Improved Apparatus for Supporting and Hanging Garments.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 12th Dec., 1894-4ccepted, 12th Jan., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Supporting and Hanging Garments.
A communication from abroad by BERTHA WALTER, of 11, Kreuzstrasse,
Dresden, Saxony, trading as F. B. Walter, Manufacturer of Patent Articles.
I MAX WILHELM FROSCH of 42 Bloom Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Cashier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to means for supporting and hanging garments, the object
being to provide a simple and inexpensive apparatus which will not crease or mark
the garments when they are hung thereon.
The invention is intended chiefly for the outer clothing and is applicable with
very slight modification to articles of both male and female attire.
In the former case a suitable length of strong wire is doubled at a point near the
This doubled
centre, one end being say about twelve inches longer than the other.
end is bent round into the form of a hook, and the two ends are carried down for a
short distance together, they are then separated in opposite directions and formed
into two loops of suitable size each say about an inch and a half broad at the
extremity and about 9 or 10 inches long, the two ends being again brought together
at the point where they were parted.
They are then bent downwards together for a short distance and again separated
in similar directions to the loops above named. The short end is formed into a
hook or notch at about six inches from this point of departure, the longer end is
carried outwards for a similar distance and then bent round into a loop and doubled
back to the extremity of the shorter end where it can be sprung into the hook or
notch formed on that end.
The ends of the two loops first named are curved downwards and present a broad
flat surface or yoke so that a coat, jacket, or waistcoat can conveniently be hung
thereon.
To hang up a pair of trousers, the long end of the wire is disengaged from the
hook or notch at the shorter end the legs of the trousers inserted between the two
ends and the long end sprung back into its notch or hook.
The vertical parts of the doubled wire and the inner part of each loop are or
may be twisted together, the apparatus being thus made stronger, more compact,
and more ornamental.
The support for hanging ladies' dresses is made in a similar manner to that
above described, but the ends of the doubled wire are of about equal length to
commence with, and instead of being formed at the lower part into a trousers'
suspender, they are first bent outwards in opposite directions beneath the loops and
then doubled back to the centre again where they are formed into a hook or hooks,
the outer extremities of these doubled parts being curved or bent, into say three
waves, notches, or hooks; a bodice cloak or jacket can be suspended upon the
curved loops or yoke like the coat and vest above described; a skirt is suspended
by hanging the said loops thereof on one of the waves notches or hooks at each of
the extremities of the lower part of the apparatus, according to the size of the
garment.
The back of the skirt which is the heaviest part is o may be supported by the
waistband from the centre hook or hooks formed by the ends of the doubled wire.

page_text: In this way a light flat portable and readily stored apparatus for hanging
garments is made in one piece consisting of a yoke for a coat, vest, or bodice, a
hanger for trousers, or skirt, and a hook for suspending the whole from any con-
venient hook, nail or bracket.
Dated this 13th day of July 1894
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.
A communication from abroad by BERTHA WALTER, of 11, Kreuz Strasse,
Dresden, Saxony, trading as F. B. Walter, Manufacturer of Patent Articles.
I MAX WILHELM FROSCH of 42 Bloom Street Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Cashier, 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 means for supporting and hanging garments, the object
being to provide a simple and inexpensive apparatus which will not crease or mark
the garments when they are going thereon.
The invention is intended chiefly for the outer clothing and is applicable with
very slight modification to articles of both male and female attire, as will be seen
on reference to the accompanying drawings of which
Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate in elevation and underneath plan, respectively a hanger
for articles of male attire and
Figs. 3 and 4 similarly illustrate a hanger for articles of female attire.
In the former case a suitable length of strong wire is doubled at a point near the
centre, one end being say about twelve inches longer than the other. This
doubled end is bent round into the form of a hook as seen at a Fig. 1 and the other
two ends are carried down for a short distance together, they are then separated in
opposite directions and formed into two loops a¹ of suitable size each say about an
inch and a half broad (see Fig. 2) at the extremity and about 9 or 10 inches
long, the two ends being again brought together at the point a* where they were
parted.
They are then bent downwards together for a short distance and again separated
in similar directions to the loops a' above named. The short end is formed into
a hook or notch a' at about six inches from this point of departure, the longer
end is carried outwards for a similar distance and then bent round into a loop a³
and doubled back to a' at the extremity of the shorter end, where it can be sprung
into the hook or notch a' formed on that end.
The ends of the two loops a' first named are curved downwards as seen at Fig. 1,
and present a broad flat surface or yoke so that a coat, jacket, or waistcoat can
conveniently be hung thereon.
To hang up a pair of trousers, the long end at of the wire is disengaged from
the hook or notch a2 at the shorter end the legs of the trousers inserted between
the two ends and the long end a is then sprung back into its notch or hook a².
If desired the parts from a³ to a3 and a to a' may be flattened or otherwise provided
with smooth flat surfaces so as not to mark the trousers.
The vertical parts of the doubled wire and the inner part of each loop are, or
may be, twisted together, as shewn on the drawing, the apparatus being thus made
stronger, more compact, and more ornamental.
The support for hanging ladies' dresses is made in a similar manner to that
above described, as seen by Figs. 3 and 4, the upper part of the said support being

page_text: marked with the same letters of reference as are on Figs. 1 and 2, but the
ends of the doubled wire are of about equal length to commence with, and instead
of being formed at the lower part into a trousers' suspender, they are first bent
outwards in opposite directions beneath the loops a' and then doubled back to the
centre again where they are formed into a hook or hooks as, the outer extremities a
of these doubled parts being curved or bent into say three waves, notches or hooks
as shewn by Fig. 3; a bodice cloak or jacket can be suspended upon the curved
loops or yoke a¹ a¹ like the coat and vest above described; a skirt is suspended by
hanging the side loops thereof on one of the waves notches or hooks at each
of the extremities as of the lower part of the apparatus, according to the size of
the garment.
The back of the skirt which is the heaviest part is or may be supported by
the waistband from the centre hook or hooks a formed by the ends of the doubled
wire.
It is preferable where one centre hook is required for the skirt to make it in the
manner shewn dotted on Fig. 3.
In this way a light flat portable and readily stored apparatus for hanging garments
is made in one piece consisting of a yoke for a coat, vest, or bodice, a hanger for
trousers, or skirt, and a hook for suspending the whole from any convenient hook,
nail or bracket.
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 :-
:-
1. Apparatus for supporting and hanging articles of male attire consisting of a
yoke for a coat and vest or similar articles and a hanger for trousers, and a hook
for suspending the whole made all in one piece substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
2. Apparatus for supporting and hanging articles of female attire consisting of a
yoke for a bodice or similar articles and a hanger for a skirt or similar articles and
a hook for suspending the whole made all in one piece substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 11th day of December 1894.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.