Improvements in and relating to Hat and Coat Rails.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Dec., 1892-Accepted, 28th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Hat and Coat Rails.
I ALFRED JOSEPH BILLING of 169 High Holborn, London, in the County of
Middlesex, Wholesale Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of hat and coat
rails, the object being to enable the several parts to be stocked so that a rail of any
length and size can be at once supplied and fixed.
In carrying out my invention I use a foundation strip of wood as is usual, but I
make these strips in long lengths so that any length required can be cut or sawn
off. To cover the rough ends of the strip I provide ornamental metal caps adapted
to be screwed or otherwise fixed thereto. The hooks for supporting the hats or coats
are adapted to be fixed to the foundation strip by being screwed on to studs
fixed to the said foundation strip, the hooks being formed with female screws
to thread on to the said screwed studs. These studs may either be passed
through the foundation strip from the back, in which case they are provided with
heads fitting in countersunk holes in the back of the strip, or they are mounted
on plates adapted to be fixed to the face of the foundation strip, in which
case I place an ornamental plate over the stud plate before the hook is screwed
on to it.
To fix my improved rail I use spikes for driving into the wall or screws for
screwing into doors or wooden partitions, having screwed studs projecting from their
heads, the said studs being adapted to pass through holes in the foundation strip and
receive the screwed hooks which when screwed up fix the strip firmly to the spikes
or screws already fixed to the wall or other part against which the rail is intended
to be fixed.
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ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Hat and Coat Rails.
I ALFRED JOSEPH BILLING, of 169 High Holborn London, in the County of
Middlesex, Wholesale Ironmonger, 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 certain improvements in the construction of hat and coat
rails, the object being to enable the several parts to be stocked so that a rail of any
length and size can be at once supplied and fixed.
I carry my invention into effect and attain this end in the manner illustrated
by the accompanying drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a rail constructed according to my
invention and Figure 2 is a view in sectional plan thereof.
Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of one of the caps for covering the ends of
the wood rail or strip and Figure 4 is a view in plan thereof.
Throughout these views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
I use a foundation rail or strip of wood A as is usual, but I make these rails or
strips in long lengths so that a piece of any required length can be cut or sawn

page_text: off. To cover the rough ends of the rail or strip A, I provide ornamental metal
caps B adapted to be screwed or otherwise fixed thereto. These caps may be either
butt ended, or they may be provided with flanges as shown by the drawing, in
which case the said flanges may be provided with holes so that they can be fixed
to the wall or other part to which the rail is to be fixed.
The hooks C for sup-
porting the hats or coats are adapted to be fixed to the foundation rail or strip, the
hooks being formed with internally threaded holes to receive the said screwed studs.
The studs D may either be passed through the foundation rail or strip A from the
back thereof, in which case they are provided with heads d fitting in countersunk
holes in the back of the rail or strip A as shown by the middle hook in
Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing, or they are mounted on plates d¹
adapted to be fixed to the face of the foundation rail or strip by screws as shown by
the left hand hook in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing, in which case
an ornamental plate E is placed over the stud plate d¹ before the hook C is
screwed on to it.
My improved rail may be fixed in the usual manner, but I prefer to form the
fixing screws or spikes F in one piece with the screw studs D as shown by the
right hand hook in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing, in which case
the studs pass through holes in the foundation rail or strip A to receive the hooks C
which when screwed up fix the rail or strip firmly to the screws or spikes F
already fixed to the wall or other part against which the rail is intended to be fixed.
An ornamental plate E may also be used in this construction if desired.
I do not limit myself to the use of books of any particular shape as this may be
varied according to the particular purpose to which they are to be put.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved construction of hat and coat rail, as and for the purpose herein-
before described.
2. In a hat and coat rail, the combination with the foundation rail or strip_cut
from a length, of caps adapted to cover the ends of the said rail or strip, and of
hooks adapted to be fixed to the foundation rail or strip by being screwed on to
studs carried by the said rail or strip, as set forth.
3. In a hat and coat rail, the combination with the foundation rail or strip, of caps
adapted to cover the ends of the said rail or strip, of studs mounted in or on or fixed
to the foundation rail or strip, of hooks adapted to screw on to the said studs, and of
plates adapted to fit over the said studs and be clamped to the foundation rail or strip
by the hooks when screwed up, as set forth.
4. In a hat and coat rail, the combination with the foundation rail or strip, of caps
adapted to cover the ends of the said rail or strip, of studs formed in one piece with
the screws or spikes for fixing the rail to its support, and adapted to project from
the face of the said rail or strip, and of hooks adapted to screw on to the said studs,
as set forth.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1892.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.