Improvements in and connected with Fenders and Curbs.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1898-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Fenders and Curbs.
We, BENJAMIN ADDICOTT, and GEORGE HOLLAND, trading as Addicott and
Holland, Fender Manufacturers, Staniforth Street, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in and connected with fenders
and curbs and has special reference to the mode of securing the dogs or fire iron
supports to the fender or curb and in the particular method of constructing such
dogs or fire iron supports.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect we have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which we have illustrated examples of our improvements.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a curb shewing the dogs or fire iron supports
fixed in position according to our invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a portion of a curb shewing a modified form
of our dog or fire iron support.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 2 shewing a further modification.
In carrying our invention into practice we form our dogs or fire iron supports
in two parts D and D). The lower part D is formed with the shoe or clip d² so
as to embrace the ends of the curb A and this shoe or clip is fixed to the curb by
the bolts a' which pass through holes formed in the shoe and curb. In the upper
end of the part 1 of the dog or fire iron support we form a socket or recess, pre-
ferably square into which the lower end of the part 1) fits which end is formed
to correspond with the shape of the socket or recess so that the part D may be
detached from the part D₁ thus facilitating packing purposes. This part of the
dog or fire iron support is formed with a curve broadening out towards the end
so as to project inwards towards the centre of the fender or curb, the sides being
curved downwards also where it commences to broaden for strengthening pur-
poses and to give it a more bold appearance. We also form at the end of this part
of the dog or support the collar d³ or its equivalent into which the cross bar d'
or fire iron support proper fits, and this cross bar is held in position by the knob ³
which screws through the collar into the cross bar or the cross bar may be held
in position in the collar by other means. Or the cross bar may be formed in one
piece with the part D. It will be evident that the pattern and configuration of
the parts 1) and D¹ may be varied considerably from the three different patterns
shewn on the drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is: -

page_text: the said part D being removably connected to the part D¹ in the manner and for
the purpose substantially as herein set forth and as shewn upon the drawings.
Second Forming dogs or fire iron supports in two parts the lower part being
permanently connected to the end of the fender or curb and the upper part remov-
ably connected to the lower part, the said upper part having a cross bar such as d
or its equivalent fitted to it in the manner and for the purpose substantially as
herein set forth and as shewn upon the drawings.
Dated this 28th day of June 1898.
BENJAMIN ADDICOTT,
GEORGE HOLLAND,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents.
Agent for Applicants, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.