An improved Foot-step for Telegraph Posts, Signal Posts, and the like.
Year: 1885

page_text: An improved Foot-step for Telegraph Posts, Signal Posts,
and the like.
I, ARTHUR EDWARD GILBERT, of 72 South Clerk Street, in the city of
Edinburgh, Telegraph Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "AN IMPROVED FOOT-STEP FOR TELEGRAPH POSTS, SIGNAL POSTS, AND THE
LIKE," to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a light, strong, and inexpensive footstep
or support to be secured to telegraph poles, signal posts, masts, or the like, to form
a means of access to the wires or signals carried thereby.
The improved footstep is formed by stamping or cutting out of sheet-iron or
steel a bracket-shaped piece of approximately triangular form, with projecting
parts on the vertical edge which are bent over on opposite sides to form holding
lugs, through which spikes or bolts are passed to secure the footstep to the post, and
with a sharp projecting claw at bottom, or top and bottom, to enter the post, and
a projection at the end of the horizontal edge forming the tread or foot plate, to
prevent slipping. For lightness the central part of the triangular bracket piece
may be stamped or cut out.
The unique feature of my invention is the forming of a footstep of a single
piece of sheet iron or steel by stamping or cutting from the sheet.
and the like.
I ARTHUR EDWARD GILBERT of 72 South Clerk Street in the City of
Edinburgh, Telegraph Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
Invention and in what inanner the same, is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement in writing; reference
being had to the several figures on the accompanying sheet of Drawings and to the
reference letters and figures marked thereon that is to say:-
The object of my Invention is to provide a light, strong and inexpensive
foot-step or support to be secured to telegraph poles, signal posts, masts, or the

page_text: like, to form a safe means of ascent and descent to and from the wires or signals
carried thereby.
Figure 1 is a fullsize side elevation of my improved foot-step A, shewn as, it
would be secured to a wood post or pole P, for telegraph wires or other purposes;
and Figures 2 and 3 are an edge view and plan of the footstep A detached,
corresponding to figure 1; and Figure 4 is a side view of the blank as cut or
punched out of a plate of malleable iron or steel, ready for being put into the
compressing dies for bending over the lateral projections B, B, somewhat less in sizo
than shown in figures 1. 2. and 3.
Referring to these figurs 1 to 4, my improved footstep is made according to one
construction by stamping or cutting out of sheet-iron or steel a bracket shaped
piece of approximately triangular form, as particulary shown at A in figure 4, with
projecting parts B on the vertical edge, which are bent over on opposite sides to
give width to form holding lugs B, as shown in figures 1. 2. and 3.; and through
holes in which spikes B' are passed, or it might be wood screws or bolts, to secure
the footstep A to the post P Figure 1. and with a sharp projecting claw bat bottom
(or it might be at top and bottom) to enter the post; and having a lateral
projection C at the horizontal top edge to form the tread or foot plate C with a
vertical projection c; to prevent the foot from slipping at the outer end of tread C¹.
For lightness the central part of the triangular bracket piece A. is preferably stamped
or cut out at a. a.
The unique feature of my invention is the contriving of a footstep of so simple,
secure, and practical a character that it may be formed out of a single piece of
sheet iron or steel by punching, cutting, or stamping from the sheet; but it might
also be cast out of malleable cast iron or of steel when preferred.
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 construction of a foot step for telegraph, signal posts, and other such like
posts or poles, of the simple, secure and practical character that it may be formed
out of good bending rolled plates of iron or of mild steel all substantially as herein
described, or shewn in the accompanying Drawings.
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