IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACKETS FOR THE SUPPORT OF RODS OR RAILS AND OTHER ARTICLES."
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Beech of Blakenhall Wolverhampton, Foreman,
in the employment of Messieurs William Lea and Company of the
Bloomsbury Foundry, Wolverhampton aforesaid in the County of Stafford.
for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACKETS FOR THE SUPPORT OF
RODS OR RAILS AND OTHER ARTICLES."
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Beech at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd March 1883.
'
JOSEPH BEECH of Blakenhall, Wolverhampton Foreman in the employment of
Messieurs William Lea and Company of the Bloomsbury Foundry Wolverhampton
aforesaid in the County of Stafford. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACKETS FOR THE
SUPPORT OF RODS OR RAILS AND OTHER ARTICLES.
The object of the invention is that the angle of the supporting surfaces of
brackets employed for the support of rods or rails and other articles may be
readily varied. For this purpose whilst the bracket is by pivot or otherwise
capable of being turned sideways or removed from and replaced in a suitable
socket or holder when required, it is also provided with a curved rack or paul
with several teeth or catches to it to act with a stop by which the angle of the
supporting surface thereof may be varied and retained for the time as required.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Joseph Beech in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 25th August
1883.
JOSEPH BEECH of Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, Foreman in the employment of
Messieurs William Lea and Company of the Bloomsbury Foundry Wolverhampton
aforesaid in the County of Stafford "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACKETS FOR THE
SUPPORT OF RODS OR RAILS AND OTHER ARTICLES
"
The object of the Invention is that the angle of the supporting surfaces of
brackets employed for the support of rods or rails and other articles may be
readily varied. For this purpose whilst the bracket is by pivot or otherwise
capable of being turned sideways or removed from and replaced in a suitable
socket or holder when required, it is also provided with a curved rack or pawl
with several teeth or catches to it to act with a stop by which the angle of the
supporting surface thereof may be varied and retained for the time as required.
But that the Invention may be the better understood I will by the aid of the
accompanying drawings proceed more fully to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 shows one arrangement of parts according to my invention. a is the
bracket which is formed with an arm a¹ to support a series of rods or rails at
varying distances apart as may be required the better to exhibit the articles
supported by such rods or rails, and a³ is the pivot on which the bracket a is
capable of turning sideways whilst it will be seen that the arm a' of the bracket a
is capable of turning on a pivot c by which the angle of elevation or inclination
of the part a¹ may be varied and there is also provided a curved rack d capable
of turning on the stud d and provided with teeth d. These teeth are capable of
hooking into the part a³ of the bracket so as to retain the arm a¹ at the angle
desired.
Figure 2 shews a slight modification of parts which I have marked with
corresponding letters of reference.
In Figure 3 the rack d is provided with holes to receive a stop piece e and in
Figure 4 the ratchet d is applied to the axial end of the arm a¹ and there is a
ratchet lever f to hold on to these teeth to retain the arm a¹ at the angle desired.
It will however be readily understood that other variations in the arrangement
of the respective parts may be readily made to obtain corresponding results.
Having thus described my Invention and means which I adopt in carrying the
Bame into effect I would have it understood that what I claim is the arranging or
combining parts in relation to brackets for the support of rods or rails and other
articles by which the angle of such brackets may be varied substantially as shown
and described.
In witness whereof I the said Joseph Beech have hereunto set my hand and
seal this Twenty third day of August One thousand eight hundred and 'eighty
three.