US556270A - Stair-carpet fastener - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

C. E. KENT. STAIR CARPET FASTENER- Patented Mar. 10, 1896.

C fiar ZQJE (75 6712 7 WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. KENT, OF EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

STAlR-CARPET FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 556,270, dated March 10, 1896.

Application filed January 23, 1896. Serial No. 5 76 ,565. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. KENT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at East Liverpool, in the county of Columbiana and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stair- Oarpet Fasteners and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and effective stair-carpet fastener of ornamental appearance which can be readily applied; and it consists of a fastener made up of short rods or pieces of Wire connected together so as to present three points which pass through the carpet and engage the tread and riser of the stairs, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stair-carpet fastener constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a modification in which the ends of the horizontal bar or wire are bent upon themselves to prevent spreading of the other part of the fastener, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the application of my invention.

The stair-carpet fastener is made up of three rods or short pieces of wire A, B, and C. One end of the wire A is bent to provide acoiled or helical portion a, while the other end is formed into a helix a, beyond which the terminal extends and forms a point a the intermediate portion of the wire being curved, as shown. The intermediate portion of the wire B is bent to conform to the shape of the corresponding part of the wire A, and theupper end of this wire B is passed through the coil a and bent at substantially right angles therefrom to provide a point I). The point which is at one end of the coil a and the bend in the wire B at the other end of said coil hold the wires A and B .firmly together at this point. The lower end of the wire B is bent in a manner similar to the wire A to provide a coil 1) and projecting point 12 Through the coils a and b is passed the rod or wire 0, which connects the lower ends of the wires A and B and completes the fastener, which presents a triangular structure'of ornamental appearance.

As it is proposed to use two fasteners above each tread or step of the stairway, a single rod 0 may be employed to extend from one fastener to the other, and when the fasteners are intended to be used independent of each other the ends of the rod 0 are preferably bent upon themselves, as shown in Fig. 2, the terminals bearing against the coils a and Z) to prevent spreading of the wires A and B.

It will be noted that the points a and 17 extend downward, while the point 1) extends rearward, so that in use the former are driven into the tread of the stairway, while the latter is driven into the riser, the rod 0 bearing against the carpet to hold it snugly in place.

It will also be noted that the wires A and 13, connected together and provided with points, as herein shown and described, of themselves provide a complete carpet fastener which can be readily driven in place by hammering upon the coil portions thereof.

A stair-carpet fastener constructed as herein shown and described can be cheaply manufactured, and when plated will present a very ornamental device and one that can be readily applied without requiring the use of screws or other additional fastening devices.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a stair-carpet fastener made up of separate pieces of wire one of the parts being bent or formed into a coil at its upper end and into a coil and projecting point at its lower end, the other part being formed into a coil and point at its lower end and its upper end passed through the upper coil of the first mentioned part from which it extends to provide a point at right angles with the other points,

substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination in a stair-carpet fasten er, of the wires A and B connected together at their upper ends to present a point, as b, the lower ends of said wires being each formed into a coil and projecting point, substantially as shown, and a rod 0 passed through the coils at the lower ends of the wires A and B to conneet the parts, for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination in a stair-carpet fastener, of the wires A and B connected together at their upper ends to present a point, as b, and formed at their lower ends into a coil and projecting point, substantially as shown, together with a rod 0 passed through the coils at the lower ends of the wires A and B, the

ends of the wire being bent upon themselves IO to bear against said coils, for the purpose set forth. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. KENT. \Vitnesses:

FRED S. KENT, S. I. JACKSON.

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