Improved Means of Suspending Goods, Tools, or Ornaments from Walls.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improved Means of Suspending Goods, Tools, or Ornaments
from Walls.
EDWIN THEODORE HORSLEY 7 Copeley Hill near Birmingham Brassfounder
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for SUSPENDING ARTICLES FROM
WALLS to be as follows:-
My invention relates, first, to an improved means of utilising the wire nails
ordinarily used for hanging pictures and ornaments. I purpose using a screw-
collar or lock nut to screw on to a headless-nail provided with a threaded stem to
receive it. Attached to this collar and being part thereof is a hook, loop, or ring
to receive articles to be suspended, and so constructed that ornaments to conceal
the nail from view and fashioned for that purpose, may be attached thereto.
Another method of using this lock nut will be to fashion it open at each end so as
to convert it into a female screw ferrule, one half being screwed on to the headless
nail, and the other half to a screw, terminating in an ornamental knob or repre-
sentation of an acorn, flower, or fruit, to be in character with imitations in metal,
of leaves or other designs, such ornaments being fixed on to the screw before
connecting it with the nail. I may also find it necessary in some cases to place on
this collar or lock nut, teeth or studs to enable me more effectually to place the
ornaments in suitable positions.
I also purpose using the hook or loop-ended lock nut in conjunction with the
screw threaded nail to suspend flower vases, the latter to be encased in gilt, electro
plated or metal mounts, with an attachment to connect them with the hook, loop
or ring aforesaid.
My invention relates secondly to an improved method of hanging goods to walls
by means of which all fittings (with the exception of wall nails) can be removed at
will without damaging the wall or paper hangings, thus converting fixtures into
removable property and avoiding wall plugging. I provide for this purpose a
metal plate, bar or rail perforated at intervals with screw holes for the reception of
screw threaded hooks and fashioned with two or more ears or projections with
holes to engage with headless screw threaded nails first driven into the wall and
where desirable these receptacles may be extended over more than one joint of
brickwork and thus provide additional support. To fix the whole and attain'

page_text: firmness and rigidity I screw on to the end of each nail after all is placed in
position, one of the hook or loop ended lock nuts before referred to or if desirable
a knob or winged or square lock nut may be used.
Where large articles such as brooms, rakes &c are to be suspended I provide
hooks, wires, or plates of special shape to fit the articles to be hung thereon.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Suspending Goods, Tools, or Ornaments
from Walls.
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I, EDWIN THEODORE HORSLEY of 7, Copely Hill near Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 improved means of suspending goods, tools, or
ornaments from walls by which I utilize part of the wire nails now ordinarily used
for hanging pictures and ornaments and in such a manner that the fittings attached
thereto may be removed without injury to the walls or other parts thus converting
fixtures into removable property and generally avoiding wall plugging,
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice, I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which are
illustrated various applications of my invention which will enable others to adapt
the same to any other requirements which may arise in every-day practice,
Figure 1 is an illustration of an ordinary wire nail pointed at one end and
screwed at the other, and it is well known that in driving these nails there is a
great tendency to drive the threads together near the end thus making it very
difficult to use the screw thread after driving.
Figure 2 shows a screw nail A driven into the wall W 'having first placed upon
its head my hook nut B which is so formed and placed thereon as not to interfere
with the effective driving thereof whether the point of the hook is placed inwards
as shown or outwards.
Figure 3 is an end view of Figure 2 which shows the screw hole b¹ for receiving
the ornamental finishing cap C shown in side view by Figure 4 and in front view
by Figure 5. It will be unnecessary to say that these finishing caps may be made
of any desired design or pattern and of any size according to the intended use and
taste of the designer. The hole b¹ may be placed in any part of the face above of
below A or at its sides if the screw c¹ is made short,

page_text: Figure 6 is a part sectional side elevation of the nail A driven into position and
having the finishing cap C placed in its position in this case after hanging the
picture hook D thereon. In the example here shown the point c' of the screw
forming part of C projects sufficiently over the opening of the hook to prevent
the picture or other article from becoming unhung until the cap C is unscrewed or
withdrawn.
Figures 7 and 8 are side and end views of another mode of attaching a finishing
cap thereto which is accomplished by forming the hook nut E with a screwed or
other projecting boss e¹ which is not effected by driving the part A and thus the
thread outside thereof remains perfect to receive the cap F which is formed with a
corresponding screw socket f¹ to run thereon thus making a very substantial finish
and locking the picture thereon by running up to or nearly up to the hook or
there may be space left according to the length of the socket fi
Figures 9, 10, and 12 are front view, plan, and side view of a book H having
two projections h¹ and h² thereon in which suitable holes h³ and h are made which
are designed to receive a finishing end, or ornament having corresponding wire
hooks formed at the back thereof which would be most easily hooked therein
without interference with the nail screw A or hooks may be used as shown at
Figure 12 and there may be one, two or more placed in any desired part thereof
according to design. Figure 13 shows also another mode of hanging the finishing
ornament by means of hooks of ornaments entering with the notches k¹ formed at
the top of the locking hook K. Figure 14 also shows another mode viz of a
vertical slot in the hook L.
Figures 15 are a front elevation and side elevation of a loop lock nut M which is
threaded in m to run up the nail A just as in the previous examples. Any article
to be hung thereon in this case would be provided with a hook end for the purpose
of connection. Finishing caps may be placed thereon in any of the manners
previously explained.
Figure 16 illustrates the connection to a nail A of a termination N in which the
hole n is made or it may have a hook end N' and in either case two such nails
driven in the joint of a wall as shown by Figure 17 would be suitable to receive
the rod P upon which a number of hooks may be hung for the purpose of
hanging or exhibiting various articles.
Figure 18 shows a metal plate R in which are the holes 1 ¹ for inserting
detachable hooks and which is either one with or connected to the ends R² and R³
and which may be secured to several nails 74, 75, 70, 7 there being four shown in
this case two being in one joint of brick work and two in another joint of brick
work and the nails and plate or plates are locked together by a lock hook or lock
nut or lock knob according to fancy or necessity.
Figure 19 shows a bracket secured to two joints of the brick work in a similar
manner to the plate of the previous Figure but having a lock nut at the top and a
lock hook at the bottom.
Figure 20 is an ordinary hat hook fastened by two nails 1 and 2 and screw
knobs 3 and 4 to secure the plate thereto.
Figure 21 is a double hook suitable for hanging such articles as brooms or rakes
thereupon and may be suspended from one nail hole 5 or more as the size may
need the locking upon the nail being accomplished with a smaller lock or nut.
Figure 22 shows an attachment to the nail A driven in. the wall W the
attachment S being of sufficient size and of suitable formation say of wire or
other material finishing and connected to the screw nut which is screwed on to
the threaded nail A so as to hold flower pots, vases or a holder for hyacinths
glasses and other similar uses.
Figure 23 illustrates still another mode by which a picture quite secured upon
the nail A to the wall W. The lock nut U in this case has a top bend or crank u¹
and the picture or other article to be hung is supplied with the loop plates, as per
Figure 24 which are sufficiently large in their hole 6 to allow the whole of U to

page_text: pass through and when the weight comes upon the same it naturally tends to hang
forward under the part u' and it is thus quite secure and protected.
In the case of fixing the brackets say Figure 19 or the hooks Figure 20 or 21 or
the rack plate Figure 18 where a flat surface would come against the wall which
might be uneven, I use leather or other soft washers which will enable the back
of such plate to make a substantial bed thereon. It may be necessary to sometimes
provide wings to either ordinary or other nuts to give the necessary facility for
screwing up.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1st The improved means of suspending goods, tools, or ornaments from walls in
which shanks or nails A are secured in the joint of bricks upon which the devices
for hanging pictures and other articles are secured such for instance as illustrated
by Figures 2 to 24 inclusive and substantially as herein set forth.
2nd The improved means being provided for attaching a higher and better class
of ornamentation to wall supports for the purpose of covering the nails or unsightly
parts of the fittings.