Improvements in Fenders, and in the Fire-dogs or Rests and Stops of Fenders.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 16th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Feb.,
1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fenders, and in the Fire-dogs or Rests and Stops
of Fenders.
I THOMAS KENDRICK of Summer Lane Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows
My invention has reference principally to fenders of the kind commonly called
kerb fenders that 18 fenders in which the fire dogs or rests for supporting the fire
irons and stops for the ends of the fire irons to bear against are portable that is uncon-
nected with the fender. In consequence of the easy displacement of the said
portable rests and stops they are rarely in position The unsymmetrical position of
the said rests and stops with respect to the fender is not only incompatible with any
ornamental design of the said parts and fender as a whole but results in an appearance
of untidiness which it is desirable to avoid
My improvements have for their object principally to attach the fire dogs or rests
to the fender in such a manner as to permit of adjustment and to attach the rests or
stops so that they cannot be displaced. My improvements besides being applicable to
kerb fenders are also applicable to fenders of other kinds.
I will describe my invention in connection with a kerb fender.
To the inner side of the moulding of the fender and parallel to the front of the
fender I fix a horizontal metallic rod either by connecting its ends to the inner side
of the front moulding or to the inner side of the end mouldings 1 will call this rod
the guide rod. The foot of the front upright of the fire dog or rest has a hole
through which the said guide rod passes the back upright of the fire dog or rest being
The said fire dog or rest may be
supported by an expanded foot on the hearth
adjusted to the required position by sliding it on the guide rod and fixed by a
clamping screw. It will be understood that the construction I have described applies
to both the fire dogs or rests and stops.
Instead of fixing the guide rod in the ways described it may be connected to the
top of the fender and constitute the top rod of the fender when a top rod is
used.
The guide rod may either be cylindrical or angular and the fender stop may be
fixed at the middle of the said guide rod by a clamping screw
Instead of connecting the guide rod to the fender at its ends only the said rod
may be fixed through its whole length to the inner side of the front moulding. In
this case I prefer to make the said rod angular or of a dovetail shape the part of the
rest or stop sliding on it having a corresponding shape Or the fire dog or stop
may be connected to the moulding by the latter having on its inner face a horizontal
projection on which the end of the fire dog or stop bears a vertical pin fixed in the
fatter taking into a vertical hole in the former Or the inner face of the moulding
may have a horizontal projection which takes into the hollow end of the fire dog or
rest.
The stop may be fixed to the moulding by screw pins and nuts instead of being
fixed to the guide rod.
The connection of the fire dog or rests and stops with the moulding may also be
effected by means of dovetail joints.
The moulding of the fender may be supported or strengthened by an internal
support of wood iron or other rigid material. This support may either fill the interior
of the moulding or only occupy those parts which by their support give great rigidity
to the moulding. When I employ a cast iron support it may be hollow and have a
similar or nearly the same figure as the moulding. When I employ wrought iron it
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page_text: may be rolled in a figure more or less resembling the figure of the moulding In
some cases angle iron affords sufficient support to the moulding
Although I have only described the methods of connection which I employ as
used with the front of the fender yet the same may be used at the ends of the
fender.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Fenders, and in the Fire-dogs or Rests and Stops
of Fenders.
I, THOMAS KENDRICK, of Summer Lane, Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement: -
My invention has reference principally to fenders of the kind commonly called
kerb fenders that is, fenders in which the fire dogs or rests for supporting the fire
irons and stops for the ends of the fire irons to bear against are portable, that is,
unconnected with the fender In consequence of the easy displacement of the said
portable rests and stops they are rarely in position The unsymmetrical position of
the said rests and stops with respect to the fender is not only imcompatible with any
ornamental design of the said parts and fender as a whole but results in an
appearance of untidiness which it is desirable to avoid
My improvements have for their object principally to attach the fire dogs or rests
to the fender in such a manner as to permit of adjustment and to attach the rests or
stops so that they cannot be displaced. My improvements besides being applicable
to keib fenders are also applicable to fenders of other kinds.
I will describe my invention in connection with a kerb fender
To the inner side of the moulding of the fender and parallel to the front of the
fender I fix a horizontal metallic rod either by connecting its ends to the inner side
of the front moulding or to the inner side of the end mouldings.
I will call this rod the guide-rod. The foot of the front upright of the fire dog or rest
has a hole or clip through which the said guide rod passes, the back upright of the fire
dog or rest being supported by an expanded foot on the hearth. The said fire dog
or rest may be adjusted to the required position by sliding it on the guide rod and
fixed by a clamping screw. It will be understood that the construction I have
described applies to both the fire dogs or rests and stops.
The guide 1od-may either be cylindrical or angular and the fender stop may be
fixed at the middle of the said guide rod by a clamping screw.
Instead of connecting the guide rod to the fender at its ends only the said rod
may be fixed through its whole length to the inner side of the front moulding. In
this case I prefer to make the said rod angular or of a dovetail shape the part of
the rest or stop sliding on it having a corresponding shape Or the fire dog or stop
may be connected to the moulding by the latter having on its inner face a horizontal
projection on which the end of the fire dog or stop bears, a vertical pin fixed in the
latter taking into a vertical hole in the former. Or the inner face of the moulding
may have a horizontal projection which takes into the hollow end of the fire dog or
rest.
The slot may be fixed to the moulding by screw pins and nuts instead of being fixed
to the guide rod.
The connection of the fire dog or rests and stops with the moulding may also be
effected by means of dovetail joints.
The moulding of the fender may be supported or strengthened by an internal
support of wood, iron or other rigid material. This support may either fill the
interior of the moulding or only occupy those parts which by their support give

page_text: great rigidity to the moulding. When I employ a cast iron support it may be hollow
and have a similar or nearly the same figure as the moulding. When I employ
wrought iron it may be rolled in a figure more or less resembling the figure of the
moulding. In some cases angle iron affords sufficient support to the moulding.
Although I have only described the methods of connection which I employ as
used with the front of the fender yet the same may be used at the ends of the
fender for connecting the fire dogs
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompaning Drawings the
manner in which my invention is to be performed
Figure 1 represents in plan portions of a kerb tender, without the fire dogs or rests,
constructed according to my invention and Figure 2 represents a cross section of
the same with a fire dog or rest applied to it drawn to a larger scale; Figure 3
represents a front elevation of the fire dog and supporting or guide rod of the tender
and Figure 4 represents a back elevation of the fire dog.
is the fixed horizontal metallic rod herein after called the guide rod secured
parallel to the inner side of the front moulding a of the fender having the sectional
form represented in Figure 2 or other desired sectional form.
The said guide rod b may either be connected at its ends to the inner side of the
front moulding a of the fender as represented atd Figure 1 or to the inner side of the
end mouldings of the fender as represented at c Figure 1 The fire dog or rest is
marked e, e in Figures 2, 3 and 4. The foot or base of the front part of the said fire
dog is furnished with the jointed clip or collar e and clamping screw et by which
chip or collar and clamping screw the fire dog is connected to the fixed gui le rol b
and the back upright of the fire dog or rest is supported on the expanded foot e³ (see
Figure 4) on the hearth. By relaxing the clamping screw e³, the fire dog, by a
sliding motion, may be adjusted to the required position on the guide rod 6 and by
driving home the clamping screw e the fire dog is fixed in its adjusted position. By
withdrawing the clamping screw e so as to unfasten the halves of the jointed clip or
collar the fire dog may be removed from the fender.
Instead of making the guide rod b cylindrical it may be square (or angular) in
cross section with the same effect
I do not limit myself to any particular construction of connection for securing the
fire dog or rest to the guide rod b nor to any particular kind or pattern of the fire
dogs used with the said rod.
The method of connection and adjustment which I have described with reference to
a fire dog or rest is applied to the stop at the middle of the fender for the ends of the
fire irons to bear against. That is, the front of the stop is furnished with a chip or
collar for enabling it to slide upon and be fixed to the guide rod b
Figure 5 represents in cross section and Figure 6 in elevation a stop marked h
affixed to a guide rod square in cross section the clip or connecting part at the front
of the stop for sliding upon the guide rod 6 having the figure represented, the stop
being fixed in its adjusted position on the guide rod by a thumb screw g taking into
a longitudinal recess in the square guide rod b.
Figure 7 represents in plan and Figure 8 in sectional perspective, drawn to a larger
scale, a fender in which the guide rod is fixed to the inner side of the moulding a of
the fender through its whole length and the said guide rod has a dovetail figure in
cross section, or the guide rod Figures 7 and 8 may have an angular figure in cross
section other than a dovetail figure. The attaching part of the fire dog or rest and
stop sliding on the dovetail or angular guide rod b, Figures 7 and 8, has a corre-
sponding figure, the said attaching part being placed upon the said rod by an end
motion, space being left for that purpose at either end of the fender to which the
angular guide rod is connected, or spaces may be left at intervals in the guide rod to
facilitate the removal of the fire dogs and stop.
Figure 9 represents another arrangement of my invention
In this a rangement a dovetail block or projection is affixed to the inner side of
the moulding a of the fender and the end of the fire dog or stop is formed with a
corresponding recess to fit by a vertical sliding motion upon the block or projection /³.

page_text: When the fire dog or stop is fitted upon the dovetail block or projection ³ the latter
is concealed by the end of the fire dog or stop bearing against the moulding a near
its top.
Instead of using dovetail projections fixed at the required places on the inner
side of the moulding for receiving the fire dogs and stop, parallel projections may
be used
Figures 10 and 10^ represent modifications of the last described arrangement In
the modification Figure 10 an angular or L shaped piece o is 11vetted or fixed to the
moulding a of the fender, a hole being made in the seat or horizontal part p of the
said fixed projection or piece
The end of the fire dog or stop has the figure repre-
sented so that it can seat itself upon the horizontal seat p, the securing of the two parts
together being effected by the engagement of the peg y on the end of the fire dog or
stop with the hole in the horizontal seat p on the fender.
In the modification Figure 10 a square (or angular) block r, either solid or hollow,
is fixed to the moulding a of the fender and the body of the fire dog or stop is either
made of a tube the open end of which fits upon the projection r, or the said body is
made by casting, the said casting having a tubular or recessed end for fitting upon
the projection r. The block r instead of being square or angular may be cylindrical,
the end of the fire dog or stop to fit upon it being made of a corresponding form.
Figure 11 represents in plan and Figure 12 in side elevation (partly in section) my
arrangement for fixing the stop (or fire dogs) to the moulding of the fender instead of
to a guide rod
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In the said Figures 11 and 12 the stop is marked the end of which is provided
with flanges by which it is attached to the fender by the screw pins k. k passed through
the said flanges and the moulding a and fixed by screw nuts 1, 1. A scroll ornament m
fixed to the top of the moulding at n³ may be used for giving an ornamental appearance
to the stop. The said scroll ornament may however be omitted. Or the scroll
ornament in of the stop may be provided with an eye and the sand eye be supported
upon the top rod of the tender as represented in Figure 13, where the top rod of the
fender supporting the eye part of the scroll ornament m is marked n
The methods described with reference to Figures 11, 12 and 13 of connecting stops
may also be applied to connecting fire dogs and the several methods hereinbefore
described and represented in Figures 1 to 10A both inclusive of connecting the
fire dogs to the front of the fender may also be applied to the connecting of fire dogs
to the ends of the fender.
My improvements in supporting or strengthening the mouldings of fenders by an
internal support of wood, iron or other rigid material are illustrated in Figures 14, 15,
16, and 17 of the Drawings, which Figures represent sectional views of fender
mouldings with which internal supports or linings are combined
In Figure 14 an internal support marked of wood or of a composition, such as
plaster of Paris, is used, the said internal support filling the interior of the tender
moulding a. Or the internal support may have the form represented in Figure 15,
that is, made only partly to fill the fender moulding thereby diminishing the weight
of the internal support
In Figure 16 an internal cast iron support marked t is combined with the fendei
moulding a. The cast iron support t is preferably made hollow and it may have
the same or nearly the same figure as the moulding a. Or instead of a cast iron
internal support, wrought iron internal supports rolled of figures more or less
resembling the figures of the mouldings with which they are to be combined may
be employed
O wought or cast iron angle pieces or bars may be used to line and support
a portion only of the fender moulding as represented in Figure 17 where the
angle piece or bar is marked y
Although I have represented the forms of internal supports or linings for fender
mouldings which I prefer to use, yet I do not limit myself thereto as the forms
and strength of the said supports must be varied to suit the requirements of the
particular fender mouldings with which the supports are to be used.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that I claim as
my invention of "Improvements in fenders and in the fire dogs or rests and stops of
fenders;"
First: The several methods herein before described and illustrated in Figures 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings of connecting fire dogs or rests
and stops to kerb and other fenders: that is to say, the combination with the inner side
of the front of the kerb or moulding, of a fixed horizontal guide rod to which the
fire dogs or rests and stops are attached and on which they can be adjusted by a
sliding motion substantially as described and illustrated; also the application of the
same methods to the attaching of fire dogs or rests to and adjusting them on the
ends of fenders.
Secondly: The methods herein before described and illustrated in Figures 9, 10
and 10 of the accompanying Drawings of connecting fire dogs or rests and stops
to kerb and other fenders; that is to say, by means of projecting dovetail or
other blocks on the inner side of the fender with which corresponding recesses or
seats at the ends of the fire dogs and stops engage substantially as described and
illustrated.
Thirdly-Connecting fire dogs or rests and stops to the sides and fire dogs or rests
to the ends of kerb and other fenders by means of screws and screw nuts or other
analogous fastenings without the use of guide rods substantially as herein before
described and illustrated in Figures 11, 12 and 13 of the accompanying Drawings.
Lastly-Supporting or strengthening the mouldings of fenders by means of
internal supports of wood, iron or other rigid material as herein before described and
illustrated in Figures 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the accompanying Drawings.
Dated the 14th day of Janno 1800
THOMAS KENDRICK.