Supporting device

Application filed December 14, 1828. Serial No. @©0,705.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Adolphus William Malone, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springdale, in the county of Alle5 gheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates broadly to supports, 10 and has particular reference to such a device which is adapted to be clamped to the lower portion or end of an upright supporting member, such as a telegraph pole or the like, for the purpose of securely anchor15 ing the supporting member to the ground, and holding it against falling movement.

An important object of the invention is to provide a supporting device of the above mentioned character, which is extremely 20 simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, strong and durable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a supporting 30 device embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same, . Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on line 3—3 of Figure 1, _ Figure 4 is an edge elevation of the de3» vice, and,

Figure 5 is a detail section taken on line 5—5 of Figure 1.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodi⁴⁰ ment of my invention, the support is shown as formed of a pair of oppositely arranged companion clamping elements or sockets 5, which are substantially semi-circular in cross section, so that they provide an open45 ing between the same for the reception of an upright supporting member, such as a telegraph pole 6 or the like, which is ordinarily circular in cross section. The clamping· elements or sockets 5 are provided at ⁵⁰ their opposite ends with vertical flat preferably rectangular attaching or clamping portions 7, as shown. These clamping or attaching portions carry outwardly diverging braces or wings 8, disposed at suitable angles ⁵⁵ to the attaching or clamping portions 7,

REB8UED such as at an obtuse angle, as shown. The braces or wings 8 are provided at their lower ends or bottoms with horizontal bearing members or flanges 9, which preferably increase in width outwardly, as shown. ea

It is preferred that each of the clamping elements including the socket, the clamping or attaching portions 7, the wings or braces 8, and the bearings or flanges 9, be formed integral. This section may be stamped or 35 bent from a single section of suitably stiff sheet metal, such as sheet steel.

The clamping or attaching portions 7 are provided with vertically spaced openings 10, for the reception of bolts 11, which are 7« adapted to be manipulated for drawing the portions 7 together, and hence firmly clamping the elements or sockets 5 to the opposite sides of the pole 6.

The wings or braces 8 are preferably tri- 75 angular and increase in width downwardly and the bearings or flanges 9 have openings 12 formed therein, receiving anchor rods or elements 13, which anchor elements or rods are securely embedded in the ground, as by 80 being molded within concrete anchors 14, of any well known or preferred type.

As is well known, the ordinary telegraph pole ordinarily begins to rot, at the bottom of its exposed portion, in about ten to fifteen ^§5 years. When this occurs, my supporting device may be applied to the lower portion of the pole, adjacent to the ground, and the supporting device is anchored to the ground, as explained. This supporting device will 80 have sufficient strength to restore to the rotted portion of the pole, its original strength. By this means, the life of the pole may be greatly prolonged. I also contemplate applying this supporting device to ⁹⁵the lower end of a telegraph pole or the like, without sinking the pole in the ground. The supporting. device will then ser^e as an anchoring means for the lower end of the pole with the. ground. This is advantageous, inasmuch as' it will enable the use of poles several feet shorter than the ordinary pole.

An important feature of the invention is the extreme simplicity of the device, the ^10Ssame being made in two principal parts or sections. This contributes to the cheapness at which the same may be manufactured, to the convenience in applying the same to a telegraph pole or the like, and ef- ⁿ® a

1,486,594 fecting a connection between the supporting device and the anchoring means.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described δ is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts, may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the 10 subjoined claims.