An Improvement in a Moveable Hat Peg or Suspender for Pictures, or other Suspendable Articles
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 1st June, 1892-Accepted, 2nd July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in a Moveable Hat Peg or Suspender for Pictures,
or other Suspendable Articles.
I, FRANCIS FRYER ABBEY of Salendine Nook Huddersfield Inventor do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
I propose to select a wire of such thickness and strength, as shall when hooked
at both ends, be a guarantee for the support in perfect safety of any article of a
certain proposed weight. If for a hat, or cloak, stick or umbrella &c., the wire
shall be of the required length, double hooked at the top so as to be attachable to
a picture mould or hat rack, and flat-ended at top or bottom to avoid the twisting
round of the wire, and to hold the peg straight out from the wall. If for the
suspension of pictures, or other articles, the wire at the moulding end shall be
double hooked, and flat ended, for which, if one wire is used, a double wire shall.
be attached at the bottom, to be hooked to both sides of the picture, or two
wires of equal strength and length shall be hooked as aforesaid direct from the
moulding to each hook of the picture, the wire shall in all cases be japanned or
galvanised, or treated in such a manner as shall best preserve it from the action of
rust, or corrosion.
Dated this 1st day of September 1891.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in a Moveable Hat Peg or Suspender for Plotures,
or other Suspendable Artioles.
I, FRANCIS FRYER ABBEY, of Salendine Nook, Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
Inventor, 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 refers to suspenders for supporting pictures and other articles on
the walls of a room or building.
In carrying out my invention I employ a wire of such thickness and strength as
shall, when hooked at both ends, be a guarantee for the support'in perfect safety
of any articles of reasonable weight. If for a hat or cloak, stick or umbrella, the
wire shall be of the required length, double hooked at the top so as to be attach-`
able to a picture mould or hat rack and flat ended at top or bottom to avoid the
twisting round of the wire and to hold the peg straight out from the wall. If for
the suspension of pictures or other like articles, the wire at the moulding end shall
be double hooked and flattened for which, if one ond of the wire is used, a double
wire shall be attached at the bottom to be hooked to both sides of the picture,
or two wires of equal strength and length shall be hooked as aforesaid direct from
the moulding to each hook of the picture.
In order that iny invention may be fully understood I herein make reference to
the accompanying sheets of drawings illustrating same.
Fig. 1 is front elevation of a suspender for suspending pictures or other articles
from a moulding or rail.
Fig. 2 is side elevation of same.
Fig. 3 is front elevation of a suspender for suspending pictures or other articles
from a nail, peg or hook.
Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are corresponding views showing a modification in the construc-
tion of my improved suspender,

page_text: Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 a and a¹ denote wires of suitable thickness and
strength which are suitably twisted or plaited together at band bent over to form
a hook c which terminates in.a second hook or T end d formed by bending or
extending the wires or one of said wires outwards from each side of the hook c and
at right angles thereto.
Below the hook e the wires are separated from each other and can be drawn
wide apart to suit the width of the picture or article to be suspended, and the
extremities of the said wires, after the height of the picture from the ground has
been ascertained, are turned up or bent by means of a pair of pincers or pliers
80 as to form hooks e onto which are placed the rings secured to the back of
the picture. The hook a fits onto the moulding or rail (shewn in section at
Fig. 2) whilst the T end or hook d rests on the bottom of the groove g in the said
moulding and prevents the suspender from tilting sideways or twisting round.
At Fig. 3 I shew the construction of suspender adapted for hanging onto a
nail, peg or hook driven into the wall, the wires a, a' being twisted together some-
what as shewn and a loop or opening 1, large enough to pass over the head of a
nail or peg, formed at the top of the suspender.
In Figs. 4, 5, and 6 I shew a modification in the construction of the suspender.
In this case the wires a, a', instead of being twisted together and formed or bent
to fit onto a moulding or rail, or onto a rail or peg, are passed or threaded through
openings in metal plates & or may be rivetted or otherwise suitably fastened
thereto. The metal plates & may be made in the form of a book e to hang onto a
noulding or rail as shewn at Figs. 4 and 5, or provided with an opening to hang
from a peg or nail as shewn at Fig. 6.
In each of the several figures I have shewn four suspending wires, two long ones
and two short ones, depending from the hook c or opening h, this being the con-
struction of suspender intended for suspending two pictures, one above the other,
from the same hook or loop, but it will be obvious that one, two or more than four
suspending wires may be twisted together or secured to the hook or loop in a
similar manner for suspending a single picture or a number of pictures or other
articles. Instead of the wires being twisted together, they may be soldered, bound
or otherwise secured at the bend of the hook c or below the loop or opening has
may be found best and cheapest, the wires being japanned, galvanized, gilded,
lacquered or plated to improve their appearance and preserve them from rust or
corrosion.
The moveable suspender herein described is neat, cheap, easily applied and
adjusted to suit different sizes of pictures or other articles, and is not liable to break
and let down the pictures as is the case where cord is used.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
Firstly. The double hooked moveable wire suspender for suspending pictures
and other suspendable articles from a moulding or rail, constructed and arranged
in the manner substantially as herein shewn and described.
Secondly. The moveable wire suspender provided with a loop or opening for
suspending pictures and other suspended articles from a nail, peg or book, con-
structed and arranged in the manner substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 31st day of May 1892.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Huddersfield, Agents.