A Coat and Clothing Suspender combined with an Umbrella Holder to Fix on the Backs of Chairs, and Seats with Backs, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Nov., 1893-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL, SPECIFICATION.
A Coat and Clothing Suspender combined with an Umbrella Holder
to Fix on the Backs of Chairs, and Seats with Backs, and
the like.
EDGAR ALFRED MEPHAM, Barnards House Hudson Road Canning Town
London E. Pattern Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
On the backs of chairs, seats with backs, church pews, or anywhere where it
would be found useful, I would affix a suspender for coats, jackets & other
articles-combined with an umbrella holder, made in the following manner-Two
small brackets hinged or otherwise would be fixed about eighteen inches to two
feet apart on the top bar of chairs or seats with backs, while in the case of church
pews or the like Fig. II they would be fixed under or above the book-rest as would
be found most desirable. Through these hinged brackets (which when standing
out would protrude about two to two & a half inches, from what they were fastened
to) a rod would pass "to be either a fixture or partly so, or neither as the case
required" on which the articles could be hung. At one end or both as in Figure I
a spring would be shaped & fixed to hold an umbrella or stick in an upright
position. The material used would not be confined to iron or brass or part of each,
but any that could be used for such an invention as mine.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1893.
EDGAR ALFRED MEPHAM.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Coat and Clothing Suspender combined with an Umbrella Holder
to Fix on the Backs of Chairs, and Seats with Backs, and
the like.
I, EDGAR ALFRED MEPHAM 1 Hudson Road Canning Town London, E.
Pattern Maker, 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 relates to a device for suspending clothing such as a coat when
not in use, & also for supporting an umbrella, the device being attached to the
back of a chair or the like and the same is carried out as follows reference being
had to the annexed drawings in which :-
Figure 1 is an elevation of my invention.
Figure 2. perspective view of same attached to a chair.
Figure 3. perspective view of a modified arrangement.
Referring to Figures 1 & 2, a. is a piece of wood or the like to which is pivotally
secured the rod b; the piece a is secured to the back of the chair by screws c.
The bent spring d, is pivoted ate and is for clipping and holding an umbrella,
walking stick or the like. The rod b is raised as shown and the coat or other
garment hung upon same when desired, the rod being folded down when not in use.
Referring to Figure 3, the rod fis pivoted or movably attached to the support i
which is in turn secured to the back of the chair by means of screws or the like;
this rod fis hooked when required into the catch piece h, which is secured to the
back of the chair, the coat being hung upon the rod f.
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page_text: Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A coat and stick support consisting of a rod movably attached to a support
affixed to the back of the chair, a spring clip movably attached to said support for
holding an umbrella or stick substantially as described.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1893.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.