Improvements in Fenders and the Manufacture of same.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 15th Feb., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fenders and the Manufacture of same.
I FRANK GREEN of 105 Muntz Street, Small Heath, Birmingham Brassfounder, in
the County of Warwick, 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 :--
My Invention has for its object improvements in fenders and the method of
manufacturing the same; by the existing system forming the corners or return ends
necessitates great waste in cutting the mitres and loss of time in hardsoldering
same, now my invention obviates this as described in the following
I construct the base of fender out of several distinct parts viz.: Ends and
front which are cut off dead square at each end, one piece of iron either angle,
Tee, or flat, bent to shape of fender required, and corner caps which may be either
stamped or cast to any design either circular angular or otherwise, the bent iron is
passed through the moulds and the caps fitted over corners where they are held in
position by two clips which are wrapped around soffit of mould and properly tapped
and screwed, nuts and bolts are passed through strengthening iron and moulds at
suitable positions and jointly form a fender much stronger than can be obtained
by the old method, it will be readily seen that there is great saving of metal as
the cutting to mitres is dispensed with, also of time as hard soldering is not
required. The fender and all parts may be made from any suitable metal, brass,
iron, steel &c., but I do not restrict myself to any kind of metal in any of the parts.
In order that my Invention may be. clearly understood 1 hereunto append a sheet
of drawings upon which is illustrated in one design the several details of my
invention.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of corner of fender.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line A. B. showing mould G. encased by cap H. with
clip I wrapped around and screwed on front edge to soffit of mould while clip 1. on
back edge is shewn before being wrapped around also angle iron J as passing through
the inner part of mould G.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line C. D. showing screw pin of ornament passing
through cap H, and strengthening iron J. and washer K and screwed together
with nut.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line E. F. showing strengthening iron J as carried
through mold G.
Fig. 5 is a plan of strengthening iron J.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed 1 declare that what I claim is.
First. Improvement in fenders having bent bar running all through same firmly
secured by small bolts and nuts.
Second. Improvement in fenders having loose corner caps as particularly described
above by which material and labor is saved and taking apart and refitting is simplified
by the caps being interchangeable enabling the fender to be packed in a much small
compass thus greatly reducing cost of export.
Dated this Eighth day of November 1889.
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Witness,
JNO. W. SMITH.
FRANK GREEN,
105, Muntz Street, Small Heath, Birmingham.