An Improved Clip or Clamping Device.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th Jan., 1892-Accepted 27th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip or Clamping Device.
I, WILHELM HEINRICH EBERHARD BRANDE of 28 Kleine Bäckerstr, Hamburg,
Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates to a device for clamping or holding small articles of various
kinds, such as documents, garments and the like. The invention has for object to
provide a device that will not only firmly hold the articles, but also afford increased
security against unintentional disengagement from the clamping device this being
effected by the weight of the clamped articles themselves.
The manner in which this object is attained by this invention is illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device half open.
Fig. 2 is also a side elevation, but closed.
Fig. 3 shews the device in side elevation, fully open.
Fig. 4 is a front elevation the front flat part being partly removed.
Fig. 5.is a section on the line ab of Fig. 1.
As shewn the device consists of two flat parts pivoted on a pin s after the
manner of scissors or shears, and formed at their lower ends with teeth i flutings or
the like.
A spring g arranged around the pins, always tends to cause the lower ends of
The two flat parts are
the flat parts to close together in an elastic manner.
provided at their upper ends with oppositely inclined slots in which works a
pin that is connected with the eye or loop e provided for suspending the device.
When the flat parts are moved about the pins, in one direction, the jaws formed
by the lower ends open and allow of the insertion of the articles to be suspended.
After these have been inserted, the jaws close again.
Since the whole device is suspended from the pin that works in the slots kk' the
device will by its weight tend to aid or increase the closing action of the jaws in
proportion to the load, so that the suspended article serves of itself as a means of
aiding the closing action and increasing the grip with which it is held.
Dated this 6th day of January 1892.
W. H. E. BRANDE,
By L. W., per F. B.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip or Clamping Device.
I. WILHELM HEINRICH EBERHARD BRANDE of 28 Kleine Bückerstr,
Hamburg, Germany, Merchant, 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 relates to a device for clamping or holding small articles of
various kinds, such as documents, garments and the like. The invention has for
object to provide a device that will not only firmly hold the articles, but also afford
increased security against unintentional disengagement from the clamping device,
this being effected by the weight of the clamped articles themselves.
The manner in which this object is attained by this invention is illustrated by the
drawings filed with my Provisional Specification.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device half open.

page_text: g. 2 is also a side elevation, but closed.
Fig. 3 shows the device in side elevation, fully open.
Fig. 4 is a front elevation the front flat part being partly removed.
Fig. 5 is a section on the line ab of Fig. 1.
As shown the device consists of two flat parts
pivoted on a pin s after the
manner of scissors or shears, and formed at, their lower ends with teeth i, flutings
or the like.
.
A spring g arranged around the pin s, always tends to cause the lower ends of
the flat parts to close together in an elastic manner.. The two flat parts are
provided at their upper ends with oppositely inclined slots k k in which works a
pin that is connected with the eye or loop e provided for suspending the device.
When the flat parts are moved about the pin s in one direction, the jaws
formed by the lower ends, opeu and allow of the insertion of the articles to be
suspended. After these have been inserted, the jaws close again.
Since the whole device is suspended from the pin that works in the slots kk',
the device will by its weight tend to aid or increase the closing action of the jaws
in proportion to the load, so that the suspended article serves of itself as a means of
aiding the closing action and increasing the grip with which it is held.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :
A clamping device comprising two pivoted parts the lower ends of which are
normally pressed together and whose upper ends are formed with inclined slots in
which works a pin from which the device is suspended the arrangement being such
that the weight of the articles clamped by the device aids the gripping action of the
lower ends of the parts f such as described and shewn.
Dated this 25th day of January 1809
W. H. E. BRANDE,
By L. W., per F. B.