Improvement in the Construction and Ornamental Appearance of Metallic Bird-cages and other Wire-work.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Oct., 1888
Improvement in the Construction and Ornamental Appearance of
Metallic Bird-cages and other Wire-work.
I, GUSTAVE CHARLES MOHR, Metal Worker, of 3 Farm Road, Birmingham, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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The object of this invention is to make the bands or bars of metallic bird-cages,,
through which the wires pass, stronger and more ornamental.
This invention consists in making the bands or bars of metallic bird-cages of solid
drawn wire, of a shape similar to the letter T; or, it may also take the shape of a right-
angle, but the T shape by preference.
Such wire may be made in any suitable metal, and of any required length. The
cross-bar of the said Ṭ shaped band will (when in its proper position in a bird-cage)
form the face or front portion of a band of a cage; and such face or front portion
is intended to give support to the tongue or pierced portion (herein after described);"
it is also capable of having an impression of an ornamental character put upon it.
The tongue portion, at right-angles to the cross-bar of the said T shaped band, will
have holes drilled or pierced in the same, at suitable distances apart.; the upright
wires forming part of a bird-cage will pass through these holes, the wires being held
firm and secure in the holes of such T shaped band, by.closing the metal of the
tongue end of said band upon the wires, by the aid of a tool, called a key; the
closing process may also be performed by a press or any other suitable power.
My said invention is also applicable to other wirework.
Lach day of November 1887
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page_text: Metallic Bird Cages and other Wirework.
I, GUSTAVE CHARLES MOHR, of 3 Farm Road, Birmingham, Metal Worker, 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:-
The object of this invention is of making the bands of metallic bird cages through
which the upright wires pass, stronger and more durable.
In order that my said invention may be more fully understood, I will explain the
same with the aid of accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification;
reference being made thereto by numerals.
Fig. 1 is a front view of an elevation of the wire part of a bird cage.
Fig. 2 is a back view of an elevation of the wire part of a bird cage.
Fig. 3 is a section view of the wire part of a bird cage.
Fig. 4 is a plan of a band of a bird cage.
This invention consists of making the bands of a metallic bird cage through which
the upright wires pass of solid drawn T shaped wire, of brass, iron or any other
suitable metal. The cross bar of the T shaped wire forms the face or front portion
of the band, as shown in fig. 1. The tongue portion of the T shaped wire has holes
pierced or drilled in, at equal distances, (as shown in fig. 4) to receive the upright
wires, as shown in fig. 2; the upright wires being secured and held firm in their
places by having the metal of the tongue portion of the T shaped wire closely pressed
around the same with a tool called a key; this operation leaving a slight indentation
in the tongue portion of the T shaped wire, as shown in fig. 2.
Having thus fully described and ascertained the nature of my said invention, I wish
it to be understood that I do not restrict myself to the precise details or dimensions of
the parts now given by way of illustration, as they are capable of alteration so as to
make them more ornamental, or to suit different sizes of bird cages, without departing
from the main characteristics of my said invention; but I claim as new and desire to
secure by aforesaid in part recited Letters patent,
The simple and efficient Solid drawn T shaped wire for forming the bands holding
the upright wires of bird cage and similar wire work, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 27th day of August 1888.
GUSTAVE CHARLES MOHR.