Improvements in Portable Structures for the Storage of Grain and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 21st June, 1895-Accepted, 27th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Structures for the Storage of Grain and
the like.
I ROBERT ALFRED WILKINSON of Broadway Chambers Westminster in
the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in portable structures for the
storage of grain and the like. Much product is lost annually in certain grain
producing countries owing to the inadequate provision made for storage etc. both at
the wayside railway depots and on the farms etc. in the open country. Permanent
buildings are not favoured insomuch as the size of the crop varies during different
seasons and the cost of transport of the materials and their erection would be
great.
My invention does away with the necessity of a permanent structure while it yet
allows of easy transport and erection by comparatively unskilled labour (the
principle parts being interchangeable) and has a further and great advantage in the
fact that it successfully resists the severe storms to which a number of the large
grain producing countries are subject.
In order that my invention may be better understood and more readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed in which :-
Figure 1 shows an elevation in cross section of a general type of my portable
shed.
Figure 2 gives a general side view of the same complete.
In Figure 1. A. B. C. D. E and F are the sections composing each principal; it
will be seen that the sections are identical with each other and therefore inter-
changeable. They are preferably bolted together as shown and are constructed of
wrought iron or steel and braced diagonally F.
Supporting the corrugated iron or other roofing which completes the exterior of
the building are longitudinal bearers and perlins G bolted to the principals. The
sections A and C are bolted to suitable foundation plates such as H, H. Mis a
corrugated ridge bent to the required shape and forming a water tight angle piece
over the two ends of the two adjacent sections at the top of the shed.
It is understood that although I have described my improved portable shed with
reference to the storage of grain yet it may be adapted for any other purpose
whatsoever.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1894.
improvements in Portable Structures 1or the Storage of Grain апа
the like.
1 ROBERT ALFRED WILKINSON of 5 Jermyn Street in the City of Westminster
late of Broadway Chambers Westminster in the County of Middlesex, Civil
> Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
[Price 8d.]

page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
This invention has reference to improvements in portable structures for the
storage of grain and the like. Much product is lost annually in certain grain
producing countries owing to the inadequate provision made for storage etc. both at
the wayside railway depots and on the farms etc. in the open country. Permanent
buildings are not favoured insomuch as the size of the crop varies during different
seasons and the cost of transport of the materials and their erection would be
great.
My invention does away with the necessity of a permanent structure while it yet
allows of easy transport and erection by comparatively unskilled labour (the
principal parts being interchangeable) and has a further and great advantage in the
fact that it successfully resists the severe storms to which a number of the large
grain producing countries are subject.
In order that my invention may be better understood and more readily carried
into effect 1 will proceed to describe the drawings filed with my Provisional
Specification in which
Figure 1. shows an elevation in cross section of a general type of my portable
shed.
Figure 2. gives a general side view of the same complete.
In Figure 1. A. B. C. D. E. and F are the sections composing each principal; it
will be seen that the sections are identical with each other and therefore inter-
changeable. They are preferably bolted together as shewn and are constructed of
wrought iron or steel and braced diagonally F.
Supporting the corrugated iron or other roofing which completes the exterior of
the building are longitudinal bearers and perlins G bolted to the principals. The
sections A and C are bolted to suitable foundation plates such as H.H: M is a
corrugated iron ridge bent to the required shape and forming a water tight angle
piece over the two ends of the two adjacent sections at the top of the shed.
It is understood that although I have described my improved portable shed with
reference to the storage of grain yet it may be adapted for any other purpose
whatsoever.
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 :-
1. Portable sheds for the storage of grain or other produce with the parts made
interchangeable constructed substantially as described and as illustrated on the
said drawings but variable as to number of parts or form as a larger or smaller
building is required.
2. Portable sheds for the storage of grain or other produce with the principals
constructed so that all the rods are dispensed with and all cast iron work and pieces
liable to distortion in moving from place to place also.
3. Portable sheds for the storage of grain or other purposes with the foundations
made of sleepers of iron or steel or timber thus dispensing with permanent brick
or concrete foundations.
Dated this 18th day of June 1905
R. A. WILKINSON.