Improvements in Hat Pegs.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1899
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Improvements in Hat Pegs.
We, WILLIAM HARRISON TETLEY, of 2, Curier Street, Bradford, York, Agent,
and JOHN HART, of the Theatre Royal, Bradford, Theatrical Proprietor, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention for improvements in hat pegs has for its object to provide a
simple device whereby a hat can be suspended from any suitable article and is
moreover securely held upon the peg. This device is especially intended for
use in theatres, concert halls and other public buildings to provide a means
whereby the hat can be suspended upon the back of the seat in front, but is also
applicable for ordinary use.
According to this invention the hat peg is constructed from a piece of metal
having a turned over portion at one end adapted to fit over the rail of a seat
or any other convenient article and at its other end is provided with a turned
over portion on the other side. About the middle a portion is cut away so as to
form a spring tongue.
In using this device the hat peg is hung upon a chair rail or other article
and the hat hung upon it. The brim of the hat is pushed under the spring
tongue and it will therefore be seen that it is practically impossible for the hat
to fall off. The turned over portion which supports the hat can moreover be
of very small size.
This hat peg will prove very useful in public buildings where there is as a
rule considerable difficulty in disposing of a hat. The hat peg_can be carried
in the pocket as it is only a small device and can be used for hanging up the
The device is
hat whereever necessary whether a hat peg is available or not.
preferably of spring metal but if desired may be of other material having a
spring blade attached to it or may be formed of wire.
Dated this 5th day of September 1899.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Hat Pegs.
We, WILLIAM HARRISON TETLEY, of 2, Curier Street, Bradford, York, Agent,
and JOHN HART, of the Theatre Royal, Bradford, Theatrical Proprietor, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to
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page_text: be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the follow-
ing statement:-
This invention for improvements in hat pegs has for its object to provide a
simple device whereby a hat or parcel can be suspended from any suitable article
and is moreover securely held upon the peg. This device is specially intended
for use in theatres, concert halls and other public buildings to provide a means
whereby the hat or parcel can be suspended upon the back of the seat in front
but is also applicable for ordinary use.
According to this invention the hat peg is constructed from a piece of metal
having a turned over portion at one end adapted to fit over the rail of a seat
or any other convenient article and at its other end is provided with a turned
over portion on the other side. About the middle a portion is cut away so as to
form a spring tongue.
In using this device the hat peg is hung upon a chair rail or other article
and the hat hung upon it. The brim of the hat is pushed under the spring
tongue and it will therefore be seen that it is practically impossible for the hat
to fall off. The turned over portion which supports the hat can moreover be
of very small size.
In order that this invention may be more clearly described, reference is had
to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings on which
Fig. 1 is a view of one form of the device made from sheet metal,
Fig. 2 shows another form made from wire and
Fig. 3 shows the method of applying the hat peg to a chair rail. Fig. 4 shows a
modified construction.
Referring first to Fig. 1 the hat peg is constructed from a piece of sheet
metal A having a turned over portion at one end A¹ adapted to fit over the rail
of a seat and at its other end is provided with the turned over portion A² on
the opposite side to the turned over portion A¹. At about the centre a portion A³
is cut away and bent outwardly slightly so as to form a spring tongue. The
end of the spring tongue is preferably turned up.
When required for use the hat peg is hung upon a chair rail as shown in Fig. 3.
The brim of the hat is then pushed under the spring tongue A3 and is therefore
kept in position upon the small turned over portion A2 so that it is practically
impossible for the hat to fall off. The hat can be very easily removed from the
hat peg. A parcel can also be suspended by the string from the end of the
spring tongue.
In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 the construction is exactly the same as
above described but the device is formed from wire bent as shown. A staying
piece a is provided between the two portions of the wire and the spring tongue
is replaced by the wire A attached to the centre and passed through the piece a
being then bent over to serve the purpose of the spring tongue A³.
As it will sometimes be desirable that when the hat peg is carried in the pocket
the spring tongue shall not project and for the purpose when in use of keeping
the hat tightly fixed a small band B having overlapping ends is arranged to
slide upon the hat peg A and can be moved so as to hold the spring tongue A³
down into a position flush with the surrounding material. Small projections a
prevent the band B from becoming entirely removed or passing over the end
of the spring tongue.
In the first described arrangement the spring tongue can of course be formed
separately instead of being cut out from the material of the hat peg. In Fig. 4
the hat peg A is adapted to be attached by screws a² to the wall to serve as a
fixed hat peg.
This hat peg will prove very useful in public buildings where there is as a
rule considerable difficulty in disposing of a hat. The hat peg can be carried
in the pocket as it is only a small device and can be used for hanging up the
hat, whereever necessary whether a hat peg is available or not. The device of

page_text: turning backwards the end of the spring tongue also renders it available for
holding parcels.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
:-
(1) An improved hat peg adapted at one end to be suspended from a chair
rail or other suitable article and having a turned over portion at the other end
and a spring tongue serving jointly to hold the hat in position said spring tongue
having a turned over end for the attachment of a parcel, substantially as
described.
(2) An improved hat peg having a turned over portion A¹ adapted to be sus-
pended from a chair rail or other suitable article, a similar turned over portion A³
at the other end and upon the other side and a spring tongue A³ turned up at
the end, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 30th day of October 1899.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.