US243898A

US243898A - William hill

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Publication number: US243898A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1881-07-05
Anticipated expiration: 1898-07-05

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(No Model.)

W. HILL, Jr. BROOM HOLDER.

No. 243,898. Patented July 5,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

WILLIAM HILL, JR, OF LIMESTONE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB OF TWO-THIRDS TO J. W. PORTER AND MYRON H. PAXON, OF SAME PLACE.

BROOM-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,898, dated July 5, 1881.

Application filed April 12, 1881. (No model.)

1' all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. HILL, J r., of Limestone, Oattaraugus county, New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in 5 Broom Hangers and Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters or figures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to broom-hanging devices, and the object is to overcome the defects of other forms of hangers and holders.

To this end the nature of my invention consists in means, that will hereinafter be described, for grasping and holding the broom free from contact with anything else.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view of my device; and Fig. 2, aface view, showing the position of the parts while grasping a broom or other handle.

A represents the plate, which is attached to the wall a suitable distance above the floor in any proper manner.

0 O are the arms for grasping a broom-han- 2 5 dle S, a broom-handle. The arms 0 O are pivoted at c c, and work up anddown, or, in other words, work parallel to the face of the plate A. Lugs 9 upon the latter limit the upward movement, and lugs 01 limit the downward movement and serve as supports or rests for the arms when the device is not in use.

Projecting at right angles to and forming part of the arms 0 O are sub-arms or projections 0, which form the real grasping de- 5 vice. The free ends of these projections o are beveled inward, for the purpose of affording an easy entrance for the broom-handle, which is grasped by the edges of the projections, as shown in Fig. 2. I

40 A spring, L, for forcing down the arms 0, is attached to one of the arms at c. The other end is left free to slide in a hole in the projection c. This spring is used to force the projections 0 against the broom-handle.

4 5 If desired,the springmaybe dispensed with but I prefer to use it, as it makes the arms more certain to catch.

A lug, z, is placed between the arms immediately below the spring, for the purpose of protecting the latter from being injured by the broom-handle. It also serves as a guard to protect the walls, as the broom will be held some distance off from it by the lug.

The operation is simple. The arms are supposed to bein theposition shownin Fig. 1,which 5 5 shows the location of the parts when ready to receive a handle. The handle of the broom is now forced between the beveled projections o of the arms 0, which will be elevated by the broom-handle. If the hand be now removed from the handle, the latter will rest by its own weight upon the lower edges of projections 0 and be firmly held in position. If the spring L be used, it will. assist in forcing the projections against the broom-handle. To re- 6 5 move the broom it will only be necessary to slightly lift and at the same time pull it toward the operator, and it will be free. The arms will then be free to fall upon the lugs d. The spring L, if used, will also force them down to the same position, and the device will be ready to receive the same broom or another article.

I am aware that it is not new to provide broom-holders with pivoted jaws that move parallel with the face of its support, which is provided with shoulders or lugs to limit the upward and downward movement of the jaws, and to that I make no claim. My device differs from the above in that the arms are piv- 8o oted upon a flat surface and requires lugs both above and below the arms to limit the movements of said arms.

I am also aware that it is not new to force the jaws together by means of a spring placed 8 5 between the rear projections of the jaws, and this I do not claim.

What I claim as new isl. A broom -hanger plate having pivoted arms provided with projections for grasping go the broom-handle,lugs for limiting the upward and downward movement of said pivoted arms, and a spring for forcing the arms downward, all combined and arranged substantially as described. 5

2. A broom-hanger plate having pivoted arms provided with projections for grasping the broom-handle, lugs for limiting the upward and downward movement of said pivoted arms,

a spring for forcing the arms downward, and

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 10 a lug to hold the broom from the Wall all comhave hereunto set my hand this 7th day of bined and arranged substantially as shown.

3. A broom-hanger plate, A,having pivoted April, 1881. arms 0 O, lugs g and d, and spring L, all arranged and combined substantially as shown.

4. A broom-hanger plate, A, having pivoted arms 0 O, lugs g and d, spring L, and lug z, all combined and arranged substantially as described.

WILLIAM HILL, JR.

YVitnesses:

D. L. LEWIs, M. F. HALLEOK.