A New or Improved Bracket or Support for Shelves and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Bracket or Support for Shelves and the like.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS COOK, of No. 1 Montague Place, Brockley Road, Forest
Hill, in the County of Kent, Builder and Decorator, do hereby declure the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to an improved bracket or support for shelves and for other
purposes and has for object to more evenly distribute the load applied upon such
brackets or supports and hence to impart additional strength and stiffness thereto, the
same being able to carry heavier weights than brackets such as hitherto constructed.
Brackets such as ordinarily constructed consisted of a rectangular piece formed by
bending, for instance, a straight bar in two until the top thereof assumed a horizontal
position, whilst its lower part remained vertical, the weight applied on the bracket
resting entirely on the horizontal arm thereof which was fixed to the underside of
the shelf while its vertical arm was secured directly to the wall.
Now according to my invention I rivet to the vertical arm of such brackets another
bar which I prolong beyond the horizontal arm of the former and I provide this
prolongation with one or more holes one of which receives a screw for securely
attaching the edge of the board to the vertical arm of the bracket and so imparting
perfect rigidity, the upper hole or holes serving for attaching or suspending the
whole to the wall. The lower part of this additional bar is provided with the same
holes as the vertical arm to which it is rivetted and hence the two are nailed or
screwed together to the wall as heretofore.
Dated thin 14th Jo of Tan1880
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Bracket or Support for Shelves and the like.
WILLIAM THOMAS COOK No. 1 Montague Place Brockley Road Forest Hill
Builder 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:
1
My Invention relates to an improved bracket or support for shelves and for
other purposes and has for object to more evenly distribute the load applied upon
such bracket or supports and hence to impart additional strength & stiffness
thereto the same being able to carry heaver weights than brackets such as hitherto
constructed.
Now acording to my Invention. In the first place, I make a Bracket that can be
moved at pleasure which I claim in my Invention. It is made in one or more
pieces. If made in two pieces the joint is severed at A, and has a extra rivet or
more B. If made in one piece it is simply bent round and then not so many
rivets are required.
Another advantage claimed in this patent is the countersunk screw-hole G which
gives the bracket an enormus amount of rigidity and enables it to form a light
strong cheap & durable article.
Of course the other holes H and I are also claimed in the above patent with the
option of making more holes if required.
Another advantage claimed in this patent is the projecting piece formed by the
continuation of the top end C to D in which there is a circular hole slotted out at E.

page_text: There is also a similar hole F in the lower part of this bracket thus enabling
it to be taken up and down when required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :
(1) The projecting piece formed at the top of perpendicular (Back piece) of Bracket,
and above the orizantul arm and discribed as C to D in drawing.
(2) The round slotted hole in the projecting piece aliove the orizantal armı
marked E.
(3) The countersunk screw hole of the top end of C to D just above the
orizantel arm.
(4) The round slotted hole in the Botton of perpendiular piece below the arm
marked F.
(5) The simple conscruction enabling the Bracket to be made in one or two pieces
as shown at A at bottom of Pracket.
October 5th 1880
WILLIAM THOMAS COOK,
No. 1, Montague Place, Brockley Road, Forest Hill.
WILLIAM THOMAS COOK,
No. 1, Montague Place, Brockley Road, Forest Hill.