Improvements in Wardrobe and other Hooks, and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
VIVАтом,
Improvements in Wardrobe and other Hooks, and in the
Manufacture of the same.
We, THOMAS REGINALD VOCE and BRUCE DRYSDALE, both of Bolton Road,
Small Heath, Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in wardrobe and other hooks and
in the manufacture of the same which are stronger as well as firmer when fixed
and more substantial both in appearance and in use besides being made with very
little loss in waste metal.
Our invention is as follows :— -We take a strip of metal sufficiently wide to form
one side of a double hook or of a group of books as our invention is equally
suitable for producing from one piece of metal either, two, three, four or more
hooks, that is as regards the hooks themselves up to the top or base thereof. We
next stamp or cut long slots on one side the strip and notches in the other side to
form the top thereof. We then sever the strip in lengths having one or more long
slits or fingers in each length according to the number of hooks to be formed in
one group. In severing the lengths we leave a dovetail at one end and a dovetail
recess at the other. We then raise or press the finger ends into partial shape and
also turn the dovetail up a little. We next hollow the fingers to stiffen them and
also form a stiffening head above them at right angles. We next bend the fingers
further back into hook shape and commence to curl round the body or belt part.
The next process of the press or stamp turns the belt into a partial or open circle
or curve. The next process is to bring the ends of the belt together with the
dovetail into the dovetail recess where it may be secured in any known manner.
We then turn over outwardly the pieces formed by the top notches. We then
close over the outwardly turned projections a circular recessed collar in such a
manner that while the collar is secured to the top it will turn upon them as a pivot.
A centre hole through the collar allows a screw to be inserted to hold the collar
fast to the top of the wardrobe or other part and the hooks will turn easily and
firmly in any direction.
Dated this 19th day of December 1895.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wardrobe and other Hooks, and in the
Manufacture of the same.
We, THOMAS REGINALD VOCE and BRUCE DRYSDALE both of Bolton Road,
Small Heath, Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in wardrobe and other hooks and

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in the manufacture of the same which are stronger as well as firmer when fixed and
more substantial both in appearance and in use besides being made with very little
loss in waste metal.
Our invention is as follows:-We take a strip of metal sufficiently wide to form
one side of a double hook or of a group of hooks as our invention is equally
suitable for producing from one piece of metal either two, three, four, or more
hooks, that is as regards the books themselves up to the top or base thereof. We
next stamp or cut long slots on one side the strip and notches in the other side to
form the top thereof. We then sever the strip in lengths having one or more long
slits or fringes in each length according to the number of hooks to be formed in
one group. In severing the lengths we leave a dovetail at one end and a dovetail
recess at the other. We then raise or press the fringe ends into partial shape and
also turn the dovetail up a little. We next hollow the fringes to stiffen them and
also form a stiffening bend above them at right angles. We next bend the fringes
further back into hook shape and commence to curl round the body or belt part.
The next process of the press or stamp turns the belt into a partial or open circle
or curve. The next process is to bring the ends of the belt together with the
dovetail into the dovetail recess where it may be secured in any known manner.
We then turn over outwardly the pieces formed by the top notches. We then
close over the outwardly turned projections a circular recessed collar in such a
manner that while the collar is secured to the top, it will turn upon them as a pivot.
A centre hole through the collar allows a screw to be inserted to hold the collar
fast to the top of the wardrobe or other part and the hooks will turn easily and
firmly in any direction.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect we have appended hereunto a double-sized sheet of drawings
and a single sheet upon which we have illustrated various stages or processes
through which the parts comprising the finished hooks pass, but it must be clearly
understood that we do not confine ourselves to the exact number of operations
herein explained as absolutely necessary to produce the hook as one or more may
be dispensed with and for a very highly finished hook extra operations may be
included but we will explain sufficient to enable any person to manufacture such
books according to our invention.
Figure 1 shows a portion of a prepared long strip of metal from which our hooks
are made and in which the notches a and ad have been made by suitable
machinery. This portion shown by Figure 1 is severed so as to have four finger
pieces a¹, a³, a³, a and is suitable to produce a group of four hooks but the length
may be cut to produce a less or greater number of hooks on the same plan.
It will also be noticed that in severing the ends of A that a dovetail recess a® is
left at one end and a dovetail projection a is left at the other end.
Figure 2 represents the piece of metal after it has passed through another
operation which has produced the head a³ and turned up each of the finger ends
somewhat as well as bending down the left end with the dovetail projection a°.
Figure 3 represents the piece A still further operated upon which has rounded
the fingers and turned up the ends to a certain extent as will be observed from the
shade lines which give approximately as accurate idea as can well be conveyed.
Figure 4 shows the fingers still further bent into shape and the right hand end
of A carried somewhat into shape.
Figure 5 shows the bending process carried still further until the body part A is
now approximately to a circle in cross section.
Figure 6 shows the bending process to bring the ends a and a' together finished
and it will be there noticed that the one end fits into the other where they are
secured together by soldering or in any other convenient manner.
Figure 7 shows the groups of hooks with the projection a' at the top part of the
body shouldered over to form a flange or projection as clearly shown thus leaving
the group finished and ready to receive the finishing cap C.
Figure 8 is a section of the cap C, and Figure 9 a plan of the same when it has

page_text: passed through the dies and is roughly shaped with its cupped rim c³ its dished
part c¹ and its centre hole c².
Figure 10 is a section of the cap with the provision c added thereto to form a
suitable receptical for the head of the screw S, and it will be noticed that c* is
turned over or slightly enlarged at c³ to permanently fasten it to C as though it
formed an integrial part of the same.
Figure 11 shows an entire vertical sectional elevation of all the parts brought
together even to the screw S nearly driven home and with the edge of C turned
under the flange a' of A in a loose manner so as to allow A to turn firmly in C
without friction or with a minimum amount of friction.
The finished group of four hooks is shown in perspective in their finished
condition at Figure 12 ready for use and it is only necessary to add in regard to
this figure that when the screw S as seen at Figure 11 is sent home that the part of
of C bears around its outside edge under the top of the wardrobe and takes a very
firm bearing and that the pivoting action is between c² and a' so that this hook is
able to sustain a remarkable amount of strain in any one of the hooks a', a³, a³, or a
without being to any appreciable degree out of plumb. We have before said that
these hooks may be made with two, three, four, or more branches or hooks and
from any desired metal. Though we prefer to use the dovetail a' and a we know
that teeth or a special edge and other means of joining the edges will answer the
purpose.
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 :-
The improvements in wardrobe and other hooks and in the manufacture of the
same, consisting essentially of forming in a piece of sheet metal fingers such
as a, a, a, and a which sheet is gradually worked round and formed step by step
until it is secured together at the two edges by a dovetail a³, a, or its equivalent
and upon which a cap C is mounted all substantially as and for the purpose herein
set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of September 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.