Improvements in Spring Clips.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 4th June, 1894-Accepted, 4th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL DIMIT
Improvements in Spring Clips.
A communication from FÉLIX CHALIGNE, of 154, Rue Oberkampf, Paris, in the
Republic of France.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to spring clips specially applicable for holding the trouser
legs of cyclists tight, for suspending ladies' dresses and also serviceable for other
purposes.
The clip consists of two springs, an outer one and an inner one, the outer one
forming a sort of sheath, in which the inner one slides. One of the extremities of
the inner spring is flat, the other is preferably formed into a spiral and is provided
with a projection with which engages the hooked extremity of one of the arms of
the outer spring so as to prevent the separation of the two springs.
When the clip is to be used, the folded cloth is introduced between the arms of
the inner spring and pushed with said spring into the outer one, the extremities
of which press the arms of the inner spring together and against the cloth.
When the clip is to be taken off, the cloth together with the inner spring, is
drawn out from the outer spring.
Dated this 4th day of September 1893.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
London, Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spring Clips.
I ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 323 High Holborn, London in the County of
Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention, a communication to
me from abroad by Felix Chaligné of 154 Rue Oberkampf, Paris, in the
Republic of France, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention consists in an improved clip, pincers or holder adapted to press
together and thus hold thicknesses of cloth or the like and thus serve as a con-
venient and portable device for holding together folds in skirts, trousers, or other
garments worn by persons of either sex, for instance for upholding or shortening
skirts for walking, or for folding closely and holding the lower ends of trousers for
men cycling riding, or otherwise requiring their trousers to be so held together.
The improved clip or holder consists of two parts, of which the one part is
normally when not compressed in the form of a V shaped band or strip of which
the two arms connected or in one at the base diverge therefrom so that this device
can be readily placed over the edge or edges or over the fold of the thicknesses of
material placed or folded together so that the one arm lies upon the one outer
surface and the other arm upon or in front of the other outside surface in such a
position that upon compression of the two arms together they may meet and
press together the said thicknesses so as to hold them together. The second
part of this clip consists of an outer sheath for the said inner V shaped part,
this clip being similarly shaped but with its arms approached to each other
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page_text: sufficiently, that considering its strength and resiliency with regard to the
resiliency of the inner part, it will when pushed over the outside of the inner
part compress the latter as aforesaid and hold it so compressed until it is drawn
off and the arms of the inner part released. The arms of the inner part may
either of them be so shaped at their ends or otherwise to the better press upon
the material between them when so compressed to secure it from shifting yet
without damaging its surface or texture, and to prevent the clip sliding off when
closed or becoming accidentally displaced. The two parts may also be provided
with means for preventing the outer sheath being completely removed from the
inner part unless so desired.
This device may be carried out and made as shown in the annexed drawing in
which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation or section of the clip open, Fig. 2 is a plan view
thereof.
Fig. 3 illustrates the clip closed upon two thicknesses of material.
Fig. 4 is a cross section on line m'n Fig. 1.
B represents the interior clip of which the arms diverge when suffered to do so.
This part may be made of tempered sheet steel such as spring band steel of suitable
strength, the end of one arm being coiled as at D for the better pressure upon the
material. At a suitable place is made or punched out a nose C.
A represents the sheath of which the two arms embrace the arms of the inner
part B and are adapted to slide thereon. This part A may be made of stronger
spring band steel so as to be more unyielding than the inner part B. One of the
arms of the sheath A is provided with a nose E to come in contact and be arrested
by the nose C so as to prevent the sheath sliding off the part B unless purposely
removed therefrom entirely. The edges of part A may be turned inwards as
indicated in Fig. 4 to more effectually prevent it slipping laterally off the part B.
Although spring steel has been designated, the invention is not confined to the
use of this material, nor do I claim any particular sizes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is ;-
In a device for holding materials together in thicknesses,
1. The combination of a clip with normally divergent arms, with a sheath
having arms adapted to cause the arms of the clip to converge and hold same
.converged.
2. The combination of a clip having two normally divergent arms, with an outer
sheath adapted to be slid upon the said clip and having two arms adapted to cause
the arms of the clip to converge.
3. The combination of a spring clip having two normally divergent arms with
an outer sheath having two elastic parallel or convergent arms, whose convergent
pressure is sufficient to overcome the divergent pressure of the aforesaid arms.
4. The combination of an inner clip B having a coil D, with an outer sheath A
adapted to be slid thereon substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
5. The combination of clip B with nose C and outer sheath A with nose E for
the purpose set forth.
6. The combination of clip B with outer sheath A, the latter having edges
inturned to overlap the edges of clip B as illustrated, for the purposes set forth.
7. The combined clip and sheath constructed as illustrated and described.
Dated this Fourth day of June 1894.
H. J. HADDAN,
Of the Firm of Herbert Haddan & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Patent Agents, etc.