An Improved Clip or Clamp for Fastening Together Pieces of Cloth, Paper, and similar Materials.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28 h Aug., 1895-Accepted, 26th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip or Clamp for Fastening Together Pieces of
Cloth, Paper, and similar Materials.
HAMILTON EDWARD GREPE 80 Aldersgate Street London E.C. Merchant do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A clip or fastener consisting of six parts viz. (i) and (ii) Two metal lips or
flanges each either convex or concave or flat and of any size, with one edge of
each either serrated or straight or bent; the other edge of each, shaped to form a
hinge upon their being joined together. These flanges may be or may not be
pierced with holes and the sides or ends may be cut straight or curved. (iii) The
third part is a clamp, being a piece of metal of any desired shape bent
rectangularly so as to pass tightly over the hinges and part of the flanges to
prevent the flanges opening on their hinges; this clamp to be fastened to one
of the flanges to admit of it partially revolving over and clear of the hinges.
(iv) and (v) are metal hooks or semi-circular shaped pieces of metal to be fastened
on one or both the flanges for the purpose of the clip being suspended. These hooks
may be dispensed with if necessary. The sixth part (vi) is a pin threaded through
the hinge-shaped edge of each flange forming or completing a hinge.
Dated this 27th day of May 1895.
HAMILTON E. GREPE.
An Improved Clip or Clamp for Fastening Together Pieces of
Cloth, Paper, and similar Materials.
1, HAMILTON EDWARD GREPE, of 80 Aldersgate Street, in the City of
London, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved binder or clamp for holding or fastening
together traveller's samples or other pieces of cloth and similar materials, for
binding together sheets of paper and the like, and for other purposes.
The object of my said invention is to provide simple, efficient and convenient
means whereby the leaves or jaws of a binder or clamp can be very tightly
squeezed or pressed together so as to cause them to firmly grip the materials to be
held or bound together. For this purpose I employ a strong spring clip which is
suitably attached to one of the leaves or jaws of the binder or clamp and is adapted
to be forced or sprung over the said leaves or jaws when the binder or clamp is
closed.
1 find it advantageous to make my improved binder or clamp with two plates or
leaves of metal or other suitable material which are connected along one side by
a hinge-joint, their free edges being suitably formed so that they can firinly hold
or grip the pieces of cloth or other material to be fastened together. I prefer,
moreover, to connect the spring clip to one of the said leaves or jaws by means of
a suitable pivot.

page_text: In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation, and
Figure 2 an end elevation showing one form of my binder or clamp in its closed
or operative position.
Figure 3 shows the said binder or clamp open, and
Figure 4 is a side elevation, showing another form or modification of my
improved binder or clamp.
a, a are the leaves or jaws of my binder or clanp, which are provided with
inwardly turned gripping edges b, b, and which are connected together by a hinge-
joint at c. The said leaves or jaws are preferably slightly curved as shown in
Figure 2 so that, when made of a suitable elastic material, such as sheet steel,
hard brass or the like, they will, when tightly pressed and locked together as
hereinafter described firmly hold varying thicknesses of material.
The device for pressing and locking together the two leaves or jaws of the
clamp consists of a strong spring clip à preferably made of stouter or more rigid
material than the leaves or jaws a. This clip is made with an extension d' on one
of its sides and is pivoted at e to one of the leaves or jaws a. It is provided with
a lip or finger piece f whereby it may be readily moved in or out of its operative
position, as indicated in Figures 1 and 3 respectively, the said clip and the curved
leaves or jaws a being so formed relatively to one another that the said clip can
be forced or sprung over the leaves or jaws at the hinged edge of the binder or
clamp when the said binder or clamp is closed.
In using my improved binder or clamp, the pieces of cloth, paper or other
material are placed between the gripping edges of the leaves or jaws a and the
clip d then is turned into the position shown by dotted lines in Figure 1, and
forced over the said leaves or jaws into the position shown in full lines in that
figure when the pieces of cloth or the like will be very tightly fastened together.
In Figure 4 I have shown a modification of my binder or clip which is adapted
for holding papers or the like of comparatively large size. In this modification
the leaves or jans a are made of the requisite length and two pivoted spring
clips d are provided one near each end of the binder or clamp.
My improved device may be nickel-plated, bronzed or otherwise finished as
desired.
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. A binder or clamp having combined with its leaves or jaws a spring clip
for tightly pressing and locking the said leaves or jaws together when the binder
or clamp is closed.
Second. A binder or clamp comprising leaves or jaws connected by a hinge-
joint, and one or more spring clips pivoted to one of the said leaves or jaws and
adapted to be forced or sprung over the said leaves or jaws when the binder or
clamp is closed, substantially as herein before described.
Third. The improved binder or clamp constructed substantially as described
with reference to Figures 1 2 and 3, or to Figure 4 of the accompanying drawing
for the purposes specified.
Dated this 28th day of August 1895.
HAMILTON EDWARD GREPE.
D. Young & Co.,
11 & 12 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.