Improved Method of and Means for Roofing Hay, Corn, or other Stacks.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Oct., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method of and Means for Roofing Hay, Corn, or
other Stacks.
1 JOSEPH SKIDMORE ANTHONY The Field Bakewell, Derbyshire Farmer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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A zinc or sheet iron sheeting so hooked together and pinned down by "arrowed"
skewers as to form a ready covering for stacks. The upper ends of sheets to be
provided with hooks and eyes and bottom ends to be drilled so as to allow arrow
headed pins to slip through and which arrow heads on reversal will hold said bottom
ends in position.
Dated the 5th day of Inns 1800
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method of and Means for Roofing Hay, Corn, or
other Stacks.
I, JOSEPH SKIDMORE ANTHONY The Field, Bakewell, Derbyshire Farmer 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:-
I have illustrated my invention in the annexed sheet of drawings, similar letters of
reference indicate similar parts in any of the figures.
Fig. 1, represents the cover or roofing as applied to a stack.
Figs. 2 and 3, represent the arrow headed pins and skewers.
Fig. 4, shows the inside of one of the sheets of corrugated metal with the
hooks.
Fig. 5, the corresponding sheet with eyes.
Fig. 6, edge view of same sheet with eyes.
The object of this invention is to make a roofing for stacks of simple and effective
construction easily applied and at moderate cost.
It consists of corrugated, or otherwise stiffened sheets of zinc, galvanized iron or
the like which can be hooked or hinged together, and pinned to the stacks by specially
constructed pins or skewers.
I prefer to use corrugated sheets A, and A', one side of the stack being covered
with sheets A, and the other with sheets A'. On the inside of the sheets A, and at
some little distance from the top edge, say for example three inches, I fix the hooks B,
preferably by attaching them to a bar (, rivetted or bolted to the sheet as shown,
and in a similar position but nearer to the edge, I fix on the sheets A¹ corresponding
eyes D, which are preferably made elongated as shown, near the bottom edges
prepare longitudinally slotted holes E, to receive the pins F, which are made with a
loop or eye at the opposite end to the hook, and towards the upper end 1 also prepare
holes G, to receive the skewers H, which are pointed.
A pair of the sheets A, and A¹, are hooked together and laid upon the top of the
stack, to the angle of which they will conform by reason of the joint, and
the top edge of A, will in this position pass beyond and overlap the edge
of A¹.
The next pair of sheets are then laid in position, the longitudinal edges overlapping
those of the first pair, and so on, the skewers H, are thrust through the holes G, in
both sheets of metal into the stack, and the heads of pins F, are passed through
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page_text: the slots E, of the two overlapping sheets A,-turned round to cross the slot,
and are then pinned to the side of the stack by metal or wood skewers as
shown.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and the manner in which it is performed or carried into practice, I declare
that what I claim is :-
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The improved method of, and means for roofing hay, corn, or other stacks, con-
sisting of sheets of suitable material that can be hinged or hooked together at the
top, and secured by arrowheaded pins and skewers, substantially, as hereinbefore
described and shown.
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ROBT. F. DRURY, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant