Improvements in Awning Stanchions, Ridges, and Rafters for Use on Shipboard.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Awning Stanchions, Ridges, and Rafters for Use
on Shipboard.
I WILLIAM BELL of G. L. Watson & Co. 108 West Regent Street Glasgow,
Naval Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-.
I form the ridges and rafters of steel or other metal tubes of suitable diameter and
strength. On the centre stanchions are short, projecting tapered spurs of round form
at right angles to each other and of diameter rather less than the internal diameter of
the tubes, so that their ends may easily slip over the spurs. The spurs looking fore &
aft are horizontal & those transverse are depressed to suit the intended slope of the
roof. On the fore and aft spurs the ends of ridge tubes ship and are secured by
studs or other suitable means. On the transverse spurs the rafter tubes ship and are
similarly fastened. The side stanchions are also provided with spurs angled upwards
to suit the slope of the roof, and these receive & secure the outer ends of the rafters.
Alternatively I make some of the centre stanchions with eyes in place of spurs, large
enough for the tubes to pass through and so be fitted in longer lengths if desired.
For double awnings a second set of ridges & rafters would be fitted in like manner.
By this arrangement a homogenious framework is obtained requiring little if any
cross staying.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Awning Stanchions, Ridges, and Rafters for Use
on Shipboard.
I WILLIAM BELL of G. L. Watson & Co., 108 West Regent Street Glasgow,
Naval Architect, do hereby declare 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 :-
I form the ridges and rafters of steel or other metal tubes of suitable diameter and
strength. On the centre stanchions are short projecting tapered spurs of round form
at right angles to each other, and of diameter rather less than the internal diameter of
the tubes, so that their ends may easily slip over the spurs. The spurs looking fore
and aft are horizontal, and those transverse are depressed to suit the intended slope of
the roof. On the fore and aft spurs, the ends of the ridge tubes ship and are secured
by studs, or other suitable means. On the transverse spurs the rafter tubes ship and
are similarly fastened. The side stanchions are also provided with spurs angled
upwards to suit the slope of the roof, and these receive and secure the outer ends of
the rafters. Alternatively I make some of the centre stanchions with eyes in place of
spurs, large enough for the tubes to pass through, and so be fitted in longer lengths
if desired. For double awnings, a second set of ridges and rafters would be fitted in

page_text: like manner. By this arrangement a homogenious framework is obtained requiring
little, if any, cross staying. Where obstructions on deck oblige some of the centre
stanchions to be left out, I bridge the wider spaces in such cases, with longer ridge
tubes and attach the rafters, in way of the omitted centre stanchions, to the ridge
tubes, by means of a metal ring fitted on the ridge tube provided with spurs to take
the rafters similar in character to those on the awning stanchions.
I will now more particularly describe my invention with reference to the
accompanying drawings. Fig. 1. is a vertical transverse view, and Fig. 2 a plan of
the head of a side awning stanchion. This head is provided with a circular, projecting,
tapered spur A. A. Fig. 1 and 2, of suitable diameter to receive and support the
outer end of the rafter tube E. Fig. 3. which ships over it and is secured when in
place by the screw pin C. C. The side stanchion head Fig. 1. is perforated in the
middle with a hole D. to receive the ridge rope. Fig. 4. is a transverse view, Fig. 5
a longitudinal view and Fig. 6. a plan of the head of a centre awning stanchion,
provided with circular, projecting, tapered spurs A. A of suitable diameter to receive
and support the inner ends of the rafter tubes and also with the spurs B. B. at right
angles to the spurs A. A and similarly adapted to receive and support the ends of the
longitudinal ridge tubes. These spurs A. A. and B. B. Figs. 4. 5 & 6, are provided
with screw pins C. C. to fasten and secure the rafter and ridge tubes when shipped on
the spurs. The lower ends of the stanchion heads F. Figs. 1. 4. & 5. are made
circular in shape and of suitable diameter for fitting into tubes of any required
length and 'diameter to form, with the heads when attached complete awning
stanchions.
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 adoption of metal tubes for awning ridges and rafters of vessels.
(2) The mode or manner of forming the heads of the awning stanchions to support
and secure ridges and rafters made of tubes, substantially as herein before ascertained
& described, that is to say, with metal spurs made to fit inside the ends of the tubes
and hold them securely in place, without any work requiring to be done on the
tubes themselves, beyond cutting them to the proper length, and drilling the holes for
the fastening studs.
Dated this 21st day of Dasamba 1806