An Adjustable Suspender for Screens, Lamps, and other Articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 10th Jan., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Adjustable Suspender for Screens, Lamps, and other
Articles.
ALFRED GEORGE HAMILTON, The Quintin Matsys Forge, 14 Griffin Street, York
Road, London, SE., Mechanical 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 consists of a suspender for banner or other fire-screens, electric lights,
lamps, and other articles, which suspender can be readily affixed without screws or
nuts, to any shelf, overmantel, bracket-shelf, or any other object having parallel
surfaces, and without injury thereto. From the accompanying drawing it will be
seen that the contrivance consists of an arm A, having at one end a hook B, or a tray,
or other appliance for hanging or placing articles upon. In the drawing this arm is
shown slightly curved upwards for about two-thirds its length, and curved in the
opposite direction for the remainder, though this exact curving may not be always
adhered to, as a portion of the arm may be quite straight if desired. The arm A is
pivoted or hinged at C to a carrying frame D, continued a short distance, and
terminating in a nut or table E pivoted or hinged at G to it. The carrying frame D
consists of a bottom piece carried upwards at right angle, again bent at right angle
over and parallel to the bottom, and descending at a right or other convenient angle
towards the bottom. At the extreme end of this last portion the arm A is pivoted.
The construction of the frame need not be precisely the outline as shown in the drawing,
so long as it presents a smooth surface at bottom and is carried upwards in a convenient
way in order to attach the arm. In use the arm A is lifted upwards as in dotted
line H, and the carrying frame placed on the shelf or other object J, whereon it is
intended to affix it. On allowing the arm A to descend, the table or nut E on the
short end, engages with the top of the object J at a point directly above the bottom
part of the carrying frame, and presenting a surface parallel thereto. The arm A is
then in position to carry any article placed or suspended at B, the addition of the
weight of such article securing the appliance firmly to the object J.
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. An adjustable suspender made substantially as described in the foregoing
Specification, and shown in the accompanying drawing.
2. A suspender consisting of an arm with a pivoted end in form of a nut or
table, attached or pivoted to a carrying frame, in such a way that the nut or table
readily adapts itself to a position parallel to the bottom portion of the carrying frame,
as set forth.
3. A suspender which can be readily fixed without screws or nuts to any object
presenting parallel surfaces, and without injury thereto, for the purpose of suspending,
or carrying banner or other screens, electric lights, lamps, or other articles.
Dated this 9th day of December 1890.
A. G. PRITCHARD,
Agent for Applicant.