Improvements in Fire Dogs and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 2nd May, 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Dogs and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, EDWIN TAYLOR of 1 Alfred Street Warstone Lane Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Stamper & Piercer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
nvention & 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 fire dogs and in the manufacture
of the same by which means I am enabled to produce fire dogs in stamped metal
of similar design to those which have hitherto been cast while they are lighter,
cheaper, and made quicker and of better finish, inasmuch as in stamping no allow-
ance has to be made for shrinking. Less metal is required and they are at the same
time much more tough while much of the cleaning and dressing necessary in such
logs is obviated and an improved finish is obtained.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings upon
which I have illustrated several examples of my improvement which will enable
anyone versed in the trade to apply it to other forms.
On Sheet 1, a number of illustrations are shewn of my improved bases for dogs
which are stamped out or raised in one piece so that the main body A. is mounted
upon the four feet a¹ and a². Figures 1, 3, & 5 are side elevations and, Figures 2,
4 & 6 are end elevations. In these examples the metal may be first cut by pattern
to the required shape to form the open parts a³ or the parts a³ are afterwards cut or
clipped away and the edges may be cut to any ornamental shape.
The sides a of the base are in some cases pierced as shewn by Figures 5 & 6
which considerably lightens the bases and improves the appearance. The top part.
of the dog may be of any desired forn or design.
On Sheet 2, a number of examples of bases and dogs complete are shewn, Figure 7
being a side elevation and Figure 8 being an end elevation of a base B which is
stamped or raised in the two halves, and 2 being afterwards brazed or otherwise
formed as indicated by the dotted line 3 on Figure 8. The piece may be cut or
clipped away so that the base would stand on the two pair of feet 4. Figure 9 & 10
are side & end elevation of the base D stamped or raised in two halves so as to
allow the under cut din the moulding which adds considerable boldness to the
design. Fig. 11 is a vertical section through a complete dog shewing the one
half E as stamped or raised with the projecting feet so as to be supported when
brazed or joined together as shewn completely, in the end elevation Fig. 12,
Figure 13 being an elevation of the other end. A complete dog may be also
formed by stamping the two ends E' in two halves which are each brazed together
so as to form two independant standards which would then be connected together
by the rods bars or wires shown dotted in section at e². The connecting bare may
be of any desired section or may be brazed on separately. Instead of brazing the
two halves together I may stamp them out and use the halves F separately and
join them together by drawn tubes wires or cast bars for other means as shewn
at Fig. 14. In Fig. 15 the dog H is shewn which after being stamped in two
pieces is brazed together and in Fig. 16 the base which may have three four or
more legs K may be stamped out in one piece or each leg may be stamped separately
which would save sinking and waste of metal after which the parts would be brazed
together say at k².
may form parts of the bases of the dogs with metal of a different colour and
braze or otherwise join the parts together and in many cases I pierce or emboss
or do both & flute or reed it in various ways to both strengthen them & improve
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stamp two pair of arched feet out & connect them together
crossways at the top with a centre standard either brazed or having a screw
passing through them from the standard the whole being thus secured together
& in all cases the joints may be made to overlap for extra stength.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. The improvements in fire dogs and in the manufacture of the same in which
the bases are stamped out of a single piece of metal with feet such as a' and a² and
whether pierced or not substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and
shewn upon the drawings.
2nd. The improvements in fire dogs and in the manufacture of the same in which
the dogs or bases are stamped out in two halves afterwards brazed or otherwise
joined together substantially as & for the purpose herein described & shewn.
3rd. The improvements in fire dogs & in the manufacture of the same the sections
or parts stamped out or raised & connected together by drawn tubes or their
equivalents substantially as and for the purpose specified.
4th. The improvements in fire dogs & in the manufacture of the same connecting
two or more supports which are in halves & brazed together as described by
drawn tubes or their equivalents substantially as & for the purpose herein set forth.
& shewn.
5th. The improvements in fire dogs & in the manufacture of the same substantially
as & for the purpose herein set forth & shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 26th day of March 1891.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Kow, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.