Improvement in the Manufacture of Suspenders or Supports for Pictures and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Manufacture of Suspenders or Supports for
Pictures and the like.
I, JOSEPH WALKER of 13 and 14 Augusta Street in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce from sheet metal a strong and
inexpensive suspender or support for hanging pictures, which will not cut or injure
the cord.
I will describe my process:--1 take a blank of sheet metal and, with suitable
tocls, raise or press the centre into a circular cup or dish having its sides perpen-
dicular and its bottom Hat. I next pierce the bottom out of the dish or cup, and
by a further process, either of spinning in the lathe or with press tools, turn the
lower edge of the now tubular centre outward, thus forming a circular groove of
suitable size to receive the picture cord or wire. The outer edge of the blank may
now be ornamented if desired, and small holes pierced in it for the purpose of
securing it to the wall. I now saw or cut by means of press tools this circular
suspender along one of its diameters, thereby dividing it into two parts of
the same dimensions, thus producing two suspenders, each having a semi-circular
hollow groove for receiving the cord.
I may also use the suspender in the complete circular form, as it is before being
cut into two parts.
Dated this 93rd dor of January 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Manufacture of Suspenders or Supports for
Pictures and the like.
I, JOSEPH WALKER of 13 and 14 Augusta Street in the City of Birmingham
Manufacturer 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 :-
The object of my invention is to produce from sheet metal a strong and
inexpensive suspender or support for hanging pictures which will not cut or injure
the cord.
I will describe my process:-I take a blank of sheet metal and with suitable tools
raise or press the centre into a circular cup or dish baving its sides perpendicular
and its bottom flat. I next pierce the bottom out of the dish or cup, and by a
further process either of spinning in the lathe or with press tools turn the lower
edge of the now tubular centre outward, thus forming a circular groove of suitable
size to receive the picture cord or wire. The outer edge of the blank may now be
ornamented if desired, and small holes pierced in it for the purpose of securing it
to the wall. 1 now saw or cut by means of press tools this circular suspender
along one of its diameters thereby dividing it into two parts of the same dimensions
thus producing two suspenders, each having a semi-circular hollow groove for
receiving the cord. I may also use the suspender in the complete circular form as
it is before being cut into two parts.

page_text: In the accompanying sheet of drawings
Fig. 1 is a plan of my invention after the first process of forming a dish or cup
in the centre.
Fig. 2 is a section of the same through A A¹.
Fig. 3 is a plan after the centre is pierced out and the sides of the tubular centre
are turned outward.
Fig. 4 is a section of Fig. 3 through B B'.
Fig. 5 shows one of two complete picture suspenders produced by cutting Fig. 3
into two parts through B B'.
Fig. 6 shows a suspender not cut through as in Fig. 5 and with an ornamental
border.
In Fig. 5 c c¹ c¹ are holes for fixing it to the wall. D D is the picture cord.
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 :-
A picture suspender or holder with the channel or groove for the picture cord as
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1894.
JOSEPH WALKER.