Improvements in Fastenings for Vine-trees and other Purposes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 19th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Vine-trees and other Purposes.
WO FREDERICK HARVEY BAILEY and THOMAS BAILEY both of 37 Choumert Road
Peckham Rye in the County of Surrey Engravers do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:
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Our invention consists of improvements in loops holders or wall or other fastenings
for affixing vines trees trailing plants or other objects to walls or other supports.
We make our fastenings of any suitable material but we prefer (instead of cloth
leather or other more perishable decaying and uncleanly material) to and we use zinc
or other incorrodible metal stamped or cut out of thin metal sheets and of any size or
degree of thickness suitable to the dimensions and weight of the object to be attached
and supported.
We cut them either in the shape of an oblong plate pierced with a hole at each end
(for the nail to pass through) or with a nail hole at one end and a slot at the other
end, the slotted end being sufficiently broadened out to allow a slot to be cut of a
sufficient breadth for the other end having the nail hole to project through it. The
plate thus forms a loop adjustable around the object to be attached.
For making such loops we utilize the waste cuttings of any incorrodible metal
sheets and by the application of such metals to our loops and the formation thereof
applied to the purposes aforesaid we claim to have effected improvements in the
durability, cleanliness, neatness and economy of wall or other fastenings, substantially
as described.
Dated this 19th day of Janney 1800
FREDK. H. BAILEY.
THOMAS BAILEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Vine-trees and other Purposes.
We FREDERICK HARVEY BAILEY and THOMAS BAILEY both of 37 Choumert Road,
Peckham Rye in the County of Surrey, Engravers, 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 has for its object improvements in and appertaining to the fasteners
for vines, creepers, plants etc. by which they are trained as desired against walls or
other structures, and which invention is also applicable to the binding or securing
of other objects or articles for various purposes.
Our invention consists in forming such fasteners out of thin sheet metal, or metal of
any convenient section, or material that is preferably non-corrosive such as lead, zinc,
galvanised wire, gutta percha, woven asbestos or other suitable metal or material
that by exposure will not be deteriorated through atmospheric influences or encourage
the collection or accumulation of dirt or insects.
Our invention will be more fully understood, together with the manner in which
the same is carried into effect, by reference to the various figures on the accompanying
drawing in which Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are examples of fasteners stamped out of thin
sheet metal or material and having a slot or slots a at the one end whilst the stem b
forming the other end is of such a width as to freely pass through the said slot a thus
forming a loop which envelopes the stem or branch or other object to be secured,
eaving the stem 6 protruding in the manner shown in the perspective view Fig. 5 and
allowing for this end to be secured by nail or otherwise to the wall or structure as the
case may be.

page_text: In Fig. 6 we have shown an equivalent device made from zinc, lead, copper, brass
or other suitable wire, having the ends flattened to allow of a nail or screw being
passed through them after the loop has been formed and encircling the object, in the
manner shown with reference to the sketch Fig. 7. Fig 8 is another form of loop
fastener similar to this latter in construction but stamped out, in one piece, from
zinc, lead or other metal or it may be out of gutta percha, sheet asbestos or other
suitable material.
In Fig. 9 we have shown the application of fasteners as applied to the securing to
a wall of a vine or other tree.
It will be ovious that in addition to the advantages specified, in this particular form
of loop or fastener, is its adaptability to the growth of the stem and the consequent
expansion which the forms of loop herein described, allow of.
We would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to any particular
metal material or substance but we find it advantageous for exposed parts to use a
soft and pliable metal tho for other purposes it may be more convenient to use a
material, or substance other than metal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
First. In fastenings for vine or other trees or articles, the formation of strips or
bands having a slot at the one end and a stem at the ether which is free to pass
through the slot and forms a loop to secure the object it is intended to hold whilst the
free end is secured to the wall or other structure by a nail or other device substantially
in the manner and for the purposes herein set forth and described with reference to
the accompanying drawings.
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Second. In the fastenings- for vine or other trees or articles the adaptation of wire
or non-perishable material or substance formed and applied substantially in the manner
and for the purposes herein set forth with reference to Figures 6, 7 and 8 of the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of Nov 1
1000
PHILLIPS & Co.,
40, Chancery Lane, Agents for the Patentees.