US740046A

US740046A - Picture-molding fastener.

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Publication number: US740046A
Application number: US13189402A
Authority: US
Inventors: Axel F Salstrom
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1902-11-18
Filing date: 1902-11-18
Publication date: 1903-09-29
Anticipated expiration: 1920-09-29

Description

No, 740,046. I PATENTBD SEPT. 29, 1903.

A. F. SALSTROM.

PICTURE" MOLDING FASTENER. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 13, 1902.

10 MODEL.

UNITED STATES l atented September 29,1903.

AXEL F. SALSTROM, OF PA'XTON, ILLINOIS.

PICTURE-MOLDING FASTENER.

SP EOIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,046, dated September 29, 1903. Application filed November 18, 1902. Serial 1T0. 131,894. Qt 0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AXEL F. SALSTROM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paxton, in the county of Ford and State of Illi the same to be quicklyapplied to and removed from walls without injuring the same. The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a picture-molding fastener 'constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to a piece of molding. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the fastener detached. Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating a modification of the invention in which the' fastener is secured. to the molding by tacks. Fig. 4. ma perspective view of another modification of the moldingfastener in which tongues are employed for securing the same to the molding. Fig. 5 is a similar View of another form of the invention in which a tack and-tongues are employed for securing it to the molding. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of amolding fastener constructed of wire and having integral arms. Fig. 7 is a Vertical sectional view of another form of molding-fastener constructed of wire and having horizontal bracingarms constructed of a separate piece of material. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the form of fas tener illustrated in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a'detail perspective view illustrating a modification of the invention in' which the exteriorly-ae cessible eye is located at the top of the mold ing at the back thereof. Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a molding-fastener constructed of a single piece of sheet metal or other suitable material and consisting of a vertical body portion 2, extending above the molding 3 and provided with an opening 4, and the said body portion is provided at its bottom with depending vertical supporting-arms 5 and an outwardly-extending horizontal newing-arm d The bracing-arm 6 is preferably formed by cutting the blank or plate from which the fastener is constructed upward from the bottom at opposite sides of the center and then bending'the partially-severed intermediate portion outward to form the arm 6. The depending supporting-arms 5 fit against the rear face of the molding and are secured to the same by angularly-disposed tongues 7, which are tapered, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and which are embedded in the back of the molding, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The horizontal arm 6 extends forward over the top of the molding and is provided with a perforation 8 for the reception of a tack 9 or other suitable fastening device, which is driven into the top of the molding. Themolding-fastener is hung upon a suitable fastening device 10, such as a nail or screw,

which is received within the opening 4, as indicated in Fig. 1, and this fastening device is located above the moldingto afford ready access to it, and the picture-molding fastener is adapted to be readily hung on the fastening device 10, and it may be quickly removed therefrom without injuring the wall. picture-molding is elevated, the fastener 1 will be practically concealed from view, and in practice it will be constructed of a size to accomplish this end.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings is illustrated a picture-molding fastener constructed substantially the same as that shown in Fig. 2, with the exception of the depending supporting-arms 11, which are provided with perforations 12 for the reception of tacks or other suitable fastening devices for securing the supporting-arms to theback of the molding. The horizontal bracing-arm 13 is also pro- As the I as vided with a perforation 14 for the reception of a tack or other fastening device for securing it to the top of the molding.

In the form of picture-molding fastener illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings the

arms

15 and 16 are tapered and are provided at their ends with lips or tongues 17 and 18, which are embedded in the top and back of the molding. The depending supportingarms 19 (shown in Fig. 5) are tapered and provided with tongues 20, and the horizontal arm 21 is constructed much shorter than the horizontal arms of the previous forms to enable it to be connected with the molding adjacent to the rear face thereof.

The picture-molding fastener illustrated in Fig. 6 is constructed of a single piece of wire which is bent to form the upper body portion 22, and the ends of the wire are bent at right angles to form the

arms

23 and 24,which terminate in tongues or spurs 25 and 26. These tongues are adapted to be embedded in the top and back of the molding. In Figs. 7 and 8 the molding-fastener is constructed of two pieces of wire, one piece being bent into approximately V shape to form the upper body portion and the depending supporting-arms 28, and the other piece being bent into approximately rectangular form to provide a transverse connecting portion 29 and bracing-arms 30. All of the arms terminate in spurs or tongues adapted to be embedded in the molding. The sides of the body portion are provided with bends 31 to receive the transverse portion of the other piece of wire.

In Figs. 9 and 10 of the drawings is illustrated a modification of the invention, wherein the exteriorly-accessible eye for the reception of the fastening device for securing the molding to a wall is arranged at the top of the molding at the back thereof. This fastener, which may be constructed of any suitable material, such as wire or sheet metal, is shown in Figs. 9 and 10 made of a single piece of sheet metal and provided with

arms

32 and 33. The arms 32, which extend over the top of the molding, are bent downward or inward to embrace the same; but they may be embedded in the top of the molding, as indicated in Fig. 7, and the depending arms,which are arranged at the back of the molding, may

' be secured to the same by tacks, or they may be provided with inwardly-extending tongues or spurs adapted to be embedded in the molding. The arms, which are arranged approximately at right angles to each other, are connected at the angle by a transverse body portion 34, which is offset from the molding to form an exteriorly-accessible eye, the molding being preferably recessed or cut away beneath the angle to expose the eye more fully. The inner edges of the upper bracing-arms and the lower depending supporting-arms preferably diverge, as shown in Fig. 9; but they may be made of any other desired configuration. The form of picturemolding fastener last described may be constructed of several pieces instead of a single piece of metal, as illustrated in the drawings.

It will be seen that the picture-molding fastener is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength and durability, and that it will enable picture-molding to be readily applied to and removed from the walls without injuring the latter.

It will be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

It will be observed that by the constructions shown in Figs. 4, 6, 7, and 8 of the drawings the downwardly-extending arms, as well as the forwardly-extending arms, of the device will be provided with integral prongs, barbs, or sharpened flanges adapted to be embedded in the wood of the molding, which is thereby firmly connected with the fastening. It will also be observed that these prongs or sharpened flanges are integral with the said arms and, furthermore, that they are so disposed that when driven into or otherwise connected with the top and back of the molding the prongs or flanges of the downwardly and the forwardly extending arms will be disposed practically at right angles to each other, thus forming an extremely firm and at the same time a very simple means of connection. Now it will be observed that in order to effect this connection it is of prime importance that the downwardly and the forwardly projecting arms he possessed of some degree of resiliency or flexibility with relation to each other. By the usual method of application the prongs or sharpened flanges at the lower ends of the downwardly-extending arms will be first driven into the back of the molding, but at the same time it is necessary in order to insure the proper connection that the top of the molding should lie in contact with the under side of the forwardlyextending arm or arms. Unless this were the case the point of the prong or barb would be in contact with the upper edge of the molding while the barbs at the lower ends of the downward-extending arms were driven. The subsequent driving of the barbs at the front ends of the horizontal arms could not then be satisfactorily effected.

In each of the constructions shown in the figures to which reference has been made the material of which the device is constructed is resilient, and the pronged or barbed arms may thus properly be described as possessing flexibility with relation to each other. By the construction specially indicated in Figs. 7 and 8 the natural flexibility of the material is not wholly relied upon, but the forwardlyextending barbed arms are connected hingedlywith the body having the downwardlyextending barbed arms,'so that a positivelyflexible connection or hinge connection is offected. p 7

What is claimed is- 1. A picture-molding fastener comprising i a body portion-having forwardly-extending and downwardly-extending arms provided with integral means to engage, respectively, the top and the back of the molding, said arms being possessed of flexibility with relation'to each other and to the body of the device,

2. A picture-molding fastener comprising a body portion having forwardly-extending and downwardly-extending arms provided with integral means to engage, respectively, the top and the back of the molding, said arms being'hingedly'connected with each other.

i 3. A picture-molding fastener having flexi AXEL F. SALSTROM.

Witnesses FRANK LINDLEY, LooKn ORUM.