Improvements in Hooks and Analogous Articles on which to Suspend Pictures or other Articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application 22nd Mar., 1890-Accepted, 24th May, 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hooks and Analogous Articles on which to Suspend
Pictures or other Articles.
We HENRY MUNSLOW and WILLIAM MUNSLOW trading as Munslow Brothers
Brassfounders of Lady Wood Road Birmingham in the County of Warwick 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 consists in the following arrangement of parts forming and con-
stituting hooks or analogous articles of utility which can be secured to walls or on to
furniture or to any other surface so that pictures or other articles can be hung or
suspended on our improved hooks or analogous articles.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings, the
various modifications of our invention, similar index letters refer to similar parts
throughout the several views.
Figure 1 represents a horizontal view of picture support.
Figure 2 represents a side view of porcelain washer.
Figure 3 represents a plan of figure 2.
Figure 4 represents a side view of cord pulley.
Figure 5 represents a plan of figure 4.
Figure 6 represents a front view of rose-headed split-pin.
Figure 7 represents a side view of figure 6.
Figure 8 represents a sectional view of picture support completed ready for use.
Figure 9 represents a front view of picture hook.
Figure 10 represents the china rose and cover.
Figure 11 represents a picture hook partly made up.
Figure 12 represents a sectional side view of figure 9.
Figure 13 represents a side view of figure 10.
Figure 14 represents a sectional side view of figure 11, the tang part being formed
into a hook.
In carrying out our invention we proceed to make the first modification in the
following manner:
We provide a sole plate as represented in plan at figure land as represented in
section at a figure 8; we next provide a china rose as represented at figures 2 and 3,
and as represented in section at 6 figure 8; we next provide a cord pulley as represented
at figures 4 and 5, and as represented in section c figure 8.
We next provide a rose headed split pin as represented at figures 6 and 7, and
as represented at d figure 8, the rose and cord pulley are then connected to the sole
plate by passing the split ends of the pin d through the pulley, next through the
central hole formed in the china rose and out through the central hole formed in
the sole plate, the ends ef of the pin are then bent over in the manner represented
at figure 8 thus completing the picture support.
We make the second modification of our invention by providing a foundation hook-
plate g as represented at figure 11 the bottom end of such hook plate being turned up
and formed in a hook h; we next provide a shield as represented at figures 10 and 13
and as represented at j figure 12, the shield is formed with two projections.
We next provide a china rose b, we then place the rose over the hook-plate, we
then lower the shield over the rose threading the projections k through the slots /
pierced in the hook-plate g the ends k can be turned over, compressed, or otherwise
firmly secured in the slots thus forming a picture hook ornamented with a china
rose.
We make the third modification of our invention by providing a foundation hook.

page_text: plate g', this hook-plate is different from the hook-plate 7 Figure 9 in so far that
the plate is slit to the centre so that the continuous tongue m can be bent into the
hook m', we provide a china rose and thread the tongue m' through the central hole of
rose, we then secure the shield j¹ to the plate g¹ by passing the projections through
the slots provided to receive them and thus complete the third modification of our
invention.
Our improved picture supports and picture hooks are secured to walls and other
surfaces by means of pins, nails, or screws passed through the holes n.
The essential part of our invention consists in the utilization of a china rose to form
part of a picture support or picture hook.
The rose shewn in section at figure 12 is represented with a central hole, but we
prefer in some cases to make the rose solid.
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,
1st. The making of a picture support by the combination of the parts illustrated
and described in reference to figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
2nd. The making of a picture hook by the combination of the parts illustrated and
described in reference to figures 9 and 12.
3rd. The making of a picture book by the combination of the parts illustrated and
described in reference to figures 11 and 14.
4th. The utilizing of a china or earthenware rose or washer in the make up of
picture supports or picture hooks.
Dated this 21st day of March 1890
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.