EP0885750B1 - Newspaper holding clip - Google Patents

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EP0885750B1
EP0885750B1 EP98110190A EP98110190A EP0885750B1 EP 0885750 B1 EP0885750 B1 EP 0885750B1 EP 98110190 A EP98110190 A EP 98110190A EP 98110190 A EP98110190 A EP 98110190A EP 0885750 B1 EP0885750 B1 EP 0885750B1
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newspaper
clip
shells
holding clip
restraining
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Alessandro Bertoli
Edgardo Angelini
Ross De Salvo
Sigurdur Thorsteinsson
Gianni Clocchiatti
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I M L Industria Meccanica Lombarda Srl
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D17/00—Hanging or securing devices for books, newspapers or the like
    • B42D17/005—Hand-held holders for facilitating the reading of newspapers or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a newspaper holding clip, particularly suitable for being attached at the fold side of the newspaper, at the upper edge, in order to maintain the newspaper in a suitable condition for facilitating its consultation, at the same time preventing the pages of the newspaper from becoming disarranged or removed and randomly scattered.
  • the clip according to the invention is proposed mainly for holding and supporting a newspaper, a magazine or the like, other applications are however possible within the scope of the present invention, which is defined in the claims.
  • special newspaper clips are used, substantially consisting of two long cogged jaws hinged on one side, one of which is provided with a plurality of teeth to penetrate partially the edge of the pages of the newspaper and to press them against a shoulder surface along one edge of the opposite jaw.
  • a newspaper holding clip which can be made in plastic material and which has the advantage of having extremely reduced dimensions, smaller than those of the newspaper to be clamped therein.
  • this newspaper holding clip also is provided with a plurality of pointed teeth for holding the pages of the newspaper, and in general has proved to be inconvenient not only due to its danger, but also due to the fact that, at its end teeth, the first pages of the newspaper are most strained and may be shredded or torn out.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to provide a newspaper holding clip without the previously mentioned disadvantages and whereby the folded pages of the newspaper can be firmly restrained in an ordered form, without causing excessive strain on the individual pages of the newspaper which in this way can be handled with extreme practicality and safety.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a newspaper holding clip made entirely in a plastic material, free from dangerous parts and which has an extremely short length, considerably less than the pages of a newspaper, such as to facilitate insertion and clamping of the perfectly aligned pages.
  • a newspaper holding clip has been provided particularly suitable for restraining in an ordered manner the folded pages of a newspaper, magazine or the like, the clip comprising: a longitudinally extending shaped body provided with a first and a second shell members hingeably connected along one of their lateral edges to be moved between an open condition, wherein they allow for the insertion of the fold edge of a newspaper, and a closed condition wherein they restrain said newspaper; disengageable hooking means being also provided for retaining the two jaws of the clip in the closed condition, characterized in that said jaws of the clip comprise two hollow shell members defining a chamber longitudinally extending to the body of the clips, in that a news holding rod member is provided inside said chamber, around which the folded edge of the newspaper is arranged at one end, said rod member longitudinally extending in said chamber, between the two opposing shells; and in that hinge means are provided at one side of the clip body for rotatingly supporting said rod member in relation to the said shells.
  • the newspaper holding clip is made entirely in a moulded plastic material, with the shape of a rectangular body which extends in a longitudinal direction.
  • the clip comprises two side arranged hollow shells 10 and 11, hingeably-connected each other at one side thereof, and a rod member 12 for restraining a newspaper 17 and which extends inside a housing chamber of the clip body, parallely arranged near the opening side of the clip body which is opposite that of hinging one.
  • the newspaper holding clip according to the invention is also provided with means for disengageably connecting the rod member 12 to the clip body, for allowing the same rod member 12 to perform a relative movement of rotation or overturning in relation to the two shells 10 and 11, at the time of opening and closing of the shells respectively, as will be explained hereinunder.
  • the two shells 10 and 11 are moulded in one single part with an intermediate wedge-shaped hinge portion 13, whereto the two shells 10 and 11 are connected by means of respective flexible hinge members 14, 15 which extend from one end of the clip body which is opposite to the attachment of the rod member 12, towards the other end, assuming a typical diverging or V-shaped arrangement.
  • the purpose of the intermediate hinging portion 13 of the shells 10 and 11 and the V-shaped arrangement of the two hinge members 14 and 15 is to allow a guided movement of the rod member 12 in respect to the two shells 10 and 11 during opening of the clip.
  • the two shells 10 and 11 have, at one end of the clip, stop abutments 16 suitable for ensuring a correct close position of the same shell members 10 and 11, as well as on the opening side thereof comprises inwardly bent edges 10' and 11' which are slightly cogged or knurled, but totally free of sharp parts, in order to exert a grip or friction on the two sides of the newspaper, sufficient for preventing falling or withdrawal thereof.
  • the two shells 10 and 11 are also provided with hooking means, which may be easily disengaged, for holding the clip in the closed condition with the shells 10 and 11 tightened on the newspaper 17.
  • one of the two shells for example the shell 10, is provided with a rectangular opening 18 which extends longitudinally for a substantial length at or near one end of the clip which is opposite to the attachment of the rod member 12, while the other shell 11 is provided with a hooking device in the form of an elastically yielding wing 19, which can be laterally bent, for engaging or disengaging the opening 18 at one side thereof.
  • the hooking wing 19 has a slightly arched shape and extends for a sufficient length in order to project through the opening 18. It also has a rounded head 20 at its edge providing a hooking tooth 21 intended to engage with a groove 22 provided outside the shell 10 on one side of the opening 18 through which the restraining wing protrudes.
  • the rounded shape of the head 20 allows for its automatic insertion in the opening 18, and snap hooking with the groove 22, as well as enables easy opening of the two shells when the restraining wing 19 is made to bend laterally by exerting pressure with the hands.
  • the newspaper holding clip according to the invention is characterized by the presence of an internal rod for restraining the folded edge of the newspaper, which rod is capable of moving in relation to the two shells 10 and 11 at the opening and closing of the clip, assuming a central or raised position like the example shown in Figures 2 and 4.
  • the rod 12 for restraining the newspaper is in the form of an independent and removable member and is shown in detail in Figures 6 and 7.
  • the rod member 12 extends from a side of tab 25 laterally arranged and provided with a spaced apart retaining pin 26 for attachment of the rod 12 to the hinge portion 13 of the clip.
  • the tab 25 is provided with a ring 27 for hanging the clip from a hook attached to a wall.
  • the retaining pin 26 is in turn provided with flat side surfaces which fit into a housing 28 integral with the intermediate hinging portion 13 between the shells 10 and 11, at one end of the newspaper holding clip.
  • the insertion of the pin 26 in the housing 28 is facilitated by tapering at the tip; the pin is therefore inserted and firmly held by a restraining tooth 29 inside the housing 28, whereto a transverse groove 30, on a lateral surface of the pin 26, corresponds.
  • the assembly of the rod member 12 for restraining newspapers, with the ring 27, could be made in one single piece with the pivoting portion 13; however a separate manufacture of the rod 12 is preferable in order to make production easier. It also enables separate parts to be made which can be modified according to specific needs, also using plastic materials with different properties or different colors.

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EP98110190A 1997-06-17 1998-06-04 Newspaper holding clip Expired - Lifetime EP0885750B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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ITMI971422 1997-06-17
IT97MI001422A IT1292176B1 (it) 1997-06-17 1997-06-17 Morsetto fermagiornali

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EP0885750A1 EP0885750A1 (en) 1998-12-23
EP0885750B1 true EP0885750B1 (en) 2001-04-11

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EP (1) EP0885750B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AT (1) ATE200450T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE69800680D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IT (1) IT1292176B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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FR2813041A1 (fr) * 2000-08-21 2002-02-22 Andre Demozay Pinces pour journal facilitant la tenue

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GB191410425A (en) * 1914-04-28 1915-01-28 Norman Halladay Improvements in or relating to Clip Mechanism for Check Books and for the like purposes.
GB342377A (en) * 1929-11-06 1931-02-05 Clement Bernard Voisey An improved clip for use with newspapers
FR779464A (fr) * 1934-09-18 1935-04-05 Dispositif porte-journal

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IT1292176B1 (it) 1999-01-25
ATE200450T1 (de) 2001-04-15
DE69800680D1 (de) 2001-05-17
ITMI971422A1 (it) 1998-12-17
ITMI971422A0 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1997-06-17
EP0885750A1 (en) 1998-12-23

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