IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF HOOKS FOR CURTAINS AND OTHER USEFUL PURPOSES
Year: 1885

page_text: I ROBERT WOODING SUTTON BARRACLOUGH, of 34 Dulwich Road, Herne Hill,
in the County of Surrey, M.D. do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF HOOKS FOR CURTAINS AND OTHER
USEFUL PURPOSES to be as follows:-
"
The object of my invention is to manufacture hooks for curtains, and other
useful purposes, in an improved manner.
Instead of making the butt end or shank of the hook (being that portion which
forms the means of attachment to the curtain) in the manner well known as the
"safety hook," consisting of a complicated spring arrangement; I form the same in
a much more simple and efficient manner.
That part of the hook which passes through the ring of the curtain pole is of
the usual construction, but the other end, forming the butt end or shank, is con-
structed in the form of the letter T. This is effected by bending the wire first at
right angles to the shauk: then doubling it over to a similar distance in an
opposite direction, and finally returning it to the shank, where it ends, and thus
forms the head, or cross piece, of the letter T.
In using this hook, the point is passed through the curtain, and the rest of the
hook follows until the cross-piece rests against the curtain; the hook is then passed
through the ring of the curtain pole, and the curtain is securely held in position.
It will thus be seen that my improved hook requires no springs, pins, or guards,
to secure the same to the curtain, as the T head forms a superior substitute for.
such arrangements and effectually holds the same without any danger of becoming
detached.
These hooks may be made of any size and strength, and for light or heavy
curtains and analogous articles.

page_text: other Useful Purposes.
I, ROBERT WOODING SUTTON BARRACLOUGH, of 34 Dulwich Road, Herne Hill,
in the County of Surrey, Doctor of Medicine, do hereby declare the nature of my
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture hooks for curtains, and other
useful purposes, in an improved manner.
Instead of making the butt end or shank of the book, (being that portion which
forms the means of attachment to the curtain) in the manner well known as the
'safety hook," consisting of a complicated spring arrangement; I form the same
in a much more simple and efficient manner.
That part of the hook which passes through the ring of the curtain pole is of the
usual construction, but the other end, forming the butt end or shank, is constructed
in the form of the letter T. This is effected by bending the wire first at right
angles to the shank: then doubling it over to a similar distance in an opposite
direction, and finally returning it to the shank, where it ends, and thus forms the
head, or cross piece of the letter T. It may also be effected by compressing the
eye already existing in the old curtain hook, Fig. 1 as depicted in Fig. 2, at a.
The old hook is thus converted into my improved one.
In using this hook, the point is passed through the curtain, and the rest of the
hook follows until the cross-piece rests against the curtain, the hook is then passed
through the ring of the curtain pole, and the curtain is securely held in position.
It will thus be seen that my improved hook requires no springs, pins, or guards,
to secure the same to the curtain, as the T head forms a superior substitute for
such arrangements and effectually holds the same without any danger of becoming
detached, and also tightly binds the pleats.
These hooks may be made of any size and strength, and for light or heavy
curtains and analogous articles.
And in order that my said invention may be more particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a perspective front view of an old form of curtain hook, the loop a
being attached to the curtain by sewing. Fig. 2 is a perspective front view of a
modification of the same, the loop a being partially compressed.
Fig. 3 is a side perspective view, and Fig. 4 is a front perspective view of my
invention; in which the wires are completely pressed together and formed into an
inverted T at u. bis the bend of the book, which enters the curtain ring, as
usual. The end c (in Figs. 3 and 4) is sharpened, so that it may readily pass
through the curtain.
This hook requires no sewing whatever, and is perfectly secure. It is almost
impossible for the hook to tear or damage the fabric of the curtain, as the latter is
suspended on a horizontal plane. The curtain is also suspended close to the ring,
and the book is usually hidden from view, thus removing the unsightliness arising

page_text: from the use of ordinary hooks. The axis of suspension of the curtain is also
almost immediately below the axis of suspension of the hook, thus insuring the
proper fall of the curtain.
It is obvious that my improved hooks may be used for suspending various other
articles.
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
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The manufacture and use of hooks formed from a single piece of wire, having a
T formed head a, a bend b, and a point c, substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and shewn in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings.