Combined Door Stop and Holder or Self Acting Hook for other purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 19th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Combined Door Stop and Holder or Self Acting Hook for other
purposes.
Mr. GEORGE COOPER, Joiner, 21 Beulah Grove, Windmill Road, West
Croydon, Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
For retaining doors, gates, or for any other purpose where a self acting hook is
required, to fasten them back and for releasing them when required to be closed.
It is composed of the following parts
Circular plate with barrel on same.
The barrel contains a buffer and spring.
There is a slot in the side of barrel for sliding screw for working hook. There is
a screw below slot for holding hook in position.
This part fixes on skirting, wall, or anywhere above the floor line.
There is a plate with staple and releaser on same which releases hook.
This part is fixed on door, gate or where required.
When the door is required to be held open the staple on door is placed back
against the hook the hook immediately retaining same.
By pressing the door the hook is released and the door can be closed.
These are to be made in various sizes, and cast in all kinds of metal.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combined Door Stop and Holder or Self Acting Hook for other
purposes.
GEORGE COOPER, Carpenter & Joiner 21 Beulah Grove Windmill Road West
Croydon Surrey, 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 hook and stop combined is for protecting walls and retaining doors when
open and for releasing same when required to be closed.
It is composed of the following parts
Circular plate with barrel on same. The barrel contains a buffer and spring.
There is a slot in the side of barrel for sliding screw for working hook. There is
a screw below slot for holding hook in position. This part fixes on skirting, walls,
or anywhere above the floor line. There is a plate with staple on same which
releases hook.
This part is fixed on door gate or where required. When the door is required
to be held open the staple on door is placed back against the hook. The hook
immediately retaining same.
By pressing the door the hook is released and the door can be closed.
These are to be made in various sizes and cast in all kinds of metal.
I wish to protect the whole and every part as shown on plan.
There is a circular plate on drawing marked F. with a projecting barrel
marked E this barrel contains a buffer and spring marked D one side of barrel is
flat with a slot in same marked M there is a screw passes through slot into buffer
the hook marked G passes over screw in slot and is secured by screw marked H
to side of barrel. This part is fixed on skirting or where required.
There is a plate containing releaser and staple. This part is fixed on door, or

page_text: where required. When the door, or whatever it is fixed on, is required to be held
back, it is placed back towards hook, the staple passes under hook, lifting same,
which falls into staple, and the door is held back.
When the door is required to be closed by pressing the door quickly the releaser
marked B presses against buffer marked D which moves inward and moves screw
in slot marked I which lifts hook out of staple and the door is released, and the
spring behind buffer presses buffer back which moves screw in slot and brings hook
down to be used again when required.
The releaser marked B is a small projecting piece of brass or other metal or
indiarubber hollowed out to fit buffer D as shown on drawing.
where required. When the door, or whatever it is fixed on, is required to be held
back, it is placed back towards hook, the staple passes under hook, lifting same,
which falls into staple, and the door is held back.
When the door is required to be closed by pressing the door quickly the releaser
marked B presses against buffer marked D which moves inward and moves screw
in slot marked I which lifts hook out of staple and the door is released, and the
spring behind buffer presses buffer back which moves screw in slot and brings hook
down to be used again when required.
The releaser marked B is a small projecting piece of brass or other metal or
indiarubber hollowed out to fit buffer D as shown on drawing.
PARTICULARS OF LETTERING ON DRAWING.
A plate B releaser C staple D buffer E barrel F circular plate G hook H screw
I screw in slot H. H. wood for fixing K barrel with hook removed L circular plate
with hook removed M slot N section showing barrel and spring.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
That this is an invention of a stop and self acting hook and releaser combined
that can be used anywhere where a self acting hook with releaser is required, and
with hook and staple removed will answer as a door stop.
Dated 17th day of August 1901
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ARTICULARS OF LETTERING ON DRAWING.
A plate B releaser C staple D buffer E barrel F circular plate G hook H screw
I screw in slot H. H. wood for fixing K barrel with hook removed L circular plate
with hook removed M slot N section showing barrel and spring.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
That this is an invention of a stop and self acting hook and releaser combined
that can be used anywhere where a self acting hook with releaser is required, and
with hook and staple removed will answer as a door stop.
Dated 17th day of A vonat 1801
GEORGE COOPER.