US955159A - Roofing-bracket. - Google Patents

Description

T. B. HILLMON.

ROOFING BRACKET.

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955,159, Patented Apr. 19,1910.

,I/ amzutm 194! cacao /8 7770 masl ilfc'l m n- THOMLS B. HILLKON, OF GLASCO, KANSAS.

ROOFING-BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 19, -191.0.

Application filed August 31, 1909. Serial Ho. 515,409.

To (all whom it my concern:

Be itknown that. l, 'lnoius B. HILLMoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Glasco, in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful lm. rovements in .ltoofing-lirachets, of which t to following is a specification.

1 This imention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in roofing brackets or stools, such as are used to provide a seat for the workman during the shinglin-g or repuiringof av roof.

The. principal object of my present invention is to provide. a bracket of the. above churacterof such construction that. a maximum of durability and strength is attained with a minimum amount of weight.

Another object is to provide :1 bracketwhich is adjustable to roots of ':n' ving pitch.

A further object. is to provide suitable means whereby the bracket may be. securely fastened into position against any possibility of diseuga ement from the sloping surfaceof the root With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will he hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that chan' cs in the specific structure shown and described may he made within the scope of the claims without departing from the. s unit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a mrtof (his sp cification; and in which like numerals of reference indicate simiiar parts in the scvc-ml views, Figure 1 is a Side) elevation ml the device in place on roof. Fig. E2 i an enlarged perspective view thereof. Fig. is a side elevation of the devi e folded. Fig.4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing 5 indicates a folduhle seat supporting frame. This frame is preferably constructed of angle bars for the sake oflightness and cheapness in its inmmfaeture. though it will be understood hat bar metal may be employed if desired. The framc 5 com arises the vertical supporting members 6 w iich are pivoted upon the strengthening side rails 7 adjacent to one edgioftbe seat 8. The seat is disposed in the lower inwardly turned flanges of the rails 7 and is secured thereto h means of suitable fastening screws 9. The rails -'r' extend in advance of the forward edge of the. seat, the horizontal flange being cut away beyond the seat as shown at 7'. To the extended ends of the side rails, the inclined attaching members 10 are pivoted shown at 11, the flanges thereof being bent inwardly into enga "event. with the sides of the vertical flange. ot lhe rails 7. The attaching members 10 are adjustabl} secured to the lower ends of die seat supporting members 6, and for thisv urpose a plurality of openings 12 are provir ed in the attaching members. In any one of these openings the studs 13 carried by the supporting members 6 may be dispose-J. The members 53 have a slight lateral re dient movement snfiicien! to dinngage the and? 13 from the openings 12 when it is desired to alter the inclination of the attaching bars 10. v

A horizontal lit-ace bar 14 connects the two vertical supporting bars 6, and in order to s:-;urc these. hnragainst inadvertent lateral movement after the device has been prop; 1 adjusted. the longitudinal slots 15 are provided therein at. its ends through which extend the screw threaded bolts 16 \z'ziltll are positioned through the lower ends of the bars 6. A not 17 is engaged upon the outer ends of the halts. and securely clamps the b2: H to the supporting bars 6. effectually preventing any movement of the studs 13 in the openings 19.. thus providing an extremely rigid support for the seat 8.

In order to secure the device firmly in position snitahle hooks or spurs 18 are. integrally formed upon the upper end"-, of the burs 10, and curved spurs 19 are also formed upon the lower ends thereof. In placing the device in position on the roof. the hooked spurs 18 may in; placed over the comb theref of or driven into the material, and the lower spurs 19 then forced into the shingling or other material with which the roof is bein covered. Thus it will be seen that asdho weight of the workman upon the seat will serve (0 drive the spurs 15 and 19 farther into the roof, the liability of the slipping of the bracket and serious injury to the worlnnan is avoided.

'hen the devici l'1ll0l in use it is adapted to be folded into such form that it may he readily carried in the tool kit. To provide for the compact arrangement of the seat 8 and the supporting: frame, the upper ends of the bars 6 have their inwardly extending flanges cut away as shown at 6'. in a similar manner to the forward ends of the side rails 7. \Vhcn it is therefore no longer desired inamifacturcd.

to use the bracket, the studs 13 are disengaged from the openings 12, and the supporting members 6 folded inwardly beneath the bottom of the seat 8, and the inclined bars it) forced upwardly upon the pivot pin '11 into close contact with the bars 6. Thus it will be noted that. all of the parts lie in a single plane, whereby the device may be easily packed in the kit and carried from place to place.

If two-or more workmen are employed upon the roof at one time, a pair of the brackets 5 may beused. In such an instance the brackets are suitably spaced apart and secured to the roof in horizontal alinement with each other. A board or lank is then placed upon the seats 8, bridging the intervening space between the brackets. The workmen may freely more upon the board, and the roofing material can also be deposited thereon within convenient reach when desired.

The device above dcscribed-is particularly adapted for the shingling of roofs, where a very rigid and firm supporting bracket must be employed owing to the yieldable nature of the rooting. My improved roofing bracket has proven to be very efficient when employed for this .pnrpose, and as its construction does not involve the use of'expcnsive materials, it will be obvious that the same may be very inexpensively It is also strong, durable and of neat appearance.

A strengthening bar 20 is secured at its ends adjacent to the lower ends of the members l0, and prevents their spreading apart to release the studs 13, during the operation of the device.

Whatis claimed is:

1. A roofing bracket comprising a sup porting frame consisting of the vertical seatsupporting bars pivotally secured at their upper ends to the sides of a seat positioned between the same, side rails secured to said seat, inclined attachin bars pivoted at their upper ends to said side rails, a plurality of openings being formed in said bars adjacent to their lower ends, hooks formed upon the' sup'porting bars adapted to prevent the lateral movement thereof.

2. A roofing bracket comprising a sheet metal supporting frame consisting of the vertical seat supporting bars, a seat arranged between the upper ends of said oars, side rails secured to the opposite edges of said seat, the upper ends of the supporting bars being pivoted to said side rails, inclined attachlng bars pivoted to the forward ends of the side rails, said mtaching bars being adjustably connected to the lower ends of the supporting bars, a horizontally positioned brace bar connecting the supporting bars, said brace bar having longitudinal slots formed therein adjacent to its ends, a transversely positioned bolt extending through the supporting bars and the slots in said brace bar, nuts threaded upon said bolts adapted to secure the brace bar and to retain the attaching bars in their adjusted positions, and hooked spurs integrally formed upon the ends of the attaching bars for engagement with a roof.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS B. HILLMON.

Witne ses: A

HARRY W. Lana, CARL L. Bpana'rr.

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