Improvements in Fender Curbs and Parts of the same.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fender Curbs and Parts of the same.
I, ROBERT EAVES, of Eagle Works, Scotland Street, Parade, Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
nvention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained, in and by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in fender curbs and parts of the
same which enables me to provide a fire or dress guard in conjunction with the front
or centre of the curb which may also be quickly adapted to form a convenient rest
for a dish plate or other article requiring to be supported near to the fire. It is
also a considerable protection to children moving or playing near to the fire where
a fire guard proper is not in use.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which several examples of my invention are illustrated and by the help of which the
principle may be extended to other designs as may be required in practice.
Figure 1, is a broken off front elevation of a fender or curb showing my fire or
dress guard E in its upright position.
Figure 2, is an elevational section through Figure 1 on the line 1-2 with the
guard E in the same position and looking to the right hand.
Figure 3, is a broken off plan of the curb showing the dress or fire guard E turned
down flat so as to form a dish or other rest.
Figure 4, is an end elevational section through Figure 3 on the line 1-2 showing
the rest E in the horizontal position.
Figure 5, is a modification of the mode shown by the previous figures.
Figure 6, is another modification of the plan shown by the first four figures.
Figure 7, is a plan of the standard knob B'.
I have already stated the object of my invention. The drawing illustrates a
broken off fender curb having the base A may from either wrought or cast metal
and having the ordinary rail knobs or mounts B for carrying the rail C which passes
The standard knobs B'
into or through these standard knobs B in the usual manner.
are of special form and construction and form a prominent part of my invention in
conjunction with the guard or rest E as I will now explain
:-
Referring to Figures 2, 4 and 7, it will be seen that certain parts of the standard
knobs E are formed into shoulders 4, 5 and 6 and that 67 is cut away level with
The dress guard or rest E
the flat part as is better seen at the plan Figure 7.
is hung upon the pivot 68 which is fast, one to each of the standard knobs B₁ and
of course as practical men will understand these knobs will be "rights" and "lefts"
so that the corner without a projection will face each other when erected in
position. The dress guard or rest may be made of any design and size but the ends
are formed with slots e³ which pass over the projecting pivot pieces 68 and fall into
When it is desired to use E as a rest it is
position as seen at Figures 1 and 2.
lifted upwards as seen in dotted lines at the upper part of Figure 4 when it is turned
upon the pivot 68 as indicated by dotted lines e¹ and it may then be moved along
horizontally to any position so far as the limits of the slot will allow. It is
replaced in a vertical or other similar position to act as a guard, by reversing the
operation above described. Instead of the slot e³ we may use a simple hinge joint
which is kept in a vertical position by a spring or catch and when turned down rests
upon a projecting shoulder such as b
In the modification Figure 5 instead of B' having a projecting pivot piece 68 it
has a slot with a square bottom and round top and the guard or rest E has

page_text: projecting pieces which are square so that when the guard is vertical or horizontal
the squares secure it in position whereas the round top 60 allows the angles of the
square to turn freely therein.
In the modification Figure 6, the standard knobs or mount B' have four
projecting corners such as 4, 5, 6 and a bar M is formed at each end of E so that
it may be slid either vertically or horizontally into the standard B₁ as desired.
Instead of the sliding piece M I may mount a hook or pin at each end of the
guard E which will take into eyes or recesses in the mounts B₁ made to correspond
therewith.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
The improvements in fender curb and parts of the same of the guard and rest E
mounted in the standards B¹ with the modifications thereof substantially such as
herein set forth and illustrated upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of February 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.