Improvements in Clothes Pegs applicable as Clips generally.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Apr., 1399-Accepted, 13th May, 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clothes Pegs applicable as Clips generally.
We, VICTOR BERGMAN, of Mysia, in the Colony of Victoria, Wheelwright, and
WILLIAM GEORGE BOYLE, of Mysia, in the Colony of Victoria, aforesaid, Store-
keeper, 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:-
This invention consists of a spring-closed peg or clip applicable as a clothes peg
and for various other uses. Amongst its features are that it is entirely in one
piece and that it is impossible to dismember it or put it out of order by ordinary
rough usage, or by subjecting it to a considerable strain. It is cheap to manu-
facture and it is also durable.
This invention is illustrated in the drawings herewith, in which Figure 1 repre-
sents a blank stamped from a flat piece of metal. (steel preferably)the dotted
lines showing the form of jaw having no teeth. Figure 2 is an edge view of the
clip or peg moulded or bent into shape, the jaws having no teeth. Figure 3 is a
side view of a clip and Figure 4 shows the reverse side to that in Figure 3.
Figures 5 and 6 show plans of the end at which are the jaws, of a clip-one with
teeth, and one without teeth respectively. Figures 7 and 8 are edge views of
different forms of the clip in use, hanging to a wall, and Figure 9 is a front view
of Figure 8. In these views X represents an article clipped, Y a wall, and Za
nail on the wall. The sizes and proportions of the parts may be varied without
departing from the spirit of this invention.
The letter A shows the body of the clip, the said body being substantially
U" shaped, the legs having a constant tendency to spring apart. B and C are
the upper and lower clip jaws respectively, the constant tendency thereof being to
press against one another. D) is the neck which is narrower than the body A and
also narrower than the adjacent jaw B, as well as narrower than jaw C. E is a
narrow but long slot of predetermined length for the purpose hereinafter indicated,
through which the jaw B and part of neck D is passed in the course of manufacture.
F are holes by which these clips may be hung up or strung in any desired manner.
The neck D is as nearly the full width of the slot B as possible without undue
friction, so as to prevent lateral displacements of the jaws. It will be obvious from
the drawings that this clip cannot be made without passing the wide jaw B through
the narrow slot E, but that operation is one which may be easily performed by
methods which are well known to the skilled mechanic; as by twisting neck ])
and jaw B till the latter can pass diagonally through the said slot. A feature of
this clip is that when laid down on a flat surface or hung up on a wall, it cannot
be opened by putting pressure on the exposed side, or part of that side only. This
will be most apparent from examining Figure 7. In this respect this clip differs
from many which are liable to be accidentally opened through such pressure. To
open this clip, both members of the "U" shaped body need to be pressed inwardly
and therefore it is essential to have some distance between these members. But to

page_text: prevent the clip being opened beyond the predetermined suitable distance, the slot E
is made of such length and given such position as to cause the tongue 1) to strike
and be stopped by the inner end E' of such slot, when the maximum degree of
opening is produced.
For a clip useful either for papers or clothes pegs make the jaws flat at the
extreme ends B₁ C¹ respectively, with usually one curve above to form a circular
area B3 although we may form two areas 1 and B2 of different diameters, the
area B³ closely corresponding to or slightly larger than the diameter of an ordinary
hemp or other desired kind of clothes-line.
In the case of one area B³ only the clip jaws would terminate at the point G
Figure 2.
This clip is specially useful to hold stationery, pamphlets and like matter in
consequence of its resistance to accidental opening. There is a stop provided which
limits the extent to which any article, however thin, can be inserted between the
jaws and nothing can then interfere with the amount of spring in the part A.
This stop is formed by bending the part connecting one jaw to the body A, at
right angles to the said jaw, and by bringing up the adjacent part of the clip
behind it vide, for example, Figure 7 in which the sides E2 of slot E are at right
angles to the jaw C, and the tongue D is bent to pass at D₁ behind E². Thus,
however much or little matter the clip contains, it will have a right angled recess C
in which the edge of said matter can be evenly packed, and so that there will be
less liability for such matter to be disarranged by the opening and closing of the
clip.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said.
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. In a clip or clothes peg consisting of one single piece of sheet material, the
combination with a U shaped spring body as A having legs the tendency of which
is to open outwardly and wide jaws the tendency of which is to press against one
another, of near one jaw a part having a narrow slot and near the other jaw a
narrow neck passing through said slot, all substantially as and for the purposes
set forth and as illustrated.
2. In a clip or clothes peg consisting of one single piece of sheet material having
jaws which press against one another the combination with the spring body A of
the neck D, the part having a slot E, through which said neck passes, the sides E2
of which slot prevents lateral movement of said neck, and an edge E' which
prevents undue opening of the jaws substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. In a clip or clothes peg consisting of one single piece of sheet material, the
combination as a whole with a spring body A of the respective parts illustrated
in Figure 2 and herein before specified.
4. In a clip or clothes peg consisting of one single piece of sheet material the
combination as a whole with a spring body A of the respective parts illustrated in
Figure 7 and hereinbefore specified.
1000
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents.