IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOORS AND GATES
Year: 1884

page_text: I FRANCIS GRAZEBROOK of Netherton in the county of Worcester Iron Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOORS AND GATES to be as follows:-
I cast a frame in iron to form the stiles and rails of a door or gate and at the
back of this frame I bolt on the boards attaching them to the frame by means of
wrought iron straps and eyes through which straps the bolts are passed and secured
by screw nuts the eyes serving to engage with hooks let into the jamb of the
opening When the door is hung similar straps and bolts may be employed upon
the middle and bottom rails of the door and in place of an eye upon the bottom
strap I prefer in some cases to cast a hollow snug upon the edge of the iron plato to
engage with a stud sunk into the sill of the door thus forming the second hinge
or a snug may also be cast upon upper edge of the iron frame to engage with a stud
upon the lintel of the opening I also make the cast iron frame with a flange top
and bottom or if required all round so that the boards when attached bave their
edges protected by the iron casing. Thus I construct a strong durable door or
gate of wood and iron combined and in such manner that any of the boards when
decayed can be readily removed by taking out the screw bolts by which it is
attached to the iron and a new board substituted.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
100, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I FRANCIS GRAZEBROOK of Netherton in the County of Worcester Iron Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOORS AND GATES, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed and to the letters
and figures marked thereon that is to say:-
I cast a frame in iron to form the stiles and rails of a door or gate and at the
back of this frame I bolt on the boards attaching them to the frame when necessary
by means of wrought iron straps and eyes through which straps when straps are
used the bolts are passed and secured by screw nuts the eyes serving to engage with
hooks let into the jamb of the opening. When the door is hung similar straps or
bolts or bolts alone may be employed upon the middle and bottom rails of the door
and in place of an eye upon the bottom strap I prefer in some cases to cast a
hollow snug upon the edge of the iron plate to engage with a stud sunk into the
Bill of the door thus forming the second hinge, or a snug may also be cast upon the
upper edge of the iron casting to engage with a stud upon the lintel of the opening
-or the reverse of this arrangement may be used the stud upon the casting and
the snugs or sockets upon the lintel and sill. I also make the cast iron frame with
a flange top and botton or if required all round so that the boards when attached
have their edges protected by the iron casing Thus I construct a strong and
durable door or gate of wood and iron combined and in such manner that any of
the boards when decayed can be readily removed by taking out the screw bolts by
which it is attached to the iron and a new board substituted, Referring to the
drawings Fig 1 is an elevation of one side of a casting to form an ordinary four
panel stop chamfered door, Fig 2 an elevation of the other side of the same and
Fig 3 a vertical section (a a) are the stiles (b) the rails (c) the panels (d) the bolts
and (e) the hanging studs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is The improvements in the construction of doors and gates by forming
them with protecting metal frames as herein described.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1885.