A Combined Suspender and Stiffener for Almanacs, Show Cards, Pictures and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 25th July, 1898-Accepted, 27th Aug., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Suspender and Stiffener for Almanacs, Show Cards,
Pictures and the like.
I, WILLIAM WALLACE, of 46, Barbican, in the City of London, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
Almanacs, show cards, advertisements and other articles of a like nature are
frequently stiffened by means of strips of tin plate folded and attached to one or
more of their edges and where this is done the article is frequently suspended by
a separate metal tag having a hole pierced in it, and which is inserted along
with the metal strip and secured in position by the action of the folder in forming
the edging.
Metal tags so placed necessarily project beyond the edging and are liable to tear
or injure the goods when packed together or rolled up as in the case for example
of almanacs, and they are moreover troublesome to fix.
These objections are entirely remedied by my improvement which consists in
forming the suspending tag in a piece with and as part of the metal strip which
is to form the edging, and this I effect by stamping out a portion of the metal
strip and so forming the tag upon it.
When the stamped out strip is folded on, the tag thus formed lies perfectly
flat and flush having no projecting part to cause damage in packing or rolling,
and when the article is to be suspended it is only necessary to bend up this tag
and its purpose is effected.
A Combined Suspender and Stiffener for Almanacs, Show Cards,
Pictures and the like.
I, WILLIAM WALLACE, of 46, Barbican, in the City of London, 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 follow-
ing statement:-
Almanacs, show-cards, advertisement-sheets and other articles of a like nature
are frequently stiffened by means of strips of tin-plate attached by folding to one
or more of their edges, and where this is done the article is, in many cases,
suspended by a separate metal suspension-tag which has a hole pierced through
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page_text: it, and which is inserted along with the almanac or the like in the partially-folded
metal strip and is secured in position by the action of the folder in forming the
edging.
Suspension-tags so made and secured necessarily project beyond the edging and
are liable to tear or injure the material of the almanacs or the like when the
latter are packed together or are rolled up, and they are, moreover, troublesome
to fix.
These objections are entirely obviated by my improvement, which consists in
making a combined suspender and stiffener by forming the suspension-tag or
loop in a piece with and as part of the metal strip which is to form the edging,
and this I effect by stamping out portions of the metal strip and thus forming
the tag or loop from the metal of the said strip itself.
When the stamped-out strip is folded upon the almanac or the like, the suspen-
sion-tag or loop thus formed lies perfectly flat and flush having no projecting part
to cause damage in packing or rolling, and when the article is to be suspended it
is only necessary to turn up this tag or loop into the required position for the
purpose.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown one form of my combined suspender
and stiffener.
Figure 1 is a plan of the strip of tin-plate, showing how the same is stamped
out to form the suspension-tag or loop, the dotted lines indicating where the said
strip is to be folded in forming the edging.
Figure 2 is a rear view of the upper portion of an almanac or the like having
my combined suspender and stiffener applied thereto, and
Figure 3 is a similar view showing the suspension-tag or loop turned up as
required for the suspension of the almanac or the like.
a is the metal strip; the suspension-tag or loop formed thereon; and c the
almanac or the like.
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It will be seen that the suspension-tag or loop 6 is formed by stamping out
pieces of the metal strip a, so that the said tag or loop does not project beyond
the edge of the said strip, and consequently is not liable to injure the material of
the almanac or the like when the latter is rolled up for conveyance by mail or
otherwise, or when several of the almanacs or the like are packed together; and
there is no waste of metal such as there would be if the tag or loop were mado
projecting from the side of the said strip.
It is evident that I can, if desired, make my combined suspender and stiffener
with more than one suspension-tag or loop formed by stamping out pieces of the
metal strip in the manner above set forth.
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:-
The combined suspender and stiffener for almanacs, show-cards, pictures and
the like, having one or more suspension-tags or loops formed by stamping out
pieces of the metal strip, and adapted to be turned up into position for use, sub-
stantially as, and for the purpose, hereinbefore described.
Dated the 25th dow
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 and 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.