AN IMPROVED LABEL OR TAG HOLDER
Year: 1884

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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I JAMES KYDD a Citizen of the United States, residing at. New York City,
County and State of New York, one of the United States of America, and for the
purposes of this Patent application care of Philip Middleton Justice 55 Chancery
Lane London Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for AN
IMPROVED LABEL OR TAG HOLDER, and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
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This Invention consists of an improved construction of wire holders for attaching
marking tags to woven fabrics, samples, mail matter and other articles adapted for
the connection of tags by means of hooks, the said improved construction being
designed to provide tags that will hold better and be more reliable and durable
and will not be objectionable on account of projecting points as heretofore
constructed, as hereinafter fully described reference being made to the accompanying
Drawing in which :
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of the hook and tag and of a piece of fabric with
an arrow indicating the direction in which the hook is presented to the goods for
attaching it.
Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the hook and tag, and section of a piece of fabric
with an arrow indicating the way the hook is forced through the cloth.
Fig. 3, is a plan view of the holder, tag, and a piece of fabric indicating the
manner of detaching the hook from the fabric, and
Fig. 4, is an end elevation of the holder.
I take a piece of rather stiff spring wire and make a short pointed hook a, on one
end turning it back towards the shank b, a little more than a right angle, and with
a rather short bend from which the point is nearly straight to the end.
From the hook a, the shank b, extends in a straight line or thereabout a suitable
length for the shank and has an eye c, for connecting the tag d, said eye being
formed by turning a loop on the shank, the tag d, is then hooked into the loop and the
wire is coiled once or twice, preferably twice, around the shank b, at e, and from the
last coil it is bent at f, nearly parallel to shank a, and forms a guard g, that extends
along close by one side of the point a, and bears laterally against it by, the "set
of the bend at the coil and a short distance beyond the coil where it is doubled
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back at h, over guard g, forming part i, that extends back towards eye c, about ag
inuch beyond the point in that direction as parts g, and i, extend the other way
but it is not necessary to be exact as to the length of these parts.
The parts i, g, and shank a, are all in or about in one plane except that it is
preferable to have part i, bear a little to the side of part g, on which the point a,
is located as indicated in Fig. 4, so that said point which does not swing past or
above part i, will rest close against the side of said part i, not higher than the
middle of it so that the said part i, constitutes a shield to prevent the point from
catching on the goods or other objects with which such points do catch except
when effectually guarded and protected, and it will be seen that the arrangement
is such that the movements of the hook and the guard with relation to each other
for opening and closing are in a plane. at right angles to the plane of the hook and
its shank.
To connect the hook holder with a woven fabric j, said holder will be held by
the thumb and finger of the right hand and turned over nearly flatwise that is to
say parallel with the plane of the fabric j, but not entirely so while the fabric is
stretched with a little tension by the left hand, part g, of the hook will then be
placed on the upper surface of the fabric so that the edge of the fabric will be
presented to the holder at the angle between hook a, and the part g, when by a
little push of the holder against the edge of the fabric the guard g, will be forced
open by springing laterally, that is to say, sidewise away from the hook and the
point of the hook will be forced back of the edge of the cloth to hook into it by
turning the holder up to a plane, perpendicular to the plane of the fabric or nearly
so as shown in Fig. 3, and pulling the holder lightly in the direction of the arrow
in.Fig. 2..
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When the holder is to be detached from the fabric it is to be again turned over
.parallel to the plane of the fabric or nearly so as seen in Fig. 3, and pushed much
the same as for attaching it but with a turn in the direction as indicated by the
arrow in Fig. 3.
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It will be seen that the guard g, is only required to spring away from the side
of the point laterally for opening to connect and disconnect the hook and the
set of the coil e, which forms the spring of the guard may be such that the
guard may bear with considerable pressure against the side of the hook without
obstructing the opening of the guard for inserting the fabric between the guard
and the hook, and it will also be seen that the arrangement is such that the guard
is effectually prevented from swinging clear of the point of the hook in the plane
(of the hook so that the point cannot be exposed in that way, as in other hooks.
The shank on which the hook is formed may be rigid the spring being wholly in
the guard and said spring is mainly formed by the coil around the shank b.
It will also be seen that the arrangement of the guard to open and close against
the side of the point of the hook in a plane at-right angles thereto ensures. the
retention of the guard in its position at the point of the hook for preventing the point
from catching the fabric and scratching the hands of the person handling the goods
much better than if the guard opened and closed and bore in the plane of the hook,
because in such case the guard is liable to turn to one side or the other and escape
past the point of the hook by the resilience of the guard intended to keep the
guard and the hook in contact, while in this case the resilience of the guard has no
tendency to turn the guard away from its bearing point. .
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I.declare that what
I claim is:
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1 The combination with the hook a, b, having an eye c, for attaching a tag d,
of a guard wire g, arranged to bear sidewise against the side of the hook to open
and close at right angles to the plane of the hook for connecting or disconnecting
the hook with the fabric substantially as described.
2nd The combination with the hook a, b, having an eye c, for attaching a tag d,
of a guard wiré g, arranged to bear side wise against the side of the hook to open

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the hook and having an extension beyond the back of the point of the hook for
a guide to direct the fabric into the angle between the guard and the point of the
book substantially as described.
3rd The combination with the hook a, b, having an eye c, for attaching a tag d,
of a guard wire g, bearing laterally against the side of the hook and having an
extension h, beyond the back of the hook and a return bend i, extending to a point
forward of the point of the hook and also having a lateral inclination from the
plane of parts b, g, in the direction of the point of said hook for overhanging it to
protect fabrics from said point substantially as described.
4th The improved tag holder consisting of point a, formed on wire b, tag eye c,
also one or more coils e, of the wire around shank a, between eye c, and the point,
and also the guard g, i, said guard being arranged to bear laterally against the side
of the hook, also to extend beyond the back of the hook and to overhang and
protect the point of said hook substantially as described. .