Improvements in or relating to Tongs for Suspending Articles from Overhead Supports.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 13th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SP
Improvements in or relating to Tongs for Suspending Articles
from Overhead Supports.
A communication from DÉSIRE JOSEPH AUBERT, of Péronne (Somme), in the
Republic of France, Mechanical Engineer.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The present invention relates to a kind of tongs for enabling cycles or the like
to be suspended, and is particularly applicable for use in the transport of cycles in
railway carriages.
The tongs are very light and may be easily carried in the pocket as they take up
so little room. Their application is simple and practical.
The tongs are constructed of two levers pivoted together like pincers, each lever
has one end formed into a more or less sharp hook or point, the other end being
preferably straight. The straight ends are connected by one or more cords, straps,
chains, or the like, at or about the centre. of which, either attached or sliding
freely thereon, is another cord strap chain rod or the like of suitable length
terminating in some convenient form of hook clip or similar device for holding the
cycle or other machine."
In order to suspend a bicycle it is sufficient to open the tongs and to place their
hooked ends on any part of a bead or the like overhead, then, when the hook or
clip to which the machine is to be attached is pulled, and through this the cord or
chain connecting the ends of the tongs, the latter are caused to close and to
strongly grip the beam with their points.
The greater the weight suspended, the firmer will the points hold, consequently
whatever is suspended from the hook, is, suspended without danger of, sliding
down.
The points of the tongs may be of tempered steel for the beams, covered
with iron.
It is obvious that any suitable arrangement of cords, straps, wires, chains, rods or
the like may be employed to form a connection between the straight ends of the
tongs and the hook or clip for holding the machine.
The hook, clip, or holder may be formed of such shape as to enable it to be
attached to any desired part of the machine, such as the framing, handle bars,
wheels &c.; also the holder may be covered wholly or in part with rubber,
horsehair, canvas, leather or suitable fabric to prevent damage by abrasion or
otherwise to the nickel, enamel or paint of the machine.
If desired two or more clips or holders may be employed connected by as many
cords or the like to the tongs.
Dated this 18th day of March 1896.
BOULI & WADE,
Agents for the: Applicant..

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Improvements in or relating to Tongs for Suspending Articles
from Overhead Supports.
A communication from DÉSIRÉ JOSEPH AUBERT, of Péronne (Somme), in the
Republic of France, Mechanical Engineer.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT formerly of 323 High Holborn now of
111 Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex, Chartered Patent Agent,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the sam³
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The present invention relates to a kind of tongs or hooks for enabling cycles or
the like to be suspended and is particularly applicable for use in the transport of
cycles in railway carriages.
The tongs are very light and may be easily carried in the pocket as they take up
little room. Their application is simple and practical.
In order to make their arrangement and application better understood an
example of such tongs is shown on the accompanying drawing applied to one of
the transverse beams of the railway carriage.
In this drawing T is the roof of the waggon anl La transverse beam of
this roof.
The tongs are constructed in the form of two levers pivotted together like
pincers, each lever has one end formed into a more or less sharp hook or point the
other end being preferably straight. The straight ends are connected by one or
more cords, straps, chains or the like, at or about the centre of which, either
attached or sliding freely thereon, is another cord, strap, chain, rod or the like of
suitable length terminating in some convenient form of hook, clip or similar device
for holding the cycle or other machine.
In order to suspend a bicycle it is sufficient to open the tongs and to place their
hooked ends A on any part of the beam L or the like overhead, then, when the
hook or clip C to which the machine is to be attached, is pulled, and through this
the cord or chain connecting the ends of the tongs the latter are caused to close
and to strongly grip the beam L with their points.
The greater the weight suspended at Cor.P, the firmer will the points A hold
consequently whatever is suspended from the hook C is suspended without danger
of falling down.
The points A of the tongs may be of tempered steel for beams, covered
with iron.
It is obvious that any suitable arrangement of cords, straps, wires, chains, rods
or the like, may be employed to form a connection between the straight ends B of
the tongs and the hook or clip C for holding the machine.
The 'hook, clip, or holder may be formed of such shape as to enable it to be
attached to any desired part of the machine, such as the framing, handle bars,
wheels etc.; also the holder may be covered wholly or in part with rubber,
horsehair, canvas, leather or suitable fabric to prevent damage by abrasion or
otherwise to the nickel, enamel, or paint of the machine..

page_text: If desired two or more clips or holders may be employed connected by as many
cords or the like to the tongs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said inven-
tion as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A device for use in suspending cycles and the like from overhead supports
substantially as described.
2. A device for use in suspending articles from overhead supports consisting of a
tong such as A, having straight ends B, and connecting chains or the like to which
a hook, as C, is connected, substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 16th day of December 1896
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.