Improvements in Clips or Holders for Securing and Holding Letters, Papers, Tickets, Neckties, Stockings, and other analogous articles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 12th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips or Holders for Securing and Holding
Letters, Papers, Tickets, Neckties, Stockings, and other
analogous articles.
I MICHAEL TURNOR of Icknield Port Road, in the City of Birmingham
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a device in the form of a clip and holder for securing
and holding letters, tickets, papers, necktie-ends to wearing apparel, stockings to
suspenders and for other analogous purposes.
The said combined clip and holder, consists of a base plate of the one part, and a
double-arined lever of the other, and pressed home by a spring, interposed between
the fore ends of them.
My invention has for its object, the making of the closing spring, from out of the
metal of the base, or from out of the metal of the upper part.
In carrying out my invention in connection with a letter or paper-clip I cut out
from sheet metal, the base, of the general figure of the clip to be made. I then, by
piercing tools, slit the middle of the same, and raise therefrom a spring tongue, with
the free end directed rearwardly and upwardly.
The said base, has about its middle, and upon its two opposite sides, ears, which
when turned upwardly form bearings, for the centres of the top or gripping, part, to
turn within.
The fore part of the said base plate, is transversely grooved wherein the presented
edge of the nipping, front part, seats itself, when pressed home by the spring, bearing
against the underside of its back and end.
Thus the clip and holder, consists of a base or carrying plate, with a jointed
lever turning upon centres, and with a spring made from out of the metal of the
base plate, exerting its free end upon the underside of the gripping plate or
part.
By, making the said spring from out of the metal as aforesaid, considerable
economy in the manufacture is attained.
The application of my invention to other clips and holders, differs in no
respect from its application to.a paper or letter clip, as herein described.
Dated this 26th day of June 1891.
essential
TURNOR,
MICHAEL
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clips or Holders for Securing and Holding
Letters, Papers, Tickets, Neckties, Stockings, and .other
analogous articles.
I MICHAEL TURNOR of Icknield Port Road in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, 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 br
the following statement :-
This invention relates to a clip and holder, for securing and holding, letters

page_text: tickets, papers, necktie-ends to wearing apparel, stockings to suspenders, and for
other analogous purposes.
The said combined clip and holder, consists of a base plate of the one part, and
a double armed lever of the other part, with a closing spring, interposed between the
fore ends of them.
My invention has for its object the making of the closing spring of the said articles
from out of the metal of the base plate, or from out of the metal of the lever plate
or upper part.
In carrying out one form of my invention in connection with a letter or paper
clip, I cut out from sheet metal, the base, of the general figure of the clip to be
made, I then, by piercing tools, slit the middle of the same, and raise therefrom a
spring tongue, with the free end directed rearwardly and upwardly.
The said base has about its middle, and upon its two opposite sides, ears, which
when turned upwardly form bearings, for the centres of the top or gripping part,
to turn within.
The fore part of the said base plate, is transversely grooved, wherein the presented
edge of the nipping front part, seats itself, when pressed home by the spring, bearing
against the underside of its back and end.
Thus, the clip and holder consists of a base or carrying plate, with a jointed
lever turning upon centres, and with a spring made from out of the metal of the
base plate exerting its free end upon the underside of the back of the gripping plate
or part.
By making the said spring from out of the metal of aforesaid, considerable
economy in the manufacture is obtained;
The application of my invention to other clips and holders differs in no essential
respect from its application to a paper or letter clip as herein described.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents an inverted plan of a paper
holder or letter clip, made according to one form of my invention..
Figure 2 is a topside plan of the same.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of Figure 2, upon the dotted lines A, B, showing
the closing spring made out of the metal of the base plate.
Figure 4 is a plan of the said base plate, showing a closing spring tongue, made
out of the metal of it.
Figure 5 is a side elevation of the base plate and spring Figure 4.
Figure 6 is the sheet metal blank, from which the base plate is made.
Figure 7 represents the said blank pierced, shaped, and the bearing ears
turned up.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in Figures 1 to 7.
a is the base plate, with spring tongue b, cut out and raised from the middle
part of the metal of the same.
care bearing cars, and c² are bearing holes, for receiving the axes or centres d²,
of a lever or gripping plate d with fore part d', and rear and presser part d³. The
nipping edge d, of the said fore part d', takes into a cross groove a², at the fore or
tip part of the said plate, whilst the rear part of the said plate, is pierced with a
hole as, for the hanging up, or suspension of the clip.
The free end of the tongue, which is made integral, or in one piece, or other-
wise, with the base plate, takes its bearing upon the underside of the presser part
of the lever plate, approximate to the centre of motion.
Figure 8 represents another form of letter clip constructed according to my
invention, in which the closing spring is made in one piece with the lever or
gripping plate.
a is the base plate, with bearing ears c, bearing holes c², cross groove a², and
suspension hole a³. d is a top plate with presser part d³, fore part d', nipping
edge d', joints or centres d', and tongue b, cut out of the metal of the rear part of
the said gripping lever, and with the free end 62, taking its bearing upon the top-side
of the rear part of the base plate a.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
First In a letter, paper or other like clip or holder, making, forming, or
fashioning the closing spring, or the automatic closing spring from out of the
metal of the base or carrying plate, substantially as described and set forth in
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7.
Secondly-In a letter, paper, or other like clip or holder, making, forming or
fashioning the closing spring, or the automatic closing spring, from out of the metal
of the gripping lever or top lever plate substantially as described and set forth in
Figure 8.
MICHAEL TURNOR,
By Henry Skerrett,
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6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.