Improvements in Supports for Cloth and other Fabrics to be usei in Displaying the same.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Supports for Cloth and other Fabrics to be usei
in Displaying the same.
I, ALFRED WILLIAM HENRY HUDDEN, of 27 Clerkenwell Road, in the
County of London, Manufacturer of Tin, Iron and Japan Ware, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to supports for cloth and other fabrics which are used to
display the material.
Hitherto these supports have in some cases been made of sheet metal or wood of
generally a cylindrical form but having a flattened back; in other cases they
have been made flat, but of given lengths, having no means of adjustment in
length.
The object of the present invention is to make such supports adjustable in
length and capable of being readily packed for shipping and carriage generally.
I will first describe my invention as applied to those supports which have
cylindrical or curved fronts and flat backs.
I form the front of the main part of a sheet of metal bent into the desired form
and strengthened at the top and bottom in any suitable manner. Along each
longitudinal edge of the curved front part I fix or form a tube of small diameter,
and I fix one or more tubes longitudinally at other parts of the same. In connection
with the above I employ a skeleton sliding supplemental support formed of wire,
the upper part of which is of similar shape to that of the main part of the support,
and it is provided with downwardly extending wire legs fitting the aforesaid tubes
and capable of adjustment lengthwise therein. I connect the two sides of the upper
part of this adjustable supplemental wire part by means of a cross wire. At the
upper part of the back of the sheet metal portion of the support, I hinge a suitable
supporting arm, which may be made of wire, and I also hinge at the lower part, a
notched arm, which is preferably made of wire. The supporting arm takes into one
of the notches to adjust the angle of the support and at the same time to prevent
the support from slipping. The hinges of the supporting and notched arms are of
very simple construction so that the arms can be easily removed for packing.
In another form of my apparatus I form the sheet metal portion flat instead of
curved as above described, and it is provided with a tube on each longitudinal edge
and with one or more intermediate longitudinal tubes to receive a wire extending
portion formed to suit.
In the two forms above described I rely upon the friction of the wires in the tubes
to retain the support in an extended position, but they may be fixed in any desired
position by other suitable means.
I
In some cases I may make the flat form of support in the following manner.
take a sheet of metal and turn over the two longitudinal edges thereof to form
guides, in which a flat metal extending portion is capable of sliding. The extending
portion is provided with a slot, through which passes a screw and, by means of
a nut, the said extending portion is retained in position when in use; or other
suitable means may be employed to retain it in an extended position.
When it is desired to pack these goods for shipping or transport the supporting
and notched arms are removed and the supports are placed as close together as
possible

page_text: It will be evident that other means of constructing an adjustably extending
support for the purpose herein referred to may be employed without departing from
the peculiar character of my invention.
Dated this 11th day of January 1894.
ALFRED W. H. HUDDEN,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Supports for Cloth and other Fabrics to be used
in Displaying the same.
I, ALFRED WILLIAM HENRY HUDDEN, of 27 Clerkenwell Road, in the
County of London, Manufacturer of Tin, Iron and Japan Ware, 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 invention relates to supports for cloth and other fabrics, to be used in
displaying the material.
Hitherto these supports have, in some cases, been made with the front of a
cylindrical or curved form but with a flat back; in other cases they have been made
flat, but in all cases they have been made of fixed lengths, having no means of
adjustinent in length.
The object of the present invention is to make such supports adjustable in
length and capable of being readily packed for shipping and carriage generally.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a back view, Fig. 2 is a cross section and Fig. 3 is a plan or end view,
of an extensible support, the main part of which is made of sheet metal whilst
the extensible part is made of wire.
Fig. 4 is a front view, Fig. 5 is a cross section and Fig. 6 is a plan, of an extensible
support having both parts formed of sheet metal.
Referring to the support shown at Figs. 1, 2, 3, I form the main part a of a
sheet of metal bent into the desired form and strengthened at the top and bottom
by means of a wire enclosed within a bead a' or by other suitable means. Along
each longitudinal edge of the part a I fix or form a tube a² of small diameter,
and I fix short small tubes a³ at other parts on the inside of the part a.
In connection with the above I employ a supplemental sliding support formed
of wire, the upper part 6 of which is of similar shape to that of the main part u,
and its provided with downwardly extending wires fitting the tubes a³ a² and
capable of adjustment lengthwise therein. I connect the two sides or ends of
the upper part 6 of this supplemental adjustable support by means of a cross
wire b².
At the upper part of the back of the main part a, I hinge a suitable supporting
arm c, which may be made of wire as shown, and I also hinge at the lower
extremity of the main part a, a notched arm d, which is also preferably made of
wire. The supporting arm c takes into one of the notches d¹ of the arm d to
adjust the angle of the support, and at the same time prevents the support from
slipping. The hinges of the arm c are formed of wire eyes c¹ fixed to the part a,
into which the bent ends of the arm c fit easily to enable them to be readily
connected and disconnected with the main part a of the support. The hinge of
the notched arm d is formed of a short tube d' fixed to the part a, and the bent
end of the arm & fits therein, and if desired the extreme end of such part d³ is
bent to retain it in the tube d".
The support shown at Figs. 4, 5, 6, consists of the main part a, formed of sheet

page_text: metal, and a supplemental sliding part b, also formed of sheet metal; the part a is
provided along its edges with turned over guides a, within which the part b is
capable of sliding, and the said part 6 has a central longitudinal slot 6*, through
which passes a screw e fixed to the part a and, by means of a nut e', the extending
part 6 can be retained in the desired position; or other suitable means may be
employed for such purpose.
The part a is fitted with a supporting arm c and a notched arm d to enable the
angle of the support to be adjusted, as before described.
It will be evident that either mode of construction herein described may be
applied to a support of flat or other form.
When it is desired to pack these goods for shipping or transport, the supporting
arms e and notched arms d may be removed from the part a, when the supports can
be packed closely one within another; or such arms c and d may be simply
folded against the part a, in which position they will occupy but little space and
the supports can be packed one within another, although not so closely as when the
arms c and d are removed.
It will be evident that the supports can be modified in shape and dimensions
and can be made of other materials without departing from the said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A support for displaying cloth and other fabrics consisting of two parts,
one of which is capable of sliding upon the other to adjust the length of the
support, which latter is fitted with means for adjusting the angle thereof and is
made open at the back to facilitate packing, substantially as herein shown and
described.
2. An extensible support for displaying cloth and other fabrics fitted with means
for adjusting the angle thereof and capable of being packed one within another,
substantially as herein described.
Dated this 7th day of Fahimary 1801