Shelf Bracket.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date Calcu
heing date of first Foreign Application (in 26th May, 1892
United States of America),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 15th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1893
United States of America),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 15th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1893
Shelf Bracket.
I, HENRY LE GRAND BRADLEY, of 207 Lloyd Street, New Haven, Connecticut,
U.S.A., 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 :-
My invention has for its object to simplify, strengthen and to otherwise improve
With these ends in view I have
the construction and operation of shelf brackets.
devised the simple and novel construction which I will now describe referring by
numbers to the accompanying drawing forming part of this Specification in which ;
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my novel bracket complete,
Fig. 2 a rear elevation,
Fig. 3 a plan view of the bracket before the brace and clips are applied,
Fig. 4 a side elevation of the brace detached,.
Fig. 5 a front elevation showing the special form of the brace and the manner in
which it is attached in place,
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Fig. 6 a section of the brace on the line x, x, in Fig. 4,
Fig. 7 a cross section of the brace on the line y, y, in Fig. 1,
Figs. 8 and 9 are respectively a plan view and end view of one of the clips before
it is closed upon the bracket, and
Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of a form in which clips are dispensed with.
A denotes the bracket which is formed from a single piece of wire which is curved
to form eyes at the ends of the two arms of the bracket, and reduced portions 2 to
receive the ends of the brace and reduced portions 3 to receive the clips near the
ends of the arms of the bracket. The wire from which the bracket is formed is
curved outward at the ends of the reduced portions to form shoulders 4 against
which the ends of the brace and clips rest when assembled, whereby said parts are
held rigidly in place and the article as a whole is braced and greatly strengthened
and its general attractiveness of appearance improved. 5 denotes clips which are
made of sheet metal and are provided with screw holes 6, and the ends 7 of which
are closed about the reduced portions 3 of the bracket thereby locking the clips
firmly in place. The ends of the clips rest against the shoulders which prevents the
possibility of the clips sliding in use and improves the appearance of the bracket as
8 denotes the
a whole by avoiding an enlargement when the clips are put on.
brace which is blanked out from sheet metal and formed to the shape illustrated in
Fig. 4.
The brace is made U shape in cross section and is provided at each end
with a head 9 formed from the same piece of metal. These heads are set at an
angle to the body of the brace and are provided with side flanges 10 which are
adapted to be curved about the arms of the bracket as clearly shown in Figs. 1
and 2, the ends of the head resting against the shoulders so as to cause the entire
thrust of the brace to be taken up by the bracket itself, the bracket and brace being
It will
thus held against the possibility of movement independently of each other.
be noticed furthermore that the body portion of the brace starts from the central

page_text: portion of the head which gives the greatest possible strength to this portion of the
brace and also gives it a finished and ornamental appearance when in place upon a
bracket. In order to give to the brace the greatest possible strength to resist com-
pression and at the same time render it unnecessary to use heavy metal I curve the
sides of the brace outward from near the heads toward the centre, the width of the
brace being perceptibly greatest at the centre as is clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 7.
This gives to the brace the greatest possible strength to resist compression and
renders collapsing.absolutely impossible under any reasonable amount of pressure.
In practice I find that brackets constructed in this manner weigh less than half as
much as cast iron brackets of the same size and will carry very much more weight
without danger of breaking down. Furthermore the number of screws required to
hold them in place is reduced thus lessening both the cost and the labor of putting
them up and as the screws are placed higher up than is possible in cast iron brackets
the hold upon the wall is greatly strengthened.
In Fig. 10 I have illustrated a form in which the clips are dispensed with, and
loops 11 are formed for the screws from the piece of wire from which the arms of
the bracket are formed. This form is inexpensive and gives a wide bearing on the
wall.
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. A bracket the body of which is formed from a single piece of wire, which is
curved to form eyes at the outer ends of the arms and is also curved inward to form
reduced portions and shoulders for the engagement of a brace.
2. The combination with a bracket made from a single piece of wire which is
curved to form eyes at the ends of the arms and is curved inward to form reduced
portions and shoulders, of clips adapted to engage certain of the reduced portions
and a brace having heads provided with side flanges adapted to be curved about
certain other of the reduced portions, the ends of the heads resting against the
shoulders so that the brace and brackets are locked against movement indepen-
dently of each other and the width is not increased where the clips and braces are
attached.
Dated this 29th day of November 1892.