A Clip or Holder for Securing, Holding, Supporting, or Displaying Goods in Shop Windows or otherwise.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 26th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Clip or Holder for Securing, Holding, Supporting, or Displaying
Goods in Shop Windows or otherwise.
I, WILLIAM HALL, of 224 Sherlock Street, in the City of Birmingham
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention pertains to an adjustable clip or holder, for displaying goods, in
shop windows, shops and otherwise, and consists essentially of clip members, and
terminating leg or stem members, upon which latter, a slide is moved, for con-
tracting the distance between the acting faces of the clip ends, hence the holding of
goods, with or without a spring action.
The passing back of the said slide, releases the goods embraced.
In carrying out my invention in connection with a depending and book clip, for
displaying pipes or similar articles, I take a length of spring wire, and fold the
same about its middle, and with the leg or stem members gradually recceding from
each other towards the end parts, which are bent forward, and at right angles to
the other part, into semi-circular clip branches with slightly turned back ends, and
between which ends branches, an article may be displayed and held.
Encircling both leg or stem members is a slide, which, when moved to the
upper end of the said clip, which is, at this part, turned back into a hook, allows
the clip end to open out, and so release the goods held. When the slide is brought
towards the clip end, the clipping parts are confined, or contracted.
From this it will be understood, that the said clip, can be made to accomodate
itself to the holding and displaying goods of varying sizes.
Thus, the device, consists of hanging legs or stems, with a hook at their upper
ends, and spring clips at their lower and free ends, and upon the legs or stems of
which, is an adjustable slide, for either regulating the opening of the clip ends, or
for adjusting the same as may be desired.
It is understood that the legs slightly open out towards the clips, for the
drawing-in of the same, on the pulling down of the slide.
In applying my invention to upright clips, I may provide the after end of the
same with means of connections, such a supplementary clip, for the connecting of
the same to a shelf, bracket or the like, or I provide the said after end with a loop,
which may be sprung over the head of an attachment means, or may be employed
as a means of suspension.
Dated this 6th dex of May 1892
WILLIAM HALL,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Clip or Holder for Securing, Holding, Supporting, or Displaying
Goods in Shop Windows or otherwise.
I, WILLIAM HALL, of 224, Sherlock Street, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, 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 pertains to an adjustable clip or holder, for displaying, exhibiting
or holding goods, in shop windows, shops and otherwise, and consists essentially of
clip members and leg or stem members, upon which latter, a slide is moved, for

page_text: contracting the distance between the acting faces of the clip ends, hence the holding
of goods.
The passing back of the said, slide, releases the goods embraced.
In carrying out my invention in connection with a depending and hook clip for
displaying umbrellas, walking sticks pipes or similar articles, I take a length of
spring wire, and fold the same about its middle, and with the leg or stem members
gradually receding from each other towards the end parts, which are bent forward,
and at right angles to the other part, into their semi-circular clip branches with
slightly turned-back ends, or between which branches, an article may be held and
displayed.
Encircling both leg or stem members, is a slide, which, when moved to the upper
end of the said clip, which is at this part, turned-back into a hook, allows the clip.
end to open out, and so release the goods held. When the slide is brought towards
the clip end, the clipping parts are confined or contracted.
From this it will be understood that the said clip can be made to accommodate
itself to the holding and displaying of goods of varying sizes.
Thus, the device consists of hanging legs or stems, with a hook at their upper
ends, and spring clips at their lower and free ends and upon the legs or stems of
which, is an adjustable slide, for either regulating the opening of the clip ends, or
for adjusting the same as may be desired.
It is understood that the legs slightly open out towards the clips, for the drawing
in of the same, on the pulling down of the slide.
In applying my invention to upright clips, I may provide the after end of the
same with means of connection, such as a supplementary clip, for the connecting
of the same to a shelf, bracket or the like, or I provide the said after end with a
loop, which may be sprung over the head of an attachment means, or may be
employed as a means of suspension.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents, in side elevation, a depending
and adjustable clip, holder or carrier, constructed, arranged and provided according
to my invention.
Figure 2 represents a front elevation of the same, showing the dispositions of the
clip members, and how the clip embraces both leg members, which slightly converge
outwardly as they approach the terminal and clip branches.
Figure 3 is an inverted end view of the said clip; Figure 4 represents a side
elevation of the said clip, with the hook part turned downwards, and the clip
part disposed upwards, so that the said clip part can be made to embrace a vertical
rod or other member, whilst an article to be displayed is suspended from or rests
upon the hook part.
The sliding clip in this said Figure 4 is shown in section through one of the
barrel or sleeve members.
Figure 5 is a front elevation of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a cross section on the dotted lines A, B, Figure 5.
Figure 7 is a perspective view of the combined clip or holder in the same position
as in Figure 1.
Figure 8 is a view of the same on a small scale, showing its application to the
suspension of a closed umbrella.
Figure 9 represents the same applied to the suspension of a parasol open.
Figure 10 represents the said clip applied to uprights, rods or poles, and forming
a rack for the supporting of umbrellas, walking sticks or other articles.
I wish it to be understood that the said clip holder, or combined appliance can
be used for the clipping, holding, supporting, suspending or carrying of any small
articles as may be desired.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawings.
a, a are leg members, terminated at one end by clips or clip branches b, with
the extreme ends b', of them, preferably turned outwards. The other ends of the
leg members are terminated by hooks or united together hooks c.
The leg

page_text: members a, a, recede or diverge slightly outwards, so that on the pulling down of
the clip d, which embraces the said legs, the same are closed, and so also are the
clip ends b, bl.
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 :-
First A clip or holder, consisting of leg members, terminated by clip and
hook members respectively, as set forth.
Secondly-In a clip or holder, having diverging leg members, fitted with an
adjustable and sliding clip, for the closing of the clip members or clip ends or
clipping means as described and set forth.
Thirdly In a clip, holder, carrier or article suspender, consisting of legs or
middle members, with adjustable clip members or spring clip members at one end,
and a hook or other shaped device at the other end, and which clip members or
clip ends may be employed for suspending or carrying an article through the
intervention of the said clip or bolder, or may be used as a grip for suspending
the clip or holder when the other end is employed as a rest or support, as set
forth.
forth.
Fourthly: In the combined appliance or combined hook, clip or support, as set.
Dated this 25th day of January 1803
By Henry Skerrett,
IAM HALL,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant..