Improvements in Hooks, Rings, or Eyes for Attachment to Partitions, Ceilings, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 24th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hooks, Rings, or Eyes for Attachment to
Partitions, Ceilings, and the like.
I, THOMAS LEWIS BANKS, of Holmrook, Cumberland, F.R.I.B.A. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a special construction of hook adapted to be effectually
secured to hollow or weak partitions or ceilings that do not afford the requisite
thickness or strength of material for screwing or driving hooks in, in the ordinary
manner.
For this purpose, instead of constructing the shank of the hook with a screw
thread or as a spike, I make the outer end thereof as a separate piece, pivotted at
or about its middle to the other part and so formed that it can lie in line therewith
and can also turn so as to assume a position at right angles thereto forming a
T head thereon.
The part of the shank next the hook or eye is formed with a screw thread, and
on this is screwed a disc shaped nut. Thus when it is desired to secure the hook
to a partition ceiling or similar surface, a hole is formed in the same and the hinged
shank of the hook is passed through until it projects sufficiently beyond the other
side to be free to turn on its pivot either by the action of gravity, or by a spring
action, so as to assume the position at right angles to the shank, and consequently
extending across the hole. The nut is then screwed along the shank against the
other side of the partition &c. until this is gripped firmly between the nut and the
T piece, whereby the hook will be securely fixed to the partition &c. Such hooks
are especially suited for fixing on fire proof partitions, ceilings &c. formed of
expanded metal or other fire proof lathing, for supporting pictures, or picture rods,
chandeliers &c. or for coat hooks.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Hooks, Rings, or Eyes for Attachment to
Partitions, Ceilings, and the like.
I, THOMAS LEWIS BANKS, of Holmrook, Cumberland, F.R.I.B.A., 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 :-
My invention relates to a special construction of hook ring or eye, more
particularly adapted to be effectually secured to hollow or weak partitions or
ceilings that do not afford the requisite thickness or strength of material for
screwing or driving hooks in, in the ordinary manner. For this purpose I make
the outer end of the shank of the hook &c. as a separate piece, pivotted at or about
its middle to the other part and so formed that it can lie in line therewith and can
also turn so as to assume a position at right angles thereto, thus constituting 'a
T head thereon. The part of the shank next the hook or eye is formed with a
screw thread, and on this is screwed a disc-shaped out. Thus when it is desired to
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page_text: secure the hook to a partition, ceiling or similar surface, a hole is formed in the
same and the hinged shank of the hook is passed through until it projects suffi-
ciently beyond the other side to be free to turn on its pivot, either by the action of
gravity, or by a spring action, so as to assume the position at right angles to the
shank, and consequently extending across the hole. The nut is then screwed along
the shank against the other side of the partition &c. until this is gripped firmly
between the nut and the T piece, whereby the hook will be securely fixed to the
partition &c. The shank, including the pivoted end may also be made with a screw
thread so as to enable it to be screwed through the partition, instead of first
requiring a hole to be made to pass it through. The shank constructed as above
may be separate from the hook or ring, this being attached thereto by screwing or
otherwise. Such hooks rings or eyes are especially suited for fixing on fire-proof
partitions, ceilings &c. constructed with fire proof metal lathing, for supporting
pictures, or picture rods, chandeliers &c. or for coat hooks..
The accompanying drawing shows by way of example-some different forms of
hooks, eyes, or rings constructed according to my invention. Fig. 1 shows a hook,
the end part of whose shank A is forked and has pivoted to it a part B so formed
as to tend to turn on its pivot from the horizontal position, in which it lies in line
with the fork, with the one part situated within it, into a vertical position at right
angles to the fork, owing to the part on one side of the pivot being made heavier
than the part on the other side. The part of the shank next the hook is formed
with a screw thread, and on this is screwed a disc-shaped nut C. For fixing the
hook in the partition D, a hole is first formed in the latter for the shank A to be
passed through and the part B being held in line with A, it is inserted through the
partition until the inner end of B is clear of the inner face of D, so that B can
then turn on its pivot into the dotted position as indicated at Fig. 2. The hook is
then drawn outwards until the piece B lies against the inner face of the partition,
after which the nut C is screwed up so as to nip the partition firmly between it and
the piece B, as at Fig. 3. In the modification shewn at Fig. 4, the shank A with
its pivoted part B are formed as a wood-screw so that by turning the hook, the
shank will screw itself through the partition. At Fig. the shank A is separate
from the eye E, which is screwed on to the threaded end of A either before or after
the fixing of the latter in the partition by the nut C. If the shank be made partly
of square section so that when driven through a hole in the partition it will not
turn round therein, the nut C may form part of the eye E, so that the shank is
fixed by the screwing on of the latter. Or, the shank might be made with a wood
screw thread as at Fig. 4, so as to be prevented from turning when the eye E is
screwed on; in this case the extreme outer end of the shank would be formed square,
or with a square recess for receiving a key for turning.
In either of the above constructions the removal of the hook or eye when required
is effected by first unscrewing the nut C and then, after, pushing A inwards into the
position at Fig. 2 and turning the hook half round so that the weighted end of 13
is uppermost, a slight jerk is given to the hook whereby the piece B will be made
to drop into the horizontal position in line with A the end of B within the fork
of A being so formed as to butt against the end of the slot when in this position.
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. Constructing hooks, rings, or eyes for attachment to partitions, ceilings and
the like with a shank or stem having a screw thread on the part next the hook ring
or eye, on which is screwed a nut, while the end of the shank or stem is so formed
that when it is passed through a hole in the partition &c. a part or parts thereof
project over the sides of such hole in order to form an abutment for taking the
pressure exerted by the screw nut when this is screwed against the outer face of
the partition &c., substantially as described.

page_text: 2. In hooks, rings or eyes, the combination of a threaded stem or shank such as A
having attached to its outer end a pivoted piece such as B adapted to project over
the edges of the hole through which the shank is passed, and a nut such as C,
screwed on the thread of the shank, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 17th day of February 1894.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.