Improvements in the Construction of Fenders, Ashes-pans, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 10th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Fenders, Ashes-pans, and
the like.
I, ALFRED WARBURTON WOODHEAD, of Vaughan Street Works, Bradford, in
the County of York, Fender and Fire Iron Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of fenders,
ashes pans and the like, in such a manner that the stays now used for connecting the
front plate and top bar may be dispensed with, thereby reducing the cost of
production and enabling the front plates and top bars to be more conveniently
packed for carriage and export than when constructed in the ordinary manner;
also to so attach the top bar and front plate that the latter is considerably
strengthened.
I accomplish my object in the following inanner: The front plate of the fender or
the like may be formed with a base mould or plinth as hitherto, but what is termed
the top bar, I form from a metal plate by stamping, drawing, or rolling the same to
any desirable design of mould or configuration, having one or more curved edges to
the front and a straight portion or flange to project towards the base of the fender
or the like; to which flange the front plate is secured by rivets or screws, thus
strengthening the front plate to such an extent that the ordinary stays are not
required, thereby enabling fenders and such like to be constructed in a less costly
manner, and at the same time giving greater strength to the front plate.
Dated this 29th day of June 1889.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Fenders, Ashes-pans, and
the like.
I, ALFRED WARBURTON WOODHEAD, of Vaughan Street Works, Bradford, in
the County of York, Fender, Fire Iron and Hardware Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
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This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of fenders,
ashes pans and similar articles in such a manner that, the stays now employed for
connecting the front plate and top bar may be dispensed with, thereby reducing the
cost of production; also so to construct the top bars, that when secured to the front
plate, the latter is more rigid and the top bar less liable to damage than when
constructed in the ordinary way.
In describing my invention more in detail reference is made to the accompanying
drawings in which Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are cross sections through fenders made according
to my improvement, the front plate in all the Figs. being indicated at A. and may
be formed with a base mould or plinth as shown hereto, but what is known as the
top bar shown at B. in each figure, I form by stamping, rolling or drawing the same
to any desirable design of mould or configuration, by preference having one or more
curved edges to the front with a flange projecting in the direction of the base of the
fender or the like. The top bar B. is secured to the front plate A. by means of
rivets or screws as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 at C, by this means the front plate is
strengthened to such an extent, that the ordinary stays now required and adopted

page_text: for supporting the front plate and attaching the top bar thereto are unnecessary, the
latter frequently getting damaged by being knocked in transit and consequently
became loose when attached in the ordinary manner.
My improved method enables fenders and similar articles to be constructed in a
less costly manner and at the same time, giving greater strength to the front plate,
combined with greater rigidity for carriage and export.
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: :-
The construction of fenders and the like having the top bars so formed and
attached to the front plates that the ordinary stays now used for securing the top
bars are dispensed with, all being arranged substantially in the manner shown and
described.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.