Improvements in Coat or, Garment Hangers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left; 7th Aug., 1894-Accepted; 15th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION:
Improvements in Coat or, Garment Hangers.
We, HENRY CHARLES HARRISON of 100 Ladypool Road Sparkbrook in the
City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, and WILLIAM HARRISON, of Kingswood
Road, Moseley, near Birmingham, Merchant Tailor, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to apparatus or means for the suspending or hanging-up of
coats and like garments by the shoulders, and called hangers, and our said invention
consists, in the one part, in improvements in the construction of such hangers, and
in the second part, in the manufacture or production of the same.
The primary object of our said invention is the production of an efficient
langer, not liable to become deranged by use, light in weight, strong and cheaply
made.
In constructing our new or improved hanger, we make the same from a single
length of wire or rod metal, fashioned or bent into both the stretcher or bearer
frame, and also the suspension loop, which latter comes in the middle part of the
said frame, and is cranked forward, so as to bring the same central for the even
suspension of a garment.
Thus, the stretcher part or garment supporting part of the device consists of a
frame made of the figure of a long quadrant-shaped loop, or cambered bar or made
of the figure of two rod members running parallel one with another and having
return ends, and with the metal of the middle part of the back member bent into an
upwardly directed suspension loop, and with the said loop cranked forward at its
upper part so as to bring the same evenly over the centre of the stretcher frame to
admit of the equal distribution of the weight of both the frame and the garment
suspended.
The length of the stretcher, which is in other words a rest for the shoulder of a
garment, is a little greater than the distance between the armholes of the said
garment, into which armholes the ends of the stretcher or rest frame may if
necessary enter.
In making the hanger, a length of rod' metal is first bent about its middle into
the loop, which is at the same time, or subsequently, shaped, and the opposite side
portions are then bent outwardly with a slight camber, then the ends. are
returned parallel to the first named or back portion, until the extreme. ends
meet, when the same are united by a sleeve clip, or the said ends may be brazed
together..
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Instead of the joint of the single length of wire being made at the middle of
lie front member, it may be made at a part of the back member, or at a part
of the loop.
Instead of the suspension loop being made integral with the frame, it may be
made separate, and attached to the middle of the back member by clips, brazing
or otherwise.
Dated this 23rd dex of November 1902
HENRY CHARLES HARRISON, :
WILLIAM HARRISON,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Coat or Garment Hangers.
We, HENRY CHARLES HARRISON of 100 Ladypool Road, Sparkbrook in the
City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, and WILLIAM HARRISON, of Kingswood Road,
Moseley, near Birmingham, Merchant Tailor, 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 :-
Our invention relates to apparatus or means for the suspending or hanging-up of
coats and like garments by the shoulders, and called hangers, and our said invention
consists, in the one part, in improvements in the construction of such hangers, and
in the second part, in the manufacture or production of the same.
The primary object of our said invention is the production of an efficient
hanger, not liable to become deranged by use, light in weight, strong and cheaply
made.
In constructing our new or improved hanger, we make the same from a single
length of wire or rod metal, fashioned or bent into both the stretcher or bearer
frame, and also the suspension loop, which latter comes in the middle part of the
said frame, and is cranked forward, so as to bring the same central for the even
suspension of a garment.
Thus, the stretcher part or garment supporting part of the device consists of a
frame, made of the figure of a long quadrant-shaped loop or cambered bar or made
of the figure of two rod members running parallel one with another and having
return ends, and with the metal of the middle part of the back member bent into
an upwardly directed suspension loop, and with the said loop cranked forward at
its upper part, so as to bring the same evenly over the centre of the stretcher
frame, to admit of the equal distribution of the weight of both the frame itself and
the garment suspended.
The length of the stretcher, which is in other words a. rest for the shoulder of a
garment, is a little greater than the distance between the armholes of the said
garment, into which armholes the ends of the stretcher or rest frame may, if
necessary, enter.
In making the hanger, a length of rod metal is first bent about its middle into
the loop, which is at the same time, subsequently shaped, and the opposite side
portions are then bent outwardly with a slight camber, then the ends are
returned parallel to the first named or back portion, until the extreme ends
meet, when the same are united by a sleeve clip, or the said ends may be brazed
together.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents, in perspective, a coat hanger
made according to our invention.
Figure 2 represents a topside plan of the same, from which it will be seen
that the terminations of the wire or rod metal forming the front bar of the
stretch frame, are united at the middle by a sleeve, closed around the said terminal
ends.
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Figure 3 represents an end view of the said hanger, showing the camber of the
stretcher frame, and also the cranking forwards of the suspension loop.
Figure 4 represents a transverse section of Figure 1, upon the dotted lines x-x.
a is the stretcher frame, made of double and parallel bars a', a', with return
ends a, and with the middle part of the metal of the back member a¹, fashioned
into a suspension loop a', cranked and brought forward at a, and having retreating
branches a', whilst the terminal ends of the front rod members a³, are united by a
metal sleeve aⓇ.
It will be seen that the said hanger is made from a single length of wire or rod
metal, fashioned to the figure as herein before described.
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page_text: Instead of the joint of the single length of wire being made at the middle of
the front member, it may be made at a part of the back member, or at a part of
the loop.
Figure 5 represents a like hanger as represented in Figures 1 to 4, but with the
terminal ends of the wire or rod metal united at the back of the article instead of
at the front.
Figure 6 represents a still further form of hanger, in which the terminal ends of
the metal are united at the loop.
Instead of the suspension loop being made integral with the frame, it may be
made separate, and attached to the middle of the back member by clips, brazing
or otherwise.
Figure 7 represents such an arrangement, in which a is the stretcher frame,
made from a single piece of metal, as in the preceding figures, but with the
suspension loop made separate, and attached by its terminal ends to the terminal
ends of the stretcher, which are preferably flattened, by clips or closed-over
parts a
Instead of making the hangers from wire or rod metal, we may make the same
from strip or cut-out wrought metal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
First. A hanger for coats and garments, consisting of a stretcher frame, or a
double membered stretcher frame, formed with a hanger loop, or hanger loop
cranked forwardly, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. The improvements in the manufacture of coat and garment hangers
from one or more lengths of wire or rod or strip metal, substantially as described
and set forth.
Thirdly. The improvements in coat and garment hangers, substantially as herein
described and set forth.
Dated the 4th day of August 1894
HENRY CHARLES HARRISON,
WILLIAM HARRISON,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.