Improvements in Forming the Corners of Fenders, Stands, Frames, and other Articles of like Manufacture Produced from Metallic Mouldings.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application. 31st Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 31st May, 1889-Accepted, 3rd Aug, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Forming the Corners of Fenders, Stands, Frames,
and other Articles of like Manufacture Produced from Metallic
Mouldings.
1 EDGAR AUGUSTUS JOSEPH HOOPER of Hospital Street Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the corners, or corner parts of fenders, stands, frames, and
other angular and rectangular shaped articles of like manufacture, produced from
drawn metallic mouldings or beadings.
Hereto-fore the corners of the said articles, have been made by mitreing and brazing
or soldering the adjacent ends of the sides or parts of an article, which are to come
together. This process of mitreing and joining up; is most wastefull and expensive,
inasmuch as a very large amount of metal has to be cut away in getting the required
slant of mitre.
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In carrying out my invention in the production of a fender, I take a moulding of
the section required, and of a longth sufficient to form both front and ends, when the
end parts are turned at right angles to the front part. This length of moulding, is
then subdivided at two points, where the corners are to come, and which subdivision
comes up to the vertical wall, or rear support, which forms the back to the moulding,
and constitutes a connecting web, which is subsequently bent with the ends at right
angles to the front part; that is to say, the subdivided outer parts of the moulding,
which are to form the ends to the fender, are turned at right angles to the front part,
so as to open out, and leave an angular gap between the hereto-fore adjacent edges of
the sub-divided parts.
The web which connects the front to the sides, is simply bent at an angle, which is
retained in its bent position, by an angular stay, placed within the moulding, preferably
at the upper part, and which stay may be provided with a raised square upon its top
side, at the junction of the one side with the other, so as to make the exposed part of
the stay flush with the top of the moulding.
The gap, formed by the opening out of the metal, on the bending of the ends from
the front, is covered by a corner, cap, or ornament, with an angular hook like
formation, depending from the rear, which takes within the angle at the back of the
moulding, thus converting as it were, the corner into a clip, which is secured in
position, by a pin passing through its crown or middle, and through the stay.
The securing pin may screw into both corner and stay, or be affixed by a nut, or its
equivalent, on the underside of the said stay.
The caps may constitute feet, as well as corners, and when so shaped, their lower
edges, come a little below the front and sides of the moulding.
The stay and corner may if necessary be made all in one piece.
In making an enclosed frame, I proceed in the same manner as the making of
a fender, other than in making three or more cuts, according to the shape and
article to be made; and further the application of this invention to other articles
of a like manufacture, which are principally made from hollow mouldings or
beadings, differs in no essential respect from its application as herein described.
Dated this Twenty-ninth day of August 1988
EDGAR AUGUSTUS JOSEPH HOOPER.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in Forming the Corners of Fenders, Stands, Frames,
and other Articles of like Manufacture Produced from Metallic
Mouldings.
I, EDGAR AUGUSTUS JOSEPH HOOPER of Hospital Street, Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, 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 :-
This invention relates to the corners, or corner parts of fenders, stands frames and
other angular and rectangular shaped articles of like manufacture, produced from
drawn metallic mouldings or headings.
Heretofore, the corners of the said articles have been made by mitreing, and brazing
or soldering the adjacent ends of the sides or parts of an article, which are to come
together. This process of mitreing and joining up is most wasteful and expensive,
inasmuch as a very large amount of metal has to be cut away in getting the required
slant of mitre.
in carrying out my invention in the production of a fender, I take a moulding of
the section required, and of a length sufficient to form both front and ends, when
the end parts are turned at right angles to the front part. This length of moulding
is then subdivided at two points where the corners are to coine, and which sub-
division comes up to the vertical wall, or rear support, which forms the back to
the moulding, and constitutes a connecting web, which is subsequently bent with
the ends at right angles to the front part; that is to say, the sub-divided outer
parts of the moulding, which are to form the ends to the fender, are turned at
right angles to the front part, so as to open out and leave an angular gap between
the heretofore adjacent edges of the subdivided parts.
The web which connects the front to the sides, is simply bent at an angle, which is
retained in its bent position, by an angular stay, placed within the moulding, preferably
at the upper part, and which stay may be provided with a raised square upon its top
side, at the junction of the one side with the other, so as to make the exposed part of
the stay flush with the top of the moulding.
The gap, formed by the opening out of the metal on the bending of the ends
from the front, is covered by a corner, cap, or ornament; with an angular hook
like formation, depending from the rear, which takes within the angle at the back
of the moulding, thus converting as it were, the corner into a clip, which is secured
in position, by a pin passing through its crown or middle, and through the stay.
The securing pin may screw into both corner and stay, or be affixed by a nut or its
equivalent, on the underside of the said stay.
The caps may constitute feet as well as corners, and when so shaped, their lower
edges come a little below the front and sides of the moulding:
The stay and corner may if necessary be made all in one piece.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents in front elevation, a fender,
with its corners made according to my invention. Figure 2, represents a plan of
the same, with one of the corner caps or mounts. removed, in order to show the
angular gap made between the opened out parts of the moulding, which constitute
the front side of the fender and ends. It also exhibits the fitted stay, and the
position which the mount or cap takes, when secured in position, as shown at the
right hand side.
Figure 3 represents a top side plan of a full sized corner. Figure 4 represents
the same, partly in section, and partly in elevation, and which sectional part is
taken upon the dotted lines A B figure 3-Figure 5 represents a plan of the corner
with stay, and without the mount or cap. Figure 6 represents a transverse section
on the dotted lines CD figure 5, while figure 7 shows an elevation of the inside of the
angle of the corner, thus exhibiting the depending tongue, which makes the mount or
cap act as a clip.

page_text: Figure 8 shows an open bottomed moulding, transversely slitted or saw-cut up to
its back web, by which alone, the front side and ends of the moulding of the fender
are united together, prior to being fitted with the mount, stay and other auxiliary
parts.
Figure 9 is a section of the said open-bottomed and hollow moulding-Figure 10
shows figure 8 opened out, or bent at right angles-Figure 11 is a front elevation of
figure 10, and figures 12 and 13 are plan and edge views of the loose stay.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
a is the front of a fender, and a' are its ends, made from a single piece of hollow
moulding, (open bottomed) and united together by the unsevered back or web a³.
The inside top or crown of the moulding, is formed into a square channel or seat a',
wherein the branches of a loosely fitting angle stay b, take, and is therein secured
in position, by a screw or other pin c, passing both through the eye of the said stay,
and the eye d² of a corner mount, cap, or other covering d, which covers up, or encloses
the angular space or gap made between the opened out corner en is of the mounting.
This said mount or cap has foet or extensions d³, which elevate the underside of the
moulding or fender proper, from the ground; and further, the said mount or cap
which has a like inside cross section to that of the outside cross section of the
moulding, has a rearwardly depending tongue or clip dª, which embraces the inside
hack of the moulding, at the junction of the front with an end.
с
The bolt c takes and screws into the neck of the rail knob e, wherein the ends of
the rails take.
The stay middle part is thickened or bossed at 64, so that its top surface shall lie
flush with the top of the moulding, and allow the foot of the knob, terminal or rail
to take a dead level.
In making a fender, a desired length of moulding is taken, and transversely slit
or subdivided at two points, as is shown in figure 8, then turn the end parts at
right angles to the front side part, and when in this position, they are united together,
by the metal of the back, and is there retained in set positions, by the introduction of
the branches of the stays into the underside hollows a; this done, the mounts or
caps d are then slipped over the open corners, and there affixed rigidly together by a
screw pin, stud, rivet or its equivalent, as represented in figure 4.
I wish it to be understood that the shape of the stay is not dependent upon the
section of the moulding, and that although I have represented a loose stay, fitted
to the upper part of it, yet the said stay may be fitted (and if necessary soldered)
to the lower part.
In making an enclosed frame, I proceed in the same manner as the making of a
fender, other than in making three or more cuts according to the shape of the frame
or article to be made; and further, the application of this invention to other articles
of a like manufacture, which are principally made from hollow mouldings or beadings,
differs in no essential respect from its application as herein described.
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
First. Making fenders, fender framings or fender bases, from single lengths of
hollow mouldings, tubings or the like, by sub-dividing, slitting or gapping the said
lengths, at points where the junctions of the fronts with the return ends come,
and then bending the said ends at an angle, or at right angles to the fronts as
aforesaid, whereby the said fronts and ends are connected solid, or by back webs,
and mitreing thereby dispensed with, substantially as set forth.
Secondly. Making the corners of hollow mouldings, tubings or the like, for fenders,
fender bases or the like, open-jointed and web-connected, as set forth.
Thirdly. Making enclosed, or semi-enclosed angular frames or bases, from hollow
mouldings, tubings or the like, subdivided at the points where the corners come, and
are there bent into return ends or sides, substantially as set forth.

page_text: Fourthly Covering the corners, or the open corners of mouldings, constituting
fenders or their bases, by clip corner mounts or caps, as set forth.
Fifthly Staying the parts of open-bottomed mouldings or the like, constituting
fenders, their bases, or other semi or fully enclosed frames, by a flat and loosely fitted
angle piece, with a pin hole through its middle, as described and set forth.
Lastly. Constructing, fitting and connecting together, the corners of fenders and
other semi-enclosed, or fully enclosed frames by means as described and set forth in
figures 3 and 4.
ليم
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EDGAR AUGUSTUS JOSEPH HOOPER.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.