Improvements in Dependent Supports or Carriers for Pictures and other Hanging Articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 8th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 20th Dec., 1890.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dependent Supports or Carriers for Pictures and
other Hanging Articles.
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We, CHARLES SHOWELL, of Lower Loveday Street, Birmingham, Brassfounder,
and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of Snow Hill, Birmingham, Engineer, both in the
County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of an improved form of support which
may be attached to walls (or other places), and from which may be hung pictures, or
other dependent objects, and consists of a metallic base plate of various ornamental
shapes or figures, having at its central part a raised boss or button, furnished with a
circular recess or groove, into which the picture &c. cord rests.
A blank of sheet metal is cut out of any desirable design, say for instance of a
circular form, having an ornamental edge thereto. This blank is then placed in press
tools, by which its central portion is dished or cupped to a suitable depth and of a
suitable diameter, say about an inch diameter, and about half an inch deep, each more
or less. It is then again placed in press tools, by which the front end of the raised
cup part, is compressed, and thereby its diameter increased, by which means is formed
a groove, between it and the base; or the said blank with its raised cup part, may be
mounted in a chuck, and the said groove spun in between the front of the cup and
the base.
This carrier or support may now be secured to the wall &c., either by means of a
number of holes being pierced in its base part through which nails or screws may
pass; or in addition thereto a strong central common nail may be first driven into the
wall, leaving its head standing therefrom a distance equal to the depth of the raised
central part of the carrier; in which case the carrier would be first hung, so to speak,
upon the strong nail, and then further secured by the smaller pins or screws, as before
described.
The groove formed upon the central raised part, affords a large easy surface for the
cord, lessening the liability of the latter to wear out or break.
This central raised part may be other than circular if desired, the object being to
provide a rear groove of large surface from stamped sheet metal, in which the cord
may rest, the object being to prevent the cord getting worn or cut in length of time,
as it does now by depending from or round a nail or hook, as well as forming a
handsome rosette and terminus to the cord on the wall.
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1900
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
Improvements in Dependent Supports or Carriers for Pictures and
other Hanging Articles.
We, CHARLES SHOWELL, of Lower Loveday Street, Birmingham, Brassfounder,
and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of Snow Hill, Birmingham, Engineer, both in the
County of Warwick 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:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of an improved form of support, which
may be attached to walls (or other places), and from which may be hung pictures, or
other dependent objects, and consists of a metallic base plate of various ornamental
shapes or figures, having at its central part a raised boss or button furnished with a
circular recess or groove, into which the picture &c. cord rests.
A blank of sheet metal is cut out of any desirable design, say for instance of a
circular form, having an ornamental edge thereto. This blank is then placed in press
tools, by which its central portion is, dished or cupped to a suitable depth and of a
suitable diameter, say about an inch diameter, and about half an inch deep, each more
or less. It is then again placed in press tools, by which the front end of the raised
cup part, is compressed, and thereby its diameter increased, by which means is formed
a groove, between it and the base; or the said blank with its raised cup part, may be
mounted in a chuck, and the said groove spun in between the front of the cup and
the base.
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This carrier or support may now be secured to the wall &c., either by means of a
number of holes being pierced in the base part, through which nails or screws may
pass, or in addition thereto a strong central common nail may be first driven into the
wall, leaving its head standing therefrom a distance equal to the depth of the raised
central part of the carrier; in which case, the carrier would be first hung, so to speak,
upon the strong nail, and then further secured by the smaller pins or screws, as before
described.
The groove formed upon the central raised part affords a large easy surface for the
cord, lessening the liability of the latter to wear out, or break.
This central raised part may be other than circular if desired, the object being to
provide a rear groove of large surface from stamped sheet metal (in which the cord
inay rest, the objeet being so as to prevent the cord getting worn or cut, in length of
time, as it does now by depending from or round a nail or hook,) as well as forming
to form a handsome rosette and terminus to the cord on the wall.
Having now described the nature of this our said invention, we will proceed to
more particularly describe how it may be performed, having reference to the
accompanying illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and letters of
reference.
C.
In Figs. 1 and 2, a, is a blank, cut from sheet metal, which is then by suitable tools
in a press, stamped or pressed into the shape shown in Figs. 3 and 4, Fig. 4 being a
sectional view of Fig. 3; the central part being now formed into a cup part b, with a
base plate
This is again further shaped as seen in Figs. 5, 6, and 8, 9 and 10, which
may be done either by placing the shaped article (Figs. 3 and 4) in suitable press
tools, and then by a downward pressing top tool, compress or bulge it out, forming
the groove or neck d, as seen in Figs. 5 and 6; or, the cup part 61, Fig. 7, may be
made somewhat larger than in Fig. 4, and then placed in a lathe chuck, when the
groove or neck der- may be spun in, in the ordinary manner; this latter method
we find to answer best. Any desirable number of holes e, e, e may be formed for nails,
pins or screws.
The precise shape, sectional or otherwise, may be considerably varied without

page_text: departing from the nature of this our invention, and in the form-shewn-in-Figs.-0
and 10, the application in its use, may be also somewhat varied, as it may serve as a
fixed cupboard or other knob.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A sheet metal stamped or pressed carrier or support, having a groove or
neck, d, or d', ord; and base plate c, of the shape and construction form, substan-
tially as herein described and illustrated, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 7th day of November 1890.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.