Year: 1899

page_text: I, JANE WILLIAMS, of 12, South Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth, in the County
of Cardiganshire, Widow, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in hinges by which I am enabled
to hold the door or other article to which the hinge is fixed in a closed position
without the use of latches, catches or the like.
In carrying my invention into practice I form my hinge preferably from two
pieces of spring steel hinged or pivoted together in the ordinary manner. Оце
of the halves of the hinge is preferably made longer than the other and the
outer edges of the hinge are curled over preferably inwardly in such a manner
that when the hinge is closed the curled over edge of the one part of the hinge
butts against the curled over edge of the other part of the hinge and as these
curled over edges have a certain amount of spring in them it will easily be
understood that they catch or hold against one another thus holding the door or
other articles to which the hinges are fixed in a closed position without the aid
of latches or catches. In some cases I may connect a spring or its equivalent_to_
my hinges so that when the door is opened it will close automatically.
Talth 10th
1900
JANE WILLIAMS,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.
I, JANE WILLIAMS, of Tyssil Villa, North Road, Aberystwyth, in the County of
Cardigan, late of 12, South Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth in the County of Car-
digan, Widow, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
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My invention has for its object improvements in hinges by which I am enabled
to hold the door or other article to which the hinge is fixed in a closed position
without the use of latches, catches or the like.

page_text: In carrying my invention into practice I form my hinge preferably from two
pieces of spring steel hinged or pivoted together in the ordinary manner. One
of the halves of the hinge is preferably made longer than the other and the
outer edges are curled over preferably inwardly in such a manner
that when the hinge is closed the curled over edge of the one part of the hinge
butts against the curled over edge of the other part of the hinge and as these
curled over edges have a certain amount of spring in them it will easily be
understood that they catch or hold against one another thus holding the door or
other articles to which the hinges are fixed in a closed position without the aid
of latches or catches. In some cases I may connect a spring or its equivalent to
my hinges so that when the door is opened it will close automatically.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have shewn my improved hinge.
Figure 1 is a plan view shewing one of my hinges open.
Figure 2 is an edge view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan view shewing the same hinge closed.
Figure 4 is an edge view of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is an edge view shewing the hinge partially open.
In carrying my invention into practice I form my hinge A preferably from
two pieces of spring steel a¹ a hinged and pivoted together by the pin a³ in the
ordinary manner. The part a¹ is made longer than the part a and the outer edge
is turned over preferably inwardly so as to form the curled edge at. The other
part of the hinge is also turned over at the edge with the smaller curl a so
that when the hinge is closed as shown at Figures 3 and 4 the curled over edge a
butts tightly against the curled over edge at and as these curled edges have a
certain amount of spring in them it will be readily understood that when the
part a² is closed down onto the part a these edges catch or snap or hold together
thus holding the door or other article to which the hinges are fixed in a closed
position without the aid of latches or catches. Instead of the curled edge of the
part a overlapping the curled edge of the part a² they may be made vice-versa―
in which case the part 2 would be made longer than the part a¹ and the curl
on the edge a larger than the curl on the edge a and the curls on the edges
may be turned qutwards instead of inwards as shewn. In some cases I may
connect a spring or its equivalent to my hinges so that when the door is opened
it will close automatically.
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:-
JANE WILLIAMS.
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.