New or Improved Mode of Securing Removable Objects to Walls and other surfaces.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Mode of Securing Removable Objects to Walls and
other surfaces.
I, FRANCOIS MARIE RUSCON, of 8 and 10, Place au Bois, Annecy, Haute Savoie,
in the Republic of France, Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Until now objects placed on buildings in general, walls, partitions, ceilings and
the like or anywhere else, also those which it is desired to place temporarily are
fixed direct or stuck on. Some are nailed or screwed on, others are fixed by
means of wooden brackets. In the event of it being desired for any purpose to
take away, to replace, to displace, to put back objects placed or stuck on and even
objects nailed or screwed, great inconvenience often arises, for instance a tenant
is often obliged to leave some object behind which belongs to him.
The object of the present invention is to provide a new mode of fixing any
object on any surface whether inclining or not. The characteristic of this new
manner of fixing is that one is enabled to take away or to place the following
objects: brackets, supports, balconies or the like for buildings, curtain rests,
shelves, ornaments for the interiors of rooms or like objects without in anywise
defacing either the surface which is to receive the projecting objects or the objects
themselves.
To carry out my new system of fixing I make use of three pieces, each of which
plays a distinct part: the first is that which is fixed to the building once for
all on the surface intended to receive the projecting object. This first piece
will present a hole suitable according to the nature of the pieces to be ultimately
fixed. The second is that which covers the first piece on the facings of the
surface, when the projecting object is not put in its place. Finally the third piece
is that which is in relation to the said projecting object or the object itself
and which penetrates the hole in the first piece when the second has been
taken away.
In one modification applicable to the walls of buildings I bore a hole in the
surface of the wall in which I fix by appropriate means a hollow plug made of
metal or other substance, and having at its extremity towards the facing of the
wall an internally screwed part. When this plug is not required for placing a
projecting piece on the facings of the wall a screwed bolt will be inserted in
the screwed part the head of which will carry an ornament in keeping with the
facing. This ornament which can be flat or in relief will contribute to the
enhancement of the mural decoration. If at a given moment I wish to place a
projecting object from the wall I only require to unscrew the ornament and to
replace it by the projecting object which carries a screwed stem so as to screw into
the screwed part in the hollow plug in the wall. The interior and exterior shapes
of these different pieces can of course be varied without limit. I reserve to myself

page_text: the right to place a band of india-rubber or of other plastic material on the pieces
so as to protect or preserve them. With this mode of fixing a bolt or cottar may
be used to prevent the stem unscrewing. As is evident the means of fixing may be
of any kind and will depend upon the nature of the surface. If for example it is
a question of wood I may use a plug whose exterior surface carries a screw
of wood.
In another modification the holding plug is permanently fixed by some means or
other to the interior of the surface which is to receive the projecting piece, but it
has no screw internally, and the fixing of the stem piece to the interior of this
plug is effected by means of a spring placed in the interior of the hollow plug
and bearing on the stem of the projecting piece. This spring may have one or
more projecting parts which are placed in holes made in the stem piece. The
sections of the various parts may be varied as also the shape of the spring and
that of the projecting parts. Furthermore the spring may be placed
either on the fixed plug or Oll the movable
stem piece.
Another
variation consists in the employment of a simple bolt or key allowing
the stem piece to be fixed to the interior of the hollow plug,
which can be fixed by some means in the surface on which the
projecting piece is to be fixed.
The stem piece may be supported by a bracket arm leaning on a plate placed
against the facing of the wall surface.
In the foregoing description I am supposed to be applying my new manner of
fixing on the surfaces already constructed. In the case of a new building or of
extensive alterations it would be possible during the construction to prepare the
necessary space to receive the provisional piece or the projecting object."
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CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
Chartered Patent Agents,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents for the Applicant.
New or Improved Mode of Securing Removable Objects to Walls and
other Surfaces.
I, FRANCOIS MARIE RUSCON, of 8 and 10, Place au Bois, Annecy, Haute Savoie,
in the Republic of France, Brewer, 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 :-
Until now objects placed on buildings in general, walls, partitions, ceiling and
the like or anywhere else, also those which it is desired to place temporarily are
fixed direct or stuck on. Some are nailed or screwed on, others are fixed by
means of wooden brackets. In the event of it being desired for any purpose to
take away, to replace, to displace, to put back objects placed or stuck on and even
objects nailed or screwed, great inconvenience often arises, for instance a tenant
is often obliged to leave some object behind which belongs to him.
The object of the present invention is to provide a new mode of fixing any
object on any surface whether inclining or not. The characteristic of this new,
manner of fixing is that one is enabled to take away or to place the following

page_text: objects: brackets, supports, balconies or the like for buildings, curtain rests,.
shelves, ornaments for the interiors of rooms or like objects without in anywise
defacing either the surface which is to receive the projecting objects or the objects
themselves.
To carry out my new system of fixing 1 make use of three pieces, each of which
plays a distinct part: the first is that which is fixed to the building once for
all on the surface intended to receive the projecting object. This first piece
will present a hole suitable according to the nature of the pieces to be ultimately
fixed. The second is that which covers the first piece on the facings of the
surface, when the projecting object is not put in its place. Finally the third piece
is that which is in relation to the said projecting object or the object itself
and which penetrates the hole in the first piece when the second has been
taken away:
In one, modification applicable: to the walls of buildings, and as shown at
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, I bore a hole in the surface of the wall A'
in which I fix by appropriate means a plug A made of metal or other substance
hollowed out at a, and having at its extremity towards the facing of the wall
an internally screwed part a¹. When this plug A is not required for placing a
projecting piece on the facings of the wall a screwed bolt will be inserted in
the screwed part the head of which will carry an ornament in keeping with the
facing. This ornament which can be flat or in relief will contribute to the
enhancement of the mural decoration. If at a given moment I wish to place a
projecting object from the wall I only require to unscrew the ornament and to
replace it by the projecting object which carries a screwed stem B so as to screw
into the screwed part al in the hollow plug A in the wall A'. The interior and
exterior shapes of these different pieces can of course be varied without limit. I
reserve to myself the right to place a band of india-rubber or of other plastic
material on the pieces so as to protect or preserve them. With this mode of fixing
and as shown at Figure 2 a bolt or cottar C may be used to prevent the stem B
unscrewing. As is evident the means of fixing may be of any kind and will
depend upon the nature of the surface. If for example it is a question of wood I
may use a plug A whose exterior surface carries a wood screw as shown at
Figure 3.
In another modification the holding plug A is permanently fixed by some means
or other such as is shown at Figure 4 to the interior of the surface which is to
receive the projecting piece, but it has no screw internally, and the fixing of the
stem piece B to the interior of this plug is effected by means of a spring D placed
in the interior of the hollow plug and bearing on the stem B of the projecting
piece. This spring may have one or more projecting parts as d which are placed
in holes made in the stem piece B. The sections of the various parts may be
varied as also the shape of the spring and that of the projecting parts. Further-
more the spring D may be placed either on the fixed plug A or on the movable
stem piece B. Another variation shown at Figures 5 and 6 consists in the
employment of a simple bolt or key E allowing the stem piece B to be fixed to the
interior of the hollow plug A, which can be fixed by some means in the surface on
which the projecting piece is to be fixed. Figure 7 shows a mode of fixing the
stem B and plug A to any surface. In this example the stem piece B is supported
by a bracket arm G leaning on a plate H placed against the facing of the wall
surface and having a notch or catch to receive the lower end g of the arm G.
Figure 8 shows the new mode of fixing to a wall face as applied for carrying
insulators for telegraph wires, flag posts and the like.
In the foregoing description I am supposed to be applying my new manner of
fixing on the surfaces already constructed. In the case of a new building or of
extensive alterations it would be possible during the construction to prepare the
necessary space to receive the provisional piece or the projecting object.'
My new mode of fixing as will be seen from what precedes renders movable most
objects which were formerly reputed to be immovable.

page_text: 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:
The mode of securing projecting objects to walls or like surfaces by means of a
tubular plug permanently made fast within the wall face and having a removable
stem piece fitted and held therein substantially as described.
Dated this 13th day of April 1898.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
Chartered Patent Agents,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents for the Applicants.