IMPROVEMENTS IN DOOR SILL BRASSES AND IN THE METHOD OF SECURING THE SAME
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I SMITH SLATER of 32 Greaves St Oldham in the County of Lancaster Manu-
facturer of weather strips do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN DOOR SILL BRASSES AND IN THE METHOD OF SECURING THE
SAME to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to the brasses or metal plates employed to conceal and
protect the edges of floor coverings at door openings as is well understood.
Previously to my invention these brasses have been riveted or nailed to the floor
covering or have been screwed to the floor or door sill. When so secured they are
difficult to clean and when bent cannot be straightened and also the riveting or
securing of the brasses-renders the surface uneven. To remedy these defects I pro-
vide metal sockets or bolts or fastenings to hold each end of the brass. The brass
can be taken up for cleaning by springing the brass so as to withdraw one end
from the socket or fastening. In one form of fastening a locking stud or button
engages with a slot in the end of the brass and when turned into a locking position
prevents the withdrawal of the brass end.
EDWARD K. DUTTON,
Agent.

page_text: I SMITH SLATER of 32 Greaves Street, Oldham in the County of Lancaster,
Manufacturer of Weather Strips, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN DOOR SILL BRASSES AND IN THE METHOD OF SECURING
THE SAME” and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement and accompanying
drawings:-
My Invention relates to the brasses or metal plates employed to conceal and
protect the edges of floor coverings at door openings as is well understood.
Previously to my Invention these brasses have been riveted or nailed to the floor
covering or have been screwed to the floor or door sill. When so secured they are 1
difficult to clean and when bent cannot be straightened and also the riveting or
securing of the brasses renders the surface uneven. To remedy these defects
I provide metal sockets or bolts or fastenings to hold each end of the brass. The
brass can be taken up for cleaning by springing the brass so as to withdraw one
end from the socket or fastening. In one form of fastening a locking stud or 1
button engages with a slot in the end of the brass and when turned into a locking
position prevents the withdrawal of the brass end.
To make the nature of my Invention clearly understood I will refer to the
accompang sheet of drawings wherein Fig: 1 is a front view and Fig: 2 a plan
view of a door sill brass held in position by means of my improved fittings. In
the said Figs a is the "brass" and b, b' are brass or metal locking plates or
brackets which keep the brass in position The said plates are screwed or securely
fixed to the door posts on each side of the door way and are formed or provided
with studs, bolts or projections which enter slots or recesses in the brass so as to
retain the same in position. In the example the lower ends of these plates are
formed with projecting studs to fit the slots at c, c' in Fig: 2. One of these slots
is curved the corresponding stud being curved to correspond. The intention of this
is to prevent the abstraction of the brass when the door is closed. To apply the
brass the curved slot c is first entered below the plate b with the brass extending
inward at or about at right angles to its fixed position. The end c¹ of the brass is
then brought round into position opposite to the plate b¹ and the brass is sprung in
the manner indicated by the dotted lines a¹ to enable the slot o' to engage with
the stud in the last named plate. The brass being then allowed to assume its
proper form the fixing in position is complete. It will be seen that the brass
cannot be removed without obtaining access to the inside of the doorway. Figs 4
and 5 illustrate a modification. In this example the brass is held by means of flat
sided or elongated studs or bolts & which enter holes c in the brass these holes
having contracted entrances. Each stud d is fitted to swivel in the lower end of
the plate. To secure the brass in position the two studs are turned so that their
heads can pass through the contracted entrances into the holes c when the brass is
sprung into position the heads being afterwards turned so as to lie across the holes
as indicated in Fig: 5 wherein the head of one of the studs is shewn in section. It
will be seen that the brass cannot be removed without turning the studs. In the
example a collar on the stud is provided with holes so that the studs can be turned
by means of a special tool or by any available means and I prefer to guard this
collar on the side which is towards the street so that it cannot be turned excepting
by some person within the house. I do not confine myself to the method of turning
these studs nor to the formation of the studs nor to the forms of the slots so long

page_text: as the brass is held at each end by locking or engaging with the plates or parts b, b¹,
or with parts corresponding thereto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. The improved method of securing door sill brasses so that they can be readily
removed for cleaning or straightening substantially as set forth and indicated
hereinbefore and in and by the accompanying drawings.
2. Securing a door sill brass by means of locking plates, brasses or parts which
are secured to the door posts and which engage with slots or recesses in the ends
of the brass substantially as set forth and indicated.
3. Securing a door sill brass by means of locking studs which engage with slots
in the ends of the brass and are turned into locking position substantially as and
for the purpose set forth and indicated.
Dated this 6th day of December 1984