Improvements in Pot-hooks.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 8th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pot-hooks.
I, PERCY WILLIS, of 55 Chancery Lane, in the County of London, Consulting
Engineer, (a communication to me from abroad by Benjamin Trewhella, Jr., and
William Trewhella, both of Newbury, Victoria, Australia, Sawmillers and
Engineers,) do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to certain new and useful improvements in pot-hooks ;
and the object of the invention is to provide a pot-book which can be lengthened
or shortened as required, and which is also applicable to holding saucepans over
the fire in places where cooking-ranges are not in use.
One form of the improved pot-hook is made as follows:-A convenient length
of round bar-iron is bent into a hook at one end. At or nearly midway its length
it is twisted into an eye, and at its other end it is formed into a small book. A
link (consisting of a short length of flat bar-iron having holes drilled through it
near its ends,) is supported upon the smaller hook aforementioned, -the hook
passing through one of the holes in said link.
Another piece of bar-iron (of convenient length and having its one end formed
into a hook,) is passed through the remaining hole in the link, and also through
the eye of the length of bar-iron aforementioned, and is prevented from being
withdrawn by a head formed at its upper end. In consequence of the hole in the
link through which this bar passes, being somewhat larger than the diameter of
the hooked-bar, the bar will bind in the hole when any weight is applied to or
suspended from the hook; but when the hooked-bar is raised, it will pass freely
through the link which acts as a clutch.
In another form of hook, I make the lower hook of such a shape that it will
readily retain and support the handle of a saucepan without slipping, whilst the
front part of the bowl of the saucepan rests upon the top bar of the grate.
It is not essential that the hooks should be made of round bar-iron, inasmuch as
by slight modifications in forming the eye aforementioned, flat or square bar-iron
may be used.
Dated this 8th day of February 1893
PERCY WILLIS,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
. Improvements in Pot-hooks.
I, PERCY WILLIS, of 55 Chancery Lane, in the County of London, Consulting
Engineer, (a communication to me from abroad by Benjamin Trew hella Junior, and
William Trewhella, both of Newbury, Victoria, Australia, Saw-millers and
Engineers,) 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 has reference to improvements in pot-hooks; the object of
the invention being to provide an article of this class whereby pots, kettles and
the like can be readily adjusted to any desired height above the fire.
Reference being had to the drawings,
Fig. 1, is a side-elevation of one form of the improved pot-hook; and Fig. 2, is
a rear elevation thereof :
Fig. 3, is a part sectional elevation of another form of the invention :
Fig. 4, is a side elevation of yet another form of the invention.

page_text: In Figs. 1 and 2, A refers to a preferably round bar of metal hooked and curved
at its lower end as shewn at a, and formed with a head a' at its upper end. A flat
piece of metal B, hooked at its upper end b, is formed with a projecting eye b',-
which fits over the rod A,-and its lower end 62 is twisted as shewn, and pivoted
at e to a piece of metal C having an aperture at c¹ to fit over the rod A.
When the pot-hook is suspended by the hook 6 and a pot or the like depends
from the hook a, the edges of the aperture c' will bind upon the rod A.
When
however, the end c' of the piece of metal C is raised, the sides of the aperture c¹
being parallel with the rod A, enables said rod to be raised and lowered as desired.
In Fig. 3, D refers to a metal rod hooked at d. A piece of metal E, of the
shape shewn, has two apertures e, e', through the former of which the rod D passes
freely, and in the latter the hooked rod F is secured in any suitable way. The
piece of metal E has a projection e' in which is the aperture e. A flat piece of
metal G having an aperture 9,-passing loosely over the rod D,-has its rear end
reduced and fitted loosely in the aperture e³.
It will be readily understood that by depressing the end g¹ of the piece of metal G,
the piece of metal E and hooked bar can be adjusted to auy position on the
rod D.
In Fig. 4, H refers to a metal rod hooked at h. A flat piece of metal I,-having
apertures at i,, is fitted over the rod H as shewn. A piece of metal J, bent as
shewn, has its upper end bent through the aperture 1, and is formed with an eye j,—
through which the rod H passes, and a hook j¹.
It will be understood, that the hook J can be adjusted to any height on the rod H,
by being raised only; but when released, the aperture i will bind on. the rod H.
In order to lower the hook J, the end of the piece of metal I is slightly
depressed.
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. A pot-hook, consisting of a rod of metal having a hook at its lower end; a
piece of metal having a hook at its upper end and formed with an eye to pass over
the firstnamed hooked metal rod, and its lower end pivoted to cne end of a piece of
metal having an aperture at its other end adapted to pass over and bite upon the
aforesaid firstnamed metal rod, all substantially as and for the purposes herein-
before set forth and illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings hereunto annexed.
2. A pot-hook consisting of a metal rod hooked at one end, a piece of metal
adapted to slide upon the aforesaid hooked metal rod; a hooked rod secured in and
depending from the aforesaid sliding piece of metal; and a metal plate having an
aperture passing over the firstnamed metal rod,-in one end and its other end
movably secured in the aforesaid sliding piece of metal, all substantially as and for
the purposes hereinbefore described, and illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing
hereunto annexed.
3. A pot-hook consisting of a metal rod hooked at one end; a hooked rod formed
with an eye passing over the firstuamed hooked metal rod; a flat piece of metal
having an aperture in one end through which the firstnamed rod passes, and an
aperture in the other end through which the upper extremity of the second
referred-to hooked rod is passed, all substantially as and for the purposes herein-
before set forth, aud illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing hereunto annexed.
Dated this 8th day of November 1893.
PERCY WILLIS.