Bearings and other similar Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Bearings and other similar Purposes.
We FREDERICK GEORGE HANDS, ALFRED CHARLES HANDS, and WALTER THOMAS,
all of Belmont Row, Birmingham in the county of Warwick, Engineers do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
This invention relates to the construction and arrangement of parts constituting
a bearing or journal for carrying shafting, and other similar revolving bodies, and
has for its object, their construction and arrangement in such a manner as that they
shall be adjustable in every direction required for such purposes, and also that there
shall be considerable latitude in their adjustability, the same being carried out in a
much simpler and more inexpensive manner than heretofore.
We form a base bracket, having suitable holes or other means, provided thereon:
by which it may be secured to any fixture. The shape of this bracket will be
modified to suit the different positions in which it may be placed to carry the
bearing; as for instance it may be required to serve as a pedestal, hanger, wall or
other bracket. Upon the face of this bracket we provide a T headed slot or its.
equivalent, or there may be two or more such slots, or their equivalents, which may
run either in a longitudinal or transverse direction, but generally in the former.
We next provide what we will call a swivel bracket, which is made to rest upon,
and against, the face of the base bracket; this swivel bracket being provided with
slot holes to accomodate the slot hole or holes in the base bracket, but having their
slots in a right angled direction to those of the base bracket. Suitable T headed
bolts are used to secure the said swivel bracket to the base bracket.
Upon this swivel bracket, and generally at about right angles thereto, we make
a surface to receive the bearing, also providing upon such surface slotted holes
through which the bolts may pass. which secure the said bearing to the swivel
bracket.
Next, we provide the bearing, upon which is formed a surface or flange, to suit
the swivel bracket. Upon this surface or flange we make circular slotted holes,
which correspond to, and act in unison with the slotted holes in the surface pro-
vided upon the swivel bracket to receive the bearing. Suitable bolts in every case
being used.

page_text: Thus by these means the position of the line of the bearing may be adjusted in
various ways, as for instance, assuming the invention to be used as a hanger, the
adjustment may be made, vertically, inclined in the vertical plane, horizontally,
inclined in the horizontal plane, and various other positions by a combination of
such adjustments.
The bearing itself may be either solid, or in halves, and variously fitted up as
usual. If desired, we may fix adjusting pins in a line with the slot holes, for the
purpose of moving the parts into exact positions, or of carrying their weight until
such parts are ready to be screwed together rigidly.
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Improvements in Adjustable Brackets for Carrying Shaft
Bearings and other similar Purposes.
We, FREDERICK GEORGE HANDS, ALFRED CHARLES HANDS, and WALTER THOMAS,
all of Belmont Row, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Engineers do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN ADJUSTABLE BRACKETS
FOR CARRYING SHAFT BEARINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES, 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 the construction and arrangement of parts constituting
a bearing or journal for carrying shafting, and other similar revolving bodies, and
has for its object their construction and arrangement in such a manner as that they
shall be adjustable in every direction required for such purposes, and also that there
shall be considerable latitude in their adjustability, the same being carried out in a
much simpler and more inexpensive manner than heretofore.
We form a base bracket having suitable holes or other means provided thereon
by which it may be secured to any fixture. The shape of this bracket will be
modified to suit the different positions in which it may be placed to carry the
bearing, as for instance it may be required to serve as a pedestal, hanger, wall or
other bracket; generally however the same bracket would suit each purpose equally
well. Upon the face of this bracket we provide a T headed slot or its equivalent,
or there may be two or more such slots, or their equivalents, which may run either
in a longitudinal or transverse direction, but generally in the former.
We next provide what we will call a swivel bracket, which is made to rest upon,
and against the face of the base bracket; this swivel bracket being provided with

page_text: Blot holes to accommodate the slot holes or hole in the base bracket, and having
their slots in a direction at right angles to those of the base bracket. Suitable
bolts are used to secure the said swivel bracket to the base bracket. Upon this
swivel bracket, and generally at about right angles to the face with which it is
secured to the base bracket, we make a surface to receive the bearing, also providing
upon such surface slotted holes through which the bolts may pass which secure the
said bearing to the swivel bracket.
Next, we provide the bearing, upon which is formed a surface or flange to suit
the swivel bracket. Upon this surface or flange, we make circular slotted holes,
which correspond to and act in unison with the slotted holes provided in the
surface upon the swivel bracket which receives the bearing; suitable bolts in
every case being used.
Thus by these means the position of the line of bearing may be adjusted in
various ways, as for instance, assuming the invention to be used as a hanger, the
adjustment may be made, vertically, also, inclined, in the vertical plane, also,
horizontally, and also inclined in the horizontal plane; and various other positions
by a combination of such adjustments.
The bearing itself may be either solid, or, in halves, and variously fitted up as
usual. If desired we may fix adjusting pins in a line with the slot holes, for the
purpose of moving the parts into exact positions, or, of carrying their weight until
such parts are ready to be screwed together rigidly. Having now described the
nature of this our invention we will now proceed to more particularly describe and
ascertain the same, and in what manner the same is to be performed in and by the
following having reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, appended
hereunto for that purpose.
Like letters upon such drawing refer throughout to the same thing or part.
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Fig. 1 is a front elevation of this our invention, adapted and shewn as an
hanger.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sectional plan of Fig. 2 upon line A-B with cap of bearing removed.
Fig. 4 is a detailed front view of the swivel bracket c.
Fig. 5 is a plan of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a side elevation of this our invention shewing how it may be adapted
as a pedestal, or as a bracket.
a, is the base bracket or frame upon which the other parts forming the swivel
bracket and bearing are mounted. b, is a surface provided to receive the
swivel bracket a. d, is a T headed slot, to receive the bolts e, for securing the swivel
bracket c thereto. Instead however, of this T headed slot, we may in some cases,
and particularly in the case of heavy bearings, modify the shape of the bracket a,
so as to admit of two such slots, or, the slots may be open slots, or, in rare cases it
may be more convenient to arrange the slots at right angles to that illustrated;
in general however we should make it as shewn. c, is a "swivel" bracket. By
"swivel" we mean that it is made capable of more or less alteration of position or
adjustment, in relation to the base bracket, and also affording similar alteration
and adjustment of position to the bearing, these adjustments and alterations being
accomplished by means of the bolt holes f and g; the holes f allowing an adjustment
of inclination in the line of shafting or bearing in the vertical plane, as indicated
by the line h, i; while the holes g afford the capability of adjusting the line of
bearing in the direction of their slots, that is, of bringing the bearing nearer to or
farther from the base bracket a. The length of the slot holes f, would be made
according to the range of inclination determined upon. The number of such holes
would also depend upon the number and position of the slots in the base bracket;
their object however, in each case being to provide swivelling adjustment of the
bracket c.
The bearing l, may be made of any required form, or design, solid or in halves, or,
in some cases may consist of an ordinary plummer block, (if the latter be provided
with the necessary bolt holes). This bearing is provided with a foot or flange, in

page_text: which are bolt holes m, which are made slotwise so as to allow angularity in the
direction of the line of the bearing, as indicated by the line j, k. Thus we have
adjustment both vertically and horizontally, and also of the inclination and
angularity in each of these planes, and a shaft carrier which as shewn in Fig. 2 serves
as a hanger, and, which, by reversing the bracket and bearing 1, upside down,
similarly as shewn in Fig. 6 serves equally well as a pedestal, or wall, or other
bracket.
We are aware that for many years brackets or hangers have been made both by
ourselves and others, to which a bearing has been bolted by means of bolts working
in slot holes, and thus capable of an up and down adjustment, such brackets being
make in modification of forms to suit the particular use to which they have been
applied, and therefore we do not claim the base bracket in and of itself, other than
in combination with the other parts forming the complete shaft carrier or bearing,
but, what we do claim is as follows:-
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
First. In the construction of hangers, pedestals, wall or other brackets for
carrying shafts or shafting, the use of. swivel bracket c, having two or more slotted
holes, and a surface to receive the bearing 7, each for the purposes, herein set
forth, and in reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, or, any mere
modification of the same in form.
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Secondly. The general combination of parts forming the complete adjustable
hanger, pedestal, wall or other bracket, that is to say the base bracket, the swivel
bracket, and the bearing, similarly as herein described and shown upon the
drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1886.