A New Improved Means for Attaching Articles to Parallel Bars in Shop Windows and elsewhere.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left 9th Feb., 1891-Accepted 11th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Improved Means for Attaching Articles to Parallel Bars in
Shop Windows and elsewhere.
HANNIBAL HILL, 95, Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berks, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"
A spring attachment for applying to parallel bars for shop windows and else-
where whereby articles placed on parallel bars may be prevented from slipping
off may be made in steel or other substance is attached to parallel bars by means
of hooks or loops fixed to the ends of the aforesaid "improved window fittings
these hooks or loops to be made in steel or other substance. The nature of the
spring attachment is that of a straight or curved piece of steel or other substance
when bent shall cause the spring because of the tension given to it as when thus
bent between parallel bars the strain shall cause it to fasten to them by means of
the loops or hooks at the ends of the "fittings."
Dated this 22nd day of November 1890.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
A New Improved Means for Attaching Articles to Parallel Bars in
Shop Windows and elsewhere.
HANNIBAL HILL, 95, Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire, Hatter, Hosier,
Tailor, Glover, etc., 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 :-
A spring attachment for applying to parallel bars whereby articles placed on or
suspended to the parallel bars or attachment may be prevented from slipping or
falling off.
The spring attachment may be made in métal or any other material.
Fig. A in the drawings shows one form of the attachment made in flat metal or
other substance with loops at the ends which when pressed outwards will if applied
to parallel bars become attached to those parallel bars if allowed to spring inwards
towards the bars by the loops at the ends to the bars as shown in Fig. A 1 because
of the tension given to it.
Fig. B is another form in which the spring attachment may be made in a straight
form which when bent as in Fig. B 1 and then placed between parallel bars and
allowed to spring outwards the loops at the ends of the attachment catch on to the
parallel bars from the inside with the tension given.
Fig. C shews an arrangement by which points or hooks may be stamped out of
either Figs. A or B.
Fig. D shows an example of how the points or hooks or loops may be rivetted
on to either Figs. A or B.
Fig. E shows an example for loops being stamped out or rivetted to
Figs. A or B and that the points, hooks or loops in Figs. C, D or E may be made
according to the requirements of the articles to be suspended or held.
Figs. F and G are examples of the attachment when in position for the user
with specimen hooks & points attached.
Fig. I is an example of a helical spring attachment for the same purpose of
attaching to parallel bars as A. & B.
Fig. K shows the helical spring attachment in position for the user.
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page_text: To Figs. I and K points hooks or loops may be made for securing articles to be
suspended or to be prevented from falling off as in C, D and E examples.
inven-
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1st. That the spring attachment firmly secures articles placed on or suspended
to parallel bars.
2ndly. That a great saving of time and inconvenience is effected as not only is
the article itself prevented from falling off but it is also prevented from displacing
any other article through its not falling off. Saving the time of rearranging the
article fixed to the spring attachment and also saving the time and inconvenience
which may be caused to occur without the spring attachment of arranging other
articles displaced.
3rdly. The attachment does not obstruct the view of the article shown on the
parallel bars more especially head apparrel.
4th. Its simplicity being free from mechanism and its lightness of weight.
HAN. HILL.