Improvements in Means for Suspending Light Articles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1893-Accepted, 27th Jan., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Suspending Light Articles.
We, THEODORE CHARLAN, of 175, Abbey Hills Road, Engineer, and THOMAS
WHITTAKER, of 314, Rochdale Road, Builder, both of Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in means for suspending light articles,
such as hats, umbrellas, walking-sticks, tobacco-pipes, watches, and the like, from
walls, windows, or other places as may be desired.
This invention has for its object to simplify and render the aforesaid kind of
suspenders more readily and generally applicable.
To this end our invention consists principally in furnishing the said suspenders
with one or more stud-disc-or other suitably shaped adhesive surfaces preferably
composed of bee's-wax, Venice-turpentine, gum-styracis and resin, suitably solidified,
by means of which the suspenders are secured to walls, windows or other desirable
places.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1, 6 & 8 are front views, Figs. 2, 5, 7 & 9 are sectional side views, and
Fig. 10 a side view and Figs. 3 & 4 perspective views of our improved suspender
adapted for various purposes.
In carrying out our improvements we form the said suspender with a band a
made of fabric, leather, light sheet metal or other suitable material so folded,
shaped, or provided with means as to receive at the upper end the said stud, disc,
or other suitably shaped adhesive surface or surfaces b, which are arranged to pro-
ject a little from the back of the band a. The lower end of the band a is adapted
to receive means for holding the articles to be suspended, for instance such as a
hook or hooks c, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4, or eyes d, see dotted lines, Figs. 3
& 4, to hold, say, watches, pen-nib-holders, tobacco pipes, or the like, or with a
loop or clip e, see Figs. 8 & 9, to hold sticks or umbrellas. Figs. 6 & 7 show the
suspender applied to a hat, the dotted lines Fig. 7, showing the suspender out of
use positioned inside the hat. In this case the band a may be formed with a button-
hole for provided with a button, and a pin g to allow of suspending the hat on the
coat of the wearer. Fig. 5 shows a suspender without band a, the adhesive
surface being secured in a cap h furnished with a hook c, Fig. 10 shows the cap /
furnished with a cord i having a hook c at its lower end.
It will be understood that we do not confine ourselves to the precise shape or
details as the same may be altered according to requirements without departing
from the nature of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim, is-
1st. As means for securing suspenders for light articles to walls, windows, or
other desirable places, one or more stud, disc or other shaped surface or surfaces a
composed of one or more adhesive substances or materials, suitably solidified and
secured to the said suspender, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. A suspender, as specified in the preceding claim, furnished with means for
holding the article to be suspended, substantially as set forth.

page_text: 3rd. A suspender as specified in Claim 1 suitably attached to the inside of a hat
and formed or furnished with means for suspending the hat from the person,
substantially as set forth.
Dated this 1st day of December 1893.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.