Improved Devices for Suspending Garments, Piece and other Goods in Shops and otherwise.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 12th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 14th Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Devices for Suspending Garments, Piece and other Goods
in Shops and otherwise.
I, ADRIEN DUBOIS, of 71, Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, France, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to devices for suspending piece goods, carpets, shawls,
drapery, and garments, for the purposes of display in shops or otherwise. The
device is adapted to be hung upon a fixed point or to slide upon a rod, and it is
chiefly intended as a substitute for those holders or suspenders which require to be
detached and replaced each time they are used. The device is so constructed that
a simple pressure of the finger or action of the hand is sufficient to attach or release
the article without the necessity of detaching the suspender from its point of support
for the purpose.
The device, which may be variously modified in practice, is composed of two
principal members jointed together and acting as a single or multiple clip or
gripper.
According to one arrangement, the one member is composed of a rod of square
section bent at one or more points to form upwardly extending loops or bows by
which the contrivance is suspended, the ends of which rod are bent downwards at
right angles to its length and terminating in eyes in which are inserted pads or
cushions of rubber or other material to prevent injury to the goods suspended from
the holder, the cushions being formed with conical shanks sprung into the eyes or
around which they are tightly closed so as to retain them without other means of
fixing. The other member is composed of a rod of round section, the horizontal
or straight body portion of which is pivoted by clips to the corresponding portion of
the first mentioned member and also provided with eyes at its ends which are bent
downwards to act as jaws in conjunction with the rubber cushions and bent upwards
at its middle to form a tail piece capable of entering within the middle loop or bar
of the other rod. Upon the side members of the last mentioned suspending loop or
bow is fitted a slider drawn downwards by spiral springs. The upper end of the
slider is bent to a right angle. between the limbs of the suspender loop and is
apertured to engage with the upper end of the tail piece of the other member and
act as a latch therefor. The slider is also bent outwards at its lower end to form a
thumb piece by which to raise it when it is desired to release the latch. The
suspender having been first hung by its loop or bow, to attach a skirt, for example,
thereto, the waistband of the latter is first inserted between the two pairs of jaws
and securely clamped by engaging the tail piece in the sliding latch. To release
the garment it suffices to raise the sliding latch to allow the jaws to Instead
open.
of a single central loop or bow, the first member may have two such loops and be
hung on two parallel rods.
According to a modification, the sliding latch is made in the form of a flattened
tube provided with a suspension hook and with an aperture at one side through
which the tail piece of the other member passes, so that, the tail piece being
suspended by its hook from a fixed point, the closing of the jaws is effected by the
bodily descent of the two members whilst the slider remains stationary, the latter,
by this relative motion of the parts, acting on the tail piece of the pivoted member
in such a way as to press the jaws together. The article is released by an opposite
motion, the lower front end of the slider pressing as a spring against the tail
piece so as to tend to separate the jaws.
According to further modifications each pair of jaws may be separately opened.

page_text: In one arrangement of this kind the clips are entirely separate each consisting of
two members jointed together, the one formed with an aperture provided with a
suspension eye at its upper end and terminating in a serrated jaw whicli closes
against the jaw of the other member. The latter has a flexible tail piece
terminating in a button head which swings through an aperture in the tail piece of
the first jaw when the jaws are open. Upon the latter is fitted a slider carrying a
cross-bar passing between the two tail-pieces, so as, by an upward sliding action, to
bring the tail pieces together and close the jaws and hold them in the closed
position. In another form of gripper, the main member consists of a wire of
square section bent at the upper end to form a suspension eye or hook, the jaw
being formed by a shank terminating in an eye or loop forming one of the clamping
jaws. To this shank is attached by clips a web or bracket, to which is pivoted the
struck up ears of the other jaw, a spiral spring coiled about the pivot joint tending
to close the jaws together. The jaws are opened by pressing the tail pieces
together. The jaws are closed by the spring pressure and locked in the closed
position by a notched cam pivoted to the main member and bearing against, and
engaging with the tail piece of the other member in such a way as to force the tail
pieces apart and close the jaws forcibly together and lock them. The notched cam has
a thumb piece by which it is operated for locking or releasing the jaws. In another
modification two such grippers are combined, their main members being formed by
the downwardly bent ends of the same rod which is bent upwards at the middle, to
form a suspension loop or bow, the two grippers being thus carried by the same bar
or frame but separately operated. This and the other forms of suspenders may
be hung from a hook running upon, but not detachable from, the suspender rod or
rail, so that the suspender may be detached at will.
The main bar or frame of the above described suspender instead of being in one
piece, may be in two parts fitted to slide in a tubular connecting piece and secured
by set screws for regulating the distance between the pairs of grippers. The
suspension loop or bow is also made separate and pivoted to the tubular connecting
piece so as to be capable of being turned downwards, if required. In all these
arrangements one or both jaws may be faced with cloth, or other material, so as to
prevent the articles bearing marks of the pressure of the jaws.
According to a modified form, both jaws of each gripper are stamped out of
sheet metal and pivoted together by side flanges, closed by a spring about the axis
and locked by a notched cam as before. The jaws are curved towards each other
at their gripping extremities so as to either overlap or abut one against the other.
Two such grippers may be rivetted to the downwardly bent ends of a wire having
a suspension bow at the middle which may be strengthened by a tubular distance
piece closing the bow and embracing and forming a continuation of the horizontal
portions of the bow. The grippers, if used separately, may have suspension hooks
or loops rivetted or pivoted to the tail piece of the principal member of the gripper,
so as, in the case of a pivoted loop, to receive, when folded, the whole gripper
within the loop in the manner of a pocket corkscrew.
According to another form of single gripper, the one jaw is pivoted in ears upon
a base plate forming the other jaw, the base plate being provided with a ring or
eye by which the gripper is suspended, the locking of the jaws being effected by a
notched pivoted distance piece separating the tail ends as before.
According to another arrangement, the two members are identical in form and
jointed together at the middle of their abutting faces, the tail ends being forced
apart by the direct thrust of a spiral spring placed between them, the jaws being
locked together by a distance piece pivoted to the one tail end and engaging by
rack teeth with the other tail end.
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page_text: נטען בכר -
Improved Devices for Suspending Garments, Piece and other Goods
in Shops and otherwise.
I, ADRIEN DUBOIS, of 71, Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, France, Manufacturer,
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:-
My invention relates to devices for suspending piece goods, carpets, shawls,
drapery, and garments, for the purposes of display in shops or otherwise. The
device is adapted to be hung upon a fixed point or to slide upon a rod, and it is
chiefly intended as a substitute for those holders or suspenders which require to be
detached and replaced each time they are used. The device is so constructed that
a simple pressure of the finger or action of the hand is sufficient to attach or
release the article without the necessity of detaching the suspender from its point
of support for the purpose.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
Specification, in which Figures 1. 2. and 3. represent respectively front and cross
sectional views, in the open and closed positions, of one form of the device.
Figures 4. 5. 6. are similar views of a modified arrangement.
The device, which may be variously modified in practice, is composed of two
principal members jointed together and acting as a single or multiple clip or
gripper.
In the arrangement represented in Figures 1 to 3, the one member A. is composed
of a rod of square section bent at one or more points to form upwardly-extending
loops or bows A' by which the contrivance is suspended, the ends of which rod are
bent downwards at right angles to its length and terminate in eyes a in which
are inserted pads or cushions C of rubber or other material (see Figure 7) to
prevent injury to the goods suspended from the holder, the cushions being formed
with conical shanks sprung into the eyes or around which they are tightly closed so
as to retain them without other means of fixing. The other member of the device
is composed of a rod B of round section, the horizontal or straight body portion of
which is pivoted by clips E (Figure 8) to the corresponding portion of the first
mentioned member A and also provided with eyes b at its ends which are bent
downwards to act as jaws in conjunction with the rubber cushions C and bent
upwards at its middle to form a tail piece B¹ capable of entering within the
middle loop or bar A¹ of rod A. Upon the side members of the last mentioned
suspending loop or bow is fitted a slider D drawn downwards by spiral springs r r.
The upper end of the slider D is bent to a right angle between the limbs of the
suspender loop and is apertured to engage with the upper end of the tail piece B¹
of the other member and act as a latch therefor. The slider is also bent outwards
at its lower end to form a thumb piece d by which to raise it when it is desired to
release the latch. The suspender having been first hung by its loop or bow A¹
upon a rod T, for example, to attach a skirt, for instance, thereto, the waistband of
the latter is first inserted between the two pairs of jaws a b and securely clamped
by engaging the tail piece B' in the sliding latch D. To release the garment it
suffices to raise the sliding latch to allow the jaws to open. Instead of a single
central loop or bow, the first member may have two such loops A² A² and be hung
on two parallel rods T T', as shewn in dotted lines in Figure 1.
In the modification shewn in Figures 4 to 6, the sliding latch D is made in the
form of a flattened tube provided with a suspension hook D and with an aperture
at one side through which the tail piece B' of the other member passes, so that, the
latch being suspended by its hook from a fixed point, the closing of the jaws is
effected by the bodily descent of the two members A. B whilst the slider D remains
stationary, the latter, by this relative motion of the parts, acting on the tail piece B'

page_text: of the pivoted member B in such a way as to press the jaws together. The article
is released by an opposite motion, the lower front end of the slider pressing as a
spring against the tail piece so as to tend to separate the jaws.
According to further modifications, each pair of jaws may be separately opened.
In the arrangement represented in front view and cross-section in Figures 9 and 10,
the clips are entirely separate, each consisting of two members A. B jointed together,
the member A being formed with an aperture provided with a suspension eye at its
upper end and terminating in a serrated jaw which closes against the jaw of the
other member B. The latter has a flexible tail piece B' terminating in a button
head B2 which swings through an aperture in the tail piece of the first jaw A when
the jaws are open. Upon the latter is fitted a slider D carrying a cross-bar D'
passing between the two tail pieces, so as, by an upward sliding action, to bring the
tail pieces together and close the jaws and hold them in the closed position. To
open the jaws, it is simply necessary to draw down the slider D, as shewn in
dotted lines.
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Figures 11 and 12 shew another form of single gripper in which the main member
consists of a wire A of square section bent at the upper end A' to form a suspension
eye or hook, the jaw being formed by a shank A terminating in an eye or loop
forming one of the clamping jaws. To this shank A2 is attached by clips a web or
bracket E to which is pivoted the struck up ears S' of the other jaw S, a spiral spring
coiled about the pivot joint s tending to close the jaws together. The jaws are
opened by pressing the tail pieces together. The jaws are closed by the spring
pressure and locked in the closed position by a notched cam F pivoted to the main
member and bearing against, and engaging with, the tail piece of the other member
in such a way as to force the tail pieces apart and close the jaws forcibly together
and lock them. The notched cam F has a thumb piece F¹ by which it is operated
for locking or releasing the jaws.-
In Figure 13, two such grippers are combined, their main members being formed
by the downwardly-bent ends of the same rod A which is bent upwards at the
middle to form a suspension loop or bow A', the two grippers being thus carried by
the same bar or frame but separately operated. The downwardly-bent ends A² of
rod A terminate in loops a to which are attached the spring clamps represented in
Figures 11 and 12. This form of gripper may be used for clamping different
thicknesses of material at opposite ends, such as the front and back of the waistband
of a pair of trousers for example. This and the other forms of suspenders may be
hung from a hook G running upon, but not detachable from, the suspender rod or
rail T so that the suspender may be detached at will.
Figures 14. 15. and 16. shew a suspender provided with grippers of the kind last
herein described in which the main bar or frame A. of square section instead of
being in one piece may be made in two parts, fitted to slide in a tubular connecting
piece A and secured by set screws whereby the distance between the pairs of
grippers may be regulated as desired. The suspension loop or bow A' is also made
separate and pivoted to the tubular connecting piece A³ by clips o so as to be
capable of being turned downwards, if required. This form of suspender will
readily fold into a small compass by closing the grippers and turning down the
suspension loop, as shewn in dotted lines in Figure 14. In all these arrangements
one or both jaws may be faced with cloth or other material, so as to prevent the
articles bearing marks of the pressure of the jaws.
Figure 17 shews a modified form of suspender in which both jaws S S¹ of each
gripper are stamped out of sheet metal and pivoted together at s by side flanges,
the jaws being closed by a spring coiled about the axis and locked by a notched
cam F as before. The jaws are curved towards each other at their gripping
extremities so as to either overlap, as shewn, or abut one against the other, as in
Figure 18. This form of gripper may be applied to various forms of suspen-
sion rods.
In Figure 19 the grippers are shewn as rivetted to the downwardly-bent ends of
a wire A having a suspension bow A' at the middle which may be strengthened by

page_text: a tubular distance piece A closing the bow and embracing and forming a continua-
tion of the horizontal portions of the bow.
The gripper (Figure 17) may also be used singly and have a suspension hook C
rivetted or pivoted to the tail piece of the principal member, as shewn in Figures 20
and 21. Or a loop A may be pivoted thereto, as shewn in Figure 22, to receive,
when folded, the whole gripper within the loop in the manner of a pocket
corkscrew.
Figures 23 and 24 shew front and edge views of another form of single gripper in
which one jaw S is pivoted in ears S¹ upon a base plate P forming the other jaw,
the base plate being provided with a ring or eye P¹ by which the gripper is
suspended, the locking of the jaws being effected by a notched pivoted distance
piece F separating the tail ends as before.
In Figure 25, the two members P P are identical in form and jointed together
at the middle P of their abutting faces, the tail ends being forced apart by the
direct thrust of a spiral spring placed between them, the jaws being locked
together by a distance piece F, pivoted to the one tail end and engaging by rack
teeth with the other tail end.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The several suspenders herein described and represented in the drawings,
characterized by the combination of a suspension ring, loop or hook with a spring-
actuated gripping device or devices provided with means for locking the jaws in the
closed position, the whole constructed and arranged for operation, substantially as
specified.
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1001
Dated this 19th day of January 1901.
A. DUBOIS.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.