US1049128A - Hanger. - Google Patents

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E. MOORE.

HANGER.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

EDWIN Moons, or PmmnELPHI-A, PENNSYLVANIA,-*AssIoNonTo noemt PUSH-PIN l COMPANY, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A COPQRATION 0F vIPIEITITSYIJ- VANIA.

` HANGER..

specification oftettersratent.. Patented Dec.31,191 2.

Appueaapn mea Maren s, 1909. semi No. 482,067.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented I mprovements in Hangers, of which the following is a specication.

The object of my invention is to constructa hanger by which-heavy articles, such as pictures and the like, can be sus. pended from a wa.ll;`the hanger being vcarried by a comparatively light nail or brad. This object I attain in the following manner, referenceV being had to the accompanyA ing` drawing. in which:-

Figure l, is a sectional view of a lath and plastered wall showing my improved hanger in position; Fig. 2, is a. detached perspective view of `the hanger and the nail from whichv it is suspended; Fig. 3, is a front view; Figs; 4 and 5, are views of one modiication of the invent-ion; and Fig. 6, is a perspective view of another modification.

A is the hanger made, in the present instance, of sheet metal bent intoshape, having a hooked portion a at the lower end from which the picture or other article is hung. This hook is preferably curved trans` versely, forming a slight stifening rib as at o. The flat body portion of the hanger is twisted at a2 t-o form two parts or sections at rightangles to each other, andthe eX- treme upper-,end a3 of one part is rolled up or turned over to form a channel a4 inclined at an angle of less than 90 to the general line of the hanger, for the reception of a nail B. As a consequence of this construction the nail placed in this channel may be driven at anV angle of less than 90 degrees with the plane of t-he back face of the hanger. The nail is preferably made of steel, having a sharp point b and a head b of any form desired. The nail is comparatively small and is driven into the plaster and, by preference, a short distance int-o thelath, as illust-rated in Fig. l, as it is essen tial that the point of the nail should be held 'so that when a weight is suspended from the hook of the hanger the hanger will have a tendency to press rmly against the walland the hold of the point of the nail will prevent any downward movement. The angle in which the nail is driven is such that there is no tendency of the nail to turn 0n its point and break or tear the plaster, and the fastening will hold unless the weight is suiiicient to carry the entire nailand hanger bodily down with it, tearing the lath aswell as theplaster or other intervening material. The inclined' channel 'a4 also acts as a guide in driving the nail, as the nail must be driven at the proper angle` and .this can be done bv a person whether experienced or not in driving nails.

The hanger can be made of very light material, as the part which receives the greatest strain is directly under the channel a4, but at this point themetal is set on edge and bent at the point a2 toform the hook; the hook being strengthened by shaping it as above set forth.

In some instances the upper end which is bent to form the channel a* 'may be secured to the body of the hook by soldering, or a tongue c may be formed-*on the end lof the' body a', as illustrated in Fig. 4, and passed through an opening c and riveted thereto, as shown in Fig. 5., and in some instances a sharp projection Z may be formed at the back of the hooked ort-ion by punching out the metal and ben ing it asl illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, to prevent the hook swinging when once in place.

Where a very heavy article` is to be suspended the hanger may be made as shown in Fig. 6, the hanger A2 in this instance having two arms e, e, each of which terminates in a channeled head c arranged at an angle similar to' that in Fig. l, andthe hooked portion of the hanger may be made in the same manner as the hook a in Fig. l.

It will be understood that the nail'is preferably made of steel and very sharp, consequent-ly it can be readily driven into the plaster, wood or even into brick for a given distance sufficient to allow the point to embed itself to resist any downward pull due to the weight of the object being hung on the hanger` and a. nail of this kind makes a comparatively small hole and consequently the plaster or paper is not disiigured, and when the nail is drawn the hole is so small as not to be perceptible to the casual observer. l

I claim:-

1. A hanger formed of a strip of substantially at material having a hook at one end and bent to form a nail-receiving channel at the other end, said strip being given a quarter-twist to cause that portion of the strip which includes and is adjacent the nail-re- Vtionjat right angles thereto bein same plane to lie parallel with an against' oeiving portion, to stand at right angles to l jthe hook-containing portion and edgewise f to the wall or supporting' surface, the back of the hook and theback edgeof the porin the the Wall or supporting surface.

2. A hanger having a fiat body portion twisted to form two parts at rightangles to each other and bent at its lowei'tportion to form a hook, the upper end /of the body having an opening and being shaped to form an inclined nail channel; said end having a tongue fitting said opening.

^ `3. A hanger having three arms; the lower arm being in the form of a hook; the two side arms being each twisted to form two parts at right angles to the plane of the lowery arm and the upper end of each side arm having a-n inclined passageway for the reception of a nail. A

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification', in the presence'of two subscribing witnesses.

' EDWIN MOORE. Witnesses WM. E; SHUPE, l WM. A. BARR.

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