Year: 1887

page_text: I HENRY HARRIS LAKE of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co. Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex 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 an improvement in wire hooks for suspending garments,
pictures, and various other articles, and has for its object to improve the construction
and cheapen the cost of production. To this end the said invention consists in a wire
hook provided at its outer end with a hollow hemispherical or concavo-convex enlarge-
ment, formed integral with the same by striking up the metal with a suitable die,
whereby an effective guard or protector is cheaply formed at the end of the hook, for
preventing, it from penetrating or injuring any article hung thereover, while at the
same time a neat finish is given to the hook, and a saving in the cost of manufacture
effected, as less metal is required than where the hook is provided at its outer end
with a loop or solid ball.
In the accompanying drawing:
Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of suspension hooks, constructed in accordance
with this invention.
Figure 3 is a central vertical section of one of the improved hooks.
Figure 4 is a plan of the hook.
In the drawings A represents the improved hook, which is composed of wire, bent
into the form seen in Figs. 1 and 2, or it may be bent into any other desired shape,
as may be found best adapted for the purpose for which the hook is intended to be
used, and the said hook may be provided with a collar a; as seen in Fig. 2, if desired ;
the shape of the hook and the manner in which it is bent forming no part of the
present invention. The shank b of the hook may be provided with a screw thread, as
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page_text: seen in Fig. 1, or may be made smooth, with a point, as seen in Fig. 2, to adapt it
for driving into the wall or other object to which the hook is to be fastened. At the
outer end of the hook is a hemispherical or concavo-convex enlargement c, which is
formed by striking up the metal in a suitable die. In this manner, a comparatively
small amount of metal is spread out or expanded, forming in a cheap and simple
manner, a guard or protector of considerable size, which effectually prevents the end
of the hook from penetrating or injuring any article hung thercover, while as the
convex side of the guard is uppermost, a neat and ornamental finish is given to the
hook, and where large quantities are manufactured, a material saving is effected, as
less metal is required than where a loop is turned at the end of the hook, or a solid
ball afterwards attached thereto, or upset thereon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention,
as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
A suspension hook formed of wire and having its outer end provided with a
protecting guard or shield, consisting of a hollow hemispherical or concavo-convex
enlargement, formed by striking up the metal with a die, substantially as described.
Dated this 5th day of October 1887.