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EP0059278A1
EP0059278A1 EP81300851A EP81300851A EP0059278A1 EP 0059278 A1 EP0059278 A1 EP 0059278A1 EP 81300851 A EP81300851 A EP 81300851A EP 81300851 A EP81300851 A EP 81300851A EP 0059278 A1 EP0059278 A1 EP 0059278A1
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clothes
limbs
peg
shoulder region
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Raymond Leslie Woodley
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F55/00—Clothes-pegs

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  • a clothes peg which has a pair of links extending from a shoulder region said links being designed so that they generally converge to the open end, the spacing between the limbs at the open end is slightly less than the diameter of the clothes line over which the peg is to be pushed, so that the limbs spread against the elasticity of the limbs and by virtue of the connection with the shoulder region to a generally parallel condition when the peg is pushed over the clothes line, and the resiliency of the limbs holds the peg firmly to the rope. If the peg limbs were to spread to too divergent a condition, there would be a tendency for the peg to jump off the clothes line.
  • the peg usually moulded in plastics material, is specially designed so that the inherent springiness of the limbs and the connection to the shoulder region perform the holding function when the peg is pushed over clothes line.
  • a peg as set forth has at least one of the inner faces of said limbs defining at least the space adjacent the shoulder a longitudinally extending rib having a generally flat, clothes line engaging face.
  • each of said inner faces has a said longitudinally extending rib.
  • Such longitudinally extending ribs serve to engage firmly on clothes lines which are of smaller diameter or carry only flimsy clothes, and by making the surfaces thereof generally flat, the clothes engaged thereby will not be so readily damaged as they can be when the projecting ribs are shaped so that there is line contact between the'longitudinally extending ribs and the clothes.
  • the pegs are moulded in synthetic plastics material in moulds of indentical halves, and the said longitudinally extending projections lie centrally of the limbs of the peg, the mould joint line lies centrally of said ribs.
  • any residual sprue or flashing of the moulding medium along the mould joint line and hence along the centre of the said ribs will act as a knife in use and will tend to cut through clothes held by the pegs.
  • rib includes either a continuous ridge or a line of small projections.
  • the inner faces of the limbs are at an angle of convergence of the order of one or two degrees only which is sufficient to produce a bow effect at the shoulder regions.
  • the said longitudinally extending ribs are formed centrally on the inner faces of said limbs defining each of said faces.
  • the limbs may either be formed with or secured rigidly to the body or handle portion.
  • the peg will be formed in one piece from a rigid synthetic plastics material although it may be made from wood, metal or other suitable material.
  • the peg has a body portion 1 with a head 2 and shoulder region 3 from which latter project a pair of limbs 4, these having their outer ends 5 curved divergently to facilitate application of the peg over a line.
  • a strengthening ribbing 6 extends longitudinally and centrally along the peg from the head 2 to the beginning of the divergent ends 5 to provide strength but still allow the limbs 4 to flex from their points of junction with the shoulder region 3.
  • the particular form of the body or handle portion and strengthening ribbing will, however, be governed by design consideration and moulding requirements.
  • Each limb 4 has its inner face 7 lying generally in a plane and these two planes converge slightly towards their open ends at an angle of (say) two degrees to produce a bow effect at the shoulder portion 4.
  • three pairs of inwardly projecting and laterally extending ribs 8A, 8B, 8C extend the full width straight across the faces 7 as indicated in Figure 2, these ribs having rounded contours and forming three necks or restricted passages.
  • the ribs 8A are located at the outer ends of the faces 7 where the latter begin to diverge, whilst the ribs 8B and 8C are located at different intervals as illustrated to define three line-locating spaces, the first being between ribs 8A and 8B, the second between ribs 8B and 8C and the third between ribs 8C and the inner face 9 of shoulder region 3.
  • the necks formed between the ribs of each pair will have different widths, for example, 0.063", 0.082P and 0.100" for ribs 8A, 8B and 8C respectively.
  • longitudinally extending ribs 7A On the opposed faces 7 which define the space nearest the handle 1, that is, the space between the inner face of shoulder 9 and projections 8C are longitudinally extending ribs 7A, which as shown in Figure 4, have opposed flat faces 7B, 7B for engaging the clothes line and clothes thereon, for the purpose as herein set forth.
  • the said longitudinally extending ribs may have a laterally extending width of the order of 1/8th to 1/3rd of the laterally extending width of the faces 7, and they are preferably located centrally of the faces 7.
  • the peg can be located on the clothes line 10 in any one of three positions which are indicated in Figure 1 by 10X, 10Y and 10Z.
  • the first position 10X is suitable for thin or light articles e.g. ladies' stockings), the second 10Y for articles of medium thickness or weight, and the third 10Z for still sthicker or heaver articles (e.g. sheets, blankets, curtains).
  • the resilient grip exerted by the limbs on the line will be greater the nearer the line is located to the shoulder face 9. Should it be that a relatively thin clothes line or a clothes line with a relatively thin garment thereon is moved to position 10Z, the ribs 7A maintain the grip thereon which might not otherwise exist if the ribs were not provided.
  • the slight convergence of the faces 7 in the peg's unstrained state tends to hold the peg down on the line and to oppose a tendency for the peg to spring upwards and come off the line.
  • the neck formed by the outer pair of ribs 8A acts as a potentail guard against the peg coming off the line accidentally.
  • laterally extending ribs defining line-locating spaces and the drawing illustrates laterally extending ribs having a longitudinally extending width less than the distance between adjacent ribs on a face 7 the laterally extending ribs might be made to extend longitudinally considerably more so that the line-locating spaces appear more like grooves in the faces 7, and any such construction which would achieve the stated objects of this invention is to be considered as included within the scope of said claims.

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EP81300851A 1981-03-02 1981-03-02 Wäscheklammer Withdrawn EP0059278A1 (de)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2197823A (en) * 1986-10-22 1988-06-02 Michael Seigel Kline Golf article retaining device
WO2006091999A1 (en) * 2005-03-01 2006-09-08 Gym Tv Pty Ltd Clip
GB2553841A (en) * 2016-09-16 2018-03-21 Wheelie Klips Ltd A clip

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2159572A (en) * 1938-05-13 1939-05-23 Paul F Starr Lingerie pin
US2360164A (en) * 1943-12-23 1944-10-10 Edward A Swenson Clothespin
US2429557A (en) * 1945-01-31 1947-10-21 Maccaferri Mario Plastic clothespin
US2471141A (en) * 1947-05-28 1949-05-24 Columbia Protektoiste Co Inc Clothespin
CH279605A (de) * 1950-02-18 1951-12-15 Kaelin Max Wäscheklammer.
GB1080755A (en) * 1963-08-29 1967-08-23 Perflex Pty Ltd Improved peg
DE7015064U (de) * 1970-04-23 1970-09-17 Trippe & Co Waescheklammer aus kunststoff.
GB1314400A (en) * 1970-12-22 1973-04-18 Woodley R L Clothes peg

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2159572A (en) * 1938-05-13 1939-05-23 Paul F Starr Lingerie pin
US2360164A (en) * 1943-12-23 1944-10-10 Edward A Swenson Clothespin
US2429557A (en) * 1945-01-31 1947-10-21 Maccaferri Mario Plastic clothespin
US2471141A (en) * 1947-05-28 1949-05-24 Columbia Protektoiste Co Inc Clothespin
CH279605A (de) * 1950-02-18 1951-12-15 Kaelin Max Wäscheklammer.
GB1080755A (en) * 1963-08-29 1967-08-23 Perflex Pty Ltd Improved peg
DE7015064U (de) * 1970-04-23 1970-09-17 Trippe & Co Waescheklammer aus kunststoff.
GB1314400A (en) * 1970-12-22 1973-04-18 Woodley R L Clothes peg

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2197823A (en) * 1986-10-22 1988-06-02 Michael Seigel Kline Golf article retaining device
GB2197823B (en) * 1986-10-22 1990-12-19 Michael Seigel Kline Golf article retaining device
WO2006091999A1 (en) * 2005-03-01 2006-09-08 Gym Tv Pty Ltd Clip
GB2553841A (en) * 2016-09-16 2018-03-21 Wheelie Klips Ltd A clip
GB2553841B (en) * 2016-09-16 2022-03-02 Wheelie Klips Ltd A clip

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