An Improvement in or connected with Foot Plates.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 21st Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or connected with Foot Plates.
I, JULIUS STEIN, of 1 Breite Strasse, Steglitz, Prussia, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the treading surfaces of foot plates.,
applicable for use upon ships, locomotives, staircases, and other places.
Hitherto the corrugated or roughened sheets of rolled or wrought metal, in use
upon ships, locomotives, staircases, and other places, have had the treading surface
of such a nature that the projections thereon form continuous ribs; such sheets
have the inconvenience that water or other liquid falling on them cannot flow off
with facility, because the projecting ribs are separated by depressions from which
the water cannot escape; and in frosty weather, the water freezes in the depressions,.
which become filled with ice, and the purpose of the corrugations or roughening is
nullified.
Now according to my invention, this defect is obviated, the rolled sheet of
wrought iron or steel being provided with bosses or projections separated from
each other. The bosses or projections can be of any desired form, only they must-
not touch each other, so that the flow of water or other liquid between them.
remains unimpeded; the underneath side of the sheet being flat or smooth.
Dated this 16th day of June 1893.
BREWER & SON,
Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or connected with Foot Plates.
I, JULIUS STEIN of 1^ Breite Strasse, Steglitz, Prussia, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in the treading surfaces of foot plates.
applicable for use upon ships, locomotives, staircases, and other places.
Hitherto the corrugated or roughened sheets of rolled or wrought metal, in
use upon ships, locomotives, staircases, and other places, bave had the treading
surface of such a nature that the projections thereon forin continuous ribs; such
sheets have the inconvenience that water or other liquid falling on them cannot
flow off with facility, because the projecting ribs are separated by depressions
from which the water cannot escape; and in frosty weather the water freezes in
the depressions, which become filled with ice, and the purpose of the corrugations
or roughening is nullified.
Now according to my invention, this defect is obviated, the rolled sheet of
wrought iron or steel being provided with bosses or projections separated from
each other. My invention will be readily understood by reference to the accom-
panying drawing showing an example of a plate constructed according to my said
invention, Fig. 1 being a plan view and Fig. 2 a vertical section of same.

page_text: The bosses or projections a Figs. 1 and 2 can be of any desired form, only they
must not touch each other, so that the flow of water or other liquid between
them remains unimpeded; the underneath side of the sheet being flat or smooth.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim as my Improvement in or connected with Foot Plates is as follows:-
A rolled sheet of wrought iron or steel formed upon one side with bosses or
projections of any desired configuration, the said bosses or projections being
separated from each other, whereby the flow of water or other liquid between
same is unimpeded, the said plate or sheet being plain or flat upon the obverse
side, substantially as described and illustrated with reference to the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 12th day of March 1894.