the back taking the form of a tapered dovetail slot. The pivot the one end of which
is intended to be fixed to the glass Frame, has a graduated spherical enlargement
towards the other extremity which is intended to drop into the tapered dovetail slot of
the receiver or bearing, the weight of the glass having the effect of wedging the pivot
into the slott of receiver or bearing sufficiently tight to hold a swing glass or fanlight
in any position required.
1000

page_text: We, GEORGE HENRY BROWNHILL, "Cabinet Maker," of 31 Derby Street, Hanley,
and WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Manager of Furnishing Manufactory," of 9 Smith Street,
Hanley, in the County of Stafford, 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 :-
Our invention relates to unetallic fittings fixed to looking glasses or fanlights, to
enable the glass or fanlight to be placed at any desired angle.
Our invention has for its object a taper slotted receiver or bearing intended to be
fixed to the standard of a looking glass, or the frame of a fanlight; the said-bearing.
having a tapered opening or slot in the front graduating to a wider opening at the
back, taking the form of a tapered dovetail slot. The pivot and plate is formed in one
casting the plate end of which is fixed to the glazed frame, and has a graduated
spherical-enlargement towards the other extremity, which is intended to drop into the
tapered dovetail slot of the receiver or bearing; the weight of the glazed frame having
the effect of wedging the pivot into the slot of receiver or bearing sufficiently tight to
hold a swing looking glass, or fanlight, at any desired angle, or position required.
And in order that our invention may be inore thoroughly understood, we now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figure 1, represents the front view of the bearer E, with the tapered slot or
opening A.
Figure 2, denotes the back view of Figure 1 marked F, and the tapered slot or
opening A.
Figure 3, is a side view of figure 1.
Figure 4, represents a section on line a, a, of figure 1.
Figure 5, denotes a section on line 6, b, of figure 2.
Figure 6, is the front view of the dovetail pivot B on the plate C which is fixed to
the standard or frame by countersunk headed screws.
Figure 7, represents the fittings attached to the top of a standard G, of a looking
glass D, with dotted lines to indicate the dovetail pivot B in its working position in
the bearer E.
Figure 8, denotes a side view of the dovetail pivot B, on plate C.
Figure 9, indicates a front view of a pivot H of a cushion or lozenge shape, on a
neck on the plate C.
Figure 10, is a side view of figure 9.
Figure 11, represents the front view of the bearer E to receive the pivot H in the
slot A.
Figure 12, denotes a side view of figure 11.
Figure 13, is a back view of figure 11, with dotted lines to indicate the position of
the pivot H when the pivot and the bearer are connected.

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 :-
First: The combination of the dovetail pivot B fixed to a looking glass or fanlight D
fixed by the plate C, inserted in a tapered slot or opening A, of the bearer E on a
standard G, or a fanlight frame or jamb; for the purpose of the pivot B wedging
itself in the tapered slot A, by the weight of the glazed frame D to be placed at any
angle, substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Secondly: The combination of the pivot H, with a neck I, fixed to a looking glass
or fanlight; and inserted in the slot or opening A of the bearer E fixed to a standard,
frame, or jamb of a fanlight, for the purpose of the pivot H wedging itself in the
tapered slot A, by the weight of the glazed frame, substantially as herein described
and according to the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly: We claim to construct either the pivot or the bearer of any size, or from
any known metallic substance, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 0th day of March 1280
GEORGE HENRY BROWNHILL,
WILLIAM WILLIAMS,
Applicants.