Improvements in Brackets for Supporting Rain Water Gutters, Cornice Poles, and Shelves, and for like purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Aug., 1895"
Complete Specification Left, 15th May, 1896-Accepted, 27th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brackets for Supporting Rain Water Gutters,
Cornice Poles, and Shelves, and for like purposes.
I, CHARLES JOSIAH SHAW, of 153 Bristol Road, in the City of Birmingham,
Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in brackets for supporting rain water
gutters, cornice poles, and shelves, and for other like purposes, iny object being to
produce such brackets from one or more parts, without riveting the arms or stays.
on to the back part of such brackets, and to provide means whereby a bracket may
be conveniently adjusted to suit the particular size, shape, or projection of the
article to be supported.
In the application of my invention. to the construction of a bracket from one
piece or strip of mild steel wrought iron, or other metal, I cut a strip of a sufficient.
length to form the back carrier or arm, and the stay of the bracket, where required,...
and after drilling the necessary holes for the admission of the ordinary wood or.
other screws or nails, I bend the strip to the required form, either from one or both..
ends, and thus produce a complete bracket, without riveting or like jointing,
operations.
To adapt the bracket for supporting a rain water gutter, a cornice pole, or
other similar article, I preferably bend the outer portion of the strip which forms
the carrier or arm of the bracket, to a cup of semi-circular or other shape, in order
to form a secure seating or support; or I sometimes form such a cup or seating.
from a separate piece of metal, and secure the same to the carrier or arm.
To provide means whereby the cup or seating portion of a bracket, whether
made from wrought or cast metal, may be readily adjusted to suit the size, shape,..
or projection of the article to be supported, I form a groove or slot, or a number:
of holes in the carrier or arm, and secure the cup or seating part to the same by a
bolt and nut, or other convenient means of attachment.
I sometimes rivet the cup or seating, when made from a separate piece of metal,
to the upper part of the back, as well as to the carrier or arm, or I employ a small
circular or other metal rod, or screw, rivetted or otherwise secured to the upper
part of the back, and passing through one or both sides of the cup or seating.
I thus dispense with the necessity of a stay or support underneath the arm or
carrier, and readily secure a rain water gutter or other article to the bracket, and
also the cup or seating to the arm or carrier when required to project.
I do not limit the application of my invention to any one shape or design of
bracket, but employ varying configurations to suit the particular purpose for which,
the bracket is required...
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Jul 1
1005
..: MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Brackets for Supporting Rain Water Gutters,
Cornice Poles, and Shelves, and for like purposes.
I, CHARLES JOSIAH SHAW, of 153, Bristol Road, in the City of Birmingham,
Commercial Traveller, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in brackets for supporting rain water
gutters, and for other like purposes, my objects being to readily produce strong and
rigid brackets and to adopt the same to suit the particular size, shape, or projection
of the article to be supported.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to,
Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Figure 2 an end elevation representing one form
of my improved brackets.
Figures 3 to 10 inclusive represent four modified forms of brackets, the odd
numbered figures being side elevations and the even numbered figures end elevations
of the brackets.
In the application of my invention to the construction of a bracket from one
piece or strip of mild steel wrought iron, or other metal, I cut a strip of a sufficient
length to form the back A, the carrier or arm B, and also the seating or cup C as
shown at Figures 1 and 2. After drilling the necessary holes for the admission of
the ordinary wood or other screws or nails, I bend the strip at A¹ and carry it out
the requisite distance at right angles with the back A to form the carrier B, and
then bend the outer portion or end of the carrier B to the necessary shape to form
the cup or seating C. I also bend the top of the back A into the form of a hook
such as D.
In the construction of a bracket such as shown at Figures 3 and 4 from more
than one piece of material I cut a strip of sufficient length to form the back A, the
arm B and also the stay or support E bending it at A¹ and at A' as illustrated.
I then attach a separate cup or seating C of the required shape for the reception of
the article to be supported, and having a hooked end D.
I sometimes bend the strip from A only as shown at Figures and 6 to form
the arm B in conjunction with the back A. I then rivet or secure the separate
cup or seating C to the upper part of the back A as well as to the arm B. I thus
construct a firm and secure bracket without a stay or support beneath the arm or
carrier.
By the provision of a hooked end or retaining piece such as D the rain-water
gutter is prevented from accidental detachment from the cup or seating, but it can
be readily withdrawn if required without damage to the bracket.
Instead of bending the strip from A¹ as shown at Figures 5 and 6 I sometimes
bend it from A' as at Figures 7 and 8.
In the form of bracket shown at Figures 9 and 10 I employ a distance piece
consisting of a screw or a rod such as F between the back A and the cup or
seating C, the length of the rod being adjusted to suit the projection of the article
to be supported.
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:-
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1. The construction of a bracket from one piece of metal without rivetted or
jointed connections substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and

page_text: 2. The combination in a bracket of a metal strip bent to form a carrier or arm
such as B and a stay E in conjunction with the back A, with a separate strip C
forming
a cup or seating, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. In gutter brackets the provision of a hooked end or retaining piece for
preventing the accidental detachment of the gutter substantially as herein before
described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. The construction of gutter brackets such as shown at Figures 5 and 6 and
Figures 7 and 8, having their cups or seatings rivetted or attached to the back A
and the arm or carrier B, the parts A and B being formed from one strip of metal,
substantially as hereinbefore described..
5. The construction of a gutter bracket consisting of the back A and the arm or
carrier B formed from one strip of metal, in combination with the cup or seating C
and the distance piece F, substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated
at Figures 9 and 10.of the accompanying drawings.
Dated thin 14th 1.
1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.