Improvements in Suspenders, being an Improved Means of Suspending Articles on Walls and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 19th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 6th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Suspenders, being an Improved Means of
Suspending Articles on Walls and the like.
WILLIAM WORRALL Artist in Stain'd Glass, and Painted Decoration, 75
Endell Street Bloomsbury, W.C. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows --
An original or improved method of suspending shelves, by means of a bracket
having a slot and eyelet hole, at each end of its upright or vertical section and, a
horizontal support at right angles to receive the shelves, (which may be of any
width or length desired) are interlocking and interchangeable, and can be used for
one shelf or any further number, can be placed at any distance apart, or in any
position, with provision for rails of wood, to which articles can be attach'd for
security. A modified form of the above described bracket for rails only, and with
hooks formed to slide along the rails will serve for "key racks, hats & coats,
pictures, letter racks, or as protectors to pots containing growing plants, and for
other purposes, also articles to be used in connection therewith.
Deted this 21th der of April 1801
WILLIAM WORRALL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Suspenders, being an Improved Means of
Suspending Articles on Walls and the like.
I, WILLIAM WORRALL, of 75 Endell Street Bloomsbury, W.C. Artist in
Stain'd Glass and Painted Decoration, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Firstly as to suspenders, for shelves, to hold, books, china, articles of virtu, and
all other purposes to which shelves are usually put. A bracket of galvanized iron,
Fig. 1 brass, tin, or other metal, of wood or other material provided with an
eyelet hole and slot (A).at top and bottom of its upright section, for suspending by
a nail, screw, or rivet, (B) having a knob or head, which on passing through the
eyelet hole, slides the length of the slot, behind the head of the nail or screw, and is
held secure. Provision is made horizontally at right angles, for the reception of
shelves (C) of various widths, which may be of square, round, or moulded edges.
For the latter of which a lip (D) is provided at the end of the horizontal
support (C.) to fit into the plough'd groove of the moulding, thus adding to its
firmness. There is also a spring and hammer faced clamp (E) to accommodate
shelves of varying thickness. For increasing the space vertically between the
shelves suspenders are made in a modified form (Fig. 2) of the before described
bracket, but without the horizontal provision for shelves, and by using one or more
of these any desired distance may be obtain'd, and will act with the. other
suspenders, so to set flush with the wall or other background, each one engaging
with the other. There are rectangular spaces, (G) in each suspender for rails of
wood to pass through, upon which sliding hooks (H) may be placed, serving to
attach any article thereto for protection, and for other purposes.
These suspenders
and shelves, or rails, or both combined can easily be fix'd in recesses, inside or
outside the house, in cupboards, and pantries, or placed between shelves which are
too wide apart, along top of dado, either wholly or in part, or in any other desired
position, by fixing the screw, or rivit, into the wall, (or if preferr'd,) into upright
strips of wood and fixing them to the wall, when as many shelves and other
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page_text: appliances as may be desired, can be suspended quickly, and as quickly removed
with the least possible injury to the. wall."
The sliding suspender (1) as also the suspenders Fig. 1, and Fig. 2 have a conical
headed pin (L) projecting from the front of the spaces (G) which will engage with
the slot and eyelet hole in modified. suspenders, such as newspaper racks, (Fig. 3,)
which are formed by making the support (C2) at an angle of about 60° and provided
with the lip (D) for receiving the same character of shelf, as described for (Fig. 1.)
and may be used either with Fig. 1, or Fig. 2, or with the sliding suspender (I) in
which case a portion only of any available space may be used as a newspaper rack,
and the remaining portion, for any other, purpose to which these suspenders are
adapted.
For a modification serving as a protector to plants containing growing plants
(Fig. 4) the same is made of two pieces of metal of semi rectangular shape, passing
adversely through a metal belt (M) having a thumb screw (K). The return end
of one of these pieces is provided with the slot and eyelet hole, for attaching to
either Fig. 1, and 2, or sliding suspender (I). The end of the other piece, has a
rectangular space (G2) exactly similar to those described in Fig. 1 and 2 through
which a wooden rail can pass, to the corresponding space in the opposite suspender,
so that when pots containing growing plants are placed either on the shelf (C)
Fig. 1, or on a window sill with Fig. 2, they have (by the use of this modification)
a protecting rail both back and front. Any varying width of shelf or sill can be
accommodated by the use of the thumb screw (K). By using suspender Fig. 1,
with the shelf at (C) it can be fix'd at any part of a window, either inside, or
outside, on a wall, or in any desired position. By precisely the same means of slot
and eyelet hole, modifications may be made to engage with sliding suspender (1) to
serve for "hat and coat hooks, Fig. 5, for key racks, pictures and the like.
Provision is made for fitting at will any of the suspenders H; H, I, with a
receptacle for tickets, Fig. 6, upon which to write a scholar's name or number, or
in a key rack, the names or numbers of the several rooms, or for cloak rooms, with
duplicate tickets, or for any purpose where an indicative name or number would
be of service. These ticket receptacles are made removable and interchangeable.
Boxes of tin, papier maché,-woven wire or other material Fig. 7, may be used in
conjunction with (1) for letter boxes, memoranda, and for other purposes, and by
attaching Fig. 8, to any article in present use, it may be made to suspend as herein-
before described.
DRAWINGS (ONE SHEET ONLY).
The sectional drawings at the right-hand side, are correspondingly numbered
and figured to the perspective drawings, on the left hand side.
Having now particularly described and ascertain'd the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim as new, or improvement is,
1st. In suspenders to attach articles on walls, and the like, the application of
the slot and eyelet hole, in the suspending bracket, to a fix'd rivit, or other
support, also the shoulder in each suspender, to enable each combination, to set
flush to the wall, or other background. The arrangement for the reception of
shelves, with the spring clamp to accomodate any thickness of shelf.
2nd. The provision of the conical pin, in front of each suspender, for attaching
modifications thereto, and for the modifications themselves.
3rd. The provision in each suspender, for rails and sliding hooks, to enable
modifications to be used as, protectors to pots containing, growing plants, on window
sills and the like, newspaper and letter racks, ticket or number receptacles, hats or
coats, for pictures, and the like, all as described and shewn herein.
Doted this 10th 3.
1001
WILLIAM WORRALL.