An Improved Combined Clip and Hold-fast therefor.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1895-Accepted. 13th Apr., 1595
. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Clip and Hold-fast therefor.
I, CHARLES SICHLER, of 49 Spitalgasse Bern, in the Republic of Switzerland,
Tailor 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 relates to a clip with holdfast-hook or hooks and is intended to
serve as a means for connecting two objects or two portions of one and the same
object.
In the annexed drawing this device is illustrated, Fig. 1 representing an elevation,
Fig. 2 a cross section, Fig. 3 a longitudinal section and Fig. 4 an end view thereof.
The pine connects the clip arms a and b together, while on the elongated
rearward extension of the arm a the hooking device is arranged rotatably upon
the pin f.
The meeting ends of the two clip-arms a and b provided with teeth 9 and g¹, are
pressed together by means of the spring i surrounding the pin e. The hooking
device proper consists of the lever k arranged pivotally upon the pin f. It is
provided with one or a number of hooks l. By the spiral spring m arranged upon
the pin f, the lever k is pressed continually against the prolonged portion of the
clip-arm a, while the hooks project through and have at the same time their
pointed ends recurved to lie in the slots n in the clip-arm, a whereby it is impossible
for any injury or damage to be effected by the points of the hooks / as long as the
lever lies on the clip-arm a.
This clip with hooking device, which is especially designed to be used for fitting
or trying on articles of dress, such as mantles, coats, waistcoats and the like, but
which may also be used for any other suitable purpose for instance for fixing serviettes,
scarves or the like, is first by means of the clip fixed to one of the parts to be
connected (for instance to the one half or side of an article of dress) then, while
simultaneously moving the device toward the other part to be connected to the
first one (for instance the other half of the respective article of dress) the free end
of the lever k is lifted so that the hooks / will pass out of the slots n of the clip-
arm a and thus allow of the insertion of the respective stuff, or whatever it may
be, between the hook or hooks and the clip-arm.
On now releasing again the lever k it will yield to the pressure of the spring m
and thus the hooks will return into their original position penetrating the inserted
object or stuff so that the clip device is held fast on the respective object and
thus a firm connection of both parts or objects is secured.
In order to release again the hooking device, it is only necessary to lift up the
lever k and simultaneously to remove the clip from that part on which it is fixed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
A combined clip and hooking device having in addition to the clip-arms a lever
pivotally arranged on a rearward extension of one of the two clip-arms, said lever
being held thereto under spring pressure and provided with one or a plurality of

page_text: hooks for the purpose of enabling two objects or two parts (separate or not) of the
same object to be fastened or connected substantially as described.
Dated this 13th day of February 1895.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to the Applicant.