Improvements in Covers or Roofs for Corn and other Ricks or Stacks.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 30th May, 1890-Accepted, 5th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Covers or Roofs for Corn and other Ricks
or Stacks.
I, THOMAS GIBSON BARLOW-MASSICKS, of Imeson Terrace, Middlesborough, in the
County of York, Iron Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce covers or roofs for ricks or stacks of
corn and other produce, which are very simple in construction, effective in action,
and easily put together and applied when required.
The invention is applicable to stacks of any shape, as however applied to a round
stack I provide a round collar for the top of the stack and this collar may be held
in its place by a spike from its centre running into the stack, or may be fixed on a
pillar running through the stack and fixed in the ground; on the collar there are
arranged vertically a series of rods or pegs, the number varying according to the
size of stack to be covered, but I have found twelve of such pegs a convenient
number; over each peg or rod I slip or apply a metal sheet preferably made of
galvanized iron and these metal sheets should be of triangular shape (when of
course the stack is round, or of circular shape) so that when the twelve pegs are
provided with sheets and the sheets are pressed together the whole of the top of the
rick is covered There should be a loop near the base or lower end of each plato
through which a strong wire is rove which wire on being tightened up, assisted by
a ratchet and pawl arrangement if necessary, holds all the plates securely in
position.
A dome, made say of cast iron, is placed on an upper spike, rod, or bolt, of the
collar centrally, and resting on the pegs surrounding the collar, (and if placed on a
bolt is fixed down by a nut,) the structure is secure and complete.
When the central column is employed this stack cover may be used as a permanent
cover, the shape of which may vary whether that be round, oval, oblong, square, or
other form.
THOS. G. BARLOW-MASSICKS.
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Covers or Roofs for Corn and other Ricks
or Stacks.
I, THOMAS GIBSON BARLOW-MASSICKS of Imeson Terrace, Middlesborough, in the
County of York Iron Merchant, 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
The object of my invention is to produce covers or roofs for ricks or stacks of corn
and other produce, which are very simple in construction, effective in use and easily
put together and applied when required.
The invention is applicable to stacks of any shape and will be readily understood
by reference to the accompanying drawings wherein by way of example I have shewn
at Figure 1 a cover or roof constructed according to my invention applied to a circular
stack, Figures 2 to 6 illustrating various constructive details.
Figure is a vertical sectional elevation particularly shewing the collar I employ
for securing the sheets which form the roof covering.

page_text: Figure 3 is a plan of the collar detached.
Figure 4 shews in plan a portion of one of the covering sheets.
Figure 5 is a vertical section shewing a modified form of collar and Figure 6 shews
the end portion of a covering sheet having a slotted hole therein.
According to my invention I provide a collar A which is to be placed at the top of
the stack and this collar may be held in its place by a spike C from its centre running
into the stack or may be fixed on a pillar D as is shewn at Figure 5 running
through the stack B and fixed in the ground.
On the collar A there are arranged vertically a series of pins or pegs E, the number
varying according to the size of stack to be covered, but I have found twelve of such
pegs or their equivalents a convenient number; over each peg or pin E I slip or
apply a metal sheet F preferably made of galvanized iron and these metal sheets F
should be of triangular shape and as shewn at Figure 4 (when of course the stack is
round or of circular shape) so that when the twelve pegs E are provided with
sheets and the sheets are pressed together, the whole of the top of the rick is
covered. Holes F' are formed in the sheets F to take over the pegs E and when the
pegs are formed with heads as at Figure 5 the holes may be formed of slotted or
keyhole form as shewn at Figure 6.
There should be a loop F2 near the base or lower end of each plate F through
which a strong wire or cord G is rove which wire on being tightened up, assisted by
a ratchet and pawl arrangement if necessary holds all the plates securely in
position.
A dome H made say of cast iron is placed on an upper spike, rod, or bolt of the
collar A centrally and resting on the pegs surrounding the collar, and if placed on
a bolt the dome II is held down by a nut and the structure is secure and
complete.
When the central column D is employed as at Figure 5 this stack cover may be
used as a permanent cover the shape of which may vary whether that he round, oval,
oblong, square or other form.
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. In covers or roofs for corn and other ricks or stacks, the collar A with pegs or
their equivalents E and spike (or pillar D in combination with covering sheets F
substantially as set forth.
2. In covers or roofs for corn and other ricks or stacks, the collar A with pegs or
their equivalents E, spike (or pillar D and dome or cap H as set forth.
3. The combination in covers or roofs for corn and other ricks or stacks, of the
collar A, spike C or pillar D, pins or pegs E, done H and covering sheets F having
holes and loops F2 and secured by wire or cord G all substantially as described
and shewn with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of May 1890.
T. G. BARLOW-MASSICKS.
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.