Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1886.
Complete Left, 3rd Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 4th Mar., 1887.
I, JOHN WESTGARTH of Elmside, Bewsey Road Warrington in the County
of Lancaster Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention, which relates to clothes pegs has for its objects to increase the
durability and efficiency and to reduce the cost of such pegs.
These Improvements consist in constructing or manufacturing_clothes pegs of one
or at most of two parts or pieces of metal. In carrying out my Invention I form or
construct each clothes peg of a strip of steel hard brass, or other similar or suitable
metal. The strip may conveniently be about half an inch wide and from eight to
twelve inches long. At the middle of the length of the strip it is bent so as to form
a loop and bring the parts of the strip from the loop outwards approximately parallel
with each other. At a short distance from the loop the strip is curved or bent on
each of its limbs, the two curves or bent portions being opposite to each other and
forming a loop which is capable of fitting upon or embracing the clothes line. From
the second loop outwards the two limbs slightly diverge and at their ends they may
be rounded or recurved. I prefer to construct the clothes pegs of steel in which case
the part forming the loop at the bend of the strip may be hardened or tempered and
this part may also be corrugated to give additional strength and elasticity to the spring
formed by the hardened or tempered loop. When the clothes peg is made of brass
or of a metal incapable of being hardened or tempered a flattened ring or clip may
be fitted upon the limbs of the clothes peg between the loops so that it may be slided
from loop to loop. When the ring or clip is slided towards the outer loop the peg
may be opened for use and when in position the clip or ring may be slided towards
the inner loop thereby closing the peg and holding it in that position.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
70, Market Street, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, JOHN WESTGARTH of Elmside, Bewsey Road Warrington in the County of
Lancaster Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what
manner the same is to he performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
This Invention, which relates to clothes pegs, has for its objects to increase the
durability and efficiency and to reduce the cost of such pegs.
These Improvements consist in constructing or manufacturing clothes pegs of one
or at most of two parts or pieces of metal.
In carrying out my Invention I form or construct each clothes peg of a strip of
steel, hard brass, or other similar or suitable metal. The strip may conveniently be
about half an inch wide and from eight to twelve inches long. At the middle of the
length of the strip it is bent so as to bring the parts of the strip from the bend
outwards approximately parallel with each other. At a short distance from the bend
the strip is curved or bent on each of its limbs, the two curves or bent portions being
opposite to each other and forming a loop which is capable of fitting upon or
embracing the clothes upon the line. From the loop outward, the two limbs slightly
diverge and at their ends they may be rounded or recurved.
To enable this my said Invention to be more readily understood and carried into
practical effect I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings to which reference is
hereinafter made. The two figures shown thereon represent respectively in perspec-
tive, two forms of clothes pegs manufactured or constructed according to these
Improvements. In each of the figures similar parts are denoted by similar letters.
A is the strip of metal forming the clothes peg: B is a loop, one half of which is
formed in each limb of the peg for holding or embracing the clothes upon the line;
CC are the bent turned up or re-curved ends of the peg. As shown in Fig. 1 the
strip of metal from which the peg is constructed is bent at the middle to form a
loop which, if the metal employed is steel, may be suitably hardened or tempered,
and which may in any case be corrugated or fluted to give additional strength and
elasticity to the spring formed by the loop. Between this loop and the loop B there
may be fitted upon the part of the peg between B and C a sliding clip which when
it is pushed towards B will close the peg, and when pushed in the reverse direction
will allow the peg to open. This clip is not essential when the peg is constructed of
hard brass or steel and may be optionally employed in other cases with this form
of peg.
As represented in Fig. 2 the strip of metal is bent upon itself at the middle of
its length and the loop B is formed in the two limbs at a short distance from the
bend. In this form the peg may conveniently be made from iron or steel strip and
be galvanized after construction in which case the metal employed in the process of
galvanization will enter between the two parts of peg between the loop and the bend

page_text: and effectually solder them together and thus produce greater strength and increase
the effectiveness of the grip of the pog. When the pegs are constructed of iron or
steel they should in all cases be plated or coated with a metal or other substance or
material which will prevent the effect upon the clothes with which they may be used
which is known as "ironmould." The process known as galvanizing is the most
suitable for this purpose.
I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the preciso dimensions
hereinbefore set forth nor to the exact forms or details of construction described with
reference to the accompanying drawings as these may be modified in practice to suit
varying conditions of use."
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 :-
(1) The manufacture or construction of clothes pegs which consists in bending a
suitable strip of metal at the middle of its length so as to form two legs or limbs and
in forming or producing one half loop upon each leg or limb before or after the
bending operation, the two half loops forming a clip adapted to fit upon or embrace
and hold the clothes upon the lino; substantially as hereinbefore described and as
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
(2) A clothes peg consisting of a single strip of metal and constructed substantially
as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying sheet of drawings.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
70, Market Street, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.