AN IMPROVED MOULDED ROD FOR SUSPENDING PICTURES, APPLICABLE TO OTHER ANALOGOUS PURPOSES
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Potts, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED MOULDED ROD FOR SUSPENDING
PICTURES, APPLICABLE TO OTHER ANALOGOUS PURPOSES."
Sealed the 9th April 1880 and dated the 13th October 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Potts at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th October 1879.
WILLIAM POTTS, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick. "AN IMPROVED
MOULDED ROD FOR SUSPENDING PICTURES, APPLICABLE TO OTHER ANALOGOUS
PURPOSES."
My Invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in the construc-
tion of a moulded rod, and parts in connection therewith, for suspending pictures
and other like purposes.
The moulding I construct and employ is known in mechanics as the "C" shape,
with a thumbed surface, but the upper and lower edges are terminated by curves of
a circular nature tending inwardly with an intervening space. Each of these
curves exceeds a semicircle.
:-The upper
The bracket for supporting the said moulded rod I construct thus :-
portion in form corresponds to the interior of the said rod. To affix the same it is
necessary to raise the rod somewhat horizontal sufficiently so as to allow the upper
portion of the said bracket to pass between the curves, and falling to a vertical
position it is then secured.
The principle employed in arranging the hook to the lower curve of the said rod
for carrying the pictures is identical.
The advantages aimed at by this my said Invention are simple in its applica-
tion, and more presentable in appearance by having an uninterrupted surface, and
durability with economy.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Potts in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 10th April
1880.
WILLIAM POTTS, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick. "AN IMPROVED
MOULDED ROD FOR SUSPENDING PICTURES, APPLICABLE TO OTHER ANALOGOUS
PURPOSES."
My Invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in the construc-
tion of a moulded rod, and parts in connection therewith, for suspending pictures
and other like purposes.
The moulding I construct and employ is known in mechanics as the "C" shape,
with a thumbed surface, but the upper and lower edges are terminated by curves
of a circular nature tending inwardly with an intervening space. Each of these
curves exceeds a semicircle.
The bracket for supporting the said moulded rod I construct thus:-The upper
portion in form corresponds to the interior of the said rod. To affix the same it is
necessary to raise the rod somewhat horizontal sufficiently so as to allow the upper
portion of the said bracket to pass between the curves, and falling to a vertical
position it is then secured.
The principle employed in arranging the hook to the lower curve of the said rod
for carrying the pictures is identical.
The advantages aimed at by this my said Invention are simple application, and
more presentable in appearance by having an uninterrupted surface, and durability
with economy.
But as my Invention will be best understood aided by a reference to the Drawings
hereunto annexed, I will now proceed to describe the same, reference being made to
the figures and letters marked thereon (that is to say) :-
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 represent my Invention, an improved moulded rod for
suspending pictures, applicable to other analogous purposes.
Figure 1 is a front view elevation of bracket or support; Fig. 2, cross sectional
view of same; Fig. 3, an oblique view of moulded rod and bracket or support;
Fig. 4, end view of moulded rod and bracket, as Fig. 3; Fig. 5, view in cross section
of moulded rod.
A is the moulded rod, in form the front is elliptical, the edges terminating
in arcs A' and A³, in mechanics better understood as C shape; b is the bracket
or support; the curved projection 6' in form corresponds somewhat to a¹, and upon
which it is fitted, as Figures 3 and 4. The hooks for carrying the pictures are arranged
upon a².
Having given a general description of my Invention, nevertheless I wish to
observe that the mode that may be pursued, according to the skill and appliances of
the artisan engaged in the production, the same may be varied extensively according
to the individual taste without affecting the nature of my Invention, which in this
description I have sought to simplify rather than elaborate; for instance, in the
Drawings I have illustrated one of the most economical and yet most durable modes
of manufacture, viz., producing by drawing tools the moulded rod, the exterior
surface of which is brass, the interior iron, the divisional lines indicating the
same.
My improved moulded rod and bracket or support may be made of any suitable
metal or alloy, and any size or length to suit its innumerable application. The
surface of the rod may also be ornamented with tools specially provided.
What I claim as new and original and desire to be secured to me by the herein-

page_text: before in part recited Letters Patent is, the combination and arrangement of the
moulded rod with the bracket or support, herein before described and illustrated by
the accompanying Drawings or any mere modification thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Potts, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty.