Improvements in or connected with Fittings for Shop Windows and for other Places.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 30th June, 1893-Accepted, 9th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Fittings for Shop Windows and
for other Places.
We, HENRY CLAPHAM BROOKE, of 2 Tanfield Terrace, and CHARLES BATTY
of 20 Howarth Terrace, both of Leeds in the County of York, Shop Fitters, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Our improvements have particular reference to the pillars, sockets, and brackets,
such as are employed in displaying goods in shop windows, the said improvements
being equally applicable to pillars, sockets, and brackets employed for other
purposes; and the object of this invention is to construct the same in such a manner
that the sockets and brackets may be readily removed from or adjusted in position
on the pillar as required.
Hitherto the sockets have been placed one above the other and arranged to slide
up and down on the pillar, consequently should it be required to remove or add a
socket to the pillar, great inconvenience has been caused by having to take down
the said pillar, thus disarranging the whole window.
According to our invention we drill or otherwise form holes at equal distances
apart down one side of the pillar, and the sockets and brackets, which may be of
any suitable length, are provided with a hook or other projection at either end of
Bаme.
These books or projections are formed in such a manner that the upper hook or
projection takes into a hole in the pillar, and the lower hook or projection takes
into another hole situated lower down in the pillar.
The hooks or projections on the sockets and brackets may be of any suitable
form, though we have found that a long hook or projection pointing upwards from
the upper part of the bracket, and a short hook or projection pointing downwards
at the lower end of the bracket, to answer the purpose well.
By the above described arrangement, such sockets and brackets are firmly held
in position without the danger of slipping, at the same time such pillars, sockets,
and brackets are much less expensive to manufacture than those at present
in use.
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BREWER & SON,
33, Chancery Lane, London, and 30, East Parade, Leeds,
Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Fittings for Shop Windows and
for other Places.
We, HENRY CLAPHAM BROOKE, of 2 Tanfield Terrace, and CHARLES BATTY,
of 20 Howarth Terrace, both of Leeds, in the County of York, Shop Fitters, 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 :-
Our improvements have particular reference to the pillars, sockets, and brackets,
such as are employed in displaying goods in shop windows, the said improvements
being equally applicable to pillars, sockets, and brackets employed for other
purposes; and, the object of this invention is to construct the same in such a manner

page_text: that the sockets and brackets may be readily removed from or adjusted in position
on the pillar as required.
Hitherto the sockets have been made in a ring-like form and arranged so as to
slide up and down on the pillar, being fixed thereto in any required position by
means of a set-screw; consequently, should it be required to remove or add a
socket to the pillar, great inconvenience has been caused by having to take down
the said pillar, thus disarranging the whole window.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into
effect, we will proceed to describe same with reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which similar letters refer to like parts in all the figures.
Figs. 1 and 2 are transverse sections, Fig. 3 is a front elevation, and Fig. 4 a
sectional plan, shewing part of a pillar with our invention applied thereto. Fig. 5 is
a part transverse section, Fig. 6 is a part front elevation, and Figs. 7 and
sectional plans, sbewing a modification of our said invention.
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According to our invention, we drill or otherwise form holes A at equal distances
apart down one side of the pillar B, and the sockets C, which may be of any
suitable length or construction, are provided with hooks or projections D D', at
either end of same.
These hooks or projections D D' are formed in such a manner that the upper
hook or projection D takes into a hole A in the pillar B, and the lower hook or
projection D' takes into another hole A situated lower down in the pillar B.
The hooks or projections D D' on the sockets C may be of any suitable form.
At Figs. 1 to 4 we have shewn a long hook or projection D pointing upwards from
the upper part of the socket C, and a short hook or projection D pointing down-
wards at the lower end of the socket C. At Figs. 5 to 8 we have shewn a book or
projection D pointing downwards from the upper part of the socket C, and a short
projection D at the lower end of the socket C.
In order to place the socket C in position upon the pillar B, and referring
particularly to Fig. 2, the long hook or projection D is first placed in any required
hole A in the pillar B, and the socket is lifted upwards until the short hook or
projection D can pass through its hole A, when the socket C is lowered into the
position shewn at Fig. 1, thus firmly attaching such socket C to the pillar B.
Referring particularly to Fig. 8, the book or projection D is placed into any
required hole A. in the pillar B, when the socket C is turned on such hook D, until
the projection D' passes into its hole A, the lip D' taking hold upon the edge of the
hole A as shewn at Fig. 5, thus firmly holding the socket C in position. It will
thus be clearly seen that the bracket or socket C cannot be displaced by a blow
from underneath, as it is necessary to turn the said bracket or socket C at right
angles to the pillar B in order to remove same therefrom.
Although in the drawings we have only shewn our invention applied to one kind
of socket, it will be readily understood that such invention is equally applicable to
any known class of sockets and brackets employed in connection with shop window
and other fittings.
By the employment of the above described arrangement, sockets and brackets
are firmly held in position upon the pillar without the danger of slipping, and any
number of sockets or brackets can be placed upon or removed from the pillar
without disturbing the position of such pillar, whilst at the same time the said
pillars, sockets, and brackets, are less expensive to manufacture than those at
present in use.
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 :
1. The pillar B having holes in same at equal distances apart, substantially as
and for the purposes set forth.
2. The pillar B having holes A at suitable distances apart in combination with

page_text: sockets or brackets C having hooks or projections D D', for taking into the holes A,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. The socket C having hooks or projections D D¹, substantially as described,
and shewn at Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
4. The socket C having hook D, projection D' and lip D', substantially as
described, and shewn at Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the accompanying drawings.
5. The general arrangement, construction, and combination of the various parts
forming our improved fittings for shop windows and other places, substantially as
set forth.
Dated this 20th der of Tune 1902
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicants.