US1664109A - Article holder - Google Patents

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March 27, 1928. 1,664,109

W. N. HOWDEN 7 ARTICLE HOLDER Filed Oct. 20. 1926 Patented Mar. 27, 1928.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM N. HOWDEN, OF SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.

ARTICLE HOLDER.

Application filed October 20, 1926. Serial No. 142,898.

My invention is an article holder to suspend various articles from a wall or the like by a frictional engagement therewith.

An object of my invention is the construction of an article holder made of bent wire or rods, in which the pair of rods which g'rip'the article will have the free ends supported by a relatively rigid cross structure, these gripping rods being movable towards and from each other and gripping through the spring action of the wire.

Another object of my invention is a holder in which the outer'parts are slightly canted upwardly to allow ready insertion of an article and the gripping of an article between the holding ends slightly turns the opposite sides of the holder into a downwardly converging direction.

A feature of my invention is a holder to project horizontally. from a wall or other supporting structure, the holder being preferably formed of a single wire having an eye to fasten to the structure. wires are built outwardlyhorizontally and then substantially horizontally parallel to the wall. Arms extendoutwardly andthen inwardly forming gripping arms, the free ends resting from the horizontal supporting base which is parallel to the wall.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of one type of article holder;

Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of same taken in the direction of the arrow 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 isa side elevation taken in the. di rection of the arrow 3 of Fig. l

Fig. 4 is a plan view of an alternative construction Fig. 5. is a front elevation takenin the I direction of the arrow 5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is aside elevation taken in the direction of the arrow 6 of Fig. 4.v

In the construction of Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the article holder is made from a single strip of wire or rod having an eye 1 by which a screw or the like may secure the holder to a wall or the like. Vertical hanger strips 2 are formed by. the double wire pressed close together and the horizontal supporting strips 3 are formed by bending the parallel wires outwardly horizontally from the wall. Base wires 4 then extend substantially horizontally and also parallel to the wall and are consequently at right angles to the hanger strips 2, this being formed by diverging the two parts The double of the wire. Outwardly extending strands 5 are then formed, these strands converging together, the wire then being bent into inwardly converging strands 6. The gripping strands 7 form a return making a substantial rectangle of the parts 4, 5, 6 and 7, the free ends 8 extending across the top of the base wires 4.

Preferably the base wires 4 have the cor- 11ers 9 slightly bent up above the horizontal. The strand 5 is preferably curved upwardly so that the outer corner 10 is at a slight elevation above the corner 9 and is therefore slightly above the support 3. The strands 6 are preferably slightly downwardly inclined so that the corners 11 are slightly depressed compared with the corners 10 and also depressed slightly below the base wires 4. The grippin strands 7 are slightly upwardly inclined from the corner 11, the free ends 8. as above mentioned riding on the base 4.

, The manner of functioning of the holder of'Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is-substantially as follows:

An article such as abroom handle or Other device to be suspendedis pressed between the corners 11, being guided by the strand 6. .In such operation the gripping strands 7 are pressed apart, the holder bending slightly at the corners 9. The device is then held by the gripping strands 7 engaging the handle of the broom or other article between same. The weight of the article thus pulls dowiiwardly on the gripping strands 7 and gives a slight twist to the holder so that the strands 6 become slightly more inclined than when the device is in the normal. position and also pull the strands 5 slightly together. It is intended that articles to be gripped will distort the holder so that the gripping strands 7 will be substantially parallel when an article is held between same and as the holderis made of resilient material, there will be considerable inward pressure against the sides of the broom handle or the like holding same suspended.

In order to give greater rigidity to the device, a metal band 12 may be placed around the supporting strip 3, thus preventing the two wires forming this strip from spreading apart when an article is wedged between the corners 11 and the gripping strands 7.

The holder of Figs. 4, 5 and 6 is constructed in a somewhat similar manner with an eye having hanger strips 21 formed by the two parallel wiresrand supporting strips 22 also formed of the two Wires in parallel, the latter being bent outwardly at right angles to the strips 21 an'd at right angles to the wall or to the construction. Base.

arms 23 extend outwardly and at thesame time diverge from theends of the supporting strips. Strands 24am extended outwardly from the wall but converge inwardly towards each, the strands 25 which fund 'tion to guide the articles being gripped eX- tending inwardly towards the wall and converging towards each other. I Y

Bent sections 26 fornrpart oi": the gripping strands, having a straight section 27 fornu ing an extension inwardly from the bonds, the free-ends28 of the wire riding on and being supported by the base arms 22. In this construction the base arms 23 are preferably-slightly inclined upwardly so that the corners '29 are slightly above the supporting strips'l 22. The strands 24: are also slightly inclined'upwardly so that the corners are slightly above the corners 29 andabovethe supporting strip 22. The

short strands 25 however. tilt downwardly as well as=convergrngso that the corners 3.1 are below the corners and preferably below the corners 29-and ii desired below the supporting strips 22. strands 26 and 27 are inclined upwardly so that as, above mentioned the free ends 28 ride on the base arms23."

It is to be understood that in both of the illustrations, the relative angular positions of the dillierent strands and wires and the relative positions of the corners are somewhat exaggerated in the drawings to bring out the details of construction. 7 4

It will be seen referring to Figs. 4, 5

and 6-.that the parts 23, 24,25, 26 and 27 form a four sided figure in whi chthe wires the strands mayreadilygive or bend at the corners 29, 30 and 31.

When an article is 'ri) )ed in the holder of Figs. 4, 5 and. 6 it is: guided into position by the strands 25 pressing the corners 31 apart. This may cause a slight spreading of the supporting strip 22 or a bending at thecorners 29. The articleif round is preferably. gripped between the curved sections 26. It is intended in this construction that when an article is gripped by the holder the gripping strands27will-be substantially parallel and the strands 24 bentoutwardly to a greater extent than shown. The weight g of the article tends to' pull the corners 31 (ill , not supporting any article.

downwardly, giving the strands 26 a slightly greater inclination than when the device is If desired articles maybe held. between the gripping strands 27. While the free ends of gripping strands are pressed slightly apart when an article The gripping is gripped, it is to be understood that the metal is of sufiicient rigidity that it will not bend too freely'at the angular corners to allow such ends to spread too Wide apart. Moreover, to prevent such ends from spreading there is a frictional engagement with the base arms and also a slightly forward slope of such base arms.

It will 'be noted that a characteristic fea ture of my article holder is that the free ends 8 and 28 of the'gripp'ing "strands"? and 27 ride on and are supported by base wires 4- and'23, respectively" having, reference particularly tov Figs. land 4.

Thereibre, when a heavy article is engaged;

by the gripping wires,.these wires are prevented. rrom sagging downwardly at their inner free ends. VV'here in the specification and claims I refer to tliefreeendsof the wire or of the grippingwires being ported or riding. on' base; wires, thisfis in tended as a relative characteristic." i

WVhile I have illustratedtwo forms of article holders having slight differences, it.

will be apparent they havef thi same} typical characteristics and that other holders.

could be designed in the same manner al-I" though the shape might be' cons iderably changed. f i *7 i Various changes may be made in the principles of my "invention without departing from the spirit thereof asset forth" in the description, drawings and claims.

WVhat I claim is: i i

1. An article holder com rising a single wire having bent portions ormingsubstantially two rectangles, the base sides'of $11611 rectangles being in substantial 'alinemefit, the adjacent sides of. the rectangles forming gripping strands, the free ends 10f such strands such being, the free ends of the wire riding on the base sides.

2. An article holder havinga single strip of wire, said wire having twotstra'nds'in parallel, means to attach same in a vertical strands forming a vertical hanger strip, 'aq

pair of parallel horizontal strands at right angles to the hanger strip to extendhori zontally from the wall, single diverging base.

arms, a four sided figure formed tyipart oi the base arms,

converging strands, inwardly converging strands and return gripping strands, said gripping strands being adjacent each other and having their free ends riding 011 the base arms.

4. An article holder as claimed in claim 8, the corners of the outwardly extending and inwardly converging strands being at a higher elevation than the junction of the converging strands and the gripping strands.-

5. An article. holder formed of resilient wire having base arms extending in opposite directions and substantially horizonally, means to attach same to a supporting structure, loops formed by the remaining parts of the Wire, the adjacent parts forn'iing gripping strands with. their free ends such being the free ends of the wire riding on the base arms, the portions of the gripping strands adjacent each other being of a lower elevation than the outer parts of the loop spaced furthest from the supporting structure.

6. An article holder comprising wires hav ing means to secure same to a wall, a supporting strip having contiguous parallel wires extending horizontally outwardly from the wall, two base arms extending horizontally and parallel to the Wall in opposite directions and at right angles to the supporting strip, loops formed from said base arms, the adjacent parts of the loops forming gripping strands, the free ends of said strands such being the free ends of the wire riding on the base arms.

7. An article holder comprising a pair of wires extending horizontally from a support, said wires being benttodiverge in a substantially horizontal plane and form base arms, outward and converging strands, inward and converging strands and gripping strands, said gripping strands being adja cent and having their free ends riding on the base arms.

In testimony whereof I have. signed my name to this specification.

W. N. HOWDEN.

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