IMPROVEMENTS IN CLIPS OR HOLDERS FOR PAPERS AND THE LIKE
Year: 1885

page_text: I JAMES WHEELER of 100 High Street, Ilfracombe in the county of Devon
Pharmaceutical Chemist do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN CLIPS OR HOLDERS FOR PAPERS AND THE LIKE" to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in clips for holding or filing papers and
for other holding or clipping purposes.
In carrying out the Improvements I construct the clip as usual with two arms or
jaws hinged together and maintained in their opened and closed positions by means
of a spring and stop in the ordinary manner.
In order to enable the clip to take a better hold on or against the paper or the
like I provide the end of the moveable jaw or arm with a pivotted clip or plate
so that when the two arms are closed the said pivotted clip is pressed flatwise
against the papers instead of by the extreme edge only as hitherto. A spring can
be provided for bringing the pivotted clip or plate into its normal position when
the clip is opened.
By this arrangement I not only provide a clip which takes a better hold on
the article to be held or filed but there being no sharpe edge to press against the
papers or the like there is less risk of the same being torn.
This construction of clip is particularly applicable for use in combination with
my combined paper knife clip and book rest described in my specification Nº 15,539
dated the 25th November 1884.

page_text: JAMES WHEELER, of 100 High Street, Ilfracombe in the county of Devon
Pharmaceutical Chemist 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 improvements in clips for holding or filing papers and
for other holding or clipping purposes.
In carrying out the Improvements I construct the clip as usual with two arms
or jaws hinged together and maintained in their opened and closed positions by
means of a spring and stop in the ordinary manner.
In order to enable the clip to take a better hold on or against the paper or the
like I provide the end of the moveable jaw or arm with a pivotted clip or plate or
its equivalent so that when the two arms are closed the said pivotted clip is
pressed flatwise against the papers instead of by the extreme edge only as hitherto.
A spring can be provided for bringing the pivotted clip or plate into its normal
position when the clip is opened.
This construction of clip is particularly applicable for use in combination with
my combined paper knife clip and book rest described in the specification of my
former Letters Patent N° 15,539 dated the 25th November 1884.
In order to enable my improvements to be fully understood I will proceed to
describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1
represents a side elevation of a clip or holder for papers and the like constructed
according to these improvements the spring for bringing the pivotted clip or plate
into the required position when the clip is opened being arranged to bear on the
rear part thereof and the clip being shewn closed; figure 2 is a similar view to
figure 1 but shewing the clip when fully opened; figure 3, is a longitudinal section
shewing the clip holding a number of papers or the like; figure 4 is a plan of
figure 3; figure 5 is a longitudinal section shewing a clip or holder with the spring
of the pivotted clip or plate bearing upon the front part thereof the clip or holder
being shewn applied to a paper knife and holding a number of papers or the like,
figure 6 is a plan of figure 5. Similar letters in all the figures represent similar
parts.
Referring to figures 1 to 4 a, is the lower arm or jaw and 6 the upper one hinged
thereto at c, by means of a pivot or pin supported by pillars or projections d, d;
e, figure 3 is the spring and f, the stop for holding the two arms or jaws a and b,
in their open and closed positions the said spring bearing upon the tail or down-
ward projection g of the upper jaw or arm b; the stop f, bears upon the rear part
of the jaw or arm a, when the clip or holder is in its open position as shewn at
figure 2 all the said parts operating in the ordinary manner.
h, is the pivotted clip or plate with which the end of the upper or moveable arm
or jaw b, is provided; the pivot pin i, of the plate h, is situated in a downward
projection j, on the arm or jaw b, and the said plate operates in such a manner that
when the clip or holder is closed in order to clip or file a paper or papers A as
shewn in figure 3 the pivotted plate h, will be pressed flatwise against the papers

page_text: instead of them being clipped by the extreme edge of the upper arm or jaw as
hitherto; k, is the spring for bringing the pivotted plate h, into its proper position
when the clip or holder is opened as shewn in figure 2; the spring k, is secured to
a bridge or connecting piece 7, at the end of the moveable jaw b, and its free end
bears upon the back part of the plate h.
By this arrangement I not only provide a clip which takes a better hold on the
article to be held or filed but there being no sharp edge to press against the papers
or the like there is less risk of the same being torn.
In figures 5 and 6 I have shewn one of my improved clips or holders adapted to
a paper knife so as to form a combined paper knife, clip and book rest similar to
that described in the specification of my said former Letters Patent; the clip or
holder is similar to that hereinbefore described and shewn in figures 1 to 4 with
the exception that the pivotted plate h, is arranged to lie flush with the moveable
arm or jaw b when the clip or holder is opened and for that purpose it is pivotted
or hinged directly in the end of the arm or jaw b, instead of in a downward
projection thereon; moreover the spring k, is secured to the arm or jaw b, at a
point or points nearer the rear end thereof and its front or free end bears upon the
front part of the pivotted plate h, as shewn in the said figures; l, l, are the screws
for securing the clip or holder to the paper knife B.
It will be obvious that instead of employing a flat spring as shewn in the
drawing I can make use of a spiral spring or if found desirable I can dispense with
the use of the said spring entirely. The upper arm or jaw and pivotted plate or
either of them can be made of glass, horn, or other transparent material whereby
writing or the like on papers held by the clip can be read through the same.
In some cases the pivotted plate h, of the clip can with advantage be corrugated
or otherwise serrated on its under surface or be provided with an india rubber
lining or be formed with apertures in which I place small rubber pads in order to
afford a better grip or hold upon the papers or the like to be held by the clip.
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
1. In a paper clip or holder a moveable plate or its equivalent pivotted to the
end of the usual moveable part or jaw of the clip and whereby such plate may be
pressed flatwise upon the papers held in the clip or holder when the clip is closed
and provided with a spring (if desired) to bring the pivotted plate back into the
required position when the clip is opened substantially as herein before described
and represented in the accompanying drawing.
2. The improved clips or holders for papers and the like hereinbefore described
and represented in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 12th day of February 1886