LO Hooks and crooks, an Apparatus Used in and for Suspending Operations and Purposes.
Year: 1885

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LO Hooks and crooks, an
Apparatus Used in and for Suspending Operations and
Purposes.
I WILLIAM RICHARDS N° 13, Hanover Square Sheffield County of York Com-
Inission Agent do hereby declare the nature of any said invention for IMPROVEMENT
IN AND RELATING TO HOOKS AND CROOKS AN APPARATUS USED IN AND FOR
SUSPENDING OPERATIONS AND PURPOSES to be as follows:-
In making and having in or upon hooks used for suspending purposes a loop or
loops or any inner open space or spaces formed or made by being either partially
or entirely surrounded or enclosed-and to which shall or may be applied and used.
as a loop for the purpose of raising up or taking down weighted hooks to and from
a suspension bar or suspending position.
Also in making and having in or upon said hooks a catch or catches or any
projection so made to stand out from the hook as shall form a catch to which the
crook may be applied for the purpose of this my invention.
Also 'in' the construction and arrangement of a Crook to be used in combination
with the loops or spaces catches or projections on which crook I form two diverging
parts somewhat like the letter V-but having a distended base somewhat rounded
at the base of each diverging part or point I make a circular part over which
I have arranged and fixed a spring which may be made in one or more parts I also
make a center part midway between the diverging parts rising from the base of
Crook-in height from two to three inches in width one inch and half in the
middle part of this center part I make a grove at the base of which I make a
circular part similar to and for the same purpose as those at the base of diverging
parts at the top of this center part I make a claw by turning up the top to form
a catch,
My invention provides for and to make the said loops and spaces catchs and
projections any substance or any shape or any dimensions to suit any class or
design of hooks Also to have any number of any shape on one seperate hook
Also to form them apart from and afterward attach them to the hook-or to
make them by arranging and forming the material of the hook itself as shall be
suitable for the purposes intended-Also to fit them in or on any part of the hook

page_text: and to use any method of fixing to suit special hooks I provide also to vary the
parts and points of Crook as to their number and in their dimensions also as to
their shapes and position so as to suit the various forms of loops and catches―
Also to vary the curvings of the circular part to make them suitable for various
loops and catches Also I provide herein to have the option of making the spring
and claw and center part or otherwise upon certain crooks which may not only not
need need them but may be obstacles in the way of such crooks being used for
certain purposes.
The application and object of my invention will appear if contrasted with
present forms and methods. Now when hanging up weighted hooks the crook is
placed under the top bend of the hook so take up half the space of that bend
consequently leave lessor space to be placed on the bar suspension bar and before
the bend of hook can be fully placed thereon the wedged crook must be drawn
from between the bar and hook which act often causes the suspended weight to
swing and fall with hook attached thereto causing great danger to the operator
and others near Whareas my invention, provides loops or open spaces catches or
projecting parts being in or upon the hook of suitable shapes and dimensions.
Preferably a loop of an elongated oval shape and a catch of about one half
thereof fixed at the back base of top bend because those forms and in that position
will First strenghten the hook in the parts most needing strength Secondly it
will give greater steadiness to and controal over the weighted hook inasmuch as
it is near the bend of it and directly over the suspending weight Thirdly it will
be accessable to the crook from any position Forthly it will not put any obstacle
in the way of placing the weighted hook fully upon the suspension bar. But in
making mention of these forms I do not in anywise bind myself thereto but accept
the full provisions of this my invention.
The same considerations are to be given to the present system adopted in taking
down suspending, weighted hooks-which is placing the crook between hook and
bar forcing up the bend of hook at which critical juncture many accidents
take place.
My invention provides prepared points to insirt into or place under loops and
caches and conduct them to the prepared circular part and by pressing down' the
spring fall therein and so become completely locked in the circular part must
remain so till the action is completed and hook and crook disengaged by pressing
down the spring Thus securing great protection to person and property by their
combined action as well also as greater facilites in useing.
Dated this the twants first of Anau 100%

page_text: For Improvement in and relating to Hooks and Crooks, an
Apparatus Used in and for Suspending Operations and
Purposes.
I, WILLIAM RICHARDS 13 Hanover Square, Sheffield Yorkshire do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO HOOKS AND
CROOKS, AN APPARATUS USED IN AND FOR SUSPENDING OPERATIONS AND PURPOSES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention of improvements in Hooks and in Crooks used in suspending
operations is chiefly to enable the said operations to be more readily carried out,
and to avoid the danger of the hooks slipping during such operations as is often
the case with hooks and crooks constructed in the ordinary manner, and in order
that my invention may be readily understood I annex a sheet of illustrative
drawings.
Fig. 1 represents a Crook made according to my invention.
Figs 2 & 3 represent two of my improved hooks inade with loops.
Fige 4 & 5 represent two of my improved hooks made with catches, and consists
in making and having in or upon hooks used for suspending purposes a loop or
loops or any inner open space or spaces formed or made by being either partially
or entirely surrounded and enclosed and to which a crook shall or may be applied
so used as a loop for the purpose of raising up or taking down weighted books to
or from a suspending bar or any suspending position.
In making and having in or upon any hooks so used a catch or catches or any
projections so formed and made to stand out from the hook as shall or may form
any stopping part or catch to which a crook shall or may be applied for the
purpose of this my invention.
At
In the construction and arrangement of a crook to be used in connection with
the said loops or open spaces and the said catches or projections in raising up
or taking down weighted hooks to and from any suspending position On which
crook I make two diverging points or parts somewhat like the letter V but having
a distended base somewhat rounded see drawing annexed hereto, A. and A 1.
the base of the said diverging points or parts I make and have a circular part B
and B1 over which I have arranged for and fix a spring or springs C which shall
or may be made in one or more parts and so made as to open inwardly or outwardly
and so varied and arranged as be and become applicable to any loops and catches
which shall be made in or upon said hooks.
In making and having a blade or center part between the two diverging points
or parts rising from the base of the crook. D in which I form a grove downwards E
at the base of which grove I form a circular part F-similar to and for the same
purpose as those at the base of diverging points-at the top of the said blade or
center part I form a claw by turning up the top part so as to form or make

page_text: As for suspending purposes hooks of various sizes bendings and of particular
constructions are used so this my invention is intended to be available for and
applicable to any and all such varied hooks so used And I do berein provide for
and claim to vary the said loops and catches and to make and have any of them of
any substance any dimensions and any shape suitable for their intended purpose
and application Also to have one or more of any shape or shapes in or upon any
part or parts of any single; or seperate book-Also to make and form the said
loops and catches either in part or whole apart from and afterward attach them to
the hook or hooks Also to make and form them either in part or whole by so
bending curving and anywise constructing the material of the hook itself as shall
make them suitable for their intended application-Also to use any method of
fixing and arrangeing the said loops and catches in or upon the said hooks used to
suit various purposes.
Also this my invention provides for and I claim to vary any part or parts of the
said crook to make the same useable and applicable to the varied loops and
catches.
To make and have one or more than one of the diverging points or parts upon
any one crook and to make and have it or them of any substance any dimensions
any shapes and to fix them in any position so as to make them suitable for tlieir
intended purposes and applications. And as in the application of crooks to some
purposes the said springs C and blade or center part D may be an obstacle therein―
here provide for having the option of varieng them or either of them in any
parts thereof Also to have the option of making and having either or both of
them or otherwise upon cirtain crooks.
The object and application of this my invention will appear when its provisions
and action are contrasted with the present forms used and methods. adopted in
raising up and taking down weighted hooks. Hooks now used have not any loops
or catches in or upon them to which a crook may be applied crooks as now used
are in general iron rods bent and curved into various forms not having any circular
part into which the said loops and catches may enter-neither have they any
springs to secure the hook from falling The operator when now raising up
weighted hooks places the bended rod under the top bend of hook-which when
lifted up forces itself into the center of the said bend and thus takes up half the
space intended for placing on the suspension bar till the wedged iron rod is with-
drawn from between the suspension bar and hook which withdrawal often causes
the suspended weight to swing so far from the center as to cause the hook to leave
the bar and fall down doing damage to the operator and others near as well also as
damage to property The same applies to taking down weighted hooks which is
done by forcing the bended rod between the hook and bar so liberating the
weighted hook therfrom it falls upon the crook or bended rod, at which critical
juncture there is great danger and for want of a proper place for the hook to pass
into and so steady it and make it secure it slides upon the top of the bent rod to
such an extent as to cause the operator to loose controle over the action so causing
the weighted hook to fall doing serious damage to person and property Whereas
this my invention provides loops and catches of suitable shapes dimensions and
arrangement being in or upon hooks so used. Preferably a loop of an elongated
oval shape and a catch about one half thereof fixed at the base of the top bend of
hook as illustrated in drawing letters G and H these forms and in this position
have many advantages I Strengthen the hook in the part most needing it II Will
give greater steadiness to action and better controle over the weighted hook-
inasmuch as being near the bend and directly over the suspending weight will give
greater facilities for placing it upon the suspension bar III Will be accesable to
the crook from any position IV Will not put any obstacle in the way of placing
the hook upon the suspension bar.
In making mention of these forms and their fixed position I do not in any way
or to any extent bind myself therto-but accept and claim the full provisions of
my invention in the manner and to the extent as herein before stated and set forth.

page_text: The aforementioned illustration shows the combined arrangement and appli-
cation of the various parts of this invention in that is provided therein properly
formed and arranged loops and catches into which the points of the crook may
from any position be insirted or under which they may be placed so causing the
loops and catches to pass into the circular parts herein provided and in so passing
will press down the springs which will right themselves again as soon as the loop
has passed into the circular part and so completely lock it thereon as to make it
impossible to fall therefrom till the action is complete when the weighted hook
may be brought down and liberated therefrom by pressing down the spring.
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
First. The construction and application of loops or any open space useable or
available as loops in or upon or in connection with hooks used for suspending
purposes, substantially as described and illustrated.
Secondly. The construction and application of catches or any projecting parts
which may be used as such in or upon or in connection with books so used
substantially as illustrated in Figs 4 & 5.
Thirdly. The construction and application of diverging points or parts with
circular base therein in or upon crooks used for inserting into loops and placing
under catches in connection with weighted hooks for raising up and taking down
the same to and from suspension substantially as described and illustrated in
Fig. 1.
Fourthly. The construction and application of a safety spring or springs in or
upon or in connection with crooks used in and for raising up and taking down
weighted books as illustrated in Fig. 1. letter C.
Fifthly. The construction and application of a blade or centre part with a groove
therein having a circular base and a claw at the top thereof as illustrated in Fig. 1.
letter D. E. and F.
Sixthly. The right of options as herein before stated of adoptions and variations
so as to render this invention applicable to the varied hooks used for suspending
purposes provided nevertheless in all such adoptions and variations the general
features principles and purposes of this my invention are retained.
Dated the lith dow of May 1886
WILLIAM RICHARDS.