A Telescope Ladder for Domestic and other Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Telescope Ladder for Domestic and other Purposes.
JOHN KELLY Pyrmont House, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, London, N.
Middlesex Cabinet Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
A telescope ladder, designed to take the place of the cumbrous ladders, now in use
being two distinct ladders, of equal length, one drawing up out of the other, by
pulling a cord at the side of the ladder, both ends of such cord being attached to the
inner, or sliding ladder, which is drawn out to its full extent, with perfect ease, in-a
few seconds of time, it can be adjusted to any height, & stopped at every tread, or
nine inches, in ascending or descending, by means of a light strong lever bracket.
fixed to the lower ladder, this lever is raised by the ascending ladder, & drops down
under each tread, becoming locked by the sliding ladder decending & resting on it,
this lever is raised & the sliding ladder released, by a simple sliding rod running
down the side of the lower ladder, like the cord for raising, to within the convenient
reach of the person working the ladder, the raising cord runs through pullies near the
top & bottom of the lower ladder, the steps, or treads, are flat, & placed edgwise, near
the face of each ladder, thus, being close behind each other, no inconvenience is felt
when in stien

page_text: JOHN KELLY Pyrmont House Winchmore Hill Middlesex Cabinet Maker I 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
Fig. 1 front view, Fig. 2 left side view, Fig. 3 back view, Fig. 4 right side view
(all partly extended).
Two ladders combined, one within the other, A, the main ladder, B, the inner, or
sliding ladder, which is raised or lowered by means of a cord, C, at the side, the said
cord, C, runs down the outside of the main ladder, A, passing through pullies near
the top & bottom, to the inner iadder, B, to which the cord is secured near the
bottom, both ends of the cord being fastened at the same spot, upon pulling this cord,
the ladders being errect, the inner ladder will extend telescope fashion, each tread
raising a lever, D, which lever drops down immediately on the tread having passed it,
& thereby secures the rising ladder at the length required, each tread, in its turn,
resting on this lever, the lever drops, & rests upon brackets, H, fixed to the bracket
rail, E. To lower the ladder, B, it is necessary to raise it slightly by means of the
cord, (, to release the lever, which is then raised by pushing up the wire rod, F,
which runs down the side of the outer or main ladder, A, & is attached to the lever arm,
the extending ladder, B, will then drop into its place, within the main ladder, A.
The two ladders are secured together, by means of the cross rails, G, & the bracket
rail, E, which are all fastened to the outer or main ladder, A, angle pieces, K, secure
the lever D.
Three, or more, ladders may be used in this invention..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The two ladders occupy the space of one only.
2. The ready means of working by the cord.
3. The simple bracket lever, by which the ladder is secured at any required
length.

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1886
Complete Left, 30th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 16th Aug., 1887
JOHN KELLY Pyrmont House, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, London, N.
Middlesex Cabinet Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A telescope ladder, designed to take the place of the cumbrous ladders, now in use,
being two distinct ladders, of equal length, one drawing up out of the other, by
pulling a cord at the side of the ladder, both ends of such cord being attached to the
inner, or sliding ladder, which is drawn out to its full extent, with perfect ease, in a
few seconds of time, it can be adjusted to any height, & stopped at every tread, or
nine inches, in ascending or descending, by means of a light strong lever bracket,
fixed to the lower ladder, this lever is raised by the ascending ladder, & drops down
under each tread, becoming locked by the sliding ladder decending & resting on it,
this lever is raised & the sliding ladder released, by a simple sliding rod running
down the side of the lower ladder, like the cord for raising, to within the convenient
reach of the person working the ladder, the raising cord runs through pullies near the
top & bottom of the lower ladder, the steps, or treads, are flat, & placed edgwise, near
the face of each ladder, thus, being close behind each other, no inconvenience is felt
when in nee

page_text: A Telescope Ladder for Domestic and other Purposes.
JOHN KELLY Pyrmont House Winchmore Hill Middlesex Cabinet Maker I 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:-
Fig. 1 front view, Fig. 2 left side view, Fig. 3 back view, Fig. 4 right side view
(all partly extended).
Two ladders combined, one within the other, A, the main ladder, B, the inner, or
sliding ladder, which is raised or lowered by means of a cord, C, at the side, the said
cord, C, runs down the outside of the main ladder, A, passing through pullies near
the top & bottom, to the inner ladder, B, to which the cord is secured near the
bottom, both ends of the cord being fastened at the same spot, upon pulling this cord,
the ladders being errect, the inner ladder will extend telescope fashion, each tread
raising a lever, B, which lever drops down immediately on the tread having passed it,
& thereby secures the rising ladder at the length required, each tread, in its turn,
resting on this lever, the lever drops, & rests upon brackets, H, fixed to the bracket
rail, E. To lower the ladder, B, it is necessary to raise it slightly by means of the
cord, C, to release the lever, which is then raised by pushing up the wire rod, F,
which runs down the side of the outer or main ladder, A, & is attached to the lever arm,
the extending ladder, B, will then drop into its place, within the main ladder, A.
The two ladders are secured together, by means of the cross rails, G, & the bracket
rail, E, which are all fastened to the outer or main ladder, A, angle pieces, K, secure
the lever D.
Three, or more, ladders may be used in this invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I 2
claim is :-
1. The two ladders occupy the space of one only.
2. The ready means of working by the cord.
3. The simple bracket lever, by which the ladder is secured at any required
length.
Dated this 30th day of June 1887