Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 5th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th July, 1888
I, GRIFFITH BREWER of 33 Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex Mechanical
Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to me
from abroad by Edouard Bender and Emmanuel Stevens both of 86 Rue Royale
Brussels, in the Kingdom of Belgium, Manufacturers) to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a simple, cheap and effective apparatus or
appliance for automatically closing doors.
This apparatus is composed of a standard or bracket having a forked end thereto in
which a pulley is mounted to carry or receive a caoutchouc or other cord. The
standard or bracket may be fixed to the door or door frame; the two ends of the cord
are made into a ring held by ringed pins or studs one of which is secured to the
door frame and the other to the door and in such manner that the caoutchouc forms
the two sides of an angle the angle or summit of which is on the pulley and the base
on the door and frame.
When the bracket is secured to the door, in opening the door the bracket and fork
go or move away from the door frame the caoutchouc stretches and travels over the
pulley lengthening at the same time and when the door is let go it goes back to its
place by the contraction of the caoutchouc immediately taking place assuming its
original size.
Instead of caoutchouc a helical or other suitable spring or spring cord may be used.
The standard or bracket and forked end may be made of any convenient form or
shape and the end carrying the pulley may be jointed to the standard or bracket
proper.
BREWER & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, GRIFFITH BREWER of 33 Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex, Mechanical
Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to me
from abroad by Edouard Bender and Emmanuel Stevens both of 86 Rue Royale
Brussels in the Kingdom of Belgium Manufacturers) and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The object of this invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and effective apparatus or
appliance for automatically closing doors.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus constructed according to this invention;
Figure 2 is a front view of the same, and Figure 3 is a diagram view of the apparatus
showing same applied to a door. Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in
all the figures.
This apparatus is composed of a standard or bracket having a forked end A A¹
thereto in which a pulley D is mounted to carry or receive a caoutchouc or other
cord B. The standard or bracket may be fixed to the door or door frame; the two ends
of the cord B are made into a ring held by ringed pins or studs c one of which is
secured to the door frame F¹, and the other to the door and in such manner that the
caoutchouc forms the two sides of an angle the angle or summit of which is on the
pulley D and the base on the door and frame.
When the bracket is secured to the door, in opening the said door the bracket and
fork go or move away from the door frame F¹ the caoutchouc stretches and travels
over the pulley D lengthening at the same time, and when the door is let go it goes
back to its place by the contraction of the caoutchouc immediately taking place and
assuming its original size. Instead of caoutchouc a helical or other suitable spring or
spring cord may be used.
The standard or bracket and forked end may be made of any convenient form or
shape and the end carrying the pulley may be jointed to the standard or bracket
proper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :
An annaratus or appliance for automatically closing doom asminneed of a hunnkat

page_text: standard in which there is a pulley for guiding a caoutchouc cord or spring with the
object of automatically closing a door, the said caoutchouc or other cord or spring
being fixed by one end to the frame of the door, and the other end fixed to the
movable door and the bracket or standard placed between the two pins or studs
carrying the ends of the caoutchouc or other spring cord all substantially as herein-
before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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1000
GRIFFITH BREWER.
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.