Improvements in Clothes-horses.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Aug., 1398
Complete Specification Left, 15th May, 1889-Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clothes-horses.
I, GEORGE ROBERT REED of 6 Stanley Terrace Stanley Road Upper Teddington in
the County of Middlesex Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of improvements in that kind of clothes-horse for which
Letters Patent were granted to me on the 27th of May 1887 and numbered 7747.
The improvements consist of certain additions thereto whereby a greater quantity
of clothes can be placed upon the horse than heretofore and which can be more
quickly adjusted.
In carrying out these improvements I construct the clothes horse on the "lazy
tongs" principle substantially in the manner described in the Specification of the
said former Letters Patent. The top bar of the side frames however is constructed
of such a length that it extends beyond and overhangs the remaining part of the
frame and cross rods or rails are fitted into the same in the same manner as the cross
rods or rails extending from one side frame to the other.
From any convenient part of each side frame, a fixed pin projects, on to which
openings, cut in the central vertical bar take, as the same is raised. These openings
are curved in such a manner as to allow the pin to travel into and out of the same
with the least possible side play. The bottom opening is hook shaped so as to prevent
the pin from coming out; and this prevents the horse from being raised too high.
Each cross rod or rail is provided with two longitudinal grooves, so that the
clothes hung thereon may be easily and quickly pegged.
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,.
"Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clothes-horses.
I, GEORGE ROBERT REED, of 2 Ravenscourt Cottages, Ravenscourt Park,
Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention consists of improvements in that kind of clothes-horse for which
Letters Patent were granted to me on the 27th of May 1887 and numbered 7747.
The improvements consist of certain additions thereto whereby a greater quantity
of clothes can be placed upon the horse than heretofore and which can be more
quickly adjusted.
In carrying out these improvements, I construct the clothes-horse on the "lazy
tongs" principle substantially in the manner described in the Specification of the
said former Letters Patent. The top bar of the side frames however is constructed
of such a length that it extends beyond and overhangs the remaining part of the
frame and cross rods or rails are fitted into the same in the same manner as the cross
rods or rails extending from one side frame to the other.
From any convenient part of each side frame a fixed pin projects on to which
openings cut in the central vertical bar take as the same is raised. These openings
are curved in such a manner as to allow the pin to travel into and out of the same
with the least possible side play. The bottom opening is hook shaped so as to

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prevent the pin from coming out and thus prevent the horse from being raised
too high.
Each cross rod or rail is provided with two longitudinal grooves so that the clothes
hung thereon may be easily and quickly pegged, to prevent them from being blown
off or otherwise displaced when the horse is in the open air or otherwise.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a side elevation shewing the clothes-horse closed; and Figure 2 is a
side elevation showing the clothes-horse partially extended. Figure 3 is an enlarged
section through the cross rod or rail.
The pivot E of the bars DD terminates in a fixed pin over which the curved
teeth F of the rack G take as the clothes-horse is raised. The said rack G is pivoted
at K and can be swung to one side when it is required to close up the clothes-horse
into the position shewn in Figure 1.
When extending the clothes-horse, the foot of the person or some other hold is
placed on the bottom cross rods or rails M or upon the bottom bars A, and the upper
part of the horse is raised by the hand or hands.. The bottom of the rack G will
turn on the pivot K and ride along the ground until it is vertical when each tooth F
will ride over the pin E in succession until sufficiently raised, the teeth being so
curved as to ride easily over the pin, the rack adjusting itself over the pin, when the
point of a tooth has passed, by the action of gravity on its mass. As the horse
is extended, the rack G will therefore oscillate to and fro being pushed away by the
pin and brought back by gravitation. To prevent over extension of the horse, the
lower part H of the rack is reversely curved so that the pin will not pass out should
the horse be further raised.
The top bars B B are constructed of such length that they extend beyond and
overlap the remaining part of the frame, and rails M are fitted in such extension,
whereby a greater number of clothes may be hung on the horse than in the clothes-
horse described and shewn in my previous Patent and with a very slight addition
to the cost and space occupied.
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:
(1) The construction of a clothes-horse the side frames of which are pivoted and
hinged together on the "lazy tongs" principle, provided with a pivoted rack G
having curved teeth F and reversely curved part H at the bottom engaging with a pin
on the pivot E, the said side frames being provided with extension bars B and carrying
cross rods or rails M substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth and
illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
(2) The construction and use of grooved cross rods or rails for clothes-horses
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in Figure 3
of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of May 1889
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,
"Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.