US789218A - Bill-hook. - Google Patents

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No. 789,218; PATENTED MAY 9, 1905.

w. HORNIGH, JR.

BILL HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 9, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HORNIOH, JR., OF ROCHESTER, NEWV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE WHITEHEAD AND HOAG COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BILL-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,218, dated May 9, 1905.

Application filed November 25, 1904. Serial No. 234,317.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HORNICI-I, Jr. of Rochester, in thecounty of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bill-Hooks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to bill-hooks of a lightly-constructed knockdown variety capable of being manufactured inexpensively in large quantities and in which the hook is suitably attached to a card or support, which may bear a picture, calendar, or other advertising matter and adapted to be hung upon a wall or other upright for public notice; and it has for its object to furnish a device of this character that may be cheaply produced and that can be rapidly folded and retained in such folded condition in packing for distribution.

A further purpose of my invention is to provide a means when the device is opened or adjusted for use for securing the hook in rigid position on the card or support and holding it securely against both lateral and longitudinal motion when a bill or memorandum is placed upon it or hastily withdrawn.

To these and other ends my invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of adevice embodying my invention, showing the hook secured in folded position. Fig. 2 is a rear view in perspective showing the hook in place ready for use, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the shank of the hook just before it is slipped into positive engagement.

Similar reference-numerals in the several figures indicate similar parts.

In the illustrations, 1 indicates a card, tablet, or other backing of the same general nature upon the face of which has previously been placed the printing or other advertising matter that it is sought to display and which is provided with an eye 2 at the top as a means for fastening it to a support. back of this card and to each other by means of eyelets 3 (or otherwise) and near the lower edge thereof are two thin metal plates i and 5, preferably circular in outline and superposed, the upper or outer plate 4 having a rib punched from its perpendicular diameter which forms a groove or channel 6 along its inner face. A short distance above the center, but back from the edge of the plate, a further depression is made in the bed of the channel, forming a recess or socket 7.

The hook 8 may beof any desired shape or size, but is preferably made of stiff wire, the

straight portion or shank 9 extending to the rear of the card and passing through the channel 6, to which it is fitted. A short distance from the end a projection or eccentric portion 10 is formed, which is shaped to conform to the socket 7 and is adapted to lie therein.

When it is desired to fold the device into small compass for shipment or other purposes, the shank 9 is moved upwardly and the hook turned in either direction until it rests against the face of the card 1, where it is securely held by slipping the point through an eye 11, preferably formed from a spur on the plate 5, punched through the card; while in preparing for use this process is reversed, and the shank is drawn down until the laterally-extended portion 10 slips into the socket 7, which locks the hook firmly in a plane at right angles to that of the card. The points at which the two plates are fastened together are so positioned as to render the upper plate l resilient about its edges to provide for its slight displacement when the parts slip together, as shown in Fig. 3, and the elasticity of the hookshank also contributes to this end. It will thus be seen that the hook is positively prevented from lateral movement, while any force exerted longitudinally during use would be insuflicient to effect a disengagement of the Secured to the parts, and a stable receptacle for the deposit of such papers orarticl es as it maybe-intend ed to accommodate is the result.

It will be understood that while I have described my device as applied to a cheap article for advertising purposes merely materials and construction 'may be modified to produce a more permanent structurefor attachment to: any of a variety of mountings more or less elaborate without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim as my invention 1. In a bill-hook, the combination with a suitable backing, of a hook movably attached thereto and capable of being folded against the face thereof and means forretain ing it in such position.

2'. In. a. bil-lhook,. the combination with a support. or backing-and a plate: secured thereto carrying the movable hook, of an. eye extending, from said plate for'retainingthe hook against the backing when in folded position.

3. In a biI l-hook, the combination with a.

backing orsupport havinrga guide thereon, a

backing or support and a hook movably secured in a channel thereon, of a socket in said channel and a projection on the hook adapted to cooperate therewith when said hook is moved longitudinally to'lock it against further movement.

5. An article of the character described comprising a suitable backing or support, superposed plates secured thereto having a channel between them to accommodate the shank of a hook, a socket in said channel and an eccentric or projection on said hook adapted to cooperate therewith to prevent rotation or longitudinal movement of the hook withinthechannel.

WILLIAM HORNIOH, JR. Witnesses:

WILLARD RICH, Rossnm. B. Gnrnnrrn.

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