Improvements in Coat-Racks
Year: 1887

page_text: I, CALVIN GARDNER UDELL of Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of
Indiana, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 certain new Improvements in Coat-Racks; and I do hereby
declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts.
My invention consists in an improved construction of coat-racks, and will be
understood from the following description.
In the drawings, Fig. 1 represents a front view of my device, the middle hook
being removed. Fig. 2 represents a side view of one of the hooks, showing the
method of attachment to the wooden strip or board. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the
book. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the upper lug, 1, and its notch n, through which
the pin p passes.
My device is constructed as follows:-
The brackets are made, in the form shown in Fig. 2, of malleable iron, and have
three hooks, an upper one, h, an intermediate one, ¹, which is next in length, and a
lower and shorter one, 2. The back is provided with two lugs, the upper one, 1,
having a notch, n, to admit the passage of the pin p. The lower lug, P, is
made solid.
s is a strip of wood about forty inches in length, three inches in width, and from
three-cights to half an inch in thickness, in which holes o are bored in pairs, one
above another, at a distance of eight inches apart. In the upper edge of this strip
boles are bored to admit the pins p. The holes o of the strip are made of sufficient
size to receive the lugs of the brackets, and when these are inserted the pins p are
driven in the holes made in the edge of the strip, so that each pin will pass through
the notch n of the upper lug, l, thus securing it firmly to the strip, and these pins may
be easily drawn by a knife, when desired, the brackets removed from the strips, and the
whole device packed up in convenient form for shipment. The brackets being
fastened to the strip, ordinary wire eyes, e, are screwed into the edge of the strip for
hanging the device upon the wall.

page_text: My invention therefore consists, first, in the form of the rack having three hooks of
different lengths, one above the other, and secured to a strip; second, in the peculiar
method herein shown of fastening the brackets to the wooden strip or back, and,
third, in the combination of the several parts, as hereinbefore described.
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 :-
:-
1. A bracket comprising two or more hooks, one above the other, provided with
lugs upon the back for entering holes in the back strip, the upper one of which is
notched to admit the passage of the pin for securing the device to such back strip, in
combination with such back strip, the pin p for connecting the parts, and means for
suspending the same, substantially as shown and described..
2. A bracket for clothes-racks, comprising the hooks h¹², with upper lug, l,
having a notch, and lower lug, ", the back strip, s, having openings to receive the
lugs, the pin for uniting the parts, with eyes e for suspending the same, substantially
as described.
Dated this 10th day of December 1887