Improvements in Clips for Securing Articles to the Dress and Fastening Materials Together.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 7th Apr., 1894
TRUVIDIONAL
Improvements in Clips for Securing Articles to the Dress and
Fastening Materials Together.
I, JOHN STEVENTON RHODES of 51 Durham Road Sparkhill, Birmingham,
Warwickshire Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The invention consists in the construction of a clip actuated by a lever and in its
simplest form would be constructed as follows:-
The clip itself is constructed of two parts viz. :-I. The framework, II. the
lever.
I. The frame of the clip may be made of a single piece of wire bent into either
a C or U shape.
II. The lever may also be constructed out of wire and would be in form of the
letter with one arm long and the other short.
In combining the lever to the framework the L lever would be pivotted at its
angle to one of the ends of the C or U frame, with the short arm so that it will
work inwards and its action would be as follows:-
To fasten the clip on to the material open the lever by lifting up its long arm
thus leaving the space in the U frame open. The material is then inserted
between the ends and the lever L pressed down when it will be found that the
short end of the lever will press against the opposite side of the U to which the
lever is pivotted and any material in the U would be pressed between the small
end of the lever and the U frame, thus securing it.
The manner of constructing the U frame would preferably be made by con-
structing a double U frame, one lying on the top of the other, and joined together
at one of their extreme ends by a narrow bar or pivot. On this pivot the lever
would work as previously shown but in this case the long arm of the L would work
between the two U frameworks and a catch may be placed under the long arm of
the to prevent the clip coming open of its own accord.
If desired the clips may be made out of sheet metal and pressed into shape by
stamps or presses.
Dated this the 14th day of April 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips for Securing Articles to the Dress and
Fastening Materials Together.
I, JOHN STEVENTON RHODES of 51 Durham Road Sparkhill Birmingham in
the County of Warwick England, Manufacturer, 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 :-
The invention consists in the construction of a clip controlled by a lever and
consists of two essential parts; a frame and a cranked lever moving on a journal.
The framework of clip in its simplest form is made by bending a piece of metal
wire into a shape similar to Figure 2 and afterwards bending it across the middle
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until the end A nearly touches the end B so that sufficient space is left between the
parts A and B (when bent as in Figure 3 bent) to allow of the material which the
clip is intended to bind being inserted in the opening in the framework between
the ends A and B. The end of the framework marked A (Figure 2) is used for
the pivot or journal on which the lever, (Figure 6) hereinafter described, partly
rotates on its fulcrum F (Fig. 6).
Figure 5 shows a similar framework to Fig. 2, with the exception that at the
ends B (Fig. 5) two heads are formed, or small balls, or shots soldered or otherwise
fastened. The object of this being to form a projection at the end that will prevent
the material slipping out when the clip is in use as shown in Figure 7. The
framework of Figure 5 is shown bent into shape of clip in "Fig. 5 bent" and
only requires the lever Figure 6 to be fitted on to the pivot A (Fig. 5) to be
complete.
Figure 1 shows the clip made in its first stage with part of one of its sides short
so that there may be more spring between the point H and the corresponding side
to engage the projection D on the lever Fig. 6 when the lever is shut down as in
the closing of the clip.
Figure 3 shows a variation in the form of affixing lever. In this case the side A
of the clip is made to project slightly so that the lever will work on the projecting
side so that it will form a clip with its lever working at right angles instead of
parallel as in the frames previously described. Figure 3 "bent" shows the
framework bent and ready for the attachment of the lever (Figure 6) which works
on the projecting pivot A (Fig. 3). This clip is shown complete in Figure 8.
The lever is shaped from metal as in Figure 6 and has a hole drilled through at F,
so that it may be fitted on to the pivots on the framework in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 5.
The pivots on which it rotates in the frames are all marked A. In Figure 6, the
lever is represented as being looked at from the side in the first figure, and from
the top in the second figure. At D are two projections for engaging in the frame-
work when the lever is shut down and thus requiring some slight pressure from
below to enable the projections on the lever to pass the sides of the framework
when the lever is required to be opened or in other words, the projections are
formed to prevent the clip coming open of its own accord when it has been closed.
At the head of the lever and immediately under its fulcrum is that part of the
lever which is used as the binder.
The binder forms part of the lever and is therefore actuated by the opening and
closing of the lever and its purpose is to bind the material to which the clip is to
be attached and this is done by raising the lever first and thus removing the binder
from biocking up the entrance to the mouth of the clip.
The action of the clip is as follows:-
The clip as represented in Figure 7 is partly open, as the lever D is not raised
to its full height but this is in most cases sufficient to allow of the insertion of
the material G in the mouth of the clip as shown. When the lever is shut down
close, the material becomes wedged between the projections at the end of the
bottom part of clip and the binder itself and it is thus secured to the material G
and if more than one piece of material is used they are thus fastened together.
The dotted lines show the clip nearly closed and the binder pressing the material
against the projections at B.
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When the clip is quite closed the two projections on the lever engage in the
frame and prevent its opening, except by lifting up the lever, when the projections
at D on the lever force open the framework sufficiently to allow them to pass.
Figure 8 it is only necessary to have one of these projections on the lever as they
can only press against the frame on one side.
These projections may be made at any part of the lever. The object of them
being to catch between the top side of the framework it is necessary that there
should be a certain amount of spring in the construction of the frame itself and for
this purpose the clip is constructed of wire that will spring back to its place after
being disturbed.
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page_text: 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 :-
1. A lever substantially as described having one or more projections to lock
against the framework, in combination with a spring framework made to engage
and secure the lever when closed.
Dated this the 16th day of January 1894.
JOHN STEVENTON RHODES.