Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 14th Sept., 1888
I, WILLIAM WASS, of 70% Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, in the County of
Nottingham, Needle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to
be as follows:-
The object of my invention is the construction of a clip, or device, which can be
used for readily and securely suspending hats, or other desired articles, and is of such
size and form, that it can be conveniently carried in the pocket.
The said device is constructed substantially in the following manner.
A narrow
flat strip of steel has one end bent slightly upwards, while the other end is bent into
a small circle, the strip is then bent double at about the centre, so that the two ends
come together, the end bent into a circle being a littie within the other end. A rivet
is put through the doubled strip, at about the centre of its length, to secure it in shape
and keep the bent ends in spring contact. A hole is punched through at the flat
double end of the strip, or such end may be bent into a hook or loop of any desired
form, and the article is then hardened and tempered. The spring clip ends can be
readily slipped over the edge of a hat brim, and will hold firmly thereon, so that by
means of the hole or hook at the other end, the hat may be hung on a nail, or over
a rod, or other convenient point of suspension. It is obvious that any other articles
besides hats which can be held by this clip, can be suspended thereby, and it is
specially applicable for hanging articles on rods for display in shop windows.
When made with a punched hole in the double end, it is specially suitable for use
with the folding double-hook device, fitted with a spike, described in my application
for Letters Patent No. 5888 bearing date April 20th 1888.
Both articles are of such size that they can conveniently be carried in the waistcoat
pocket.
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AMBROSE MYALL,
21, Cockspur Street, S.W.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, WILLIAM WASS, of 70a Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, in the County of
Nottingham, Needle 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 :-
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The object of my invention is the construction of a clip or device, which can be
used for readily and securely suspending hats, or other desired articles, and is of such
size and form that it can be conveniently carried in the pocket.
The said device is constructed substantially as shewn in the accompanying two
sheets of drawings, in which Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are perspective views of various
forms of the device, while Figs. 6 and 7. shew the device in operation.
The same letters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
A narrow flat strip of steel A, has one end B bent slightly upwards, while the other
end is bent into a small circle C, the strip is then bent double at about the centre,
so that the two ends B and C come together as shown, the end C being a little within
the end B. A rivet D is put through the doubled strip, to draw it together and so
keep the bent ends B and C in spring contact.
The variations in form shewn in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, refer merely to the method
of treating the doubled end of the strip. In Fig. 1. a hole E is punched through
the said end. In Fig. 2. a ring F and in Fig. 3. a hook H, is placed in the end of
the strip before rivetting up. In Figs. 4 and 5. the strip A is longer than in the
previous instances, and the doubled end after rivetting is bent into a hook J or K.
The article when completed is hardened and tempered in the usual way.
The spring clip ends can be readily slipped over the edge of a hat brim, as shewn
in Fig. 6, and are specially designed for that purpose. The end B is placed on the
under-side of the brim, and the end C on the upper-side, and in consequence of their
peculiar shape they will hold very firmly thereon, and by means of the hole, ring,
or hook on the other end of the device, the hat may be hung on a nail, or over a
rod or other convenient point of suspension.
When made in either of the forms shewn in Figs. 1, 2 or 3, the device is specially
suitable for use in connection with the folding double-hook device, fitted with a spike,
described in my application for Letters Patent No. 5888 bearing date April 20th 1888.
Both articles are of such size that they can conveniently be carried in the waistcoat
pocket.
It is obvious that any other articles besides hats, which can be held by this clip
can be suspended thereby, and it is specially applicable for hanging articles on rods
for display in shop windows. Fig. 7 represents a show-card or other similar article
suspended by the clip. I do not confine myself to the particular patterns of hooks,
rings, or eyes, as shewn in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, for the upper ends of the clips, as
these may be modified to suit taste or circumstances as required.

page_text: 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 :-
A spring clip formed of a metal strip A, having one end B slightly curved and the
other end C bent into a circle, and then bent double and secured by a rivet D, so that
the end B projects slightly beyond the end C, and having the doubled end provided
with a hole, ring, or hook, or bent into a book, all substantially as and for the purposes
herein set forth, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
AMBROSE MYALL,
21, Cockspur Street, London, S.W.,
Agent for the Applicant.