Year: 1884

page_text: Throughout the Specification, and also on the Drawing,

page_text: JOSEPHI EDWARD DOUGHTY Builder 20 Silchester Road Notting Hill PHILLIP
KRANIEII, Engineer College Hall Dean's Yard Westminster, do hereby declare tho
nature of our Invention for "A BUILDERS STAGE ATTACHABLE TO AND SERVING
TO STRENGTHEN LADDERS" to be as follows :—
The above mentioned Invention is a simple machine folding into a small space
for the better convenience of moving about at the same time being easy of
attachment to either back or front of ladder also capable of being elongated by a
ratchet self locking movement to reach wall of building so that as well as giving
stability to the ladder it also gives better security to the workman.
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JOSEPH E. DOUGHTY.
PH. KRANIEH.

page_text: JOSEPH EDWARD DOUGHTY Builder 20 Silchester Road Notting Hill PHILLIP
KRANIEH, Engincer College Hall Dean's Yard Westminster, do hereby declare
the nature of our Invention for A BUILDERS STAGE ATTACHABLE TO AND SERVING
TO STRENGTHEN LADDERS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The builders stage is constructed with an open iron frame work securely rivited
and bolted together having a wood platform securely attached. The stage is made
to take the place of the ordinary cripple and the old-fashion wood stage now in
It can be used at the back or front of the ladder as required. On one side of
the ladder it forms a cripple and on the other a secure stage by pushing out the
self locking ratched stay with paded head untill it bites on the wall opposite to the
ladder on which it is attached and to which it gives great stability.
use.
The stage is simple in structure it has an open framed_up_back_with_sides
of T iron Fig. 1 the ends of which are bent over and form hooks to hang on the
rounds of the ladder. To the back is attached by the means of a bolt and nutt a
framed up platform Fig. 2 made of chanel iron with a wood top Fig. 3 securely
screwed on.
Beneath the wood top and in the chanel iron sides a framed up iron
stay Fig. 4 with ratchet sides and paded head is made to work at the back of
the stay is attached a handle Fig. 5 for pushing the same out or drawing in as
required while at the front of the platform is attached an iron clapper Fig. 6
which works automatically in the ratchet sides of the stay and secure it at any
point. Beneath the wood platform a small straight iron rod Fig. 7 is made to
work through iron eyes Fig. 8 for throwing the clapper out of gear when in use
and when the stay is required to be drawn into its place. A small pin Fig. 9 is
attached by means of a chain which pass through the platform and secure it there.
Underneath the fore part of the chanel iron platform two framed up iron guides
Fig. 10 with thumb screws Fig. 11 are securely rivited on while at the lower ends
of the T iron back are attached by the means of a bolt and nutt two straight iron
bars Fig. 12 fitted with holes and adapted to work in the side guides and so lower
or raise the platform as required by the means of the two thumb screws and when
the stage is not required for use the thumb-screws can be withdrawn the stage
folded up and the side bars secured to the back by the same thumb-screws. At
the back of the stage a strong iron bar Fig. 13 is attached by the means of two
strong iron cross headed screws Fig. 14. This bar is optional if used it is intended
to give greater security to the stage in the event of a round of the ladder given
way to which the stage may be hung it is made to fit acrost the sides of the
ladder and to which the stage may be securely fixed by the means of the two cross
headed screws.
The stage can be used by the most inexperienced workman.
To adjust the stage for use lay it on the ground with the hangers downwards
withdraw the thumb screws and free the side bars Fig. 12 next turn up the
platform as far as it can go than with ease the side bars can be entered in the side
guides Fig. 10 and one screw Fig. 11 tempararly put in the stage may now be
hung on either side of the ladder and adjusted to any pitch required by the thumb
screws Fig. 11 if to be used on the front of the ladder the machine is ready but
if on the back of the ladder when the stage is hung to the height required with-
draw the pin Fig. 9 in the platform Fig. 3 and push out the self-locking ratchet
stay Fig. 4 untill the paded Fig. 4 head bites firmly on the wall opposite when a
perfectly firm stage for the workman will be attained. To close the stay Fig. 4

page_text: push out the stay with the right hand and relieve the weight of the locking bar
Fig. 6 which with the left hand can be thrown out of gear by the small rod Fig. 7
attached draw in the stay Fig. 4 and replace the platform pin 9 as before.
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
1* The adjustable platform with chanel iron sides supported by the side
regulating bars.
2nd The self locking sliding ratchet stay with paded head.
Dated this 11th day of June 1884.
JOSEPH EDWARD DOUGHTY,
Builder,
20, Silchester Road, Notting Hill.
PHILIP KRANIEH,
Engineer,
College Hall, Dean's Yard,
Westminster.