Improvements in Upholstery Hooks.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Upholstery Hooks.
I ERNEST DANDY, Priestgate, Peterborough, Drapers Assistant, 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:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figures 1 to 6 show several modifications of my improvements as applied to
ordinary hooks of divers shapes.
The object of my improvements is to provide a support whereby the headings,
borders or frills of curtains, blinds, and other articles of upholstery may be retained
in position when in use.
At Figures 1 an ordinary hook is shown in side view with its back end lengthened
above the hook and terminating in a point 1 to enable it to be inserted in the
heading, border or frill of any article, or the lengthened portion may terminate in a
flattened point 2 perforated so that its upper end may be secured by stitching after
being inserted in any article. After attachment to an article the lower hooked
portion may be inserted in a curtain ring or hooked onto a rod in the usual way.
Figures 2 show a hook in side and front view provided with the usual two loops
or eyes 1, the wire forming one of the eyes is lengthened at the back and terminates
in a loop or eye 2 at its upper end which may be secured by stitching to the frill or
other portion of any article, the lower eyes of the hook being stitched to the body
of the article.
Figures 3 show a side and front view of a spring hook 1 also provided with two
eyes, the flattened wire forming one of the eyes being lengthened at the back and
terminating in an eye 2 for attachment by stitching as before described.
Figures 4 show a front view and side view of a hook with one eye 1, the wire
forming it being prolonged upwards and terminating in an eye 2, the hook being
attached by stitching through the eyes to any article, or the prolongation may
terminate in a flattened point 3 perforated that it may be secured by stitching after
being inserted in any article.
Figure 5 shows a side view of a hook provided with a spring pin 1 the wire of
which instead of terminating after forming a loop to receive the point of the pin is
turned upwards and terminates in a pointed hook 4 for insertion in the frill or other
portion of any article, the spring pin being inserted in the body of the article in
the usual way.
Figure 2 shows a front view of a spring pin 1 and a spring hook 5 to the back of
which the lower end of a supporting piece 2 may be clamped or soldered, the upper
end of the piece may terminate in a point as shown, or in a loop, or a flattened
perforated point as before described.
In either of the above described modifications, the supporting pieces when
applied to either plain hooks, looped or eyed hooks, spring hooks, or spring pin
hooks, may be made of any required lengths and strength.
The upper end of each supporting piece may terminate in a plain point 1 or a
flattened perforated point 2 as shown at Figures 1, or in a loop as shown at
Figures 2, 3, and 4, or in a pointed hook as shown at Figure 5.
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 :-
The construction and employment of improved upholstery hooks, each provided

page_text: with an additional supporting piece substantially as described for the purposes
specified and illustrated in the drawings annexed.
Dated this Thirteenth day of December 1892.
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.