Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1893-Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1893
Figure 2 is a side elevation; and
Figure 3 is a bottom plan.
The hook, regarded as a whole, is formed from a single piece of wire which is
intermediately bent as at a, and the portions adjacent said bend are extended closely
alongside of each other, and are together bent as at b, at a suitable distance from
the bend, a, to form by the upper compound section the bill, d, and by the lower
compound section, the base, f.
One of the lower sections, in part forming the base of the hook, is, at its
extremity, turned as at g, to constitute one of the securing eyes. The other
terminal portion of the wire, as it extends rearwardly, diverges with relation to the
one comprising at its end the eye, g, and opposite said eye is outwardly and then
inwardly turned to constitute the other eye, g', the extreme end portion of this last
named section of wire being carried inwardly between the diverged sections forming
the base, f, of the hook, and is upwardly and forwardly and then downwardly and
rearwardly turned to form the closed eye, m, under the bill of the hook, but well
to the rear of the hook bend, b, the said eye standing in a plane which ranges
longitudinally of the hook and which is at right angles to the hook-base.
The formation and disposition of the eye well to the rearward of the hook while
serving the usual hook closing function has advantages which influence the character,
capabilities, or action of the other portions of the hook,-that is to say, the one
terminal of the wire being forwardly and upwardly and then downwardly and rear-
wardly turned to form the eye, m, and lying by its extreme end against or very
near to the back of the said eye, as seen at a, in Figure 1, such end of the eye-
forming wire is guarded against being caught upon by, or catching into, the
cloth, and there being the considerable space within the hook between the hook
bend and the closing eye, the security of the hook onto the fabric by thread passing
across its base forward of the closing eye to confine the forward part of the hook
down, as usual, may be ensured without interfering with the spring action or
retractile capabilities of the said closing-eye.
Furthermore, owing to the particular form and location of the said hook-closing-
eye described, the members forming the said forward part of the hook base may

page_text: lie closely together,-
-no space being required between them to accommodate the
said eye, m, and, therefore, the sections at the hook bend and forming the top of
the hook may lie together, as shown in the plan view Figure 3, and unite to form
a very strong hook.
The bill of the hook is flattened, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the striking of
which to impart such flattened condition so tempering the wire as to impart an
unusual stiffness thereto, which character is not, however, so marked in the hook-
closing-eye,,and, therefore, the flexibility of the latter remains in the most efficient
degree.
:
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
A hook member of a hook and eye constructed of wire doubled upon itself
and formed into a hook, the free ends of the wire extended inwardly and approxi-
mately parallel with each other to form the shank and bent into attaching eyes, the
wire forming one of said eyes being extended forwardly and formed into an
additional closed eye lying between the two parts of the shank in a median line
under the bill of the hook proper adjacent and at a right angle to the said attaching
eyes, substantially as described.
Dated this Twenty-fourth day of June 1893.
CORNELIUS JAMES BROSNAN.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.