An Improved Hanger for Picture Frames and such like Objects.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Dec., 1888
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Complete Specification Left, 15th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 15th Apr., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hanger for Picture Frames and such like Objects.
I ARCHIBALD SIDDALL of Ryde near Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales
Bank Accountant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has been specially devised in order to provide means whereby
framed Pictures Mirrors and other objects may be easily and quickly hung supported
or removed on or from a wall and may at the same time be fixed to receive the light
at any desired angle such angle being at all times easily adjusted.
This improved hanger for picture frames and such like objects consists of a stiff but
flexible, bow or bows firmly fastened to the top and bottom of said frame or object
and having in each said bow serrated or toothed edged slots for gripping or holding
a nail or screw in the wall or other surface against which the picture &c. is to be
hung.
In use the bows which are preferably made of stiff yet flexible material such as
steel and are stamped or cut out of the same are supplied of the lengths or near the
lengths required and are then simply screwed on, to the frames. The nails being
previously driven into or fastened to the wall, the picture is lifted so that the bow
takes over the nail the head of which passes through a hole at the end of the slot and
the bow is pushed on to the round part at the back of the shoulder when a slight
pressure will bring the picture to the angle required upon which the bow is drawn
outwards and becomes fixed on the shoulder or angles. To remove the picture from
the nail the motions are simply reversed. The shoulder of the nail takes into the
serrations or teeth of the slot of the bow and holds the latter there with a firm grip
or grasp but in such a way that the serrations or teeth if required may be drawn up
or down past the angles of the shoulder so as to give the picture the angular set
required.
It is to be easily seen that the precise construction of my improved banger for
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page_text: picture frames and such like objects or the particular material of which it is con-
structed is not an essential feature of this invention as such construction might be
considerably varied within a large, range as for instance two separate bows might be
placed together to form a slot or passage between them.
Dated this Twenty first day of November One thousand eight hundred and eighty
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OMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hanger for Picture Frames and such like Objects.
I ARCHIBALD SIDDALL of Ryde near Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales,
Bank Accountant 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 has been specially devised; in order to provide moans whereby framed
Picture Mirrors and other. objects may be easily and quickly hung-supported, or
removed on.or from a wall and may at the same time, be fixed to receive the light at
any desired angle such angle being at all times easily adjusted..
This improved hanger for picture frames and such like objects consists of a stiff
but flexible bow or bows firmly fastened to the top and bottom of said frame or object
and having in each, said bow serrated or toothed edged slots for gripping or holding,
a nail or screw in the wall or other surface, against which the picture, &c. is to be
hung.
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But in order that this invention may be clearly, understood reference, will now be
made to the drawings, herewith in.which Figure 1 is.a side elevation of a picture, hung
to a wall by means of my improved hanger or supporter and Figure, 2 back view, of
the bow or hanger. unattached to the picture frame. A is the picture,, frame. B-the
hunger or supporter. C supporting wall. Bare screw holes, of which there may be
one or more at the top and bottom. Bis serrated, or, toothed edged slot: Benlarged
part or hole of slot. (is nail which I prefer, should have, a square, shoulder..ora
shoulder with angles and the angles or, corners, set on a horizontal line. In, use, the
bows B which are preferably made of stiff yet flexible material, such as, steel; and are
stamped or cut out of the same are supplied, of, the lengths, or near the lengths
required and are then simply screwed on to the frames through holos, B. The nails
being previously driven into or fastened to the wall, C the picture is lifted 50 that
the bow takes over the nail the head of which passes through hole B' and the,bow, is

page_text: pushed on to the round part at the back of the shoulder when a slight pressure will
bring the picture to the angle required upon which the bow is drawn outwards and
becomes fixed on the shoulder or angles. To remove the picture from the nail the
motions are simply reversed. The shoulder of the nail takes into the serrations or
teeth of the slot B of the bow and holds the latter. there with a firm grip or grasp
but in such a way that the serrations or teeth if required may be drawn up or down
past the angles of the shoulder so as to give the picture the angular set required.
It is to be easily seen that the precise construction of my improved hanger for
picture frames and such like objects or the particular material of which it is con-
structed is not an essential feature of this invention as such construction might be
considerably varied within a large range as for instance two separate bows might be
placed together to form a slot or passage between them but
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I would have it understood that
what I claim is :-
First. An improved hanger for Picture frames and, such like objects, consisting
essentially of a stiff but flexible bow fixed to the frame or object and taking firmly
but adjustably over a supporting nail substantially as herein described and explained.
Second. The particular construction of Picture &c. hanger substantially as herein
described and explained and as illustrated in the drawing.
Dated this Eighteenth day of January One thousand eight hundred and eighty