US2189963A - Means for attaching clips to pens, etc. - Google Patents

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Feb-13,1940- A. w. SCHONEBERGER 2,

MEANS FOR ATTACHING CLIPS TO PENS, ETC

Filed July 28, 1957 INVENTOR. Arthur M Jcfzofleberyer BY PatentedFeb.13,194O i 139 953 nnns nrro: r V in t ate? w. snitiie erg n;omimia i. oiiioi 3 This invention relates to clips and-more particu are inserted in the slots 1. The pressure on the larly to clips adapted to be used on the capsfdf body portion is thenereleased and the edges 5 i fountain pens and the like. i l andffigflpreferably sharpened, diginto the cap Theprincipal object of my inventii is to' material 8' and securelyanchor the clip thereto a wide a self-anchoring clip for-use(in-the ca peras shown in Fig's.2, a and e.

tions of fountain pens andothe writing-me If desired, the transverse width of the turned merits. 1 l iovver ends-otthenariees hayb'e'slightiy in excess Another object of my invention is to provide a of the width of the pockets I, whereby, upon self-anchoring clip for use on the cap? portions p ss 0r rc t e turned e portion of 10 of fountain pens and the like which is adapted to the flanges, against the bottoms of the pockets, 10

be quickly and economically attached to said cap. the free, ends of the flanges, such as 5 in Fig. 2,

A further object of my invention is to provide are caused to turn out Slightly an th s Securely a simple device wherein by novel construction, a p t e side walls. of the pock tse WaIISOf clip maybe attached'to a cap without the use of the P c s in the y of the p are P s 5 rivets or brads. i ably parallel, and the free ends 5 of the clip With the above and other objects in View, the flanges engage pp e y d p s d Walls of sa d invention consists in general of certainnovel de p sy pp s d pp s y disposed tails of construction and combination of parts p Wa s, s ant t at the u rm p t hereinafter fully described, illustrated. in the ac- Wa ls d 2| are used when the freeends of 20 companying drawing, and broadly claimed, the flanges are turned outward as shown in Figs. 20

In the accompanying drawing, like characters 2 and 4', Whereas the inturned ee en s of the of reference indicate like parts in the several" clip fla h wn n- 3, r p the innermost views, and: pocket walls 22 and 23. a The gripping action is Fig. 1 is a plan view of my inv nti approximately the same in both forms of the in- 25 Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line A-A of Vehtien- I i i i i 5 Fig. 1, The clip is preferably made of material having Fig. 3 is a section of a modification of my inherentspring characteristics, whereby t0 auginvention, ment the gripping, action of the ends of the Fig. 4 is a section of another modification of flanges. i my invention, The foregoing detailed description has been Fig. 5 is a perspective view of my invention, and given for deafness of understanding 3! d Fig, 6 is a similar vie f a modification of my no unnecessary limitations should be understood invention. therefrom, but it should be construed as broadly In the embodiment of my invention as shown as Permissible in View Of the p t- 5 in the present drawing, there is provided a clip The areuate c o sectional contour of the p made of metal or other suitable materiahhaving y, together With the inherent Spring c ara convex shaped body portion I, a tail portion 2, acteris'tics of the material from which same is terminating in a ball 3. The edgesof the convex made, augments the r pp a tion of the free body portion are downwardly bent to form downends O the flanges h the Walls Of t pockets. 40 wardly extending flanges 4, the edgesof which s grip Contact may e nicely o t ed by 40 i are outwardly curved to form a U-shaped edge5; S0 Spacing the Pockets th a Slight cting or bent as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 or inwardly bent expanding 0f e fl n 18 required n ent to as shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 6, t form harp insertion thereof into the pockets, thus placing the V-shaped edges 5 as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5, a d 6, body of the clip under tension or strain that may If desired, the edge 5 may be provided with teeth be utilized for maintaining the b of the flange 45' or serrations 6 to firmly anchor the clip in the p pocket slots 1 of the fountain pen cap 8; What is claimed is: i

In attachingmy improved clip to the cap por- The Comb ation W t a y having a Pa r tion of "a fountain pen or the like, a plurality of of spaced pockets, each of which pockets comparallel slots], are out or formed in the cap 8, pr s. a We that s, Su stantially parallel with 50 the cap being made of any suitable material such a Wall of the other pocket, of a clip comprising a as vulcanized rubber, pyroxalin, or a synthetic resilient body extending between the pockets and resin, such as the product known as Bakelite. being arcuate in cross section, and flanges carried The edges of the body portion, are laterally comat opposite ends of and extending from the arcupressed and the downwardly extending flanges 4 ate portion of the'body, the flanges extending 55 into the pockets andgrippingmeans on each of said flanges, comprising retrovertive sharp edged portions engaging the said parallel walls and held in gripping contact upon said walls incident to the spring tension of the arcuate portion of said clip, tending to move the gripping means in the directions of the respective parallelwalls contacted by said gripping means.

' 2. The combination with a body having a plurality of spacedpockets each of which pockets comprises a wall susceptible to partial penetration by a sharp object, of a clip comprising a resilient body portion extending across the pockets, and a plurality of spaced flanges, one for each pocket, extending from the body portion ofthe clip in a substantially common direction of extension, the spacing betweensaid flanges beingunlike the spacing between the pockets so as to require flexing of the body portion to enable in,

pockets, the walls of the pockets being substantially parallel, of a clip comprisinga body portion extending between the pockets and having flanges at its opposite sides extending away from the clip body, each flange terminating in an upturned pocket wall engaging free edge bent back from said flange portion towards the body portion of said clip, the horizontal distance from each flange to its free upturned edge being greater than'lthe width of an individual pocket so as to place each flange under tension when introduced into its pocket and so that the upturned edge of "each flange is urged into the walls of its pocket upon attempted removal of said flange from said lpocket.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a fountain pen clip comprising a body portion and a tail portion,'a pairof downwardly projecting parallel prongs continuous with and extending down- Wardly from opposite sides of said body, the end of each flange terminating in a self-anchoring lip turned back in reverse direction to the general direction of extension of the flange from the clip body, the lateral edge of each lip being serrated and sharpened to facilitate independent anchora e o. a u por ARTHUR. W. SCHONEBERGER.

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