US1059330A - Clothes-line prop. - Google Patents

Description

Y W. HETHERINGTON.

. CLOTHES LINE PROP.

APPLICATION I'ILED MAR.13. 1912, 1,059,330. Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

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WILLIAM: HETHERINGTON, 0F EVEREST; KANSAS, ASSIGNOR T0 BERT HETHERIN GTON .1

CLOTHESJJNE iIE'ROP.

Specification ofvLctt ers Patent. Patented Apr, 15, 1913.;

Applicat'i'onfiled March 13,1912. Serial No. 683,516.

new and useful Improvements in: Clothes-w Line Props, of iwhich the following ;is a;

specification, reference beinghad to the ac-i companying drawings The object of my invention is to provide a clothes line prop :having a head to engage the linein a manner :preventingthe head sliding upon the line.

A further object of my invention is to.

provide a clothes line prop :of a simple and durable constructionzhaving an attachment capable of convenient adjustment upon I a i to thestaff. This sheet metal member in+ cludes a head enlargement 2, from which exclothes line in a manner :tolinsure the prop beingheld to the line against} casual displacement.

Withthese and other objects in view,the

present invention consists in the combination and arrangement: of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally pointed out inthe appended claims, it being further understood that changes in the specific structure shown: and described maybe made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming: a part of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the similar views: Figure 1 shows a side elevational view with parts broken; away, of a clothes line prop embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 shows a front view disclosing: the prop as secured to a clothesline; Fig. 3is a detail with portions broken away, disclosing the normal position ofthe attachment in-dotted lines, and the position. of the at-t tiLCl'hIllQIltj in solid lines when the deviceis secured to or removed fromithe line. a Fig. 4 shows a sectional detaillof the heel plateiand securing spur. Fig. 5 is Jamodification.

In my present inventionsI provide a prop arranged to be detachably secured to a clothes line in a manner; preventing :the

prop being casually detached or slipping off of the line. Clothes line1props as ordinarily constructedare apt to slip at the.

lower end, and soallow the prop to fall, often causing theline to sag tosuch an extent as to allow the fabrics to trail uponithe ground; In:my present inventionl provide a clothesline prop the; upper or head of? whichvcanrbe secured to the clothes line to I hold the same against slipping while the a lower end has a spur .whichcan; be; shoved into the ground to secure the clothes prop being held against casual displacement at bothends. 1

I In. carrying out the aim of my invention; I employ a staff 9 of any suitable length, a

which at one end has a slot 10. This end forms. the upper end ofthe clothes prop. Secured to the staff is a :holding; member made of resilient sheet metal including: the

flat, bowed plate 1, having suitable screw openings arranged to vreceivelthe screws 7, by. means oi whlch the attachment 1s secured tend the two outstandingarms 3, 3 arranged to stridethe stafi', as shownin Fig. 2 at points uponopposite sides of the slot 10. As 1 shown, each arm 3 terminates in a recurved end 4,these ends havmg the beveled edges 6.

In the normal condition of the stridingarms 1 3, the curvedends are held adjacent. to the sides of the staff, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3,;where I have shown the normall position of this member. The arrow in Fig.

3 discloses the direction in which the member 1 is pressed when it isdesired to attach the same or remove the same from a clothes line.

In Figs. 1,2and 5,I have shown the clothes I a a wood screw .11 through the staff at this A within the slot 1 under spring tension.

InFig. 21 have shown the prop as secured toithe line ihn No shaking of the line will be suilicientto detach the V rop, and the prop is further held against sliding or slipping. In order to insure the lower end of the rop; beinglheld I provide a pointed spur 12 aving thescrew stem 13 which is arranged to pass through the apertured heel plate I 1 1,; the screw .13 beingthreaded into the lower end of the staff 9, as clearlyshown in Fig.4. On shoving the spur 12 into the earth the prop will be securely held at its lower end.

In Fig. 5 I show a modification where the:

resilient member 1 is provided with twostafi gator propenly hold the attachment tothe staff. As shownin this modification, the

staff is not provided with a slot or a seat v the" line A being held against one edge oi the staff 9-. It desiredi the' staff can be? prov- 'vided with a seat so that thelinewould gbe artly held within the seatand within the; 7

slot within one end, of a member madeof;

bight of the recurved arms. The arms; in

v this modification are made of sufficient lengtht'so that they extend beyond theedgeshould be understood that around stafi could be equally well used-e F i j The prop attachment is simple,; inexpensive in construction, and bothzcdurabl'e and efiieient in'operatiom and a clothes line prop;

I equipped with my attachment can be attached to or removed from a line with ease,

accuracy'and despatch.

Having thus described my said invention, 3

- @Witnessesf" 1 what I claimasnewand desireto'se'cure by UnitedStates-Letters Patent is:--

1; A clothes line prop attachment made of 5 esi en s eet 7 me al-L incl ldi gfaifiat bowed" plate having a screw opening at one end, and a head enlar ement at the opposite end withtwooutstan ding arms, said arms being :heldi parallel spaced relation; eachi arm:

terminating in airecurved end.

2". The combination with a staff having a resilient sheet metaliincluding a'fiat bowed plateh-aVing a screw openingat one end," and a head enlargement-with two outstanding f arms at the opposite masher arms striding L40. said; stfaflf upon oppositesidesvofi said slot,"

each; armoterminating areeurved end, and

means-within said' opening to hold said men 7 her to said staff. T i

In testimony whereofl afliiX signature,

- in presence of two; witnesses.

WIILLIAM HETIfLERISGTQNJ: I l

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