GB2204372A - Retaining device - Google Patents

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GB2204372A
GB2204372A GB08710499A GB8710499A GB2204372A GB 2204372 A GB2204372 A GB 2204372A GB 08710499 A GB08710499 A GB 08710499A GB 8710499 A GB8710499 A GB 8710499A GB 2204372 A GB2204372 A GB 2204372A
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Graeme Alexander Rhudd Innes
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B15/00—Nails; Staples
    • F16B15/08—Nails; Staples formed in integral series but easily separable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B43M15/00—Drawing-pins, Thumb-tacks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B15/00—Nails; Staples
    • F16B15/02—Nails; Staples with specially-shaped heads, e.g. with enlarged surfaces

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Abstract

A retaining device for pinning sheets of paper to a notice board, has an elongate body portion (10), which may be tubular, and a pin (12) projecting laterally. Several retaining devices may be formed in a row (fig. 3) connected together by frangible connections (14) consisting of weakened parts, so that a long retainer strip can be used, for example to hold a long edge of a sheet of paper, or individual devices may be broken off as required. <IMAGE>

Description

Title: Retaining Device The present invention relates to a retaining device and in particular to such a device for pinning a sheet of paper, board or the like onto a notice board for example.
Drawing pins are well known retaining devices enabling for example, a poster to be pinned to a notice board, normally with a drawing pin placed slightly inwardly of each corner of the poster. After a period of time, unsupported parts of the poster can tend to curl or otherwise distort, a disadvantage which the present invention seeks to reduce or overcome.
In accordance with the broadest aspect of the present invention there is provided a retaining device having an elongate body portion with a pin projecting laterally therefrom.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the elongate body portion is of tubular configuration and the pin projects laterally from a central region thereof.
Conveniently, a plurality of retaining devices in accordance with the invention are connected together by means of a plurality of frangible connections in end-to-end relationship to form a strip. In this way a strip can be used to pin a whole side of the poster. Alternatively, the retaining devices can still be used individually by breaking them, as required, from the strip.
The invention will now be described further by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a retaining device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 2 is an end elevational view of the retaining device simon in Figure i, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of a strip of retaining devices in accordance with another aspect of the invention.
The retaining device shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings consists of a tubular body portion 10 from which a pin 12 projects laterally. The pin is secured to the tubular body but may be formed integrally with it. The retaining device is of metal and at least the body portion may be plastics coated. In an alternative device (not shown), the entire device is of plastics.
The strip illustrated in Figure 3 consists of a plurality of the devices shown in Figure 1 connected together in end-to-end relationship by means of frangible connections 14. The connections consist of weakened parts which enable severing of a retaining device from the strip as and when may be required.
Whereas in the illustrated embodiment of the invention the body portion is shown as being of cylindrical tubular configuration, the body portion may be of any other desired cross sectional configuration such as square or triangular.

Claims (9)

Claims
1. A retaining device having an elongate body with a pin projecting laterally therefrom.
2. A retaining device according to claim 1, in which the elongate body is of tubular construction.
3. A retaining device according to claim 1 or 2, in which the pin projects laterally from a central region thereof.
4. A retaining device according to any preceeding claim, made of metal and in which at least the body portion is coated with plastic.
5. A retaining device according to any of claims 1, 2 and 3 made entirely of plastics material.
6. A plurality of retaining devices according to any of claims 1, 2, and 3, connected together by means of a plurality of frangible connections in end-to-end relationship to form a strip.
7. A plurality of retaining devices according to claim 6, in which the frangible connections consist of weakened parts of the body.
8. A retaining device constructed and arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described herein and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
9. A plurality of retaining devices constructed and arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described herein and as shown in figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
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Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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GB678189A (en) * 1944-08-15 1952-08-27 Bocjl Corp Improvements in or relating to strip fastener and method of forming fasteners
GB1083782A (en) * 1963-01-29 1967-09-20 Plasti Clad Metal Products Inc Improvements in or relating to nails
US3492907A (en) * 1968-01-25 1970-02-03 Simpson Timber Co Plastic tack strip
GB1348704A (en) * 1970-08-28 1974-03-20 Hilti Ag Nail magazine for a powder-operated fastener-driving tool
US3915299A (en) * 1971-10-01 1975-10-28 Fuchu Plastic Kigyo Plastic nail and a plastic nail strip for an automatic hammer
US3963452A (en) * 1974-10-04 1976-06-15 Automated Building Components, Inc. Connector plate stock
GB1504844A (en) * 1975-03-10 1978-03-22 Eaton Corp Nail
GB2044875A (en) * 1979-01-23 1980-10-22 Sundberg B Nails
GB2078894A (en) * 1980-06-19 1982-01-13 Rylands Whitecross Ltd Nails

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB678189A (en) * 1944-08-15 1952-08-27 Bocjl Corp Improvements in or relating to strip fastener and method of forming fasteners
GB1083782A (en) * 1963-01-29 1967-09-20 Plasti Clad Metal Products Inc Improvements in or relating to nails
US3492907A (en) * 1968-01-25 1970-02-03 Simpson Timber Co Plastic tack strip
GB1348704A (en) * 1970-08-28 1974-03-20 Hilti Ag Nail magazine for a powder-operated fastener-driving tool
US3915299A (en) * 1971-10-01 1975-10-28 Fuchu Plastic Kigyo Plastic nail and a plastic nail strip for an automatic hammer
US3963452A (en) * 1974-10-04 1976-06-15 Automated Building Components, Inc. Connector plate stock
GB1504844A (en) * 1975-03-10 1978-03-22 Eaton Corp Nail
GB2044875A (en) * 1979-01-23 1980-10-22 Sundberg B Nails
GB2078894A (en) * 1980-06-19 1982-01-13 Rylands Whitecross Ltd Nails

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WO A1 84/01985 *

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