similar Hooks.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1886
Complete Left; 1st Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Feb., 1887.
similar Hooks.
I CHARLES JAMES HARCOURT of 223 Moseley Street, Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Brassfounder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of that class of
picture rod and other similar hook in which a complete eye is formed by which the
hook is suspended from a picture or other rod and it relates to a method of manu-
facture whereby simplicity and cheapness of construction are obtained, combined with
the necessary strength in the completed hook.
Heretofore hooks of the character above referred to have been generally made of
metal cast into the desired shape which method of manufacture has involved a
considerable amount of work in dressing and finishing the hooks.
According to my present invention I employ metal which is cast, rolled drawn
sheared pressed or cut into strips of the width required to produce the hook, I take a
sufficient length of such strip and bend it into the form required for the hook and for
the formation of a complete eye or ring. In some cases I bevel or chamfer the end of
the strip where it meets the shank of the hook so as to form a neat joint or I pre-
viously bend a short length at the end of the strip to a right angle or thereabouts so
that when the strip is bent to form the eye, such bent end piece shall lie closely on
the shank of the hook; in either case I bind or secure the parts together at the said
joint by rivetting, soldering or screwing so as to form a complete and strong eye.
If desired that part of the strip forming the hook proper, may be somewhat tapered
in shape.
The section of the strips above referred to may be flat, oval, or flat on one side and
curved on the other, and if desired, the strip may be pressed or otherwise treated to
obtain an ornamental effect.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Picture Rod and other
similar Hooks.
I CHARLES JAMES HARCOURT of 223 Moseley Street, Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Brass Founder 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:-
The invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of that class of 5
picture rod and other similar hooks in which a complete eye is formed by which the
hook is suspended from a picture or other rod, and it relates to a method of manu-
facture whereby simplicity and cheapness of construction are obtained combined with
the necessary strength in the completed hook.
Heretofore hooks of the character above referred to, have been generally made of 1
metal cast into the desired shape, which method of manufacture has involved a
considerable amount of work in dressing and finishing the hooks.
According to my present invention I employ metal which is cast, rolled; drawn,
sheared pressed or cut into strips of the width required to produce the hook, I take a
sufficient length of such strip and bend it into the form required for the hook and for
the formation of a complete eye or ring.
In some cases I bevel or chamfer the end of the strip where it meets the shank of
the hook so as to form a neat joint or I previously bend a short length at the end of
the strip to a right angle or thereabouts, so that when the strip is bent to form the
eye, such bent end piece shall lie closely on the shank of the hook; in either case I
bind or secure the parts together at the said joint by rivetting, soldering or screwing
so as to form a complete and strong eye.
If desired that part of the strip forming the hook proper, may be somewhat tapered
in shape.
The section of the strips above referred to, may be flat, oval, or flat on one side and
curved on the other, and if desired the strip may be pressed or otherwise treated to
obtain an ornamental effect.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings more fully to
describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side view and Figure 2 is a front view view of a picture rod, or similar
hook constructed according to my invention and Figure 3 is a side view and Figure 4
is a back view showing a modified form of construction. a represents the eye of the
hook and 6 the hook proper.
In constructing the complete hook I employ metal which is cast, rolled, drawn,
sheared pressed or cut into strips of about the width required to be given to the

page_text: finished hook; I take a sufficient length of such metal strip and by the aid of a press
bend one end of it into the form required for the eye or ring a and the other end of
such strip I bend into the form desired to be given to the hook b.
In the arrangement shown at Figures 1 and 2 the end a¹ of the strip, where it meets
the shank of the hook b is bevelled or chamfered so as to form a neat joint.
In the modified form of construction shown at Figures 3 and 4 the joint a¹ is
formed by bending a short length at the end of the strip to a right angle or there-
abouts so that when the strip is bent to form the eye a such bent end piece shall lie
closely on the shank of the hook and thus form the joint a¹.
The parts may in either case be bound or secured together solidly at the joint a¹ by
rivetting soldering or screwing so as to form a complete and strong eye a.
If desired that part of the metal strip forming the hook proper b, may be somewhat
tapered in shape.
The section of the metal strip hereinbefore referred to, may be flat, oval, or flat on
one side and curved on the other, or of other suitable section in order to give
additional strength to the finished hook but according to the forms of construction
shown in the drawings, only that part forming the hook proper b is fluted or formed of
an arched cross section in order to obtain that result.
The metal strip may be pressed or otherwise treated in order to obtain an ornamental
effect or for the purpose of strengthening it.
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 :-
:-
A picture rod or other hook formed of metal cast, rolled, drawn, sheared pressed or
cut into a strip of about the width required to be given to the finished hook and after-
wards pressed or bent at one end into the form of an eye or ring such as a and at the
other end into the form of a hook such as 6 the parts being solidly connected together
at the joint a¹ by soldering rivetting or otherwise all in manner substantially as herein
shown and described and for the purpose stated.
CHARLES JAMES HARCOURT.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings,
Agents.