Improvements in Metal Brackets.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 20th May, 1893-Accepted, 24th June, 1893
FRUVIDIONAL OF POLFICATION.
Improvements in Metal Brackets.
1, WILLIAM SANDERS, of the firm of Sanders, Son and Payne Limited, of
Leopold Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the manner in which I construct and arrange out of one
strip or bar of metal, a bracket for carrying cornice poles, shelves, and for other
like purposes.
In carrying my invention into effect when constructing a bracket for carrying a
cornice pole, I form a back plate or attachment plate upon one end of the strip
and bend over the other portion of the strip and close it down upon the back
portion a short distance forming a double thickness of metal through which the
screw or nail may be passed. I bend out the strip at the termination of the double
thickness of metal plate in a direction at right angles to the back plate carrying
the same any desired distance before bending it down into a semi-circular form to
receive a cornice pole. At the outer end of the semi-circular bed or bearing, 1
bend over the metal strip, so as to make a double thickness of strip; and I then
carry down in a diagonal form the strip, until meeting the back plate, where I then
close it or press it against this back plate forming thereby double thickness for the
screws or nails to pass through. By this arrangement of bending the strip I am
enabled to form a bracket having a strut or supporting limb, which becomes rigidly
connected to the back plate of the bracket, thus making a substantial and rigid
bracket from one piece or strip of metal. When constructing my improved bracket
to carry a shelf or straight bar, 1 employ the same form of vertical back plate
with the closed over or double head piece, and I carry out or bend the supporting
portion or horizontal bar of the bracket to suit the width of the shelf which is to
carried sometimes forming a lip or ridge piece to retain the end of the shelf and
1 bend back the strip from this ridge piece carrying it down to meet and be closed
against the back plate in the manner herein before described when constructing a
cornice pole bracket. I modify the shape and configuration of the bracket to suit
any article that is to be carried and I curve the inclined limb for meeting the
back plate as may be desired for ornamentation. Instead of bending over the
upper portion of the ledge or supporting bed as a double piece, I sometimes bend
up the bottom of the strip and continue it in an inclined direction to meet and
support the bed and thus at the upper portion of the ledge or supporting bed a
thickness equal to three times that of the metal strip is provided for the insertion
of ornamental headed screws or the like. I form my improved bracket out of any
suitable metal.
Dated this 10th dow of Lul. 1909
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: J, WILLIAM SANDERS, of the firm of Sanders, Son and Payne Limited, of
Leopold Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer. 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 the manner in which I construct and arrange out of onė
strip or bar of metal, a bracket for carrying cornice poles, shelves, and for other
like purposes.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings I illustrate the manner in
which I carry my invention into effect.
When constructing a bracket for carrying a cornice pole I form a back plate
or attachment plate upon one end of the strip A as shown in Figure 1, and bend
over the other portion of the strip and close it down upon the back portion a
short distance A forming a double thickness of metal through which the screw or
nail B may be passed. I bend out the strip at the termination of the double
thickness of metal plate in a direction at right angles to the back plate carrying
the same any desired distance before bending it down into a semi-circular form to
receive a cornice pole as at C. At the outer end of the semi-circular bed or
bearing I bend over the metal strip A2 so as to make a double thickness of strip;
and then carry down in a diagonal form the strip A³ until meeting the back
plate A, where I then close it or press it against this back plate forming thereby
double thickness A A for the screws or nails B to pass through. By this
arrangement of bending the strip I am enabled to form a bracket having a.strut
or supporting limb A³ which becomes rigidly connected to the back plate A of the
bracket, thus making a substantial and rigid bracket from one piece or strip of
metal. When constructing my improved brackets to carry a shelf. or straight bar
as at Figure 2 and Figure 3, I employ the same form of vertical back plate a
with the closed over or double head piece a a¹, and I carry out or bend the
supporting portion or horizontal bar C of the bracket to suit the width of shelf
which is to be carried sometimes forming a lip or ridge piece a³ to retain the.end
of the shelf, and I bend back the strip from this ridge piece carrying it down as
at a³ to meet and be closed against the back plate in the manner hereinbefore
described when constructing a cornice pole bracket.
I modify the shape and configuration of the bracket, to suit any article that is
to be carried and I curve the inclined limb for meeting the back plate as may be
desired for ornamentation. Instead of bending over the upper portion of the ledge
of supporting bed as a double piece, I sometimes bend up the bottom of the
strip D D as at Figure 4 and continue it in an inclined direction D to meet, and
support the bed or curved seat C; and thus at the upper portion of the ledge or
supporting bed a thickness equal to three times that of the metal strip is provided
for the insertion of ornamental headed screws E or the like.
Figure 5 is a detailed elevation of the end or bed of my cornice pole bracket
formed by bending the upper member or end of the strip over the under one.
Figure 6 is a detailed elevation of the curved bed or cornice pole support in
which the two ends of the metal strip are brought together at the curved portion
without any lapping or binding of the edges one on to the other.
Figures 7, 8, 9 and 10 are illustrations of methods I sometimes employ for
finishing off the outer end of the strip instead of making the brackets of the form
hereinbefore described and as shown at Figure 2 and Figure 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
I make my improved brackets from brass, iron, steel, or other suitable metal.

page_text: 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. The construction of metal brackets substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The construction of brackets from one piece of sheet or strip metal in which
the back plate and projecting arm is formed by bending the strip or plate to suit
the particular article to be supported upon the arm, while a double or treble
thickness of metal is provided for the purpose of receiving the screws or nails
substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 19th day of May 1893.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.