A New or improved Device for Maintaining Pictures in Position upon Walls and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or improved Device for Maintaining Pictures in Position
upon Walls and the like.
I, CHARLES BERTRAM WICKHAM Natolia Down View Road West Worthing.
Fruit Grower, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a new or improved device for maintaining pictures
in position upon walls & the like, the object being to prevent pictures from
shifting from the position in which they are hung.
I provide a plate or clip which is secured to the wall by means of nails or the
like. This plate is provided with projections or may be 'bent so as to form pro-
jections which engages upon the frame of the picture. When applying my
invention I secure two of the plates to the wall or surface in a position so as to
engage upon the lower corners of the picture & thus maintain same in the required
position.
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Agent for Applicant.
A New or Improved Device for Maintaining Pictures in Position
upon Walls and the like.
I, CHARLES BERTRAM WICKHAM Natolia Downs View Road West Worthing
Fruit Grower, 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 of a new or improved device for maintaining pictures
in position upon walls and the like, the object being to prevent pictures from
shifting from the position in which they are hung.
I provide a plate or clip which is secured to the wall by means of nails and the
like. This plate is provided with projections or may be bent so as to form pro-
jections which engage upon the frame of the picture. When applying my
invention, I secure two of the plates to the wall or surface in a position so as to
engage upon the lower corners of the picture and thus maintain same in the
required position.
I will now refer to the annexed drawings for purposes of illustration.
Figure 1 is a front view of a picture shewing my invention applied.
Figure 2 perspective view of plate or clip.

page_text: a is a plate or clip having apertures 6 for the purpose of enabling same to be
secured to the wall or other support by means of nails or screws. This clip is
provided with the projections or bent-up portions c which engage upon the frame
of the picture or the like as shewn in Fig. 1. It will be understood that although
I have shewn the clips placed at the bottom corners of the picture they may be
placed at other suitable corners in order to prevent the picture from shifting after
being hung. If desired the projections may be attached to the plate or clip
instead of being bent up from same as shewn in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
'I claim is:-
1. A device consisting of a plate or clip having apertures in same for the
purpose of enabling it to be secured to the desired support by means of nails or
screws or such convenient means; said plate or clip having projections attached
thereto or formed integrally with same for the purpose of engaging upon the
frame of the picture or the like so as to maintain same in the desired position
after being hung.