An Improved Clip.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip.
I, JOSEPH MARKS NEMEROVSKY, of 10, Gough Street, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Draper, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object an improved clip which is especially adapted
for clipping or holding the bottoms of cyclists trousers for displaying goods
for tie clips and for various other purposes where clips or holdfasts are required.
In carrying my invention into practice I take a piece of flat steel and bend
one end at about one third of its length over onto the centre portion bringing
the two portions where the bend occurs close together the turned over end being
made so as to spring upwards I then bend the opposite end down onto the top
of the portion previously bent over forming a loop where this bend occurs so as
to cause the top to have a tendency to close onto the other turned over portion
which now forms the centre piece. A slot is cut in the bent where the loop
occurs so as to allow the end of the inner portion to protrude through which
is narrowed for that purpose and which forms a means for drawing the centre
spring piece downwards. A portion of the metal cut out of the slot in the loop being
bent so as to project outward to form a handle or thumb piece and a hole may
be made in this thumb piece so as to hang the clip up. By this means it will
be seen I obtain a double action clip as the two turned over portions bear or
clip against one another. A hollow may be formed in the upper portion of the
clip and a corresponding projection on the centre portion or vice versa so as to
form a better grip.
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In some cases I may form my clip out of a piece of steel wire or its equivalent
which is first doubled in half and then bent over in a similar manner as pre-
viously described. Bridge pieces or struts being preferably provided for
strengthening purposes.

page_text: 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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My invention has for its object an improved clip which is specially adapted
for clipping or holding the bottoms of cyclists trousers for displaying goods
for tie clips and for various other purposes where clips or holdfasts are required.
In carrying my invention into practice I take a piece of flat steel and bend
one end at about one third of its length over onto the centre portion bringing
the two portions where the bend occurs close together the turned over end being
made so as to spring upwards I then bend the opposite end down onto the top
of the portion previously bent over forming a loop where this bend occurs so as
to cause the top to have a tendency to close onto the other turned over portion
which now forms the centre piece. A slot is cut in the bend where the loop
occurs so as to allow the end of the inner portion to protrude through which
is narrowed for that purpose and which forms a means for drawing the centre
spring piece downwards. A portion of the metal cut out of the slot in the loop being
bent so as to project outwards to form a handle or thumb piece and a hole may
be made in this thumb piece so as to hang the clip up. By this means it will
be seen I obtain a double action clip as the two turned over portions bear or
clip against one another. A hollow may be formed in the upper portion of the
clip, and a corresponding projection on the centre portion or vice versa so as to
form a better grip.
In some cases I may form my clip out of a piece of steel wire or its equivalent
which is first doubled in half and then bent over in a similar manner as pre-
viously described. Bridge pieces or struts being preferably provided for
strengthening purposes.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated several examples of my clip.
Figure 1 is a side view of my clip made from flat spring steel.
Figure 2 is a front view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 1 shewing a slight modification.
Figure 4 is a front view of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a similar view to Figure 4 shewing a further modification.
Figure 6 is a cross sectional view of Figure 5 taken on the line a―y.
Figure 7 is a side view shewing my clip made from wire.
Figure 8 is a front view of Figure 7.
Figures 9 & 10 are side and front views respectively of my clip made from
wire suitable for a tie clip.
In carrying my invention into practice I form my clip A from a piece of flat
steel by bending the end a¹ at or about one third of its length over onto the
portion a bringing the two portions where the bend a³ occurs close together.
Or the tongue a¹ may be rivetted or otherwise fixed to the portion a² thus
practically being in one piece and this end portion or tongue a¹ is bent so that the
end has a tendency to spring upwards away from the portion or back a³. I then
bend the opposite end at over onto the tongue a¹ forming the loop a where the
bend occurs so as to cause the portion or tongue a to have a tendency to close
onto or bear upon the tongue a¹ which now forms the centre piece as shewn at
Figure 1. The end a of the portion or tongue a is preferably turned slightly
outwards so as to facilitate the fixing of the clip. The slot a is cut in the portion
or tongue a where the loop a5 occurs so as to allow the end as of the centre
portion or tongue a¹ to protrude through which is narrowed for that purpose and
which forms a convenient handle or thumb piece for drawing the centre spring
downwards in conjunction with the piece of metal a³ cut out of the slot, a, and
bent outwards. A hole may be formed' in the projecting piece a so that the
clip may be hung up when used for displaying articles of various kinds and for
other purposes.
By this means it will be seen I obtain a double action clip as the

page_text: tongues a¹ and a act and react together thus firmly holding any article placed
between.
At Figures 3 and 4 I have shewn a slight modification. In this case the
tongues a¹ and a bear against one another along a greater portion of their length
and the end a8, is shortened and the slot a dispensed with. In some cases I
may form one or more projections a¹ or hollows on the tongue at with corre-
sponding projections or hollows on the inner tongue a¹ as shewn at Figures 5
and 6 so as to give the clip a better grip upon the article to which it is attached.
At Figures 7, 8, 9 and 10 I have shewn my clip B formed from a piece of wire
which is first bent in half at b. I then bend the end 2 of this folded wire at
about one third of its length bringing the portions where the bends 63 occur close
together. The loose ends 64 are then turned over onto the tongue 2 the loops b
being formed where the bends occur so that the tongue 6 has a tendency to always
bear upon the tongue & the end b' of the tongue 2 being bent slightly upwards for
the same purpose. For the purpose of holding the parts or back 66 66 an equal dis-
tance apart I connect them together with the bridge piece 67 which also helps to
strengthen the clip. The extreme ends of the tongue 6 are also connected
together by the bridge piece 68 as clearly shewn at Figures 8 and 10. The small
clip shewn at Figures 9 and 10 will be found suitable for a tie clip or the like
purpose.
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:
CLAIMS.
First: The improved clip consisting essentially of the inner tongue a¹ made
in one piece with the back a² in combination with the external tongue or part a
the two tongues a¹ and a acting and reacting together substantially as herein
set forth and as shewn upon the drawings by Figures 1 to 6 inclusive.
Second: The improved clip consisting essentially of the inner tongue b² made
in one piece with the back 66 in combination with the external tongue or part 64
the two tongues 62 and 6+ acting and reacting together substantially as herein
set forth and as shewn upon the drawings by Figures 7 to 10 inclusive.
Third-In a clip such as claimed in the first claim forming a slot in the
bend a for the end as to protrude through the portion cut from the slot being
bent upwards so as to form the projecting piece a³ for the purpose substantially
as herein set forth and as shewn upon the drawings by Figures 1 and 2.
Dated this 13th day of July 1899.
JOSEPH MARKS NEMEROVSKY.
By George Barker,
Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.