wish Shop Fronts and in Improvements in or in connection, with Shop Fronts and in Stanchions for Building Purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1897-Accepted; 11th Sept., 1897
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
wish Shop Fronts and in
Improvements in or in connection, with Shop Fronts and in
Stanchions for Building Purposes.
I, JOHN ABRAM MOFFAT, of 1 to 6 Jeppe, Arcade, Commissioner Street,
Johannesburg, in the South African Republic, 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:-
This invention relates to shop fronts and to stanchions in or to which these
fronts are usually fitted and which are employed for sustaining the weight of the
upper storeys of the building.
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The objects with which the invention is designed are to avoid the use of the
unsightly pillar or massive metal support projecting beyond or to the exterior of
the shop front or window frame, which detracts from and tends, to obscure, the
"sight," to dispense with the wooden bars in which the sheets of plate or other
glass are usually fitted, to obtain the maximum quantity of clear and uncovered
window, or glass surface for show purposes or for displaying goods, and to provide
a stanchion capable of sustaining any load to which the shop front can be readily
fitted and fixed.
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The invention will be more readily understood on reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which
Fig. 1, is a sectional plan through, a stanchion, specially designed for sustain-
ing a heavy load, or for employment in the erection of a building where a number
of storeys are erected over the shop fronts.
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Fig. 2, is a sectional plan through another design or pattern of stanchion
intended for a lighter load..
Fig. 3, is a vertical section through a shop front shewing the general
arrangement.
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Referring to Fig. 1, A is a stanchion of triangular section, designed for a heavy
load At the front of the stanchion or the apex a of the triangle it is slightly
squared off forming a flat a¹. B are the sheets of plate, or other glass forming the
window front firmly secured to the flat face a' of the stanchion by means of a
semi-circular or approximately semi-circular rib or bead .C of brass or other suit-
able metal. D is a bedding for the glass front B, of putty, felt, rubber or other
suitable plastic or flexible material, provided along the edge a'. E are the screws
arranged at suitable distances along the length of and passing through the rib C
and screwing into the flat face a¹ which is tapped to receive them. F G are the
mirrors covering or surrounding the surfaces of the stanchion facing the outside
of the shop front, and H is a facing or retaining board provided with grooves h
for the reception of the mirrors and attached to the back or inner surface of the
stanchion by means of screws h¹ h². The front edges of the mirrors are held in
position by the plate glass B.
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Fig. 2, shews a stanchion of a somewhat lighter design and also one pitched off
the square for returns, angles or splays for doorways or the like. The description
and letters of reference used in connection with Fig. 1, apply equally to this
figure. The method of setting the plate glass for angles will be readily perceived

page_text: on reference to this figure of the drawings. The faces of the parts s §¹³ are
preferably so bevelled as all to lie in the same plane.
In Fig. 3, the general arrangement of shop front is illustrated. A is the
stanchion B the plate or other glass front, C the rib or bead, E the screws
securing rib C to the stanchion, F G the mirrors and H the facing board. J is
the transome bar which may be of angle or iron and to which the ribs or bars j
may be fixed in the same or similar manner as the ribs C to the stanchion A. The
head bar K may be affixed either to an L or T head M of wood or iron (a wooden
one being shewn in the drawings) in a manner analogous to that employed in the
fixing of the ribs C or j. N is a perforated preferably metal panel fixed at the
bottom to the head M and at the top to the girder casing O. P is a hit or miss or
other suitable ventilator of wood or metal. Q are the girders supporting the
brickwork or masonry R.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A stanchion for building purposes constructed substantially of the section
shewn in Fig. 1, of the accompanying drawings, squared off to form the flat
face a¹ against which the plate glass front B is securely affixed by means of the
rib or bar C fixed to the stanchion by means of screws or the like and thus
obviating the necessity for any portion of the stanchion to project beyond the
plate glass front, substantially as herein before described.
2. A stanchion for building purposes constructed substantially of the section
shewn in Fig. 2, of the accompanying drawings with a square face a¹ against
which the plate glass front may be set at any desired angle or inclination for
returns, angles or splays for doorways and so as to retain the mirrors enclosing
the sides of the stanchion facing the window front in position, by means of the rib
or bar C fixed to the stanchion, substantially as described.
3. In a stanchion substantially of either of the sections shewn in Fig. 1 or 2
of the drawings and means for fitting the-plate glass front thereto, the combina-
tion of the plate glass front B, the putty, felt, rubber or other suitable material
to form a bedding or cushion for same on the flat surface a¹ of the stanchion the
rib or bead C, the screws E for fixing same to the stanchion the mirrors FG and
the facing or retaining board H substantially as described.
4. A shop front constructed and arranged substantially as described and shewn
with reference to the foregoing specification and the accompanying drawings.
Dated thin ifth day of Tul1. 100%
JOHN ABRAM MOFFAT.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.