IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR RAISING OR ELEVATING CLOTHES LINES OR OTHER CORDS OR CHAINS
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOSEPH STEPHENSON of Kirkstall Road, Leeds in the County of York, Grocer
and Provision dealer do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR RAISING OR ELEVATING CLOTHES LINES
OR OTHER CORDS OR CHAINS" to be as follows:-
According to my invention I employ a long hollow bar having a slot hole running
along almost its entire length. In the hollow of the bar is hung a weight having
a hook attached thereto such hook passing through the slot hole to the front of
the bar. The weight is suspended within the hollow of the bar by means of a cord
or chain which passes over a pulley at the top end of the bar.
Two of the above arrangements are required to complete the apparatus; these
are fixed against opposite walls and to the hooks on the suspended weights are
attached the cords or chains to be elevated. After the cord or chain has been.
hung or supplied with clothes or other articles, the cords to which the weights are
suspended are drawn down, and the clothes line or chain is raised thereby to any
required height, in which position they can be fixed.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
I JOSEPH STEPHENSON of Kirkstall Road, Leeds in the County of York Grocer
and Provision dealer do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MEANS, OR APPARATUS FOR RAISING OR ELEVATING CLOTHES LINES
"
OR OTHER CORDS OR CHAINS and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly discribed and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
According to my invention I employ a long hollow bar having a slot hole running
along almost its entire length. In the hollow of the bar is hung a weight having
a hook attached thereto such hook passing through the slot hole to the front of the
bar. The weight is suspended within the hollow of the bar by means of a cord or
chain which passes over a pulley at the top end of the bar.
Two of the above arrangements are required to complete the apparatus; these,
are fixed against opposite walls and to the hooks on the suspended weights are
attached the cords or chains to be elevated. After the card or chain has been hung
or supplied with clothes or other articles, the cords to which the weights are
suspended are drawn down, and the clothes line or chain is raised thereby to any
required height, in which position they can be fixed.
And in order that my invention may be more clearly understood reference is
given to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and marks thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig 1 is a part front elevation Fig 2 is a transverse section. Fig 3 a sectional
plan. Fig 4 a front elevation Fig 5 shews the application of my improvements.
According to my invention I employ a long bar which is by preference formed of
two wooden pieces a these are held together by the plates which vary in number.
in accordance with the length of the bar. In front of this bar, formed as aforesaid
I secure by screws two plates c which run nearly the full length of the bar.
the space between the two sides of the bar is fitted a weight d so as to slide freely
on the longitudinal plates c and in position as shewn in drawings. To this weight d
is attached a hook 6. The weight d is suspended by means of a cord or chain f
which passes over a pulley g attached to the top end of the bar.
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Two of the above arrangements are required to complete the apparatus these are
fixed against opposite walls by ordinary means as shewn at Fig 5 and to the hook e
on the suspended weights & are attached the cords or chains to be elevated.
After the cord or chain has been hung or supplied with clothes or other articles
the cords f to which the weights d are suspended are drawn down thereby raising
the hooks e with the clothes line or chain attached, to any required height, in
which position they can be fixed by securing the aforesaid rope or
chain f to rings
or other suitable arrangements attached to the walls.
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 :-
The arrangement, construction and application of long bar with its arrangements
for raising or elevating clothes lines or other cords or chains substantially as herein
setforth and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Twentyninth day of December 1884,