A Picture Bail or Hanger.
Year: 1897

page_text: A Picture Bail or Hanger.
I, EDMUND HUSSEY, of 7, Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, in the County of
Essex, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide a substitute for the cords or Hexible
wire strands ordinarily used for suspending picture frames whereby the opera-
tions of hanging and unhanging pictures are greatly facilitated, increased
strength is obtained, and liability to wear or breaking to which ordinary picture
cords are subject is effectually prevented.
The invention consists in a picture hanger or bail made of rigid steel, iron,
brass, or copper wire bent of A form and having the ends of the limbs formed
with hooks for connection to the suspension eyes or rings on the picture frame.
These bails or hangers, which would be made in sizes to suit picture frames of
all dimensions, may be formed either of a single rigid wire or of two or more
twisted together so as to ensure the required rigidity and may be gilt, coloured,
or otherwise ornamented. As made for sale, the limbs of the hanger would be
brought considerably closer together than the distance between the suspension
eyes on the picture frame so that in order to attach the hooked ends of the
limbs to the eyes it is necessary to spring the limbs apart, the tendency of the
limbs to close together opposing the accidental disengagement of the hooks and
causing such a stiffness of connection between the hanger and frame that the
former will stand up from the frame and may be attached to, or detached from,
the suspension hook by merely raising the frame without reaching up to the
suspension hook, as is necessary when a flexible cord is used. The apex of
the bail or hanger forms the point of suspension and may be furnished with an
eye or loop if desired.

page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
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My invention has for its object to provide a suitable substitute for the cords
or flexible wire now in use for suspending picture frames whereby the operations
of hanging and unhanging pictures are greatly facilitated, increased strength
is obtained and liability to wear or break to which ordinary picture cords are
subject is effectually prevented. The invention consists in a picture hanger or
bail made of rigid steel, iron, brass copper or other metal wire bent of. A form
and having the ends of the limbs formed with hooks for connection to the sus-
pension eyes. or rings on the picture frame as shown in Drawing 1 Letter A.
The hooks may be bent either inwards or outwards as shown in Figure 1 at A
or Figure 2 at A.
These bails or hangers which would be made in sizes to suit picture frames
of all dimensions, may be formed either of a single rigid wire or of two or more
twisted together so as to ensure the required rigidity and may be gilt, colored,
or otherwise ornamented. As made for sale, the limbs of the hanger would
be brought considerably closer together than the distance between the suspension
eyes on the picture frame so that in order to attach the hooked ends of the
limbs to the eyes it is necessary to spring the limbs apart, and causing such a
stiffness of connection between the hanger and frame that the former will stand
up from the frame and may be attached to, or detached from, the suspension
hook by merely raising the frame without reaching up to the suspension hook,
as is necessary when flexible cord is used. The apex of the bail or hanger
forms the point of suspension and may be furnished with an eye or loop if
desired.
It is obvious that if preferred the hanger can be screwed rigidly to the picture
back by looping the ends and screwing direct on to the frame of picture or
other article.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is;
A device for hanging pictures by means of a rigid wire made of any
suitable metal, so that the pictures may be hung or unhung simply by raising
the picture.
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