Improvements in the Manufacture of Suspenders for Attaching to Glass, Wood, or other Material for Holding, Exhibiting, and Suspending Showcards, Small Articles, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 18:6
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Oct., 1896-Accepted, 21st Nov., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Suspenders for Attaching to
Glass, Wood, or other Material for Holding, Exhibiting, and
Suspending Showcards, Small Articles, and the like.
I, HENRY THACKER of 8 Stationers' Hall Court, Ludgate Hill, in the City of
London, Manufacturing Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
I take a piece of linen, cloth, leather, parchment, strong paper or other material,
which has been coated or covered on both sides with an adhesive-cut or stamped out
in any desired shape, and make or stamp a small hole in it about one third from either
end or in the centre. I have a small book made of brass, iron or other material of a shape
similar to the ordinary hook used on ladies dresses, but instead of the top part being
turned round, it is made straight at right angles with the body of the hook. The
hook portion is passed through the aforesaid hole in the adhesive label, the bottom
part of which is then turned up over the cross-bars of the hook and by damping the
label it fixes the hook in position, the hook itself then shows below the label where it
is folded and fixed. When required to be used, it is only necessary to damp the
label and press it against the glass or other place required, when dry, it is ready to
hang or suspend any article from. Heavier articles can be hung on these hooks than
on the ordinary adhesive or other hooks, as the book is resting against the glass, the
strain is not so great as when the book is some distance from the glass. They occupy
so small a space that it is not necessary to remove them from the glass, when the
articles are taken off. Being made of material that will not tear, they can be
stripped from the glass and by coating again with adhesive they can be used many
times.
The adhesive label can be made of any shape desirable.
Dated this Third day of January One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Suspenders for Attaching to
Glass, Wood, or other Material for Holding, Exhibiting, and
Suspending Showcards, Small Articles, and the like.
1, HENRY THACKER of Maclean's Buildings, New Street Square, in the City of
London, Ink Manufacturer, late of 8 Stationers' Hall Court Ludgate Hill in the
City of London, 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 :-
I take a piece of linen, cloth, leather, parchment, strong paper or other material
which has been coated or covered on both sides with an adhesive; cut or stamped
out in any desired shape; and make or stamp a small hole in it about one third from
either end or in the centre. I have a small hook made of brass, iron, or other

page_text: material of a shape similar to the ordinary hook used on ladies dresses, but instead of
the top part being turned round, it is made straight-at right angles with or to the
body of the hook. Or I have a clip with or without a spring of any shape necessary,
having shoulders at right angles to the clip, similar to the arrangement for the hook
aforesaid. The hook or clip portion is passed through the aforesaid hole in the
adhesive label, the bottom part of which is turned up ove the cross-bars of the hook
or clip, and by damping the label it fixes the book or c. in position; the hook or
clip then shows below the label where it is folded and fixed; when required to be
used it is only necessary to damp the label and press it against the glass shelf or
other place required, when dry, it is ready to hang or suspend any article from.
Heavier articles can be hung on these hooks or clips than on the ordinary adhesive
or pneumatic pegs or hooks, as the hook or clip resting against the glass or shelf the
strain is not so great as when the hook or clip is some distance from the glass or
shelf. They occupy so small a space that it is not necessary to remove them from
the glass or shelf when the articles are taken off. Being made of material that will
not tear they can be stripped from the glass or shelf and by coating again with
adhesive, they can be used many times.
The adhesive label can be made of any shape desirable.
The same principle can be applied to walls for hanging pictures and other articles
and for all other purposes where hooks, screws, nails, or clips are now used.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing the same may
be properly understood I herewith append a sheet of explanatory drawings to be
hereinafter referred to :-
Fig. 1. show some of the patterns I may use for the labels.
Fig. 2. shows the hook and clip with the cross pieces.
Fig. 3. shows a section of the hook and clip.
Fig. 4. shows the hook and clip attached to the labels.
A. shows the hook attached to the label the dotted line showing the turned over
portion of the label, with the hook fixed in position.
B. B. show the hook and clip fixed in position, but the one half of the label being
gummed and fixed over the other half.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise construction
and arrangements of the suspenders as described, as the same may be modified
without departing from the principle of my invention.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
The manufacture of suspenders or labels with hooks or clips for attaching to glass
windows, wood, shelves, walls and the like substantially as described.
Dated this Second day of October 1896.
HENRY THACKER.