US1328143A

US1328143A - Kite-frame or like structure

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Publication number: US1328143A
Application number: US197501A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sterling P Fergusson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-10-19
Filing date: 1917-10-19
Publication date: 1920-01-13
Anticipated expiration: 1937-01-13

Description

S. P. FERGUSSON.

KlTE FRAME 0R LIKE STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED 001.!9. 1911.

Patented Jan. 13, 1920.

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WITNESSES ssa' if lm ZZZ- I W\% S. P. FERGUSSON KITE FRAME 0R LIKE STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.19. 1911.

1,328, 143, 4 Patented Jan. 13, 1920.

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- 2 a Q l Kg Rim IIIIIIIIIIAVIIIflI/IIYI i jigw STERLING P. FERGUSSON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

RITE-FRAME on LIKE srnuorunni 7 To all whom it may concern: V V j Be it known that I, STERLING 1 FiercessoN, a citizen of the United. States, residing at lVashiIigton, in the District of Columbia,

have invented a new and usefulf'lmprove-v ment in K1te Frames or like Structures, of

which: the {fol1owin 2 isa; full, clear, andct e criptio ,r eie e be ngd-tc th ac smp y n d a ing a oor in in. 1 i,

b o a 1 Figs. 10 and llareprovided with socket,

his spec ficat n, i whi hr Fig.-

5} is; a plan-j view -lof 1' the monneetor T?" I I i 0 15m 1;: Q hf", 5 ,Eigwfi 1s asim lar view on EilllGi-llIiB r VII- F g 91 am-i m-v as he 621 tion oi still another connector and g llhis invention relates to arrimprovement irn frarnes ri er o kites and hire structures, v and s esigne a [to pr0vi e: ss: wh ch are cheap] of -con t u ti n-,1elicldily assem le dswhi l firew l-H ng t atna ys f th brace members can be readily-replaced; we

The precise nature ofm'y invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, which will {now-1 be,-.

described,- it being ipremisedi hwe ver tlrat various-changes may bemade 111 13116 detalls of -,co nstruction;and 'theigeneral arrangement of the parts, :without; departing from the-spiritvandi scope of-my nvent on; as defined in the appended; claims." 7-? a. 7

;,Referring to ,the waccompanylng ;drawings,- 1 the regterence oharacterfi designates {the lift planes! of the kite,+=3 the, vertical. directive pl esc t ekang a wd ec lv Sele e! These planes are -formed of fabric as-usual,

and :are-supported'byl; the. dirame worlr of the structure ;;:T1. is; f ame wo k c mpr e the Specification of Letters Patent.

1 ure1 :i 'i-a ner p ct -re v wizcia aeif mr i a i am I pr ved onnect rs re- Patented Jan. 13, 1920.

Application filed October 19, 1917. Serial No.'197, 501.

longitudinal bracev members 5 of oval cross shown in detail in Figs. 2 to 11 .;inclusive..

The connectors A which are placedat' the eight, corners of the structure and shown membersjS, -9.and 10. The socketmembers 8 are; arranged to receive the ends 40f; the

oval longitudinal brace members 5; whilethej -;socket vniein ber's t) receive the ends 90f the oval lateral brace-members 7'. The greateston'the diameters of the socketemembers. '8--1ie .;i;n

vertical planes and; extend in the direction ofthe TfZlIld,-;Wllll6[lllfl6 greatest ldiameters ogfi; the socketmembers 9 lie in horizontal plane's. andextend inthe direction of thewind so; that thesetbrace members. will resist the greatest strains,@ and present the smallest surfaceto the wind. One end ofqeach of these sockets" is closed to form abutments for the brace members,"the sockets extend at

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5 and 7 overlapeach;other, as'clearly shown. inthe drawings. The sockets 10 are" arranged to receive, the endsnof the vertical brace members 6 at the cornersofsthe structure, and, extend laterally from-the. point where the sockets S'Land 9 cross each other. .g'Bo -1nd1cat esthe intermediate connectors for connectmg the vertical,: longitudinal and;

lateralfbrac es toeach other and are' si1ni'-; lar-tolthe connectors A. The sockets 9% in structure; These connectors are clearly illustrated in detail'in Figs. 6 and/7; and are similar to the connectors A and B, with the exception that the

sockets

8 and 9 are provided with through openings for the longitudinal and lateral braces; the sockets 10*? for the vertical braces being the same.

The-lower central longitudinal braces 5 extend through these connectors D to form a bowsprit 12 to which the kite bridle or flying cords 13 are connected.

All of the connectors for connecting two longitudinal members and two lateral members to each other are the same; asthose shown. in Figs. '6 and 7.

The connectors E for connecting the endslar braces 15 secured t these connectors F and C. This plane is shaped about the braces 15 to form the vortex thereof.

'The bracket F, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3,

is provided with two wingmembers for the reception of-the brace 15, a socket 14 for the brace 14 anda socket 16 for a short vertical brace 16 extending upwardly from aT 17. This T 17 is connected to a short lonitudinal bracememberlS. The connectors a shown in detail in Figs. l and 5, are provided with a through socket 10 for the vertical braces or struts 6, and transverse sockets 9 for a lateral intermediate brace member 7. These connectorsare also provided with sockets 8 for the ends ofthe short longitudinal braces 18. The sockets 9 of the intermediate connectors C are provided with through openings for the lateral brace member 7, while in the end connectors C one end of each of these-sockets 9 is closed to form an abutment for the brace member 7 These connectors C are also provided with Win 19 for the reception of the other end of t e brace members 15.

Each of the various connectors is provided with lugs 20 having openings 21 there- 'through which are arranged toreceive the ends of tension members 22, which tension members extend diagonally from one connector to another for holding the frame together.

If it is desired to replace any of the various "brace members, it is only necessary to release some of the tension members 22, remove the particular brace and replace it with a similar brace, after which the diagonal tension members are again secured in place to hold the structure together.

The advantages of my invention result from the provision of a kite or similar frame having connectors for the reception of brace members provided with abutments for the ends of the brace members, together with means for readily holding the connectors in position with relation to the brace members by means of diagonal tension members, so that any of the brace members can readily be replaced without the usual lashing of one brace member to another brace member.

7 Also in the'provision of connectors in which the socketsfor the lateral and longitudinal brace members for the different planes are in different horizontal planes, so that said brace members are adapted to extend from one end of the structure to the other end, or

from one side of the structure to the other side of the structure;

I-claim: c

1. -A kite or like structure, having a frame built up of a plurality of longitudinal membersextending from end'to endof the structure, a plurality of transverse members extending from side to side of the structure, connectors at the crossing pointsof the lon-' gitudinal and transverse-members, the intermediate connectors having through openings for said members while the end connecto'rs are provided with sockets having end closures to form abutments forthe members, vertical strut'members, sockets in said connectors for the vertical members, and diagonally disposed tension members connected to adjacent connectors, substantially as described.

2. A-kite or like frame having a plurality of longitudinally extendingmembers in different horizontal planes, and extending from end to end of the structure, a plurality of transverse members in different horizontal planes extending from side to side ofthe structure, the transverse members and the longitudinal members being in. different horizontal planes, connectors for said members at the crossing points thereof, the intermediate connectors having through open-V ings for the members while the end connectors are provided with closed sockets at one end to form abutments for-said members, a vertical strut member extending from the crossing point of one of the'horizontal and longitudinal members in onepla-ne to an adjacent crossing point of horizontal and vertical members,'sockets in said connectors for. said vertical members, and diagonally disposed tension members secured to adjacent connectors, substantially as described.

3. A kite or like structure, comprising a plurality of lifting planes in different horizontal planes, directive planes between the lifting planes, a supporting frame for said planes, said supporting frame having a plurality oflongitudinal members and a plurality of lateral members extending at rightangles thereto for each of the lifting planes, a plurality of vertical strut members for retaining the-lifting planes in position relative to each-other and for supporting the directive plane's, a connector at the unctions of each of the brace members, said connectors'having sockets for the reception of the brace members, the sockets for the longitudinal members and the lateral members ofthe connectors for each of the planes being in different horizontal planes, and diagonally disposed tension members secured to the connectors for holding the parts in position; substantially as described.

4. A kite or like structure having a plurality of upper and a plurality. of lower longitudinal extending brace members, a plurality of upper and a plurality of lower transverse brace members, the upper transverse brace members and the upper longitudinal brace members being in different horizontal planes, while the lower transverse brace members are in diflerefnt horizontal planes from the lower longitudinal brace members, a vertical strut member extending from the crossing point of each of the lower longitudinal and transverse brace members to the crossing point formed between the upper transverse and longitudinal brace members, a metallic connecting member at each of said crossing points, the intermediate connectors having through openings for the longitudinal and transverse brace members and. closed openings for the vertical strut members, the end connectors having closed sockets for the reception of the longitudinal brace members, the transverse members and the vertical strut members, and diagonalltension members connecting adjacent connectors.

In testimony whereof I have set my hand.

STERLING P. FERGUSSON.

hereunto