IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BRACKETS FOR SUPPORTING AND HOLDING CORNICE POLES, PICTURE RODS AND OTHER POLES AND RODS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, PHINEHAS EDWARD AYTON of the firm of Thomas Pemberton & Sons of
Livery Street Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BRACKETS
FOR SUPPORTING AND HOLDING CORNICE POLES, PICTURE RODS AND OTHER POLES
AND RODS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES," to be as follows :-
In brackets as ordinarily constructed the supporting or shank part is made rigid
with the affixing plate, so that the bracket plate can only be affixed in a deter-
minate position with respect to the bracket which it supports; and the object of
my said invention is to construct the bracket so as to allow the plate to be affixed
either in a vertical, horizontal or in an inclined position as circumstances require,
and also to allow the supporting bracket to swivel or turn at right angles upon its
supporting plate.
According to my invention the supporting bracket or shank can adjust itself to
the pole, rod or other object by following the exact inclination of the object
supported; that is to say, the supporting part of the bracket whether for a cornice
pole, rod or other object has a trunnion like end, which turns or swivels horizontally
within the plate-The swivelling or turning of the bracket thus allows the object
supported or held to be perfectly adjusted, and further, the plate carrying the
swivelling bracket is capable of being affixed either in a vertical, horizontal or in
any desired position.
Instead of employing a plate as described, affixing, ears may be substituted
therefor, or the swivelling bracket instead of being affixed by a bracket may
be affixed by a screw, the bracket working within a socket or other connection
situated on the back end of the screw.
The shank constituting the swivelling bracket may be bent or shaped into the
necessary conformation according to the bracket to which it is to be applied.
PHINEHAS EDWARD AYTON.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham,
Agent to the Applicant.

page_text: Cornice Poles, Picture Rods, and other Poles and Rods for
various Purposes.
I, PHINEHAS EDWARD AYTON of the Firm of Thomas Pemberton and Sons of
Livery Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BRACKETS
FOR SUPPORTING AND HOLDING CORNICE POLES, PICTURE RODS AND OTHER POLES
AND RODS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES," and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
•
In brackets as ordinarily constructed, the supporting or shank part is made rigid
with the affixing plate, so that the bracket plate can only be affixed in a deter-
minate position with respect to the bracket which it supports; and the object of
my said invention is to construct the bracket so as to allow the plate to be affixed
either in a vertical, horizontal or in an inclined position as circumstances require,
and also to allow the supporting bracket to swivel or turn at right angles upon its
supporting plate.
According to my invention the supporting bracket or shank can adjust itself to
the pole, rod or other object by following the exact inclination of the object
supported; that is to say, the supporting part of the bracket whether for a cornice
pole, rod or other object has a trunnion like end, which turns or swivels horizontally
within the plate. The swivelling or turning of the bracket thus allows the object
supported or held to be perfectly adjusted; and further, the plate carrying the
swivelling bracket is capable of being affixed either in a vertical, horizontal or in
any desired position.
Instead of employing a plate as described, affixing ears may be substituted
therefor; or the swivelling bracket instead of being affixed by a bracket may
be affixed by a screw, the bracket working within a socket or other connection
situated on the back end of the screw.
The shank constituting the swivelling bracket may be bent or shaped into the
necessary conformation according to the bracket to which it is to be applied.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 is a side elevation, figure 2 a back elevation, figure 3 is a side elevation
partly in section, figure 4 is a front elevation and figure 5 is a plan of a metallic
bracket constructed according to my invention, the attachment plate being disposed
in a vertical position with respect to the loop of the said bracket-Figure 6 is a
side elevation of the said bracket with its attachment plate turned in a horizontal
direction Figure 7 is a plan and figure 8 is a front view of figure 6-Figure 9 is
a front elevation and section of the attachment plate separately-Figure 10 is an
elevation of the bracket separately.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
a is a supporting bracket which swivel's or turns at its shank end a³, in the
plate ba³ is the swivelling or pivot termination of the said supporting bracket,

page_text: which is capable of turning freely within a hole 62 as a bearing-c is a wasber for
receiving the metal of the rivetted or turned over end a of the swivelling pivot or
axis ad is an affixing screw boss screwing through the metal of the front of the
bracket which is of the ordinary kind.
By constructing brackets with swivelling centres as described, the plate b can be
fixed either in a horizontal or in a vertical position as best seen in figures 3 and 6,
or the said plate may be placed in any other desired position as may be required;
and further, the bracket a a' when affixed is capable of swivelling or turning aside,
thus allowing the pole or other object supported or held, to be perfectly adjusted,
or in other words to allow the pole or rod suspended to lie evenly between the
supporting brackets.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
Making metallic brackets for supporting and holding cornice poles, picture rods,
and other poles and rods for various purposes, swivel or turn within the attach-
ment or affixing plate, which swivelling allows both the supporting bracket to turn
and the affixing plate to be adjusted, for the purpose substantially as described and
illustrated.