An Improved Clip for Use in Suspending Bed Valances or Pands and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 10th May, 1900-Accepted, 16th June, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip for Use in Suspending Bed Valances or Pands
and the like.
I, JOHN TAYLOR, of 150, Cambridge Drive, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Upholsterer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to an improved stock clip for bed pands and such like.
In carrying out the invention I make the stock clip of wire which is bent
into the proper shape.
The wire, which is doubled, is bent into a form representing two sides of a
triangle whose enclosed angle is something less than a right angle. One leg of
the rectangular clip is a horizontal leg and is bent at its end so as to grip on
to the upper side of the bed stock whilst the other leg is a vertical leg and is
bent at its lower end so as to grip below the vertical web or flange of the bed
stock. This bent end of the vertical leg may be first bent inwards and then
bent slightly outwards so as to form a grip or catch which can slide under the
web of the bed stock and grip it with a spring grip.
The ends of the doubled wire are arranged to meet at or about the centre of
the vertical leg where one end is bent back so as to form a hook for the reception.
of the wood lath or the edging of the pand whilst the other end is bent round
the bottom of the hook so as to firmly hold it in position.
Dated this Oth day of Anoust 1900
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
An Improved Clip for Use in Suspending Bed Valances or Pands
and the like.
I, JOHN TAYLOR, of 150, Cambridge Drive, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Upholsterer,
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 relates to an improved stock clip for bed pands and such like.
In order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon,
Fig. 1 is a view of the stock clip in section as it appears fitted on the bed
stock.
Fig. 2 is a back view of the bed pand.
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page_text: Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the stock clip and bed pand.
Referring to the drawings.
The stock clip a is made of wire and is bent or shaped so as to properly grip
the stock b. As shown clearly at Figs. 3 and 4 the wire, which is doubled, is
bent into a form representing two sides of a triangle whose enclosed angle x is
something less than a right angle. The leg of the clip is bent at its end e, as
shown, so as to grip on to the upper side of the bed stock b in the manner shown
at Fig. 1 whilst the leg d is bent at its lower end in the manner shown at f f¹
so as to grip below the vertical web or flange of the bed stock. As will be seen
the leg d is first bent inwards or upwards at f and then slightly outwards at fl
so as to form a grip or catch which can slide under the web of the bed stock
and grip it with a spring grip.
The ends of the doubled wire are arranged to meet at or about the centre of
the leg where the one end is bent back so as to form a hook g for catching
in the tape or gatherings of the pand or for the reception of the wood lath whilst
the other end of the wire is bent, at h, round the bottom of the hook so as to
firmly hold it in position.
The pand i may have a special tape į secured to its back by sewing. This
tape has loops ji at intervals into which the hooks g of the stock.clips can be
inserted in the manner shown at Fig. 1.
Instead of inserting the hooks g in the loops j¹ of a special tape they may be
inserted in the gatherings or tucks of the pand as shown at Fig. 4.
Owing to the enclosed angle of the wire clip being less than a right angle it
has to be forced open slightly when being fitted on the rectangular bed stock
with the result that, when fitted, the resiliency of the wire causes the clip to
tightly grip the stock with a spring grip.
The leg of the clip is first hooked on to the upper side of the stock and then
the lower part f f¹ of the leg d forced under the bottom edge of the vertical web
of the stock. The outwardly inclined end f¹ not only acts in the manner of an
inclined plane when forcing the leg d of the clip in position but it also serves
as a catch or handle whereby the clip can be readily disengaged from the stock.
It will be seen that whilst the enclosed angle of the clip at Fig. 4 is distinctly
less than a right angle the enclosed angle of the clip when forced on to the stock
as at Fig. 1 is a right angle.
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 consider novel and desire to claim is:-
A stock clip made substantially as herein before described with reference to
the drawings annexed.
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