Improvements in Paper, Letter, and like Clips.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Aug., 1893-Accented, 7th Oct,
1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Paper, Letter, and like Clips.
I, ALFRED AUGUSTUS WOODWARD, of Vittoria Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates to spring clips or holders, for securing or holding papers,
letters and other small articles generally, and consists of the one part, in the
production of the same without rivetting, joint fitting or the like; and in the
second part, in forming the joints of the same; and in the third part, in making
the spring from out of, or in one piece with, the metal of the base or under part.
The said clip is made up of two parts, cut out from thin sheet metal, and
preferably from thin sheet steel.
The one part consists of a bottom plate, fastened from a blank cut out from thin
sheet or strip metal, and is pierced about its middle with a tongue spring, cut out of
the middle of the said blank, which has a middle clearance surrounding the tongue,
other than at its point of connection with the metal of the plate, or the metal of the
blank.
Thus, the tongue spring has its connection with the fore part of the plate,
whilst rearwardly it is free, and when in use, acts or bears upon the rear side
end of the joint part of the top plate or member, as hereinafter described.
This bottom plate has a transversely directed arch or an inverted channel or
channels crossing the said plate about its middle, and within which the flat and
opposite pivots, cut out of the blank of the top plate or top member, take.
The top plate consists of a widened out fore part, and a contracted rear part, the
latter of the breadth of the piercing of the lower plate, and with opposite ears or
flat pivot centres directed outwards from the opposite side of the contracted middle
part of the said top member and adapted to lie within, and bear against the top
inside part of the inverted cross trough, or cross channel or channels, and kept in
position by the upward pressure of the free end of the tongue spring, bearing
against the underside of the top member, rear of the jointing.
The front marginal edge of the bottom plate is turned upwards, with the edge.
presented alike unto a bar, whilst the front edge of the top member comes
rearwards of the said bar, but pressing upon the top plate, hence a crank-like grip.
A thumb lever for the lifting of the top plate, is formed from out of the rear of
the said plate, and which rear part is cranked and turned upwards, and the
extreme tip presented backwards.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1892.
ALFRED AUGUSTUS WOODWARD,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Paper, Letter, and like Clips.
I, ALFRED AUGUSTUS WOODWARD, of Vittoria Street, in the City of
Birminghain, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in spring clips or holders, employed for
securing and holding papers, letters neckties and other like small articles.

page_text: The said invention cousists in the one part, in the production of the said clips
without rivetting, joint fitting or the like; in the second part in forming the joints
of the same, and in the third part, in making the spring of the bottom plate of the
kind as hereinafter described from out of, or in one piece with, the metal of the
base or under part.
The said clip is made up of two parts, cut out from thin sheet metal, and
preferably from thin sheet steel.
The one part consists of a bottom plate, fashioned from a blank cut out from thin
sheet or strip metal, and is pierced about its middle with a tongue-spring, cut out of
*the middle of the said blank, which has a middle clearance surrounding the tongue,
other than at its point of connection with the metal of the plate, or the metal of the
blank.
Thus, the tongue spring has its connection with the fore part of the plate, whilst
rearwardly it free, and when in use, acts or bears upon the rear side end of the
joint part of the top plate or member, as hereinafter described.
This bottom plate has a transversely directed arch or an inverted channel or
channels crossing the said plate about its middle, and within which the flat and
opposite pivots, cut out of the blank of the top plate or top member, take.
The top plate has widened out fore and gripping part, and a contracted rear part,
of a breadth a little less than that of the piercing of the lower plate, and with
opposite ears or flat pivot centres directed outwards from the opposite side of the
contracted middle part of the said top member, and adapted to lie within, and
bear against the top inside part of the inverted cross-trough, or cross channel or
channels, and kept in position by the upward pressure of the free end of the
tongue-spring, bearing against the underside of the top member, rear of the
jointing.
The front marginal edge of the bottom plate is turned or curled upwards, alike
unto a bar or lip, with the front edge of the top member coming rearwards of
the said bar, but pressing upon the top plate so that papers held are cranked in
the grip.
A thumb lever for the lifting of the top plate, is formed from out of the rear of
the said top plate, and which rear part is cranked and turned upwards, and the
extreme tip presented backwards.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents a top side plan of a paper,
letter or like clip constructed and made according to my invention.
The said clip is made up essentially of two parts, and cut out from sheet metal,
preferably from thin sheet steel.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same upon the dotted lines A B
Figure 1, showing the inverted trough part in the lower member wherein the pivot
arms of the upper member bear and work.
Figure 3 represents an underside plan of the said clip Figure 1, showing the
relative positions of the component parts of the said appliance, and how the tongue
spring bears upon the top and gripping member beyond its joint.
Figure 4 is a vertical section upon the dotted lines C D Figure 1.
Figure 5 represents sections of the component parts constituting the clip,
separately.
Figure 6 is the blank of the bottom plate and Figure 7 is the blank of the top
plate or lever, prior to the same being fashioned or shaped up.
Figure 8 represents a like clip as Figure 1 with the same provided with a hook,
instead of an eye or hole at the top for the hanging up of the same.
Figure 9 is a back elevation of the upper portion of Figure 8 showing the hook
formation.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in Figures 1 to 7 of
the drawing.
The said clip consists of two component parts, viz., a bottom or base plate a,
and a top or levering plate b, each of which is fashioned from out of thin sheet or
strip metal. The bottom plate a, has a middle piercing a², partly surrounding a

page_text: tongue spring a¹, made or cut out from the middle part of the said blank, but
having its connection with the plate at a part a³.
The rear part a', of the plate is pierced with a hole a³, for the suspension of the
clip, whilst the fore part boundary edge is turned or curled up into a lip or bar, so
that the papers held are cranked backwards by the fore part edge b³, of the top
lever plate b, coming or taking its bearing upon a part of the plate a, rear of
the lip.
Now sunken crosswise within the sides of the bottom plate are inverted channels
or troughs a', wherein the pivot ears b', of the lever plate b, work and take their
bearings, and form both the centres for the lever plate to turn upon, and also the
means for securing the component parts of the clip together.
The free end of the tongue spring a', presses upon the top incline of the short
arm, of the lever b, above the pivots 6. b is an upwardly cranked rear part of
the said arm 63, and 65 is a presser terminal end. The pivot ears or arms b', of the
lever plate b, are introduced to the back of the base plate, and into the channels a',
by introducing first one of the arms through the boundary clearance of the tongue
spring, and then passing the other arm through the slit piercing a".
In Figures 8 and 9, the primary parts of the clip are the same as in Figures 1
to 7, other than that instead of employing the hanging loop or hole a', as the means
of suspending the same, I employ a hook a°.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tiou, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:
First In a paper, letter necktie or like clip, consisting of two primary sheet
metal members, united together by the joint centres or arms of the one part
engaging within inverted troughs or bearings of the other part, whereby joint
fitting is dispensed with, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly-In a letter, paper, necktie or like clip, making the tongue spring of
the bottom plate having inverted trough bearings from out of the middle part of
the metal of the said plate, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly-A letter, paper, necktie or like clip, consisting of a bottom plate,
having a tongue spring cut cut of the middle of the said part, and with inverted-
troughed cross bearings of the one part, and a top or gripping lever with cross arms
cut out of the metal of the same and coming at the back of the metal of the bottom
plate, of the other part, substantially as described and set forth.
Fourthly In letter, paper, necktie and like clips, the general construction,
arrangement combination, fitting and dispositions of the parts, substantially as
herein described and set forth.
Dated this 23rd day of August. 1893
ALFRED AUGUSTUS WOODWARD,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.