Improvements in and relating to Wool-screws, Nails, Hooks, and the like, used for Hanging or Carrying Articles or Objects.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1892-Accepted. 24th Sept.. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Wool-screws, Nails, Hooks, and
the like, used for Hanging or Carrying Articles or Objects.
I, JOHN MORTON LAWRIE, of 57 Miller Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Manufactuer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved mode and means
for covering and protecting the heads or exposed parts of wood-screws, nails, hooks,
and the like, and specially applicable to the wood-screws with hooked ends used
on board ship for hanging or holding delf dishes or utensils and the like and to the
wood-screws and nails used for hanging pictures on walls.
The improvements consist in covering the outer ends or exposed parts of metal
wood-screws, nails, or hooks which may be of any desired shape, with an elastic
tube or collar of indiarubber or equivalent material, which is slipped over the end
of the wood-screw, nail, or hook and drawn on to the part exposed or not screwed
into the wood, and the outer end of the rubber tube would preferably be closed.
By this improved means instead of the wood-screws, nails or hooks being made of
brass as heretofore to resist rust or corrosive action, they may be made of iron or
other cheap metal, as the rubber tubular covering will protect these articles from
corrosive action; while by their use on board ship these coverings will form an
elastic cushion for the delf or articles hung or secured on the wood-screws or nails
and prevent them getting broken.
Dated the 23rd May 1892.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Wood-screws, Nails, Hooks, and
the like, used for Hanging or Carrying Articles or Objects.
I, JOHN MORTON LAWRIE, of 57 Miller Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved mode and
means of covering and protecting the heads or exposed parts of wood-screws,
nails, hooks, and the like; and specially applicable to the wood-screws with
hooked ends used on board ship for hanging or holding delf-dishes, or utensils and
the like, and to the wood-screws and nails used for hanging pictures on walls.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings in which the same reference letters are
used to indicate corresponding parts in all the figures where shown.
Figure 1 is an elevation of a wood-screw or hook of a form generally used for.
carrying delf, and having its exposed hooked part covered or protected in accordance
with my improvements.
Figure 2 is a detached sectional view of the rubber tubular covering used for
protecting the outer exposed part of the hook.
Figures 3 and 4 are views corresponding to Figures 1 and 2 to illustrate my
improvements as applied to a straight form of wood-screw. While
Figures 5 and 6 are similar views showing the application to a straight driving
nail.
Referring to these drawings, the improvements consist in covering the outer ends

page_text: or exposed parts of metal wood-screws, nails or hooks a which may be of any desired
shape, with an elastic tube or collar b of india-rubber or equivalent material
which is slipped over the end of the wood-screw, nail or hook and drawn on to the
part exposed or not screwed into the wood, and the outer end of the rubber tube />,
when applied to wood-screws with hook ends as in Figures 1 and 2, would preferably
be closed as shown at . By this improved means instead of the wood-screws
nails or hooks a being made of brass as heretofore to resist rust or corrosive action,
they may be made of iron or other cheap metal, as the rubber tubular covering b
will protect these articles from corrosive action; while by their use on board ship.
these coverings b will form an elastic cushion for the delf or articles hung or secured
on the wood-screws or nails, and prevent them getting broken.
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 1
claim is :-
The fitting and use of wood-screws, nails, hooks, and the like used for hanging
or carrying articles or objects, with an outer tubular or hollow covering of
india-rubber or equivalent material on their exposed parts, substantially as herein
described in reference to and by way of application shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated 16th day of Auoust 1892.
W. R. M. THOMSON & ('o.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.