Improvements in Clips for Trousers, Ties, Cloaks, and other Garments, and similar purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips for Trousers, Ties, Cloaks, and other
Garments, and similar purposes.
I, ABRAHAM YOUNG of 2 Warstone Terrace, Alfred Road, Handsworth,
Birmingham in the County of Stafford, Tool Maker do hereby declare the nature
of our said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in clips for trousers, ties, cloaks,
and other garments and similar purposes by which such garments may be secured
together or in position very quickly and firmly and just as quickly liberated when
desired.
My clip is generally made from two pieces of metal by preference steel finished
to any desired color. The body part or foundation consists of a strip of metal
stamped or cut out with two arms which are turned up to about right angles with
the base and the strip itself is bent over from behind the arms and brought between
the arms one end of the strip being shorter than the other.
Either or both ends of the spring strip may be corrugated longitudinally cross
wise or diagonally and the edges may be teethed. Between the projecting points
of the arms I pivot a flap which may be formed like the wrist and hand the pivots
being formed by a projection each side of the flap and the heel of the flap is
turned down from the pivot to form a spur to operate upon the back of the bent
spring before mentioned. When the flap or hand is thrown back there is no pressure
on the spring strip and it is in consequence open, but when the flap is carried over
and closed until the spur has described something like the quarter of a circle when
by the action of the bent spring the flap is held and locked tightly down upon the
trousers or other garment or article until opened by hand.
Dated this 4th day of August 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
..COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
'Improvements in Olips for Trousers, Ties, Cloaks, and other
Garments, and similar purposes.
I, ABRAHAM YOUNG of 2 Warstone Terrace, Alfred Road, Handsworth,
Birmingham, in the County of Stafford, Tool Maker, do hereby declare the nature
of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My.invention has for its object improvements in clips for trousers, ties, cloaks,
and other garments and similar purposes by which such garments may be secured
together or in position very quickly and firmly and just as quickly liberated when
desired.

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My clip is generally made from two pieces of metal by preference steel finished
to any desired colour. The body part or foundation consists of a strip of metal
stamped or cut out with two arms which are turned up to about right angles with
the base and the strip itself is bent over from behind the arms and brought between
the arms one end of the strip being shorter than the other. Either or both ends
of the spring strip may be corrugated longitudinally crosswise or diagonally and
the edges may be teethed. Between the projecting points of the arms I pivot a
flap which may be formed like the wrist and hand the pivots being formed by a
projection each side of the flap and the heel of the flap is turned down from the
pivots to form a spur to operate upon the back of the bent spring before mentioned.
When the flap or hand is thrown back there is no pressure on the spring strip and
it is in consequence open, but when the flap is carried over and closed until the
spur has described something like the quarter of a circle when.by the action of the
bent spring the flap is held and locked tightly down upon the trousers or other
garment or article until opened by hand.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated an example of my finished clip and also examples
showing the various stages through which the two portions A and B which compose
the clip pass. It will however be clearly understood that I do not confine myself
either to the pattern or exact configuration as these may be varied without departing
from the principle.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of my new clips composed of the two
parts A and B brought together in their finished condition and in the closed
position.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the same clip in its open condition with the
portion B thrown back at the spring portion A at rest or nearly so.
Figure 3 shows the portion A in its first stage of manufacture with the arms a³
cut out and the ends a¹ and a shaped.
Figure 4 shows the portion A with the arms a bent up and pierced with the
pivot holes a³.
Figure 5 illustrates another step the plate having now the cross corrugations a, a
formed but the corrugations may vary in design and direction.
Figure 6 shows the part A doubled up into its final position ready for receiving
the portion B now to be described.
Figure 7 shows the part or hand B after being stamped to external shape with the
pivots 6 projecting from each side.
Figure 8 shows the same part B with the fingers and wrists raised into final
shape.
Figure 9 shows the same portion B'carried to its final shape by turning down the
heel or spur b³.
When the two parts A and B have been brought into exact shape by passing
through the several processes and tools for that purpose they are brought together
by springing the arms a², a over the pivots 63, 6 when the clip so far as its
mechanical parts go is complete. I generally use sheet or strip steel for the purpose
but other metal may be used and the number of operations may be either increased
or decreased according to the quality and finish of the clip. The action of the two
portions is very simple as the heel; 3 of B is constantly pressed by the bent upper
portion of A when closed as seen at Figure 1 but when open as shown by Figure 2
the spring is at rest as the heel is out of action.
I have named my invention the "Unity Clip."
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
First. The improvements in clips consisting of the spring portion A made and
bent into a such like form as seen at Figure 6 and the portion B whether

page_text: formed to imitate a human hand or not such as shown at Figure 9 pivotted to A as
shown at Figures 1 and 2 and substantially as herein set forth.
Second. The manufacture of spring clips substantially as herein set forth and
illustrated upon the drawings by Figures 1 to 9 inclusive.
Dated this 27th day of October 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.