Improvements in Clips for Suspending Paper, Cardboard, or Textile Fabrics for Drying Purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips for Suspending Paper, Cardboard, or Textile
Fabrics for Drying Purposes.
I, EDWIN BREADNER, of Grosvenor Buildings, Deansgate, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:
:-
The object of this invention is to provide a clip which will hold firmly any thick-
ness of paper, cardboard, or textile fabric, in sheets or lengths, individually or
in any number and which will permit a ready removal of and is not liable to
get out of order and damage the paper, etc. as heretofore has been the case.
To this end my invention consists in forming a bracket, frame, or suspender,
having a slot and opposite thereto an inclined surface and a metal pulley or block,
arranged to ride or glide on the latter and by reason of its weight and inclined
descent to nip the paper, cardboard, or textile fabric placed in the said slot.
In order to facilitate the raising and lowering of the said metal pulley or block,
I fix to near the top of the said bracket, frame or suspender, a cord or chain,
which I pass around the said pulley or block and across the top and down the side
of the bracket, etc., so as on being pulled down to cause the said pulley or block to
rise on the said incline and at the same time receed from the slot and thus release
the suspended paper, cardboard, or textile fabric, and vice versa, on releasing the
said cord or chain.
Dated this 19th day of February 1891.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements' in' Clips for Suspending Paper, Cardboard, or Textile
Fabrics for Drying Purposes.
I, EDWIN BREADNER, of Grosvenor Buildings, Deansgate, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Engineer, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a clip which will hold firmly any
thickness of paper, cardboard, textile or other fabric or material in sheets or
lengths individually or in any number and which will permit a ready removal of,
and is not liable to get out of order and damage the paper, etc.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 an end view and Fig. 3 a plan of my improved
paper, etc. clip or suspender. Fig. 4 is a side view, at a reduced scale of a
number of the said clips or suspenders fixed to a rail or the like.
In carrying out my invention and referring to the figures generally, the improve-
ments consist in forming a bracket or frame a having a slot and opposite thereto
an inclined surface and a pulley, roll or block d arranged to be raised or lowered
on the incline c, which pulley, roll or block by reason of its weight and inclinel
descent is caused to nip any thickness of paper, cardboard, textile or other fabric
or material e placed in the slot b which the latter may admit between the periphery
of the pulley, roll or block d and the side a' of the slot b. The bracket or frame a,
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page_text: which may be cast in one piece, is formed so as to facilitate suspension from a rail f
or other suitable place, and with flanges, projecting from the incliue c which
flanges g guide the pulley roll or block d in its up and down movement and prevents
the same from leaving the bracket or frame a.
e,
In order to facilitate the raising and lowering of the pulley, roll or block d, for
the purpose of suspending the paper, cardboard, textile or other fabric or material
I fix near the top of the bracket or frame a a chain or cord h, which I pass around
the pulley, roll or block d and across the top and down the side of the bracket
or frame a, so as on being pulled, to cause the pulley, roll or block d to rise on
the incline c and at the same time recced from the slot band thus release the
suspended paper, cardboard, textile or other fabric or material e, and vice versa on
releasing the chain or cord h.
A modification of my invention consists in dispensing with the chain or cord h
and introducing the paper, etc., hetween the pulley, roll, or block d and the
side a', by pushing the paper, etc., against the pulley, roll or block d and thus raising
it, the removal of the same being effected by lifting the pulley, roll or block d and
thus freeing the same.
In lieu of making the bracket or frame a of iron, it may be made of other material
or combination of materials as will be well understood, without departing from the
main features of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is-
"In clips for suspending paper, cardboard, textile or other fabrics or materials
for drying, seasoning or other purposes."
1st. The general arrangement and combination of parts constituting my improve-
ments operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. A clip for suspending paper, cardboard, textile or other fabrics or materials
for drying, seasoning or other purposes, consisting essentially of a bracket or
frame a, having an inclined surface c and a surface a¹ opposite thereto between
which a slot b, a suitable distance apart, is formed, in combination with a pulley,
roll or block d, placed between surfaces c & a¹ and adapted to grip automatically,
by reason of its weight and inclined descent the paper, cardboard, textile or
other fabric or material e, placed between the periphery of the pulley, roll or
block d and surface a', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 19th day of November 1891.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.