New or Improved Device for Use in connection with Ladders or the like for Supporting Planks or Staging.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th June, 1896-Accepted, 18th July, 1896
TRUVIDIVAAL DIEVITICATIVA.
New or Improved Device for Use in connection with Ladders or
the like for Supporting Planks or Staging.
I, WILLIAM DAVISON, Junior, of 78 Skinnergate, Darlington, in the County
of Durham, Master Painter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The device forming the subject of this invention consists of a bar of iron, or
other metal or material of suitable length bifurcated at one end, and the two
arms, so formed, shaped to the form of hooks.
At its opposite end this bar has attached to it one end of a chain, cord, or the
like, provided at its free end with a hook, or other fastening.
In using a pair of devices so constructed for supporting a plank, or staging from
two ladders, the bifurcated end of each is hooked on to one of the rungs of each of
the ladders, and the free end of the chain passed round one of the rungs, above
that on to which the bifurcated end is hooked, and secured by means of the hook
or fastening, so that the bar will project horizontally. One or more planks may
then be placed across the two bars, so forming a convenient staging.
Dated this 14th day of September 1895.
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention " Office, 54 Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
New or Improved Device for Use in connection with Ladders or
the like for Supporting Planks or Staging.
I, WILLIAM DAVISON, Junior, of 78 Skinnergate, Darlington, in the County
of Durham, Master Painter, 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 :—
The device forming the subject of this invention consists of a bar of iron, or
other metal or material, of suitable length bifurcated at one end, and the two arms
so formed shaped to the form of hooks.
At its opposite end this bar has attached to it one end of a chain, cord, or the
like, provided at its free end with a hook, or other fastening.
In using a pair of devices so constructed for supporting a plank, or staging from
two ladders, the bifurcated end of each is hooked on to one of the rungs of each of
the ladders, and the free end of the chain passed round one of the rungs, above
that on to which the bifurcated end is hooked, or passed round the side of the
ladder, and secured by means of the hook or fastening, so that the bar will project
horizontally.
One or more planks may then be placed across the two bars, so forming a
convenient staging.

page_text: A device constructed according to my invention is illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings, in side elevation and plan respectively by Figs. 2 and 3, whilst
Fig. 1 illustrates the same in use.
The device, as shown, consists of a bar a bifurcated at b and the two arms so
formed shaped to form hooks c.
At its opposite end a chain d is attached to the bar and this chain provided with
a hook e on its free end.
In use the bifurcated end is hooked on to a rung of the ladder and the chain
then connected to said ladder, as shown in Fig. 1, when the plank or staging to be
supported may be placed thereon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A device for use in connection with ladders or the like for supporting planks or
staging substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of June 1896.
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CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.