A New or Improved Paper and Card Suspender or Holder, applicable for Suspending Calendars, Maps, and other Articles, and for Attaching Tickets to Dress Material and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th July, 1894.
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1894--Accepted, 15th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Paper and Card Suspender or Holder,
applicable for Suspending Calendars, Maps, and other Articles,
and for Attaching Tickets to Dress Material and the like.
1, SAMUEL HENRY CROCKER of 172 Fleet Street, London, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to an improved suspender or holder for papers and cards,
suitable for hanging up calendars, maps and other articles which are commonly
suspended on walls, and also for attaching tickets to dress material and the like.
The suspender is stamped from a blank of sheet metal of suitable thickness and
Bize, according to the article to which it is to be applied. ..
The upper portion of the blank is larger than the lower portion and from it
is formed the loop by which the device is hung upon the hook or uail. The
central portion of this upper part is cut or stamped-partly out and turned over at
its lower edge at a suitable angle, leaving the rim or edge of the blank to form the
loop above mentioned.
The turned over portion and the lower part of the blank form two arms, one of
which is furnished with a small spike, and the other with a recess, made by bulging
or bending out the metal. The spike is formed by cutting a small pointed tongue
piece from the arm and bending it towards the recess in the other arm so that when
the two arms are pressed together the spike will enter the recess.
The recess
is preferably of cup shape but may be of any other form found suitable, its object
being to allow the spike, when the arms are pressed together by the finger and
thumb, to pass completely through the card or paper, and enter it, and at the
same time to protect the fingers from the spike and prevent the latter penetrating
them.
The suspender is thus attached securely and rapidly to the card or paper in
a very simple and effective manner, the finger and thumb only being required.
The loop may be formed with a small extension at top bent over to form a small
hook. This will allow the suspender to be hung on a line or string as well as on
a nail.
In cases where the suspender is to be attached to dress materials or other like
articles, the blank is formed with a projecting spike at the top of suitable length;
which may be turned over to form a hook. When the spike is straight it can be
used to carry price and other tickets attached to cloth or other material, in
this case holding the ticket at its lower edge instead of suspending it.
Dated this 0th day of June 1801
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Paper and Card Suspender or Holder,
applicable for Suspending Calendars, Maps, and other Articles,
and for Attaching Tickets to Dress Material and the like.
I SAMUEL HENRY CROCKER of 172 Fleet Street, London, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to he
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to an improved suspender or holder for papers and cards,
suitable for hanging up 'calendars, maps and other articles which are commonly
suspended on walls, and also for attaching tickets to dress material and the like.
The suspender is stamped from a blank of sheet metal of suitable thickness and
size, according to the article to which it is to be applied.
The upper portion of the blank is larger than the lower portion, and from it is
formed the loop by which the device is hung upon the hook or nail. The central
portion of this upper part is cut or stamped partly out and turned over at its lower
edge at a suitable angle, leaving the rim or edge of the blank to form the loop above
mentioned.
The turned over portion and the lower part of the blank form two arms, one of
which is furnished with a small spike, and the other with a recess, made by bulging
or bending out the metal. The spike is formed by cutting a small pointed tongue
piece from the arm and bending it towards the recess in the other arm, so that when
the two arms are pressed together the spike will enter the recess.
The recess is
preferably of cup shape but may be of any other form found suitable, its object
being to allow the spike, when the arms are pressed together by the finger and
thumb, to pass completely through the card or paper, and enter it, and at the
same time to protect the fingers from the spike and prevent the latter penetrating.
them.
The suspender is thus attached securely and rapidly to the card or paper in
a very simple and effective manner, the finger and thumb only being required.
The loop may be formed with a small extension at top bent over to form a small
hook. This will allow the suspender to be hung on a line or string as well as on a
nail. In cases where the suspender is to be attached to dress materials or other
like articles, the blank is formed with a projecting spike at the top of suitable
length, which may be turned over to form a hook. When the spike is straight it
can be used to carry price and other tickets attached to cloth or other material, in
this case holding the ticket at its lower edge instead of suspending it.
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The portion of this device by which the card or other article is held is fully
described in Patent No. 8232 of April 25th 1894 for "Improvements in paper
fasteners" granted to me.
The present invention relates to an additional part by means of which the device
is used for suspending purposes.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 shows the blank from which the device is stamped.
Fig. 2 shows in perspective a suspender with a small loop, Fig. 3 illustrates the
same in use in side elevation,
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modification, and
Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a perspective view and side elevation of a second
modification.
A is the blank from which the article is stamped the central portion B being
partially stamped from the upper end, and bent over as shown in Fig. 2 so as to
form with the end a of the blank two sides or arms. From the portion a the cup
shaped recess C is formed by bulging out the metal, and from the side B a spike D

page_text: is stamped projecting at about right angles, so that when the two sides are pressed!
together the end of the spike will enter the recess, the paper or card being placed
between the two sides.
The recess and spike can be formed in other ways, the purpose of the recess.
being to protect the finger from the end of the spike after it has been passed
through the paper or card. On the portion B being stamped out from the blauk a
ring E is left which can be hung on the nail or other projection as shown in Fig. 3..
In the device shown in Fig. 4 the blank is formed with a long spike El projecting
from the upper end of the loop, and adapted to enter cloth or other soft material,
so as to attach the fastener, holding a ticket or other article. The spike may be.
bent down as shown in dotted lines if found desirable. In the device illustrated in
Figs. 5 and 6 instead of the spike being provided, a small projection E' is formed
at top, which is bent over allowing the fastener to be suspended on a string or like.
article as shown in Fig. 6.
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 improved suspender formed from a blank of sheet metal by stamping
out the central portion of the upper end and bending it down to form with the other
end two arms, provided respectively with a spike and recess to receive the spike, the
upper end of the blank-forming a loop for suspension purposes, substantially as
described and shown and for the purposes specified.
(2.) An improved suspender or holder for cards and the like, formed from:
a blank of sheet metal, the central portion of the upper end being partially stamped
out and bent down to form with the lower end a fastener, one side of which
is provided with a spike, and the other with a recess, the upper end of the blank.
having a large spike for insertion in cloth or other material, substantially as
described and shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.
(3.) An improved suspender for cards and the like, formed from a blank of sheet.
metal, having the central portion of the upper end partially stamped out and bent.
down to form a fastener, leaving a ring or loop at top with a projection bent over
into hook form substantially as described and shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the..
drawings.
Dated this 12th day of October 1894.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant..