A New or Improved Terminal or Top for Stands for Millinery or other similar purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 10th Sept., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Terminal or Top for Stands for Millinery or
other similar purposes.
I, ERNEST HARRISON LEDGER, of 5 and 6, Castle Street, in the City of Shrews-
bury, Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in tops or terminals for stands whereon
millinery, hats, or other similar goods may be placed, and chiefly intended for
shop window or the like use.
It consists first of a spring clip, having two limbs which springwise open from
each other. Upon these limbs are formed loops, which, when the two said limbs
are closed together interveningly pass into and between each other, so that when
thus held in their closed position they may be passed on to a pillar or stem, but
when let go, such parts spring outwards and grip the said stem or pillar. Upon
the upper end of this grip is mounted a cup shaped terminal which is preferably
made of india-rubber which by reason of its flexibility may be pressed downwards
to assume an inverted cup form or pulled upwards so as to assume the upward
cup shape. The said cup may be made if desired of wood or other suitable
material and further covered if desired with cloth, leather &c.
In some cases I may combine with such cup device any other convenient form
of grip or holder or the invertible cup may be mounted direct on to the stem
or pillar.
Dated this 5th day of November 1897.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
.COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Terminal or Top for Stands for Millinery or
other similar purposes.
I, ERNEST HARRISON LEDGER, of 5 and 6, Castle Street, in the City of Shrews-
bury, Draper, 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 improvements in tops or terminals for stands whereon
millinery, hats, or other similar goods may be placed, and chiefly intended for
shop window or the like use.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention I have appended hereunto

page_text: an illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference and
in which: :-
Fig. 1 shows this my improved terminal with outwardly spring intervening
loops ready for attachment to a stand stem.
Fig. 2, is an inverted plan view of the terminal shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, shows the same terminal attached to the stand stem.
Fig. 4, shows the cup terminal in its upward turned direction.
Fig. 5, shows the cup attached to a modified shape of clip.
Fig. 6, shows the cup attached direct to the stem.
Fig. 7, shows the flexible cup and socket as one.
Upon reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, it will be seen that 8, is a spring clip
having the loops 9, 9", and 9, so that when such are pressed together they may
be passed upon a stem 10, which said stem may be formed upon any suitable
stand or bracket. In Fig. 5, the arms of the clip are made to spring inwards, so
that forcibly opened, the stem 10 may be passed therein, when the jaws 9°, and 9d,
will close and grip the stem. 11 is a cup shaped terminal which is made of india
rubber or other flexible material. As will be readily seen also I may not confine
myself to the particular shape of the terminal, although I find the cup shape
adopts itself to most requirements, still in some cases I may make such terminal
to consist of flexible radiating fingers or parts. One advantage of the flexible
india rubber terminal is that it may be turned downwards as seen in Figs. 1,
and 3, or it may as readily be turned upwards as seen in Figs. 4, 5, and 6.
If desired this my improved flexible terminal may be secured direct to the
stem 10ª, as seen in Fig. 6, or made with socket 8", in one therewith.
Such terminals may if desired be covered with cloth, leather &c., and particu-
larly so when not made of india rubber.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
The flexible terminal 11, removably or fixedly carried upon stand or bracket 10,
10ª, substantially as set forth and shown.