Improvements in Apparatus for Raising Long Ladders and other Articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 10th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Apparatus for Raising Long Ladders and other
Articles.
CALEB PARKER, 6 Bell Cottage Shillington Street Clapham Junction Decorator
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Wrought iron, 2 main bearings shaped to fit frames & stone sills of windows
with upright for top roller all weilded together, it laps front of sill & under part with
screw front laps have brackets to carry front roller, fitted with screws & wing nuts
for cross stays; inside of main bearings are supplied with sliding rods with screws to
secure machine, rollers are made of hard wood with square bar through centre &
screw plates each end, the 2 arms of crane are formed to screw on main bearings, the
upright support of arms fit on front brackets carried down to receive cross stays all
bolted together, cross beam with swivel hook tapped & weilded.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Raising Long Ladders and other
Articles.
CALEB PARKER 6 Bell Cottage Shillington Street Clapham Junction Decorator
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 apparatus is composed of wrought iron in the following manner and consists of
2 main bearings (1) shaped to fit frames and sills of windows with uprights (2) for
top roller (6) all welded together. It laps the front (3) and under part of sill (4) with
screw. The front laps has iron brackets (5) to carry the front roller (6) which is made of
hard wood with an iron bar through centre and screw plates (7) each end. The
two arms (8) of crane screw on main bearings. The uprights (9) of the arms fit on
the brackets of front roller and are carried down to receive cross support stays (10)
beam (11) with swivel hook (12) tapped on top, the inside of main bearings are
supplied with strong slideing rods (13) that screw up to inside of wall so that the
machine is completly locked inside and out and immoveable cross stays (14) with
swan tail nuts are provided.
The working of this machine is for saving labour. For the raising ladders by the
use of the rollers and ropes which are protected from the edge of sills or copeing and
it gives free play and great power in working.
For raising bricks mortar and other materials for general repairs and alterations
for builders the crane is used with a pulley and block fixed on the hook of beam.
The same applies for raising pianos furniture and other articles that cannot be got
up staircases, also for raising safes &c. from the outside of buildings.
The machine seperates, to be placed in box and kept in office when not in use.
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.
The apparatus as described, for builders work raising ladders raising materials
through windows or openings, for general repairs & alterations. Also for raising
pianos furniture safes & other articles through windows or openings.
December 13th 1890.