Improvements in Picture and the like Suspenders.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Oct., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Picture and the like Suspenders.
I, HENRY MUNSLOW, Brassfounder, of the Firm of H. and W. Munslow, of
41 Ellis Street, in the City of Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to the manner in which I construct and arrange
suspenders for supporting pictures and for other like purposes, the objects of my
invention being to construct a suspender which can be readily applied to the picture
frame or like object. Another part of my invention has reference to the improved
method of constructing the suspending cord and its support for attaching to a wall
or other object, whereby I am enabled to prevent the wear and tear of the cord upon
the nail, and to form a suspender and nail in one article.
In carrying my invention into effect when constructing my suspender for use
with any ordinary wall nail, rose or other well known supporting bracket or plate
in present use, I employ a length of cord, chain or wire cut off the desired length
to suit any ordinary length of loop which is to be formed for carrying the picture,
and I place upon the ends of the cord chain or wire, a clip hook, swivel or other
hook or ring for entering into, or being attached to the ordinary rings or hooks
now usually mounted in the picture frame. I make the hook like ends of my
suspenders to be attached to the chain link or to the wire or cord in any well
known manner; and I make the shape and configuration of my hooks or clips of
various forms to suit the particular weight which each suspender is safe to carry
upon it.
I sometimes make my supporting cords thus formed with hooks or clips upon
their ends, with the central portion of the loop or length of cord of a larger
diameter than the other portion of the cord so that the nail may not wear away the
material so readily when the weight of the picture is upon it. I sometimes form a
loop or bow at the centre of my suspender end having a metal thimble, eyelet or
other protecting guard through which an ordinary nail may pass.
When dispensing with nail attachments as now generally employed, I make my
loop suspender to embrace a metal or other material eyelet or ornamental pierced
guard plate or thimble through which I pass any ordinary or other nail for securing
it to the wall or other object. And when employing my suspenders and their hooks
for use upon thin partition or other walls where an ordinary nail would be
insufficient security, I make my thimble plate or central loop guard to which
the centre of my cord or wire loop is secured, of a flange like back for
permitting two or more pins or screws passing through holes formed in the plate
for attaching the whole combination carrier and loop securely to the wall or other
object.
I vary the shape of my guard plate and thimble attachment to suit the size of
cord which is to be employed, and I also make it ornamental at the front as well as
at the back.
When constructing my eyeleted suspenders for use either with ordinary nails
or for pin attachment through the back plate or flange of the eyelet, I make
the central portion of my suspending cord to pass over and to be connected to
or made to embrace the eyelet or boss which may be of the form of a projecting
hollow rose or ornamental head standing out from the back plate; the rose

page_text: or boss being pressed or formed in one piece with the back plate or separately
attached to it by means of a hollow rivet; and I pass an ordinary or ornamental
headed nail through the central hole within the plate and its boss, or I tack
or pin the plate to the wall or other object by pins or screws passing through
holes provided within the back flange to make a secure attachment. By this 5
combination I am enabled to employ one form of support for use with my suspenders
for carrying a light or heavy picture and suitable for nail or pin attachment as may
be desired.
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MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Picture and the like Suspenders.
I, HENRY MUNSLOW, Brassfounder, of the Firm of H. and W. Munslow, of
41 Ellis Street, in the City of Birmingham, 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 has reference to the manner in which I construct and arrange
suspenders for supporting pictures and for other like purposes, the objects of my
invention being to construct a suspender which can be readily applied to the
picture frame or like object. Another part of my invention has reference to the
improved method of constructing the suspending cord and its support for attaching
to a wall or other object, whereby I am enabled to prevent the wear and tear of
the cord upon the support or nail, and to form a suspender and nail in one article.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings-
Figure 1 represents my improved suspender for use with a wall nail or supporting
bracket.
Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the suspender with an eyelet or thimble secured
thereto.
Figures 4 and 5 represent one form of wall attachment bracket or support
combined with the suspender, Figures 6 and 7 illustrating one modified form of
the same.
Figure 8 illustrates the suspender in combination with a wall nail, eyelet, and
rose.
In carrying my invention into effect when constructing my suspender for use
with any ordinary wall nail, rose or other well known supporting bracket or plate
in present use, I employ a length of cord, chain, or wire such as A Figure 1, cut at
he desired length to suit any ordinary length of loop which is to be formed for
carrying the picture, and I place upon each end of the cord, chain, or wire, a clip or
spring hook such as B or other suitable hooks or rings for entering into, or being
attached to the ordinary rings or books now usually mounted on the picture frame.
I make the hook like ends of my suspenders to be attached to the chain link or to
the wire or cord in any well known manner; and I make the shape and configuration
of my hooks or clips of various forms to suit the particular weight which each
suspender is safe to carry upon it.
I sometimes make my supporting cords thus formed with hooks or clips upon
their ends, with the central portion of the loop or length of cord of a larger diameter
than the other portion of the cord, so that the nail may not wear away the material
so readily when the weight of the picture is upon it. I sometimes form a loop or
bow at the centre of my suspender end having a metal thimble, eyelet or other
projecting guard through which an ordinary nail may pass.

page_text: When employing an ordinary nail attachment I preferably secure a metal
thimble or eyelet at the central part of the suspender as illustrated at Figures 2
and 3.
Instead of a cord, chain or wire, fitted at each end with a spring hook or
other attachment, I sometimes employ with my improved supporting brackets or
plates hereinafter described, a length of wire of suitable section, having its
ends bent and shaped to form connecting hooks for attachment to the picture or
other frame.
When dispensing with nails or separate wall attachments as now generally
employed, I make my loop suspender to embrace a metal or other material eyelet
or thimble employed in combination with an ornamental pierced guard plate with
china or other rose or centre, through which I pass and attach any ordinary or
other nail as illustrated at Figure 8 for securing to the wall or other object. And
when employing my suspenders and their hooks for use upon thin partition or other
walls where an ordinary nail would be insufficient security, I make my thimble
plate or central loop guard to which the centre of my cord or wire loop is secured,
with a flange like back such as illustrated at Figures 4 and 5 for permitting two or
more pins or screws passing through holes formed in the plate for attaching
the whole combination carrier and loop securely to the wall or other object.
I preferably make the back plate, the thimble or eyelet, and the front rose,
from separate pieces, as illustrated, and securely rivet or otherwise connect thein
together.
I vary the shape of my guard plate and thimble attachment to suit the size of cord
which is to be employed, and I also make it ornamental at the front as well as at
the back.
When constructing my eyeleted carriers or brackets for use either with ordinary
nails or for pin attachment through the back plate or flange, I make the central
portion of my suspending cord to pass over and to be connected to or made to
embrace the eyelet or boss which may be of the form of a projecting hollow rose
or ornamental head standing out from the back plate; the rose or boss being
pressed or formed in one piece with the back plate in the manner illustrated at
Figures 6 and 7, or separately attached to it by means of a hollow rivet; and I
pass an ordinary or ornamental headed nail through the central hole within the
plate and its boss, or I tack or pin the plate to the wall or other object by pins or
screws passing through holes provided within the back flange to make a secure
attachment. By this combination I am enabled to employ one form of support for
use with my suspenders for carrying a light or heavy picture and suitable for nail or
pin attachment or for both combined, as may be desired.
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. The improved method of suspending pictures, frames and like articles, by
means of a supporting bracket or carrier constructed suitably for attachment
by a nail or pins, and combined with a suspending cord, chain, or wire provided
with spring or other attachment hooks or rings, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
2. The use of a cord, chain or wire, provided with a spring hook or like attach-
ment at each end, for the purpose of suspending pictures, frames, and like articles,
from carriers, brackets, or supports substantially as hereinbefore described and as
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. The construction of a supporting bracket or carrier from an independent back
plate, thimble or eyelet, and rose or front plate, rivetted or otherwise securely
connected together, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and
as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. An eyeleted carrier or bracket for supporting or suspending pictures,
frames, and like articles, constructed suitably for attachment to a wall or other

page_text: support by means of a nail or pin attachment or with a combination nail and pin
attachment substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of September 1894.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.