An Improved Binding Clip, Clasp, or Holder for Periodicals, Manuscripts, Patterns, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 14th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Binding Clip, Clasp, or Holder for Periodicals,
Manuscripts, Patterns, and the like.
I, JAMES MACCUNN, of Thornhill, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Merchant, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved construction of
binding spring clip clasp or holder, and can be formed of various sizes and strengths
to suit for securing and binding together the loose pages of unbound periodicals
manuscripts, specifications, invoices, cards, and other papers, patterns, cloth
"swatches or cuttings and the like; and which is portable and can be easily
applied and withdrawn, and having no sharp edges does not injure or deface the
papers or articles it grips, and will be more convenient and efficient than the binding
or holding appliances heretofore in use; a special object being to avoid making
holes in the paper or other material, and avoids all jagging of the fingers from
sharp projecting points, and can be used over and over again without any
deterioration.
The improved clip or holder is made of metal wire, preferably steel piano wire
or wire of an elastic nature, either plain or plated with more precious metals, and
under one construction is formed all as follows.-The wire in a continuous piece, or
otherwise, is bent into a duplex parallel longitudinal Ụ shape from one end, curving
outwards at the free end bow part and is curved or bridged over transversely to
nearly touch the starting inner end, and then continued longitudinally backwards in
line with the first end and formed into one, two, or more spring coils loops or bends
behind the bridge part, and then returns as a tongue or spring gripping part under
the bridge and longitudinally forward between the parallel U-shaped parts to the
front bow part where its end projects a little beyond and is bent outwards in the
opposite direction to the curve of the bow part or double arm of the gripper
leaving a curved pressing or gripping part in the centre and is preferably formed
with a bent or rounded extreme end having a strong springing action towards the
bow U shaped part; the coiled part of the wire thus forming a spring both for the
double arm of the gripper and the single tongue of the gripper for pressing these
together to grip the paper or other material between them. This improved
binding clip is applied to hold the pages of unbound periodicals or other
papers or materials by inserting the longitudinal tongue part inside the fold
of the papers and pressing it in between the pages, while the U shaped
double armed part embraces the outside or back folding part of the paper
on opposite sides, and the pages or papers or other materials are thus held
firmly together without any danger of making holes, tearing, or defacing, so
that they may be preserved uninjured for binding; while they can be hung up by
placing the spring coil or loop part on a nail, hook or other support. In binding
manuscripts, patterns, cloth swatches, and the like, the whole of these are folded
or doubled over at one edge or end so that they make a fold like the back of a
pamphlet or periodical, and the spring tongue of the improved clip is inserted under
the folded over edge with the U-shaped part embracing the double part on opposite
sides to bind and hold all firmly together. The clip is detached by simply holding
the papers and drawing away the clip by the outer spring looped end.
This clip is made not only of every variety of size, but also of every variety of
strength and material, so that the different sizes are adaptable to hold two or more
of the smallest sheets or materials firmly together or the largest number of the
largest sheets or materials rigidly. This improved clip may be made of any
ornamental design, and of round, square, flattened, or any other form of wire or

page_text: other material in conjunction wholly or partly therewith, whose united parts
form the semi-cylindrical clasper with a central spring core or tongue to take over
the folded or doubled over parts of the paper or material.
Deted the 7th Lanuary 1801
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Binding Clip, Clasp, or Holder for Periodicals,
Manuscripts, Patterns, and the like.
I, JAMES MACCUNN, of Thornhill, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Merchant, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement in writing, that is to say :-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved construction
of binding spring clip, clasp or holder, and can be formed of various sizes, strengths,
and materials to suit for securing and binding together the loose pages of unbound
periodicals, manuscripts, specifications, invoices, cards, and other papers, patterns,
cloth "swatches or cuttings and the like; and which is portable and can be easily
applied and withdrawn, and having no sharp edges, does not injure or deface the
papers or articles it grips, and will be more convenient and efficient than the binding
or holding appliances heretofore in use; a special object being to avoid making
holes in the paper or other material, and avoid all jagging of the fingers from sharp
projecting points and enable the clip to be used over and over again without any
deterioration.
The improved clip or holder is made of metal wire, preferably steel piano wire
or wire of an elastic nature, or of sheet steel, or equivalent material and either
plain or plated with more precious metals to protect them against corrosion.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, in which the same reference letters
are used to indicate equivalent parts in in the several figures where shown.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a large size of binding clip and holder as
constructed of steel or metal wire in accordance with one arrangement of my
improvements.
Figure 2 is a front elevation corresponding to Figure 1; and
Figure 3 is a view corresponding to Figure 2, of this construction of clip or
holder but slightly modified."
Figure 3 is an end view of the clip, corresponding to Figures 2 and 3.
Figure 4 is a side view of a smaller sized clip than that shown in Figures 1
and 2, but constructed substantially the same for holding a lighter class of papers
or pamphlets.
Figures 5 to 7 and 8 to 10 show two modes of constructing this improved binding
clip out of sheet metal.
Figure 5 is a view of the metal blank as punched out of the sheet with the back
gripping centre part a', a², punched out of its lower end at a'.
Figures 6 and 7 show a side elevation and front elevation respectively of the
clip in its finished form as made from the sheet metal blank shown on Figure 5.
Figure 8 is a view of a metal blank corresponding to Figure 5 but formed
broader and solid without having a central slot part a punched out of it.
Figures 9 and 10 are side and front views respectively of this clip in its finished
form as made from the sheet blank shown on Figure 8. And
Figure 11 is a sectional elevation showing the clip seen in Figures 1 and 2 as
applied, to hold a periodical or book A, A'.
Referring to these drawings, and first to the construction of clip shown on

page_text: Figures 1 to 4 and 11-Under this construction the binding clip is formed of steel
or metal wire all as follows.-The wire in a continuous piece, preferably round but
it might be of any polygonal section, is bent into a duplex parallel longitudinal
U shape at a¹, a², from one end a, seen particularly in Figure 2, curved outwards
and downwards at the free end bow part a" and is also curved or bridged over
downwards and transversely at all to nearly touch the starting inner end a and
of nearly the same depth as the bow part all from the limbs a¹, a², and then
continued longitudinally backwards at a³ in line with the first end a, a', and formed
into one, two, or more spring coils loops or bends a¹, some distance behind the
bridge part a, and then return as a tongue or spring gripping part a³, under or
inside the bridge a¹ and longitudinally forward between the parallel U shaped
parts a', a², to and over the front bow part a where its end a projects a little
beyond, and is bent outwards in the opposite direction to the curve of the bow part
or double arm a', a², of the gripper, leaving a curved pressing or gripping part at a
in the centre, in the hollow between the bridges a", al, and is preferably formed
with the end a bent or rounded, and having a strong springing action towards the
cross bow Ushaped parts a", all; the coiled part a of the wire thus forming a
spring both for the double arm a¹, a², of the gripper and the single tongue a³ of
the gripper for pressing these together to grip the paper or other material and
press it at a in the hollow between the cross bearing parts a", a¹. As shown in
Figure 3 the free end part a may be carried up beyond and bent round the bridge
part al, to strengthen the end limb a' of the clip.
Referring to the construction of clip shown on Figures 5 to 8.-Under this
construction the binding clip is formed all as follows:-A thin piece of sheet steel or
other elastic metal or material, in a continuous piece, is stamped out into the longi-
tudinal form shown in Figure 5, so that about one third or one half of the length
of the piece a¹ a² is about three times the breadth of the other part a³, the broader
portion a', a², having an aperture cut at a' in the centre longitudinally leaving the
two bridge parts a", all, solid. The broader portion a', a², is struck to press up
the edges of the sides a', a², and the centre bridge parts a" a downwards to assume
the U section shown in Figure 6 with the open back part at a'; and the narrow
portion a³, is also bent over and set so that the loop part a forms a strong spring
pressing the tongue part as, this containing tongue portion a, being first struck or
pressed to a D or V section to lie with a longitudinal curve in the hollow bosom a' of
the shaped shell a' to all, and also form the tongue as having a springing action
throwing it into the opening a' of the U shaped shell, between the cross bridges a",
as seen particularly in Figures 6 and 7, so that the same method of gripping the
paper or other materials between the parts is accomplished as in the first described
mode of construction shown in Figures 1 to 4 and 11.
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Referring to the arrangement of clip, shown in Figures 8 to 10, the broad
part a¹, a², is shown of an elliptical shape without a recess a' being cut in it, but
instead has the edges a', a², bent up into a C form, with a narrow opening at a
all along the edges a, a, in front, having a spring action to grip the back part of
the pamphlets passed out through it, with the tongue a inserted in the open
doubled or hinged part of the pamphlet. This tongue part a' is first compressed
into a round tubular form, having its flat part at a, bent round as a bow spring
to grip the pamphlet in the broad bent part a¹, a². The tongue part a', would be
bent and inserted in the centre of the broad part before curving the edges a', a²,
over it, as shown in this finished state in Figures 9 and 10. In this arrangement
the edges a', a², would grip the paper, as well as the tongue a³, to retain the double
bend of the papers within it.
My improved binding clip, as shown in Figure 11 is applied to hold the pages
of unbound periodicals or other papers or materials indicated at A, A', by inserting
the longitudinal tongue part a inside the fold of the papers preferably at the top
edge indicated in section A', and pressing it in between the pages, while the U shaped
double armed part a', a², embraces the outside or back folding part A. of the paper
on opposite sides, and the pages or papers or other materials are thus held firmly

page_text: together against this U part a', a², and cross bridges a", a¹, without any danger
of making holes, tearing, or defacing, so that they may be preserved uninjured for
binding while they can be hung up by placing the spring coil or loop part at on
a nail, hook, or other support. In binding manuscripts, patterns, cloth swatches,
and the like, the whole of these are folded or doubled over at one edge or end, so
that they make a fold like the back of a pamphlet or periodical, and the spring
tongue of the improved clip is inserted under the folded over edge with the
U-shaped part a¹, a², embracing the double part on opposite sides to bind and hold
all firmly together. The clip is detached by simply holding the papers A, and
drawing away the clip by the outer spring looped end a*.
This clip is made not only of every variety of size, but also of every variety of
strength and material, so that the different sizes are adaptable to hold two or more
sheets or materials firmly together, the small size shown in Figure 4 being adapted
for holding a few sheets or small pamphlets, while the larger sizes as shown in
Figure 11 would hold a number of large sheets or materials rigidly,- -or newspapers
such as the "Times." This improved clip may be made of any ornamental design,
and of round, square, flattened, or any other form of wire or of sheet metal or
other material, and wholly or partly of one or the other or both, whose united
parts form the semi-cylindrical broad clasper with a central spring core or
tongue as to grip the folded or doubled over parts of the paper material in the
broad part.
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 -
First. The construction and use of a binding clip, clasp, or holder, formed in one
piece from steel or other wire, sheet metal or equivalent material, and having a
spring at one end and a main holding or gripping part and a central tong piece
within same for spring gripping and retaining periodicals, manuscripts, terns,
and the like, substantially as herein described in reference to and by way of
application shown under three forms in the accompanying drawings.
Second. The construction and use of a binding clip or holder in one piece from
steel or other metallic wire with spiral or coiled spring at one end and parallel
longitudinal double arms, transverse bridge or bow parts, and longitudinal central
tongue, substantially as and for the purposes herein described, in reference to and
shown in Figures 1 to 4 and 11 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 7th October 1891.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.