Improvements in Gun Mountings.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 29th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1898.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gun Mountings.
We, ALBERT VICKERS, of 32, Victoria Street, Westminster, Steel Manufacturer,
LOUIS SILVERMAN, of Crayford Works, Crayford, in the County of Kent, Engineer,
and CHARLES ALFRED LARSSON, of Cray Cottage, Erith, in the County of Kent,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: -
This invention relates to a portable mounting or stand for an automatic or
other light gun and has for its chief object to so construct such mounting or
stand that it can, without detaching it, be instantaneously converted into a
carrying frame for the gun and with equal rapidity be reconverted into the
mounting or stand.
According to our invention the mounting comprises two members each having
a pair of forked legs which together give four points of contact on the ground
and which are capable of adjustment both longitudinally and radially on the
said members. The aforesaid two members are connected together by a hinge
joint provided in a frame that is adapted to carry the pivot of the gun and the
devices employed for laying the gun. The said frame is so constructed that
the front member of the mounting can, by the adjustment of a locking pin be
readily turned outwardly to lie approximately in alignment with the rear mem-
ber, and in such position the forked legs will constitute handles for two men
to carry the gun, which at such time lies about midway between the ends of
the carrying frame. When it is desired to reconvert the carrying frame into'
the mounting it is only necessary to re-adjust the said locking pin and allow the
front member of the mounting to turn about the hinge joint downwardly and
inwardly by its own weight. The aforesaid locking pin then automatically.
engages with a suitable hole in the frame on the rear member by the action of
a spring.
The means whereby we obtain the automatic locking of the members in the
positions they assume when serving as a mounting or as a carrying frame may'
be as follows:-
The front member is provided with a quadrant or triangular plate which fits
between curved cheeks formed on the interior of the frame carried by the rear
member, such quadrant or triangular plate being connected to said frame by
the aforesaid hinge pin. The locking pin passes transversely through the frame
and the cheeks, and the said quadrant or triangular plate is formed with two
holes each of which is capable of being brought into a position to be engaged
by the said locking pin when the front member is turned into either of its extreme
positions. The said locking pin is furnished with a spring which normally tends
to force said pin inwardly, so that immediately one or other of the holes in the
quadrant or triangular plate comes opposite thereto, such pin will snap into
engagement therewith and thereby automatically lock the parts into the desired
position. This locking pin is provided at its outer end with a handle to permit
of its being partially revolved and withdrawn from engagement with the said

page_text: holes in the quadrant or triangular plate, when it is desired to adjust the front
member into either of its positions.
A stop is provided on said locking pin to prevent it from being pulled outward
too far.
In order to prevent the front member from turning inwardly beyond the
desired point, we provide a stop with which a lug on the quadrant or triangular
plate engages when the members are in position for acting as a mounting for
the gun.
The aforesaid arrangement of the legs so that they can be radially as well as
longitudinally adjusted on the members, enables the gun to occupy an approxi-
mately horizontal position even when the mounting is used on uneven ground.
We wish it to be understood that although our improved mounting is chiefly
intended for use with automatic or Maxim" guns, it is equally applicable to
other guns that are capable of being supported on hinged legs or tripod stands.
Dated this 1st day of January 1898.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.
We, ALBERT VICKERS, of 32, Victoria Street, London, Steel Manufacturer,
LOUIS SILVERMAN, of Crayford Works, Crayford, in the County of Kent, Engineer,
and CHARLES ALFRED LARSSON, of Cray Cottage, Erith, in the County of Kent,
Engineer, 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 a portable mounting or stand for an automatic or
other light gun and has for its chief object to so construct such mounting that it
can be instantaneously converted into a carrying frame for the gun and with
equal rapidity be re-converted into the mounting without being detached from
the gun.
According to our invention the mounting comprises two members each having
a pair of adjustable forked legs which together give four points of contact on
the ground. The aforesaid members are connected together by a hinge joint
provided in a frame that is adapted to carry the pivot of the gun and the devices
employed for laying the gun. The said frame is so constructed that the front
member of the mounting can, by the adjustment of a locking pin be readily
turned outwardly to lie approximately in alignment with the rear member, and
in such position the forked legs will constitute handles for two men to carry
the gun, which at such time lies about midway between the ends of the carrying
frame. When it is desired to re-convert the carrying frame into the mounting
it is only necessary to re-adjust the said locking pin and allow the front member
of the mounting to turn about the hinge joint downwardly and inwardly by its
own weight. The aforesaid locking pin then automatically engages with a
suitable hole in the frame by the action of a spring.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect we will proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to
the accompanying drawings in which:
:-
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 a plan of the improved carrying
frame and mounting combined with an ordinary Maxim gun; the full lines

page_text: representing the position it occupies when serving as the mounting for the gun
and the dotted lines the position it occupies when serving as the carrying frame.
Figure 3 is a transverse detail section taken approximately on the line 1, 1,
of Figure 1 and drawn to a larger scale.
A, B are the two members of the mounting and a¹ b' are the forked legs with
which they are provided. C is the gun which is pivotally mounted in a bracket 1)
that is capable of turning in a horizontal plane about a central pin carried by
a frame a in which the upper ends of the members A and B are pivoted. D¹ is
a tail or extension on said bracket. 12 is the elevating device connected with
the gun and with the rear end of said tail. 13 is the device for locking the
bracket in position after laying the gun.
The aforesaid frame a is carried by the rear member A and is provided with
curved cheeks a² on its interior between which fits a quadrant or triangle plate b
on the front member B. The said plate b is connected to the frame a by a hinge
pin about which the members A and B are capable of hinging.
E is the locking pin which is carried by the frame a. The said quadrant or
triangular plate 6 is formed with two holes 3 * each of which is capable of being
brought into a position to be engaged by the said locking pin when the front
member B is turned into either of its extreme positions. The said locking pin
is capable of sliding longitudinally in the frame a and is normally kept pressed
toward the plate by a spring e; so that immediately one or other of the holes
in the said plate b comes opposite to the pin, the latter will snap into engagement
therewith and automatically lock the members A and B together. The locking
pin has a transverse slot el formed in it for the reception of a key or cotter e
which passes through a hollow boss at on the frame a and acts to limit the extent
of longitudinal movement of said pin. The external end of the locking pin is
furnished with a handle to permit of its being withdrawn from engagement
with the holes 3 to release the members A and B and permit of their being
adjusted into the required position relatively to each other.
In order to prevent the front member from turning inwardly beyond the
desired point, we provide a stop on the frame a, and a lug on the quadrant
or triangular plate b, such lug engaging with the stop a when the members A
and B are in position for acting as a gun mounting.
The aforesaid forked legs a¹ and are connected with the members A and B,
respectively, by split sockets a and b which are capable of firmly gripping the
said members by clamps a and 66 after the forked legs have been adjusted in
the required position either radially or longitudinally on the said members.
This capability of adjustment of the said legs enables the gun to occupy an
approximately horizontal position even when the mounting is used on uneven
ground.
When it is desired to convert the mounting into a carrying frame for the
gun, the locking pin is pulled outwardly by the fingers and men stationed near
the front and rear members A and B then grasp the forked legs a¹ and b' with
their hands and elevate the members A and B until they assume a horizontal
position or a position approximately in alignment with each other. In so doing
the members A and B turn about the hinge pin a³ and assume the aforesaid
horizontal position, the locking pin E snapping into the hole as the latter
comes opposite to it, thereby locking the members in their new position. The
gun can then be easily carried from place to place by two men and when it is
desired to re-convert the carrier into the gun mounting, it is only necessary
to withdraw the locking pin E far enough to disengage it from the hole 63 and
then to turn the member B inwardly until the said pin arrives opposite the
other hole 63. The said pin will then snap into the hole and retain the members A
and B in position for supporting the gun.
We wish it to be understood that although our improved mounting is chiefly
intended for use with automatic or "Maxim" guns, it is equally applicable to
other guns that are capable of being supported on hinged legs or tripod stands.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
1. A portable gun mounting or stand which is capable of being readily con-
verted into a carrying frame for the gun and as readily re-converted into the
mounting or stand, substantially as described.
2. A combined mounting and carrying frame for a gun, having its parts con-
structed, arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described with refer-
ence to the accompanying drawings.
D
1800
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: και οι προηοπιιon
Complete Specification Left, 29th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gun Mountings.
We, ALBERT VICKERS, of 32, Victoria Street, Westminster, Steel Manufacturer,
LOUIS SILVERMAN, of Crayford Works, Crayford, in the County of Kent, Engineer,
and CHARLES ALFRED LARSSON, of Cray Cottage, Erith, in the County of Kent,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a portable mounting or stand for an automatic or
other light gun and has for its chief object to so construct such mounting or
stand that it can, without detaching it, be instantaneously converted into a
carrying frame for the gun and with equal rapidity be reconverted into the
mounting or stand.
According to our invention the mounting comprises two members each having
a pair of forked legs which together give four points of contact on the ground
and which are capable of adjustment both longitudinally and radially on the
said members. The aforesaid two members are connected together by a hinge
joint provided in a frame that is adapted to carry the pivot of the gun and the
devices employed for laying the gun. The said frame is so constructed that
the front member of the mounting can, by the adjustment of a locking pin be
readily turned outwardly to lie approximately in alignment with the rear mem-
er, and in such position the forked legs will constitute handles for two men
to carry the gun, which at such time lies about midway between the ends of
the carrying frame. When it is desired to reconvert the carrying frame into
the mounting it is only necessary to re-adjust the said locking pin and allow the
front member of the mounting to turn about the hinge joint downwardly and
inwardly by its own weight. The aforesaid locking pin then automatically
engages with a suitable hole in the frame on the rear member by the action of
a spring.
The means whereby we obtain the automatic locking of the members in the
positions they assume when serving as a mounting or as a carrying frame may
be as follows:-
The front member is provided with a quadrant or triangular plate which fits
between curved checks formed on the interior of the frame carried by the rear
member, such quadrant or triangular plate being connected to said frame by
the aforesaid hinge pin. The locking pin passes transversely through the frame
and the cheeks, and the said quadrant or triangular plate is formed with two
holes each of which is capable of being brought into a position to be engaged
by the said locking pin when the front member is turned into either of its extreme
positions. The said locking pin is furnished with a spring which normally tends
to force said pin inwardly, so that immediately one or other of the holes in the
quadrant or triangular plate comes opposite thereto, such pin will snap into
engagement therewith and thereby automatically lock the parts into the desired
position. This locking pin is provided at its outer end with a handle to permit
of its being partially revolved and withdrawn from engagement with the said

page_text: holes in the quadrant or triangular plate, when it is desired to adjust the front
member into either of its positions.
A stop is provided on said locking pin to prevent it from being pulled outward
too far.
In order to prevent the front member from turning inwardly beyond the
desired point, we provide a stop with which a lug on the quadrant or triangular
plate engages when the members are in position for acting as a mounting for
the gun.
The aforesaid arrangement of the legs so that they can be radially as well as
longitudinally adjusted on the members, enables the gun to occupy an approxi
mately horizontal position even when the mounting is used on uneven ground.
We wish it to be understood that although our improved mounting is chiefly
intended for use with automatic or
Maxim"
guns, it is equally applicable to
other guns that are capable of being supported on hinged legs or tripod stands.
Dated this 1st day of Jonuom: 1800
..
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.
Countings.
We, ALBERT VICKERS, of 32, Victoria Street, London, Steel Manufacturer,
LOUIS SILVERMAN, of Crayford Works, Crayford, in the County of Kent, Engineer,
and CHARLES ALFRED LARSSON, of Cray Cottage, Erith, in the County of Kent,
Engineer, 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 a portable mounting or stand for an automatic or
other light gun and has for its chief object to so construct such mounting that it
can be instantaneously converted into a carrying frame for the gun and with
equal rapidity be re-converted into the mounting without being detached from
the gun.
According to our invention the mounting comprises two members each having
a pair of adjustable forked legs which together give four points of contact on
the ground. The aforesaid members are connected together by a hinge joint
provided in a frame that is adapted to carry the pivot of the gun and the devices
employed for laying the gun. The said frame is so constructed that the front
member of the mounting can, by the adjustment of a locking pin be readily
turned outwardly to lie approximately in alignment with the rear member, and
in such position the forked legs will constitute handles for two men to carry
the gun, which at such time lies about midway between the ends of the carrying
frame. When it is desired to re-convert the carrying frame into the mounting
it is only necessary to re-adjust the said locking pin and allow the front member
of the mounting to turn about the hinge joint downwardly and inwardly by its
own weight. The aforesaid locking pin then automatically engages with a
suitable hole in the frame by the action of a spring.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect we will proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to
the accompanying drawings in which:-
:-
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 a plan of the improved carrying
frame and mounting combined with an ordinary Maxim gun; the full lines

page_text: representing the position it occupies when serving as the mounting for the gun
and the dotted lines the position it occupies when serving as the carrying frame.
Figure 3 is a transverse detail section taken approximately on the line 1, 1,
of Figure 1 and drawn to a larger scale.
A, B are the two members of the mounting and a bare the forked legs with
which they are provided. C is the gun which is pivotally mounted in a bracket D
that is capable of turning in a horizontal plane about a central pin carried by
a frame a in which the upper ends of the members A and B are pivoted. ])¹ is
a tail or extension on said bracket. ]) is the elevating device connected with
the gun and with the rear end of said tail. 13 is the device for locking the
bracket in position after laying the gun.
The aforesaid frame is carried by the rear member A and is provided with
curved cheeks a² on its interior between which fits a quadrant or triangle plate b
on the front member B. The said plate is connected to the frame a by a hinge
pin about which the members A and B are capable of hinging.
b
E is the locking pin which is carried by the frame a. The said quadrant or
triangular plate is formed with two holes 636 each of which is capable of being
brought into a position to be engaged by the said locking pin when the front
member B is turned into either of its extreme positions. The said locking pin
is capable of sliding longitudinally in the frame a and is normally kept pressed
toward the plate by a spring c; so that immediately one or other of the holes
in the said plate comes opposite to the pin, the latter will snap into engagement
therewith and automatically lock the members A and B together. The locking
pin has a transverse slot formed in it for the reception of a key or cotter
which passes through a hollow boss at on the frame a and acts to limit the extent
of longitudinal movement of said pin. The external end of the locking pin is
furnished with a handle e to permit of its being withdrawn from engagement
with the holes to release the members A and B and permit of their being
adjusted into the required position relatively to each other.
In order to prevent the front member B from turning inwardly beyond the
desired point, we provide a stop a³ on the frame a, and a lug on the quadrant
or triangular plate b, such lug engaging with the stop when the members A
and B are in position for acting as a gun mounting.
The aforesaid forked legs a and b are connected with the members A and B,
respectively, by split sockets aª and which are capable of firmly gripping the
said members by clamps a' and 66 after the forked legs have been adjusted in
the required position either radially or longitudinally on the said members.
This capability of adjustment of the said legs enables the gun to occupy an
approximately horizontal position even when the mounting is used on
ground.
uneven
When it is desired to convert the mounting into a carrying frame for the
gun, the locking pin is pulled outwardly by the fingers and men stationed near
the front and rear members A and B then grasp the forked legs a¹ and with
their hands and elevate the members A and B until they assume a horizontal
position or a position approximately in alignment with each other. In so doing
the members A and B turn about the hinge pin and assume the aforesaid
horizontal position, the locking pin E snapping into the hole as the latter
comes opposite to it, thereby locking the members in their new position. The
gun can then be easily carried from place to place by two men and when it is
desired to re-convert the carrier into the gun mounting, it is only necessary
to withdraw the locking pin E far enough to disengage it from the hole and
then to turn the member B inwardly until the said pin arrives opposite the
other hole The said pin will then snap into the hole and retain the members A
and B in position for supporting the gun.
We wish it to be understood that although our improved mounting is chiefly
intended for use with automatic or "Maxim" guns, it is equally applicable to
other guns that are capable of being supported on hinged legs or tripod stands.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is—
1. A portable gun mounting or stand which is capable of being readily con-
verted into a carrying frame for the gun and as readily re-converted into the
mounting or stand, substantially as described.
2. A combined mounting and carrying frame for a gun, having its parts con-
structed, arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described with refer.
ence to the accompanying drawings.
Doted this 90th Joy of C
1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.