Improvements in Apparatus for Suspending Trousers in Wardrobes,. Cupboards, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Applica ion, 8th May, 1894-Accepted, 9th June, 1894
COMPLETE SI MOITIATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Suspending Trousers in Wardrobes,.
Cupboards, and the like.
I, WILLIAM RICHARD PHILLIPS Architect of 13 Ashchurch Park Villas,.
Goldhawk Road, London, W. 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 has reference to my Patent No. 20,096, dated 8th November 1892,
and consists of an improved form of the metal rods and the attachments thereto for
carrying the trousers described therein.
In order to facilitate the fixing of these rods to the doors of cupboards or ward-
robes or other places where a supporting shelf is not available I now form these
rods in such a manner that they may be self-supporting when attached to a vertical
surface such as a door, this I accomplish in the following manner.
A rod A Figs. 1. & 2. is bent back upon itself and in the two extremities holes C.
are made for screws or the two extremities can be firmly attached to a plate B. in
which are formed holes C through which screws can pass, by which the bracket
can be securely fixed in a horizontal position, or instead of bending back the rods
they may be attached to the underside of a bracket D. Figs. 3 & 4, which may be
similarly fixed.
Instead of forming the clips in such a manner that the trouser buttons are
supported by the lower extremities thereof, I now make these in such a manner that
when they are opened and the trouser is inserted in its proper position the pressure
of the clips supports the weight of the trousers instead of depending upon the
buttons for this purpose.
Referring to the drawings-Fig. 5. shows the clip open to receive the trouser
and Fig. 6. shows it closed and supporting same. The clip consists of two arms E.
connected by a central pin F, the lower extremity of these arms is enlarged in the
manner shewn to allow of the attachment of pads G, made of rubber or other
suitable material. The upper extremities of these arms are connected with a
rod H. this rod has attached to it a ring J through which is passed the bars A
or D, of the suspending bracket. The links K are formed with stops and are so
arranged that when the lower part of the clip is drawn downwards these links take-
up a horizontal position and press the lower extremities of the arm E containing
the pads G tightly against the trouser. Round the pin F passes a coiled spring M
shewn separately as Fig. 7. the two ends of which are carried in and press against
a groove formed in the upper end of the arms E, and thus keep the clip always.
closed excepting when drawn downwards from the pin L, thus permitting the upper
ends of the arins E to be pressed together, releasing the pads G from contact with.
the trousers.
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-
I. The general arrangement and combination of parts constituting a device for
suspending trousers substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the
annexed drawings.
II. The combination with bars or brackets Figs. 1. 2. 3. & 4. of the clips
Figs. 5 & 6 suspended therefrom substantially and for the purpose herein-before:
described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.

page_text: III. The construction of the brackets in such a manner as to permit their
attachment to cupboards, doors or other vertical surfaces.
IV. The construction of the suspending clips in such a manner as to allow the
attachment and detachment of the trousers required to be suspended, substantially
and as herein-before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of May 1894.
W. R. PHILLIPS.