Improvements in Spring Hooks, Spring Swivels, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spring Hooks, Spring Swivels, and the like.
I, ARTHUR GUEST, Commercial Clerk, 51, Vicarage Street, Walsall, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My spring hook has specially constructed joint to admit of coil spring being
placed in same vertically, and the hook part of the said spring hook is in one piece
with the joint so that it can be bent in such a way that the special foot made on one
end presses in to the top of the joint in such a way that the coil spring placed in
the joint forms a resistance against it & when the hook is sawn. through part of
the way down on the foot side the foot part called "shortside" can be pressed back
& springs into its place again from the pressure of the coil spring.
In the case of spring swivels they are made exactly as above, (that is the parts for
which I claim novelty) with the addition of a specially constructed swivel part as
described hereafter.
These spring hooks & spring swivels are adapted to all kinds of manger chains,
rack chains, leading chains, dog chains and the like also straps, belts, reins, cords
ropes and the like and can be made in any size in any metal.
The improvements are as follows
1st. The construction of the joint.
2nd. The application of the coil spring in this special form to this or similar
joint.
3rd. The construction of the hook part.
4th. The method of attaching the swivel part to the hook in the case of
swivels.
I take a casting forging or stamping No. 2 & bend it round a tool the desired
shape until A touches B. I then knock down the sides of the joint CC close on to
the sides A, this holds A in position. I then drill hole D & put rivet through,
after which I close down the sides of joint CC to position C Figure 1. I then file,
dress, or shake & finish or part finish the whole as may be desired, after which I saw
one side through as G Figure 1. I then take out the rivet and insert coil spring E
in the hollow of joint, after which I place the shortside F into position as before
and put rivet again in hole D. The coil spring E forming a resistance against the
bottom flat of Ä forces the shortside F in to position as soon as F is released after
being pressed back.
No. 4 is put under exactly same processes as No. 2 to form hook No. 3.
No. 6 is put under exactly same processes as No. 2 with the addition of the
swivel part, to form swivel No. 5.
The swivel part I treat as follows, before closing down the sides of joint CC into
position C Figure 1.
I place the grooved part H Figure 6 on to the collar J Figure 6 and in closing
down the joint CC to position C Figure 1 the collar J fits flush into the groove Ĥ

page_text: thus allowing Figure 6 to swivel at this part without there being any likely
hoods of it parting.
Dated this 24th day of August 1897.
improvements in Spring Hooks, Spring swivels, and the like.
ARTHUR GUEST, Commercial Clerk, 51, Vicarage Street, Walsall, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Refering to drawings left with my Provisional Specification--
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I take a casting, forging or stamping Figure 2 I bend it round a tool the desired
shape until A touches B I then knock the sides of joint CC close on to the sides
of A this holds it in position. I then drill hole D & put rivet through after
which I close down the sides of joint CC to position C Figure 1. I then file dress
or shake & finish or part finish same as may be. desired after which I saw one side
through as G Figure 1. I then take out the rivet and insert coiled spring E in the
hollow of joint. I then place the shortside F into position as before and put rivet
again in hole D. "The coiled_spring E forming a resistance against the bottom
flat of A forces the 'shortside F into position as soon as F is released after being
pressed back.
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Figure 3 is put under exactly same processes as Figure 1.
Figure 4 is put under exactly same processes as Figure 2. I place the grooved
part H Figure 6 on to the collar.J of Figure 6 and in closing down the joint CC to
position C Figure 1 the collar J fits flush into the groove H thus allowing Figure 6
to swivel at this part without there being any likely-hoods of it parting. Thus
forming the spring swivel Fig. 5.
Refering to drawings herewith I take a casting forging or stamping Figure 9
with a hole in the centre of joint K to admit coiled spring E I then take the coiled
spring E and place in the said hole after which I take the shortside cast stamped
or forged Figure 8 and place the foot of same in slot O Figure 9 until the holes L
Figure 8 & 9 are in a line. I then insert a rivet which keeps Figure 8 & 9
together forming Figure 7. The coiled spring E forces the shortside Q into
position and forms a resistance as described in Figure 1.
I also take the castings forgings or stampings Figures 10, 11 & 12 I place the
coiled spring E Figure 11 into recess R Figure 10. I then place the shortside
Figure 11 into the recess R until hole in Figure 11 comes in a line with hole in
Figure 10 I then take flange Figure 12 with peg made on same and insert the peg
in hole in Figure 10, peg in Figure 12 being long enough to allow of being rivetted
on the back of Figure 10 thus holding Figures 10, 11 and 12 together & forming
Figure 13. The coiled spring E Figure 11 forming a resistance as described in
Figure 1.
I also take the castings forgings or stampings Figures 14, 15 & 17.
I place the coiled spring E Figure 15 into the recess R. Figure 15 and place
the hole N of same over the hole N of Figure 14 after which I take the flange
Figure 17 and insert the peg N of same (which is made on same) and place it in
the hole N Figure 14 N Figure 17 rivets on back of Figure 14 as described in
Figure 10 forming Figure 16 the coiled spring E Figure 15 forming a resistance
against shortside Figure 15 at Q Figure 15 and forcing the shortside Figure 15

page_text: into position Figure 16 as soon as shortside Figure 15 is released after being pressed
back.
The ends P may be either formed open as shown or solid, round, oblong, or
square.
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:-
1st. The improved spring hooks and spring swivels as herein described and
shown.
Second. The constructions of the joints as herein described and shown.
Third. The application of the coiled spring in the special form as shown to these
or similar joints.
Fourth. The method of attaching the swivel part to the hook in the case of
spring swivels.
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