Improvements in and relating to Mantel Furniture.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 20th May, 1898-Accepted, 20th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Mantel Furniture.
I, JAMES WORDINGHAM, of 135, Marlborough Street, Westoe, South Shields, in
the County of Durham, General Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:
My invention relates to mantel furniture and has for its object to provide an
attachment adapted to take the place of the mantle rods at present in use and be
more efficient for their purpose; its supporting brackets or parts at the same time
being capable of use for advertising purposes and forming or adapted to support,
hold or contain one, or a number of household articles.
According to my invention I provide instead of a rod, a chain, belt or wire, in
one length, or endless and adapted to pass over wheels or pulleys carried by the
supporting brackets or parts.
These brackets are suitably arranged, for instance, one at either end, or in some
cases with a third in the centre of the mantelpiece, if desired, and they are adjust-
ably secured thereto by clamps, springs or otherwise conveniently, so that the said
chains, belts or wires may be lowered, raised, tightened or slackened when required,
or for this purpose the pulleys may be arranged to slide in guides and be provided.
with an adjusting screw or the like. For the purpose of keeping the chains, belts,
or wires clean and bright a revolving or stationary brush or brushes may be fitted.
above the roller or chain pulley.
In a modification the said brackets or supporting parts may be in one or more
parts, and in the form of a depending plate of suitable dimensions formed and
adapted to support or receive one or a number of household articles such as a clock,.
egg timer, candlestick and so forth. The plate may also carry or be extended so
as to form a pipe rack or a rack or pegs for receiving reels of cotton, or fixed, or
loose plates or wires may be added to form letter racks, and a bell or gong may be
attached.
By the use of a chain articles of clothing placed thereon to dry will not be liable
to fall or slip off as is the case with rods as at present in use, the placing of one
article on one, and another on the other chain, where two are used tending to more
or less secure the articles thereto. The chains may also be employed as a support
for curtains and the like.
The apparatus or device may be of any suitable material such as brass, iron
or the like and the brackets may be used for advertising purposes by being
stamped, enamelled, or otherwise provided with the desired advertisement. The
chain may be arranged to roll up when out of use and in some cases the bracket
and appurtenances only may be employed, or they may be similarly arranged
and adapted to support a rod instead of a chain.
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page_text: Improvements in and relating to Mantel Furniture.
I, JAMES WORDINGHAM, General Dealer, of 135, Marlborough Street, Westoe,
South Shields, in the County of Durham, 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:-
My invention relates to mantel furniture and has for its object to provide an
attachment adapted to take the place of the mantel rods at present in use and be
more efficient for their purpose; its supporting brackets or parts at the same time
being capable of use for advertising purposes and forming or adapted to support,
hold or contain one or a number of household articles.
According to my invention I provide instead of a rod, a chain belt or wire, in one
length or endless, and adapted to pass over wheels or pulleys carried by the
supporting brackets or parts.
These brackets are suitably arranged, for instance, one at either end or in some
cases with a third in the centre of the mantel-piece if desired, and they are
adjustably secured thereto by clamps, springs or otherwise conveniently, so that by
moving same the said chains, belts or wires may be lowered, raised, tightened
or slackened when required, or for this purpose the pulleys may be arranged
to slide in guides and be provided with an adjusting screw or the like. For the
purpose of keeping the chains, belts or wires clean and bright a revolving or
stationary brush or brushes may be fitted above the roller or chain pulley.
I will in further describing my invention refer to the accompanying drawings
in which Fig. 1 shows a mantel fitted with two brackets and Fig. 1 is a part
sectional end elevation of left hand bracket of Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is a similar view
to Fig. 1 showing how the chains are employed. Fig. 3 is a plan of the chains
in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a back view of left hand bracket of Fig. 1. Figs. 5 and 6
are respectively side and back views of a bracket similar to that shown at the
right of Fig. 1, and Figs. 7 and 8 are details.
A is the bracket or support adapted to be clamped to the mantel-piece M by
means of a screw clamp S. The bracket A is provided with a wheel or pulley P
over which the chain or chains C are adapted to pass and thence to the bracket or
brackets at the other end of the mantel as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The chains
may be doubled or trebled if desired, and the pulleys correspondingly enlarged.
For adjusting the tension and length of the chains the brackets A may be moved
apart or together or the spindle of the wheel or pulley P may be provided with a
screwed clamp p² arranged to slide in a slot such as a in the bracket A Figs. 1^
the head or cap p₁ of the pulley P serving to operate the screwed clamp 12,
or the pulley P may be arranged as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 where the pulley P
and brushes B, B are mounted upon a piece G sliding in guides 9 upon the
plate D or bracket A and a screwed spindle g and bearing gare provided for
adjusting the position of the slide G and the chain pulley P.
and
For the purpose of keeping the chains, bands or wires clean and bright revolving
or stationary brushes are provided such as are shown at B, B Figs. 1, 5 and 6,
and they may be driven by friction or otherwise from the chain pulley P as shown
in Fig. 7 where b, b are enlarged ends to the brushes B engaging and adapted to be
driven from the pulley P by the enlarged part p.
I may employ plain brackets with the chain or pulley arranged as shown to
the left of Fig. or the brackets may have a depending plate such as D shown to
the right of Fig. 1 and in Figs. 5 and 6; said plate 1) is of suitable dimensions
formed and adapted to support and receive one or a number of household articles
such as a clock as at 1 Fig. 1 or a bell or gong as at 2 Fig. 5. The chain and
pulley in Figs. 5 and 6 are shown arranged behind the plate D and beneath the.

page_text: bell or gong 2, the base 2 of the latter forming a guide therefor. The plate D
is formed in one with the clamp S or it may be separate and removable being held
in position by the screwing on of the base 5% of the candlestick 5 or clock 1 or other
article or ornament upon the top of the bracket and a piece of felt or other material
may be clamped between the two parts forming a pincushion as at Z Fig. 5. The
plate D or bracket A may also carry or be extended so as to form a pipe rack and
match holder as at 3 and 4 the said extended part being in the form of bars HH¹
hinged to one another at h, h and to the plate D or bracket A at h¹. The pipe rack
may be fixed to the bar H or formed thereon as shown at 3 and the hinge pins h,
may be extended so as to form pegs as at i for receiving and holding reels of
cotton 6 or similar pegs may be carried upon the central part of the bars or by the
bracket itself as at Figs. 5 and 6. The free end of the bar H¹ is or may be
arranged to carry a match holder as at 4 or to extend outwardly as in Figs. 5
and 6 and be provided with a socket h³ to receive and hold a book rest or the
like W Fig. 5. It is obvious that a letter rack or other household article may be
suspended from the bars H; or a letter rack is or may be formed or mounted upon
the front of the plate D, or the latter may be formed to hold photographs as at X
in Figs. 1 and 2 and for advertising purposes, for instance, as in Fig. 2 or at right
hand bracket of Fig. 1. The plate D is or may be stamped, enamelled or otherwise
provided with the desired advertisement with or without the photograph or
advertisement apertures X.
The chains C may be arranged to roll up when out of use on the pulley P and
in some cases the bracket and appurtenances only may be employed or they may
be similarly arranged and adapted to support the usual rod instead of my improved
chain device.
By the use of chains, belts or wires articles of clothing placed thereon to dry will
not be liable to fall or slip off as is the case with rods as at present in use;
the placing of one article on one and another on the other chain, where two are
used, tending as it were to secure the articles thereto. This will readily be seen by
reference to Fig. 2 where the articles of clothing Y Y¹ are so placed, the article Y
being on the chain C whilst the next article Y is placed upon the chain C', the
crossing of the chains having the effect described is shown more plainly in Fig. 3.
The chains may also be employed as a support for curtains and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1-The improvements in mantel furniture comprising the combination and use
with brackets or supports of chains, bands, wires or the like for the purposes
set forth.
2-The improvements in mantel furniture comprising the combination of
chains, bands, wires or the like with supporting brackets formed as described and
adapted to support or receive one or a number of household articles or requisites.
3 The improvements in mantel furniture comprising brackets or supports for
use with or without mantel rods or chains and having a plate or part adapted to
receive photographs or advertisements and together with an extended portion to
receive and hold one or a number of household articles substantially as described.
4 The improved mantel furniture comprising the brackets or supports and
chains, bands, wires or the like constructed, arranged and adapted for use sub-
stantially as described and shown.
1000