Improvements in or relating to Scaffolding for Building, or other purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 7th July, 1898
Complete Specification Left. 28th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Scaffolding for Building, or other
purposes.
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I, FRANZ KNOPPE, of Ave. 31, Chemnitz, Germany, Inventor, do hereby declaro
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in scaffolding for building or other
purposes and my invention consists in the improved construction of scaffolding
substantially as hereinafter described.
In carrying my invention into practice I employ a beam for the base on which
beam I screw or otherwise attach a suitable number of shoes or equivalents adapted
to receive the lower ends of the vertical posts. Said vertical posts-which are
preferably in pairs-are provided with horizontal shoes or equivalents adapted to
receive horizontal beams or equivalents and also diagonal and adjustable tie rods so
that the whole structure or scaffolding may be thoroughly braced together.
For the purpose of enabling the beam forming the base to be adjustable to the
unevenness of the ground I prefer to employ an adjustable plate which may be
raised or lowered by means of a screw and which plate is pivotally adjustable to
the angle of the ground.
:
Dated this 27th day of June 1808
FRANZ KNOPFE,
By his Agents, Horn, Son & Co.,
151, Strand (next to Somerset House), London.
:
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Scaffolding for Building, or other
purposes.
"I, FRANZ KNOPFE, of Ave. 31, Chemnitz, Germany, Inventor, do hereby declarè
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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in scaffolding, for building or other
purposes and my invention consists in the improved construction of scaffolding
substantially as hereinafter described.
In order that my invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawing wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts throughout the several figures and in which―
Fig. 1 is a front elevation.
ide alevation

page_text: Fig. 4 a plan view of a detail hereinafter referred to, and
Figs. 5 and 6 represent details also hereinafter referred to.
In carrying out my invention I employ a beam or beams which-form the base
and on which beams I fix-preferably by means of screws-shoes or equivalents c
(Figs. 1, 2 and 6) which shoes are formed or provided with suitable shaped
extensions d each of which is formed with a diagonal aperture through which the
ends of diagonal tie rods such as 's may be passed.
The shoes care adapted to receive the lower ends of standards or scaffolding
poles b, b¹ which require no further fastening. Each standard b is only about half
the length of the adjacent standard 61 and at the upper end of each standard bI
provide a socket or horizontal shoe e having corner parts such as for e³ at one or
both ends and having a partition or wing e2f reaching about half way across the
central opening the arrangement being such that said partitions e² f rest on the
ends of the standards b or 6¹ whereas the other adjacent standard bor b¹ passes
through the open or unobstructed part, the said partitions receiving also the bottom
ends of the higher standards, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1,
3 and 4.
The said horizontal shoes are also formed or provided with side parts et projecting
at a suitable angle, the arrangement being such that the central part of said shoes
receive the vertical standards b, b¹ and the parts f, e³ and et receive the horizontal
beams or equivalents such as 7 and 9 the whole scaffolding being securely braced or
tied together by means of the rods s which pass through the horizontal shoes at e
and are secured by suitable nuts about as shown in Fig. 5, the lower ends of said
tie rods s being secured to the parts or lugs d of the shoes c. It will be readily
understood that the tie rods may be arranged in any desired suitable manner and
if desired they may be provided with right and left hand nuts such as / for the
purpose of tightening them up.
As will be readily understood from Figs. 1 and 2, I prefer to employ at least two
series of vertical standard b¹ which may be placed any desired distance apart so
as to give the whole scaffolding a good base-by these means I am enabled to
expeditiously and cheaply construct or erect scaffolding which is symmetrical in
construction and very firm and strong and adapted to be used in all situations
where scaffolding is required and further my said improved scaffolding may be
readily increased in length or height as required. A further advantage appertaining
to my invention is that inasmuch as the parts are bolted together about as
described, the scaffolding is not injured by boring cutting &c. which is usual in
ordinary scaffolding and the parts are made interchangeable so as not to create any
difficulty in erecting them.
For the purpose of adapting the base of my improved scaffolding to the
unevenness of the ground I provide a plate or foot m pivotally or adjustably
attached to the screw which passes through a nut having preferably flanges i i¹
about as shown in Fig. 1.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to any shape or dimensions
of the different parts constituting my invention nor to any particular material or
materials of which they may be made.
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 :--
1. A scaffolding in which the vertical and horizontal or other standards or
beams are braced or tied together by means of diagonal ties substantially as set
forth.
2. In a scaffold, shoes c, having extensions d, adapted to have attached to their
diagonal ties such as S all for the purposes and substantially as set forth.
3. A scaffold consisting in combination of vertical standards b,
beams or the like such as 7 and g, shoes e, having parts such as: and diagonal ties
horizontal

page_text: such as s the parts being interchangeable all for the purposes and substantially as
set forth.
4. The combination with the scaffold such as hereinbefore described of an
automatically adjustable foot, or the like m supported by a screw k passing through
5 a nut having flanges i, all for the purposes and substantially as set forth.
5. In a scaffolding standards and horizontal beams such as r and q adapted
to be interchangeably used in the manner and substantially as set forth.
6. The improved scaffolding consisting of two or more series of vertical
standards b, b arranged to form a base and horizontal beams such as rq and
diagonal ties such as 8, all for the purposes and substantially as set forth.
Dated 1
1000
F. KNOPFE,
By his Agents, Horn, Son & Co.,
151, Strand (next to Somerset House), London.