Improved Staple for Glazing Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 1uth Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Staple for Glazing Purposes.
NICOLAS CONSTANTINE PARASCHO Engineer 2 Cambridge Road Hammersmith
London W. and ERNEST FRANK THORPE Engineer 52 Cambridge Road
Hammersmith London W. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
A staple for driving into sash bars for securing the corners of lapped glass.
An elongated triangle cut out of sheet metal the two narrow ends bent over at
right angles to form two prongs.
A cut is made from one end to the centre and
the half side turned over at right angles in the same direction to form a third
prong.
Dated this 10th day of March 1902
N. C. PARASCHO.
ERNEST F. THORPE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Staple for Glazing Purposes.
We, NICOLAS CONSTANTINE PARASCHO, of 2 Cambridge Road, Engineer,
and ERNEST FRANK THORPE, of 52 Cambridge Road, Engineer, both of
Hammersmith, in the County of London, 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 :-
Our invention relates to an improved staple for glazing purposes, which consists
of blanks of steel pressed out, or cut to the required shapes, so that prongs may
be formed for driving into wood work by bending the sharp ends at right angles.
We attain these objects by the illustrations in the accompanying drawing, in
which-
Figs. 1, 2, and 3, are the blanks cut in the flat. The dotted lines indicate the
position of the angles when the prongs are bent at right angles.
Fig. 4, is a view of Fig. 2 formed into a staple.
Fig. 5, is a view of a staple fixed in the sash bar for securing the corners of
lapped glass.
Fig. 6, is a view of Fig. 1 formed into a staple.
Like letters refer to like parts throughout the views.
Our invention is constructed of sheet steel blanks as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, with
prongs a and e, these said prongs are turned down at right angles in order to form
the staple b.
Fig. 1, shows a right hand blank with a shoulder c to support the top lapped
glass as in Fig. 5; the staple b seating itself against the bottom glass g on the
sash bar h. This pattern staple or blank shown in Fig. 1 is made either right or
left handed.
Fig. 2, shows a blank with a lug or projecting piece d which will be used for
either a left or right hand side of a sash bar.
Fig. 3, is a right hand blank with an extra or central prong e, this pattern is
intended to be either right or left handed.
Each staple is formed by bending the prongs a at right angles. Two or
more prongs are used as in Figs. 3, 4, and 6.

page_text: The object of our invention is to provide a staple of sheet steel for driving into
sash bars for securing the corners of lapped glass and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A right or left hand staple b with a shoulder c and prongs a and e for
driving into sash bars for securing the corners of lapped glass, substantially as
herein described and according to the Figs. 1, 3, 5, and 6, of the accompanying
drawing.
2. A sheet steel staple 6 with a lug or projecting piece d and prongs a for
driving into sash bars for securing the corners of lapped glass, substantially as
herein described and according to Figs. 2, and 4, of the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 9th day of December 1893.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.