An Improved Appliance for Suspending Tools and other Articles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 19th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Appliance for Suspending Tools and other Articles.
We, RICHARD MELHUISH, of 84, 85, and 87 Fetter Lane, London, E.C.,
Engineer and JOSHUA HENRY EDWARDS, of 55 Minford Gardens, West
Kensington, London, W., Artisan do hereby declare the nature of our said
invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to manufacture an improved appliance for
suspending tools and other articles in tool chests, and upon shelves, boards or
walls.
Our invention consists of a pair of brackets (preferably formed of brass) bent (or
cast) to a right angle or thereabouts. These brackets are perforated to receive a
screw, by which they are held to the support. One portion of each bracket stands
out at right angles or thereabouts to the support, and the brackets are capable of
pivoting upon the screw, so that the opposite portions of the brackets may assume
any required angle, thus automatically accommodating the two sides of the appliance
to the form of the article to he suspended.
In using the invention the article is passed in between the projecting arms of the
brackets, and is thereby sustained ready for future use.
The invention is especially applicable for centre bits, chisels, screw drivers, drills,
brad awls and other tools; and, by slight modifications in dimensions and form, it
may be adapted for holding umbrellas, parasols, walking sticks, and many other
articles.
Dated 19th January 1891
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Appliance for Suspending Tools and other Articles.
We, RICHARD MELHUISH, of 84, 85 and 87 Fetter Lane, London E.C.
Engineer, and JOSHUA HENRY EDWARDS, of 55 Minford Gardens, West
Kensington, London, W., Artisan, do hereby declare the nature of said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of our invention is to manufacture an improved appliance for
suspending tools and other articles in tool chests, and upon shelves, boards or
walls.
Our invention consists of a pair of brackets formed of brass or any other suitable
metal or material, and bent (or cast) to a right angle or thereabouts.
These brackets are perforated to receive a screw, by which they are held to the
support. One portion of each bracket stands out at right angles or thereabouts to
the support, and the brackets are capable of pivoting upon the screw, so that the
opposite portions of the brackets may assume any required angle, thus automatically
accommodating the two sides of the appliance to the form of the article to be
suspended.
In using the invention the article is passed in between the projecting arms of the
brackets, and is thereby sustained ready for future use.
The invention is specially applicable for centre bits, chisels, screw drivers, drills,
brad awls and other tools; and, by slight modifications in dimensions and form, it
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page_text: may be adapted for holding umbrellas, parasols, walking sticks, and many other
articles.
In most cases the material of which the appliance is manufactured possesses
sufficient spring power to suspend the article, but in some cases we find it advan-
tageous to add a spiral or other spring thereto.
And in order that our said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 shows our appliance screwed to a board, pivoted at a. bb are the two sides
or leaves of the appliance, with a tool held between the same, such as a brace bit,
shown in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is;
The improved appliance for suspending tools and other articles, substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicants.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicants.