A Metal Clip for Displaying a Ticket on Boots, Shoes, and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 20th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Metal Clip for Displaying a Ticket on Boots, Shoes, and other
Articles.
WILLIAM POTTER Shop Fittings Manufacturer 160, 161 Aldersgate Street
London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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I take a piece of thin metal (preferably penmakers steel) size about three and
a half inches long by a quarter of an inch in width. I cut slits in both ends about
a quarter of an inch long. I so shape each end that the slitted parts form binding
springs or clips. I now take another piece of similar metal, size about three
quarters of an inch by a quarter of an inch, at the narrow end of this piece I cut,
shape or stamp two small teeth or projections about an eighth of an inch long, and
after folding them down I take the reverse end of this piece and I fasten or rivet
it to the exact centre of the slip three inches and a half by a quarter of an inch
previously referred to. I take the slip and bend it in arch shaped form-it is now
ready for fastening or affixing to the top of a boot, shoc or other like article by
the binding slitted springs at each end. The small teeth or projections will be
found at the top of the arch ready to receive a card or ticket for window or show
display. The whole can be made in one piece if desired and the teeth or
projections instead of coming at the front can be taken from the centre or back of
the clip.
Dated this Fourteenth day of July 1894
WILLIAM POTTER.
COMT VISI DUITIATION.
A Metal Clip for Displaying a Ticket on Boots, Shoes, and other
Articles.
WILLIAM POTTER Shop Fittings Manufacturer 160 161 Aldersgate Street
London 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:―
I take a piece of thin metal (preferably penmakers steel) size about three and
half inches long by a quarter of an inch wide I cut slits in both ends about a
quarter of an inch long I so shape each end that the slitted parts form binding
springs or clips (see Fig. 1) I now take another piece of similar metal size about
two inches by a quarter of an inch both ends of which I cut shape or stamp with
small teeth or projections about an eighth of an inch long (see Fig. 2).and after
bending or folding down the small teeth or projections I take the piece and after
bending or shapeing it (see Fig. 3) I fasten or rivett it to the exact centre of the
slip three and a half inches by a quarter of an inch previously referred to (see
Fig. 1) I take the slip and bend it in arch shaped form (see Fig. 4) It is now
complete and ready for fastening or affixing to the top of a boot shoe or other like
article by the binding slitted springs at each end marked A. B. The small teeth
or projections marked C C will be found at the top of the arch ready to receive a
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page_text: card or a ticket for window or show display. The whole can be made in one piece
if desired and the teeth or projections instead of coming at the front can be taken
from the centre or the back of the metal slip.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manuer the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
The clip as herein described, whereby a ticket of any size is displayed, on a boot
or shoe in any position, to the best advantage.
Dated this Eighth day of April 1895.
WILLIAM POTTER.