Improvements in Hooks for use in Hanging Pictures and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hooks for use in Hanging Pictures and the like.
I, THOMAS JOHN CARR, of Willow House, Walker-on-Tyne, in the County of
Northumberland, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to a socket or sockets made in a spiral form, and has for
its object the enabling of the housewife and others to hang pictures and the like,
without the use of a step ladder, and in this way prevent accidents by falling; as
by the use of this invention the person using said invention will be standing on
the floor, as this socket may be attached to the brush shank or to any suitable
pole by screwing on to the end of same. It is readily screwed on by reason of the
spiral winding forming a scrow, as will be well understood. This invention con-
sists essentially of a socket made with wire, wound in a spiral form, this socket
being tapered towards the upper end, where after completing said socket it is
formed into a hook for lifting the pictures from their hangings. The wire may
be turned down on the outer side of socket, and here form a hook, preferably on
the side as here stated. The said socket and hook may be made any suitable
length or diameter, to suit the purposes for which it may be used. The invention
may be made with any suitable wire, preferably a wire with some elasticity, so
that when the socket is screwed on to the shank or pole, it will expand and in this
way grip the wood, and be secure, as will be readily seen.
Hatal this 5th day of November 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hooks for use in Hanging Pictures and the like.
I, THOMAS JOHN CARR, of Willow House, Walker-on-Tyne, in the County of
Northumberland, Engineer, 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: —
My invention has for its object improvements in hooks for hanging pictures
and the like and consists of a spiral hook which can be quickly and easily
attached to the end of any ordinary broom or other similar stick thus enabling
any person to hang pictures and the like without the necessity of a step ladder
thereby saving trouble and preventing accident. My spiral socket is also cheap
to manufacture and simple in use.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried

page_text: into practise I have appended hereto a sheet of drawings upon which I have fully
illustrated the nature of my said improvement.
Figure 1 is a view of the spiral hook detached.
Figure 2 is a similar view of the hook attached to a stick or pole.
In carrying my invention into effect I form my hook a¹ of wire which is bent
or wound into a spiral to form the socket A which is tapered by reason of the
spiral shape of the wire thus enabling the socket to be screwed onto any stick of
suitable size while at the same time the spiral accomodates its diameter to any
slight differences of size in the stick and is firmly retained on the stick B by
the spring of the wire.
The end of the wire may be turned down as shewn to form the hook al or may
be bent or curled into any shape to suit the various requirements to be met with.
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 spiral socket A in combination with the hook or other terminal a
substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and illustrated upon the
accompany drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1898.
LEWIS WM. GOOLD,
Agent for Applicant, 5, Corporation Street, Birmingham.