Improvements in or relating to Iron Structures or Erections.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept.. 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Feb., 1894-Accepted, 19th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Iron Structures or Erections.
I, HENRY GLASS, 5 Clairville Gardens Hanwell Middlesex Gardener, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to iron structures or erections, the object being to provide
a structure or framing which can be readily erected & extended or reduced in size
as desired and the same is carried out as follows.
I provide a socket or "joining" piece having a desired number of screw studs or
projections on same preferably 4, formed around the socket. The frame or
structure is formed by screwing convenient lengths of tubing or the like upon the
screw studs on the socket pieces; suitable stay rods are employed when desired.
The socket pieces are pierced with a desired number of holes for the attachment of
stay rods or the like. The tubes employed may be of any desired shape or may be
bent into an ornamental shape or design. Attached to a support by ball bearings
are four rods or stays which support a swing or car to which they are attached by
means of two cranked rods carried in bearings attached to the car. I also provide
a casting having two or more holes in same, one end terminating in a hook, this
may be employed for hooking desired articles to when required. The base castings
have projections which pass through perforated plates & enter the ground.
reversing the swing aforesaid a table may be obtained carried by the four rods.
The structure may if desired be covered with any suitable material. In some
cases I find it convenient to provide the base of the structure with wheels, so
that it may be moved about as desired.
Dated this 14th day of September 1893.
By
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Iron Structures or Erections.
to
I, HENRY GLASS 1 Clairville Gardens Hanwell Middlesex, Gardener, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to iron structures, or erections the object being to provide
a structure or framing which can be readily erected and extended or reduced in size
as desired and the same is carried out as follows:
I provide a socket or joining piece having a desired number of screw studs or
projections on same preferably four formed around the socket. The frame or
structure is formed by screwing convenient lengths of tubing or the like upon the
screw studs on the socket pieces, suitable stay rods are employed when desired.
The socket pieces are pierced with a desired number of holes for the attachment of
stay rods or the like. The tubes employed may be of any desired shape or may
be bent into an ornamental shape or design. Attached to a support by ball bearings
are four rods or stays which support a swing or car to which they are attached by
means of two cranked rods carried in bearings attached to the car. I also provide
a casting having two or more holes in same one end terminating in a hook this may
be employed for hooking desired articles to, when required. The base castings
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page_text: have projections which pass through perforated plates and enter the ground. By
reversing the swing aforesaid a table may be obtained carried by the four rods.
The structure may if desired be covered with any suitable material. In some
cases I find it convenient to provide the base of the structure with wheels so that
it may be moved about as desired.
Referring to the annexed drawings
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my connecting piece having an ornamental shape,
with three screw connectors.
Figure 2 side elevation of hook piece.
Figure 3 side elevation of a four cornered connecting piece.
Figure 4 end elevation of iron structure supporting a swing attached to the top
of the structure.
Figure 5 side elevation of Figure 4.
Referring to Figure 1a is the socket piece having the screw threaded ends or
bosses, b. .cc are holes in which guys or stay rods may be secured.
The shape
shown in Figure 1 is suitable for finishing off the top of a structure, or end; the
holes or apertures c being employed for the reception of rods which form the roof
or end of the structure as the case may be. Referring to Figure 2 this piece may
be employed as shown in Figure 4 the rods ff passing through same through the
apertures the hooks e being employed for hanging desired objects to. The rods/f
are in turn secured to the pieces a. The swing g is attached by guys or rods / to
the tubes which are placed upon the rod f. The swing g is supported by two
cranked levers j. one at each end of the swing seat g working in bearings m the
ends of the guys or rods are connected to loose sleeves working on the ends k of
the rods or levers j. By this arrangement the friction of the various parts is
reduced to a minimum. The tubes 7. are screwed upon the bosses ò of the sockets a
& thus. the structure is erected the length of the tube being adjusted to suit the
size of the structure required, n are prongs for insertion in the ground when
desired said prongs being attached to the sockets a.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
(1.) The combined construction & arrangement of the various parts substantially
as described & illustrated herein.
(2.) In portable iron structures a socket a having screw threaded bosses 6 for the
reception of the ends of screw threaded tubes & having apertures for the reception
of guys or rods a hook piece engaging on said structure for strengthening same &
having a hooked end for the reception of a desired article one or more cranked
levers or rods supporting a swing seat said crank being attached to the guys, stays
or ropes through the medium of a loose sleeve the other ends of the guys, stays or
ropes being attached to tubes working on and carried by cross rods substantially
as described & illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3, & 4.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1894.