AN IMPROVED LOOSE PAPER CLIP to be as follows,
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I CHARLES HENRY BRAMPTON, of the firm of F. Brampton and Company of
No 14 Oliver Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for "AN IMPROVED LOOSE PAPER CLIP
to be as follows, that is to say:-
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My Improved clip is for the purpose of securely holding a number of loose papers
without any pretence to binding them as is the case with our Binders for which
Letters Patent No 2642 and dated 28th day of May 1883 was granted The
purpose for which my clip is more especially adapted is for holding papers such as:
invoices and letters requiring further attention the same day or at an early period
while in an intermediate state and before being placed in the binders before
mentioned and they would thus serve as and adjunct to the said Binders. They
are also well adapted for holding various kinds of forms in frequent use and which
require protecting from the dust, indeed, the range of usefulness for such.a clip is
very wide.
My clip is made to suit all sizes of papers and is formed with a foundation made
from any stiff material such for instance as pasteboard; cardboard, timber or metal.
Connected with one edge (the left hand by preference) is a spring or springs or
series of springs which are either curved round to clip the papers or the springs
may be attached to a flap or flaps which press upon the papers. In either case:
however a cover flap is hinged or connected with the said spring or springs or flap
in such a manner that it will easily open sufficiently wide to allow the papers to
be read. When however this cover flap is opened it rests upon the flap or spring
or springs in such a manner that it becomes a lever in (say) the left hand so that
as it is pressed back it lifts or opens the spring or springs or flap so that one or
more of the papers may be easily drawn out without interference with the
remainder of such papers as there are no pins to pierce the papers.
It will thus be easily understood that a bundle or handful of papers may be
placed in one of the lever cover clips in a moment and the clip may be then thrown
across a desk or room or sent to any other department with safety A number
might be then drawn out by pressing the lever cover back and the remainder still
left secure.
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DIECIFICATION.
I CHARLES HENRY BRAMPTON of the firm F. Brampton & Company of
No 14 Oliver St. Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "AN IMPROVED LOOSE PAPER CLIP," and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement that is to say :-
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My Improved clip is for the purpose of securely holding a number of loose papers
without any pretence to binding them as is the case with our Binders for which
Letters Patent No 2642 and dated 28th day of May 1883 was granted. The
purpose for which my clip is more especially adapted is for holding papers such as
invoices and letters requiring further attention the same day or at an early period
while in an intermediate state and before being placed in the binders before
mentioned and they would thus serve as an adjunct to the said binders. They are
also well adapted for holding various kinds of forms in frequent use and which
requiro protecting from the dust indeed the range of usefulness for such a clip is
very wide.
My clip is made to suit all sizes of papers and is formed with a foundation
made from any stiff material such for instances as pasteboard cardboard, timber,
or metal.
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Connected with one edge (the left hand by preference) is a spring, or springs, or
series of springs which are either curved round to clip the papers or the springs
may be attached to a flap or flaps which press upon the papers. In either case
however a cover flap is hinged or connected with the said spring or springs-or-flap-
_in_such.a_manner-that-it-will-easily open sufficiently wide to allow the papers to be
When however this cover flap is opened it rests upon the flap or spring or
springs in such a manner that it becomes a lever in (say) the left hand so that as
it is prossed back it lifts or opens the spring, springs, or flap so that one or more
of the papers may be easily. drawn out without interference with the remainder of
such papers as there are no pins to pierce the papers.
read.
It will thus be easily understood that a bundle or handful of papers may be
placed in one of the loose cover clips in a moment and the clip may then be thrown
across a desk or room or sent to any other department with safety. A number
might then be drawn out by pressing the lever cover back and the remainder still
left secure.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings showing three views
of one of my loose paper clips.
Figure 1 shows the clip in its closed condition ready to be either hung against a
wall or otherwise placed.
Figure 2. is an end view of a clip showing a number of papers secured therein.
Figure 3 shows the same clip opened sufficiently to allow a number of papers to
be either drawn out or put in.
Figure 4 shows one mode of constructing the spring for forming such clips as that
shown by Figures 1, 2, and 3 of the curved shape.

page_text: Figure 5 is an example of an arrangement for holding a clip open while the
papers are being looked over.
Figure 6 shows the same clip as Figure 5 propped in its open position.
Figure 7 is an illustration of one of the variations in shape or design which may
be made without departing from the principle of the invention.
Figure 8 is also an illustration of another such variation as that shown by
Figure 7.
Now it will be noticed that in all the views the bottom part A is made
practically in one stiff firm piece with the spring back B round as far as the
joint B of the cover C and thus the bare board A and spring back B wether of a
curved shape or angular as shown by figures 7, and 8, are always absolutely fixed
to each other with only a sufficient amount of flexibility given either in the body
of. the spring itself when made curved as per as Fig 1 to 6 or by the separate
spring d Fig 7 ore Fig 8 with the supplemented joints for g to allow the case to
be opened at k sufficiently to take in the desired amount of papers or other loose
articles to be held.
Thus it will be noticed from Fig 3 is accomplished by turning the cover C back
with preferably the left hand until it by its leverage the action of the bent
spring B or seperate springs d or e are overcome. The spring back B is made up
with a skeleton frame as shown by Fig 4 constructed with two, three, four or more
curved springs. 62 63 with the metallic or V piece / carried along to receive one
edge and the plate m to stiffen the bottom end.
This spring is then built up with suitable material (and packing well known to
binders to the cover A. by glue or other material) but I do not confine myself to
this particular mode of making the spring as it might be a solid continuous
spring.
When it is desirable to leave the case open when on a table or desk while the
papers are being sorted a spring leg or legs n may be hinged at each end or a hook,
or other device may be placed at the centre of the back of B with a loop attached
to C to answer the same purpose.
It will thus be noticed that the cover C itself becomes the absolute lever for
opening the clip and that it is totally different from our Spring Folio well known
to the trade where both covers are hinged to turn to any angle.
The advantage and ease which loose papers can be placed in my new clip
over the Spring Folio is most marked but the two articles are intended for
different uses.
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
The improved loose paper clip having a base A and back B made in practically
one stiff piece to clip the papers a B' or K operated or opened by means of the
cover C acting by leverage upon the curved spring B or supplemental springs d
or e or their equivalents substancially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
GEO. BARKER,
Agent for the Applicant,