Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Glazing Roofs and Skylights.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 12th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Glazing Roofs and
Skylights.
We GEORGE MARTIN Zinc Worker 164 High Street Smethwick Staffordshire
THOMAS LITTLEHALES, Draper "Oakhurst" Holly Road, Handsworth, Stafford-
shire and JOSEPH LOCKETT of 41 Willow Road Balsall Heath Birmingham
Warwickshire Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Improvement in the Mode of and Means for Glazing Roofs & Skylights. Our
invention has for its object improvements in the mode of & means for effectively
glazing roofs & skylights which we accomplish in a cheap & simple manner, so as
to be thoroughly waterproof & with means for collecting condensed moisture. In
carrying our invention into effect we provide iron bars of anchor shaped cross
section which we fix to the purlins and other means for carrying them along the
length of our bar we place a cap over so as to form bracket for glass with
condensation channel attached: we place our glass on the bracket or flange of cap,
which makes a safe bed for it: after our glass is in position we place an outer
metal cap which we secure by drilling a hole through the cap and bar by which we
rivit a clip which is turned down, we then solder a clip on the inside of our top cap,
so by the one against the other it makes the glass secure.
Dated this 29th day of June 1893.
GEORGE MARTIN.
THOMAS LITTLEHALES.
JOSEPH LOCKETT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Glazing Roofs and
Skylights.
We, GEORGE MARTIN, Zinc Worker, 164 High Street, Smethwick, Staffordshire,
THOMAS LITTLEHALES, Draper, "Oakhurst," Holly Road, Handsworth, Stafford-
shire, and JOSEPH LOCKETT of No. 41 Willow Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham,
Warwickshire, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention comprised in the following Specification relates to "Improvements
in the Mode of and Means for Glazing Roofs and Skylights," and consists
substantially in the construction and combination of parts forming bars or supports
for receiving the glass, and also provided with a channel to carry off the moisture
arising from condensation, the said bars being watertight.
This we effect in a more simple and efficacious manner than hitherto.
And in order that this our said invention may be more particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in
which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an end view in elevation of the component parts of our invention,
forming bars, and shewing the mode of affixing the glass thereto for glazing roofs
and skylights.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of same.
Fig. 3 is the "stop plate" removed from the end of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is the pin employed for securing Fig. 3 to Fig. 1.
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a is the metallic bar as shewn at Fig. 1, b is an inner metallic cap, constructed so
as to form a bracket, with slating c, which supports the glass d, and is continuous
with the shape of the bar a, and is provided with the channels to carry off
moisture arising from condensation, when the glass d, is placed upon the slating, the
outer metallic cap f is arranged over b, which finds its bearing thereon, and secures
the same, and gives a presentable appearance. The outer cap f is provided with
clip pins "g, of a required number, and distance from each other (upon its inner
surface). The inner cap bis provided with the hole h, while the edge of b, is
bulged at i, correspondingly to engage with the clip pins g, the mode of engaging
is by sliding the outer cap from the end, both the caps b and fare equal in length
with the bar a.
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When so arranged the stop plate which has projections m, m, this is placed upon a,
so that the holes n, n, coincide with the hole o in a, the pin as Fig. 4 is then passed
through and secured thereby.
We do not limit ourselves to the precise details or to the form or configuration of
parts, as shewn on the drawings as we may modify the same, without departing
essentially from our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. The construction of a bar for receiving an inner cap with bracket, channels,
and an outer cap, both said caps being fastened together, the "
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
stop plate,"
2nd. The general construction and combination of parts the whole forming
"Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Glazing Roofs and Skylights
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 6th April 1894.
THOS. KENDRICK,
3, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent.