Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 16th May, 1896
A communication by FRIEDRICH Loos, of 46 Gastenhoferhaupt Strasse,
Nuremberg, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of The Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, 118 New Street, Birmingham in
the County of Warwick and 322 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil
Engineer, 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 has for its object a device for the temporary attachment of small
articles, such as wreaths of flowers, ornaments and the like, to fabrics (articles of
clothing, curtains and so forth) by means of which device a durable attachment
may be rapidly and safely established.
This device is shown in the accompanying drawings and consists of a spring grip
or clip a (Figure 1) the two arms a' a² (Figure 1A) of which spring apart like the
beak of a forceps. They are so bent that they embrace the article which is to be
attached like tongs or pincers at a suitable place, for instance on the stalk or stem,
and by the pressing together of the arms, the article is held fast. The ends of the
jaws are provided with short oblique outwardly directed needle points.
By means of such a clip the attachment of articles, such for instance as a wreath
of flowers B, may be effected in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 14 in such a
way that the clip after having gripped the article with the beak or jaws a¹ a² is
pressed together and secured in the fabric c by means of the points and is
afterwards released. In consequence of the outwardly directed spring action of
the jaws a¹ and a² the points are thereby pressed apart in the material and thus
without causing any damage to the latter are firmly connected thereto.
Figures 2 to 4 of the drawings show various forms of construction of the
improved device. In Figures 2 and 24 the clip is formed of a piece of sheet metal,
the two jaws of which spring apart in consequence of the elastic tensional power
produced by their being bent. In the form of construction shown in Figure 3 the
clip is made like a pincers of two jaws a¹ and a revoluble on the axis or hinge d,
which jaws are forced apart by means of a spiral spring e wound on this axis. In
Figure 4 a form of construction is shown in which the clip is made of wire, and
the points bb are formed by bending down and sharpening the ends of the wire.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
An improved device or spring clip for attaching articles to fabrics, characterized
by arms or jaws (a' a²) adapted to spring apart and provided at their ends with
points (6' and b), which, when the clip is affixed to a fabric, enter the latter and
form a permanent or secure connection substantially as described.
Dated this 14th day of April 1896.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents.