Year: 1887

page_text: I, SYDNEY PITT, of Sutton in the County of Surrey, Gentleman, 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 has for its object to provide a card-clip which is ornamental and
cheap and which is readily used and can be applied easily to a wall or to cardboard or
inside books or albums or to other moveable or fixed surfaces for retaining cards or
documents of all kinds.
The card clip is shewn in the drawing annexed.
It is in one piece cut to the form shewn in Figure 1 from a sheet about one
millimetre in thickness of any metal sufficiently pliable and elastic to serve as a spring
after it has been doubled over on itself on the line a a and afterwards on the line bb
so that the part B overlaps A as shewn in face view in figure 2 and edge view in
figure 3. In this position the strip A presses upwards against the turned over edge B
and forms a nipper, but the end of A presents a flat surface A' on which it is sufficient
to press a finger to release A from B and open the nip. It is consequently sufficient
when the clip has been made fast to press on A¹ to permit of the introduction of a
paper or card between A and B and then to release A¹ for the paper or card to get
firmly held.
It will be readily understood that the forms of the metal piece may be varied
according to taste without altering the arrangement and action above described-it is
equally needless to state that they may be of any desired dimensions according to
requirements the strength of metal used may however be varied according to the
various applications.
For the purposes which I have mainly in view it is convenient to fix the clip
against a wall or to a card or board which can be suspended or bound into a book or
album. For this purpose the part A of the clip may carry externally two or more

page_text: pins placed in any convenient manner and which may be cut from the metal itself-
the pins pierce the card and securely retain the clip to it. Other means of attaching
the clip can also be employed.
The clip can also be used independently without fixing it to any surface.
It has been stated that the form of the parts may be modified-An example is
shewn at Figures 4, 5 and 6. In this case the piece is cut to the form shewn at
Figure 4. Then the part A is first bent back on the line a a and next bent forwards
as a spring whilst B is doubled over on itself. The result is the same as in the
previous case and by putting the finger on A¹ the clip can be opened to pass into it
the papers or articles to be held.
I do not limit myself to the employment of any particular metal provided that it
possesses suitable supplenessand elasticity. It is generally advisable to coat it with
nickel to protect it from the action of the moisture of the fingers.
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 :-
The manufacture of clips for holding cards, papers and such like from one piece of
sheet metal shaped and bent in such manner that its two ends form a spring one
against the other and which can readily be applied to walls or cards or to books or
albums or to other fixed or moveable surfaces substantially as herein before described
and illustrated.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.