An Improved Suspender for Carrying by. Hand Parcels Tied with String.
Year: 1885

page_text: An Improved Suspender for Carrying by. Hand Parcels Tied
with String.
I ALFRED GENT of 18 Lichfield Rd. Cricklewood, in the County of Middlesex
Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for AN
IMPROVED SUSPENDER FOR CARRYING BY HAND PARCELS TIED WITH STRING, to
be as follows:-
A strip of flexible material is cut parallel, or cut broad in the centre and tapering
towards the ends-This strip is then doubled over the ends being brought together
and thus forming a loop to freely admit the fingers, hand, or arm-The loop may
be of web, leather, or any other suitable material. At the ends of the material
forming the loop, I fix a metal connection having a hook or hooks of novel con-
struction and in one piece, which may be formed of wire or stamped out of sheet
metal. The string with which a parcel is tied, being caught by the hook or hooks,
forming part of the metal connection, the parcel is caused to be suspended therefrom
and conveniently carried.

page_text: An Improved Suspender for Carrying by Hand Parcels Tied
with String.
I ALFRED GENT of 18 Lichfield Road Cricklewood in the County of Middlesex
Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention for "AN IMPROVED
SUSPENDER FOR CARRYING BY HAND PARCELS TIED WITH STRING" and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described. and ascertained
in and by the following statement:―
A strip of flexible material is cut parallel or cub broad in the centre and tapering
towards the ends, this strip is then doubled. over, the ends being brought together
and thus forming a loop, to freely admit the fingers, hand, or arm. The material
forming the loop may be of web, leather or any other suitable material. At the
ends of the material forming the loop I fix a metal connection in one piece, having
a hook or hooks which may be formed of wire, or stamped out of metal plate The
string by which a parcel is bound & tied being caught by the hook or hooks,
forming part of the metal connection, the parcel is caused to be suspended there-
from and conveniently carried.
Referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate this invention, wherein
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the suspender, and Fig. 2 a side view of same, having the
loop A formed of a parallel strip of web, doubled over, the ends being brought
together and fitted with the metal connection B which is formed of a single ply of
wire, bent to a triangular figure-the ends meeting side by side at a and bent
upwards side by side forming a hook b the points c are bent inwards. One end of
the material forming the loop is folded round the metal connection at d and
terminates at e, the other end is closed at fand the three thicknesses are firmly
stitched the whole width at g, above the metal connection thus securing it to the
ends of the loop. When the suspender is in use the string of the parcel is readily
inserted at h and the spring of the wire prevents it becoming detached.
Fig. 3, shews part elevation of similar suspender with different form of metal
connection. Fig. 4, is side view of same. The loop A is the same as in Fig. 1.
The metal connection C is formed of wire having the straight part a to connect
with the ends of the loop. The ends of said connection are bent down at right
angles to the straight part a, and bent upwards forming the hook 6 on each side,
then downwards with the point c bent inwards. The string of the parcel being
inserted at g. the spring of the wire preventing it becoming detached. Instead of
securing the metal connection C to ends of loop A by stitching, as in fig. 1, holes
may be punched and eyelets inserted at h. h. and rivetted over.
Fig. 5, shews part elevation of similar suspender with different form of metal
connection and Fig. 6, side view of same. The loop A is the same as in Fig. 1.
The metal connection D is stamped out of plate, the strip a is stamped out flat
with the other part and bent up to form hook b, the end c being turned inwards.
The string of the parcel is inserted at d. The opening e is provided to admit one
end of the loop which is folded round the bar f and terminates at g. The other
end is closed at h, and may be secured as specified in fig. 1, or fig. 3.

page_text: Fig. 7 shews elevation of suspender and Fig. 8 side view of same, having the
loop B and metal connection E. The loop is formed of a strip of flexible material
cut broad in the centre and tapering towards the ends, then doubled over-the ends
brought together & punched and fitted with eyelet a, by which means the ends of
the loop are held together. The metal connection E is of wire, one end being bent
upwards forming the hook b. the other end downwards & at right angles, forming
the hook c (dotted lines) the point of said hook is passed thro' the eylet a, then by
pressure the book is closed up as shewn at e and thus securing the metal connection
to end of loop. The string of parcel is caught by hook at d, the spring of the wire
allowing it to pass into the hook.
same.
Fig. 9, shews part elevation of similar suspender and Fig. 10 side view of same,
having the loop B same as in Fig. 7, and fitted with metal connection F, this is
formed of round wire, one end is bent upwards forming hook b. the other end c
(dotted lines) is split down the centre, some distance from the end. These split
ends are bent outwards and downwards to positions d. d. (The holes a. a. having
been previously punched in ends of loop B) The ends thus turned down are
passed thro' the holes a. a. in ends of loop and pressed to the sides of the metal
connection as shewn at e. e. and thus securing said connection to ends of loop.
Fig. 11, shews part elevation of similar suspender, and Fig. 12, side view of
The loop B is the same as in Fig. 7, having holes punched in the ends and
fitted with the metal connection G. This is formed of half round wire bent into a
loop at h, well sprung in at the neck b. b. one end of wire c (dotted) terminating
straight, the other end bent up forming the hook d. The ends of loop B are held
together, then the point c of metal connection is passed through the holes a. a. the
ends of loop B being brought well up into the neck h of the metal connection G.
The straight end c is then pressed behind the point of the hook at e and retained
in that position by the spring of the wire. The string of the parcel is easily
inserted at f, by pressing against g, and can be disengaged by same means..
The loop A and B. of suspender may be in various lengths.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A suspender for carrying by hand parcels tied with string, consisting of a loop
formed of a strip of flexible material, the ends being brought together and fitted
with a metal connection provided with a hook or hooks, substantially, as shewn
and described.