An Improved Hanger for Supporting Articles in Front of Domestic Fireplaces.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 5th Apr.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hanger for Supporting Articles in Front of Domestic
Fireplaces.
We, EDGAR GEORGE of No. 29 Chesterfield Grove, East Dulwich in the County of
Surrey Engineer, and ROBERT JOSEPH HOOPER-RASTRICK of Chesterfield, Elm Grove,
Southsea in the County of Hants, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an appliance for hanging to the bars of an open grate
whereon may be placed for heating such articles as "flat irons," plates, kettles and the
like.
The device, which is sometimes known as a hanger, consists of a metal frame
provided with hooks to allow of its being suspended to the bars of a grate, and having
a horizontal plate or grid formed at its lower end.
One or more supplementary horizontal plates or grids are loosely fitted to the
uprights and is capable of being freely and easily raised or lowered as may be desired;
and, in order to secure said supplementary plates or grids in any given position, we
fix centrally to the horizontal cross bars at the top and bottom of the frame a vertical
bar or rod, one or both sides of which may have a ratchet formed thereon, with which
engage a pawl or pawls pivoted to the supplementary plate or grid, or said vertical
bar or rod may be perforated, in which perforations may engage a catch or bolt fixed
to the supplementary plate or grid, we prefer however to employ two cams or knuckle
grips loosely pivoted to the supplementary plate or grid, and so disposed that when
said plate or grid is being raised, the cams or knuckle grips are perfectly free, but
when the plate or grid is pressed down, the cams or grips aforesaid press against the
vertical rod, thus holding the loose plate or grid firmly in the position to which it had
been raised, and the greater the pressure brought to bear upon said plate or grid, the
greater will be the pressure of the cams or grips against the vertical rod, and hence
the more firmly will the plate or grid be held.
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EDGAR GEORGE,
27, Bow Lane, Cannon Street, E.C., Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hanger for Supporting Articles in Front of Domestic
Fireplaces.
We, EDGAR GEORGE of No. 29 Chesterfield Grove, East Dulwich in the County of
Surrey, Engineer, and ROBERT JOSEPH HOOPER-RASTRICK of Chesterfield, Elm Grove,
Southsea, in the County of Hants, Gentleman, 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 :-
Our invention relates to an appliance for hanging to the bars of an open grate
whereon may be placed for heating such articles as "flat irons," plates, kettles and the
like.
The device which is sometimes known as a hanger consists of a metal frame provided
with hooks to allow of its being suspended to the bars of a grate and having a hori-
zontal plate or grid formed at its lower end. One or more supplementary horizontal
plates or grids are loosely fitted to the uprights and are capable of being freely and
easily raised or lowered as may be desired, and, in order to secure said supplementary
plates or grids in any given position, we fix centrally to the horizontal cross bars at
the top and bottom of the frame, a vertical bar or rod, one or both sides of which may

page_text: have a ratchet formed thereon, with which engages or engage a pawl or pawls pivoted
to the supplementary plate or grid, or said vertical bar or rod may be perforated, in
which perforations may engage a catch or bolt fixed to the supplementary plate or
grid; we prefer however to employ two cams or knuckle grips loosely pivoted to the
supplementary plate or grid, and so disposed, that when said plate or grid is being
raised, the cams or knuckle grips are perfectly free, but when the plate or grid is
pressed down, the cams or grips aforesaid press against the vertical rod, thus holding
the loose plate or grid firmly in the position to which it had been raised, and the
greater the pressure brought to bear on said plate or grid, the greater will be the
pressure of the cams or grips against the vertical rod, and hence the more firmly will
the plate or grid be held.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is an isometrical perspective view of the hanger formed in accordance
with our invention, in which it will be seen that the movable supplementary plate or
grid B occupies a nearly central position upon the frame A, said plate or grid B being
held at any given height by means of the dual cams or grips a shown to enlarged
scale at Figures 2 and 3. These cams or grips are pinned loosely to the bar b and
bear against the central vertical rod c in such a manner that the supplementary plate
or grid B may be raised with perfect freedom and to whatever height desired, the
cams or grips a assuming the position shown in Figure 3, but so soon as the upward
movement of the plate or grid B ceases, the cams or grips aforesaid drop by virtue
of the weight of the tongue-like ends, closing upon or gripping the sides of the vertical
rod C, the holding power of which cams a being proportional to the weight brought to
bear upon the plate B.
The bar 6 is so disposed that when the plate B is at its highest point, it may be
flush or parallel with the bar of the grid.
The brackets d are employed to give increased strength to the movable supplementary
plate B.
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
First: The improved hanger substantially as described and illustrated.
Second In the improved hanger herein described the adaptation thereto and
employment therewith of cams or grips as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 5th day of March 1900
EDGAR GEORGE,
27, Bow Lane, Cannon Street, E.C., Agent.
EDGAR GEORGE,
27, Bow Lane, Cannon Street, E.C., Agent.