s in clips or suspenders for holding cards papers other
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 8th Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 11th Oct., 1887
1, GEORGE WRIGHT of 14 Paternoster Row London, in the County of Middlesex,
Factor's Representative do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention for improvements in clips or suspenders for holding cards papers
and other articles has for object to construct a spring clip or suspender out of a
single piece of steel or other suitable metal which shall be capable of holding
a card or other article at each end and of being suspended from a wire, string
or rod.
A clip or suspender constructed according to my invention has two similar ends,
each consisting of an open double fold formed on the end of a flat or round piece
of metal by suitably bending it. These double folds extend respectively from the
ends to nearly the centre of the clip or suspender so that a small space is left
between them for the passage of the wire, string or rod from which it is to be
suspended.
In applying my clip or suspender, the cards or other articles are forced into the
outer folds at the ends of the clip or suspender so as to project therefrom in opposite
directions. The clip or suspender is then forced over the wire string or rod, the said
wire string or rod passing through the aforesaid space between the folds and being
gripped by one of the inner folds preferably the then upper fold; or the clips or

page_text: suspenders may be employed to suspend the articles in a row, the top one only being
secured to the wire, string or rod. The clip or suspender if made of steel may be
tempered to increase its elasticity.
It will be readily seen that my clip or suspender can be applied to the wire, string
or rod either end uppermost.
It will be obvious that the details of my clip or suspender may be modified in
various ways without departing from the nature of my said invention; for example,
one or both ends may be formed with a hook when not desired to use the aforesaid
inner folds for this purpose.
Dated this 19th day of January 1987
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
156, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: 1, GEORGE WRIGHT of 14 Paternoster Row London in the county of Middlesex,
Factor's Representative 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 :-
My invention for improvements in clips or suspenders for holding cards papers
and other articles has for its object to construct a spring clip or suspender out of a
single piece of steel or other suitable metal which shall be capable of holding
a card or other article at each end and of being suspended from a wire, string
or rod.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Figs. 1, 2, a side and end elevation
respectively of a clip or suspender constructed according to my invention.
Two similar ends a, each consisting of an open double fold are formed on the end of
a flat or round piece of metal by suitably bending it. These double folds extend
respectively from the ends e to nearly the centre of the clip or suspender so that a
small space is left between them for the passage of the wire, string or rod e from
which it is to be suspended.
In applying my clip or suspender, the cards d or other articles are forced into the
outer folds at the ends of the clip or suspender so as to project therefrom in opposite
directions. The clip or suspender is then forced over the wire string or rod, the said
wire string or rod passing through the aforesaid space between the folds and being
gripped by one of the inner folds e preferably the then upper fold; or the clips or
suspenders may be employed to suspend the articles in a row, the top one only being
secured to the wire, string or rod. The clip or suspender if made of steel may be
tempered to increase its elasticity.
It will be readily seen that my clip or suspender can be applied to the wire, string
or rod either end uppermost.
It will be obvious that the details of my clip or suspender may be modified in various
ways without.departing from the nature of my said invention; for example, one or
both ends may be formed with a hook when not desired to use the aforesaid inner folds
for this purpose.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the samo is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The construction of a clip or suspender for holding cards, papers, and other
articles with two similar ends, each consisting of an open double fold, one fold of
each end serving to hold the cards, papers or other articles, and one or the other of
the remaining folds serving for suspending it from a wire, string, or rod substantially
as described.
2. The construction of clips or suspenders for holding cards papers, and other
articles substantially as described, with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.
Dated this 5th day of September 1887.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
156, Strand, W.C.