US1236654A - Paper-holding clip. - Google Patents

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E. BALTZLEY. PAPER HOLDING CUP. APPLlCATlON HLED JUNE 2%;1916.

1,286,654 Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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E. BALTZLEY.

PAPER HOLDING CLIP.

APPLlCATION FILED JUNE 21, 1916.

1 36,654 Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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Patented-Angeli, 1917- Appueation filed Iune21,1916. Scriallh; magna Todll whomvz'tmag concealer? Be it knownethat,, 1,'j}Enwm@-Bamznnn-ea citizen of the 1.. United aStatesa;and:tresidehtw r, of Glen; Echo,-. county: of Montgqmerygiandr State of Maryland thaverz-inventedccertami new and useful -.V'1Impr0vements;z.zinzgPaper z Holding Clips, of which, theiefollowing isya specification.

My invention relates-ato tpapers lholdin clips, and has zfor: itseobject-axto produce;

clip of great .cheapness,rsimplicity', yefiici'enoy,=v

wide application-.andoi strongholdil'lgers, in which thevpaper-gisginserted clip from the back and withoutthe sneedof:

any spreading;meansv ;otheraa than-g thattsem cured by directpushing turnin andiwed the papers 4 to. ,be :--b'ound. p,

A11 clipslheretofo're, so fares:I'amawarea. have been made-toradmit the papersvatrthen open or jaw-aside, which calleds-foryspeeial;r. mechanism or entrance 'meansain; some cases expensive and in othervv cases e=:-otherwise=-- faulty, especially the papemfastenerz -classm designed" for. holding-gtogetherma ,:;com.para-.-.,

tively small i number-10f papers; r.ina,aso far; that all of .themr;have been- '30,"constructed; that after they have'been applied ltoaca bunchi of papers other=-papers:couldslip:'undenthe jaws and be carried .off and lost: .1' v

In my clip thejawsv are'h'eld tight together;

and the entrance of thetpapersto. ithem' 18 from the rear instead OfLfIfOmvthQ .-f1".ont1or, -jaw side of clip, thus .reversinggprevions: practice. Preferably. I xcut away. 3190111316111 of the backvorzspringg nember and tlirough:1; c the openingothereby made;admitsthee ap ersi,

and force them.rbetween-theconvergi sidestoward the jaws, rthus'pwedgigngzt clip. I

The rear Entrance,:filSQLdiQpen QSfi githijthefi I .necessitytoiall other: meansiofzspreadlng ;the: jaws, some:ofnvvhich arezexpensiize; zandrothers clumsy: This rear entrance:isa1so.--a "gageeof. the quantity of paperssthechp is.@designedito bindi .1 In'all clipstmaadegstogbeaopenedfloylie: vers :or pliers, it-requires CM'BxDOtr-tO expand? thetmaximnmroftrsim l ty epl ace.eon-l5 the"; sideS, of? the. clip beyondet heir e tic req enblr r e uchi-th ngEi lposslble-gwi h my ..,p-bc e-thesidesmna U s'izer t etherear ,th oneflisrreduced t vand.ec leepl es I limit-Land- .lack. of .:su.chz.icare -,f

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endtand-ihal i l ofthepaper totbeb und o ehe dg f sheetametal stamped?andeJoentrto;sub ten: tlallyttriangnlar c o myas} viewedgfromone provision i0 r ar; nt ance withwthe foregqingsand relat d.iobiectseinj View, my;v ments. .1 41.;

tion c nsist 1n: t e rimprqr r st. E; CO1 .13 91103-' Q1IlQ1-- amp r nged enin sriormirglappiied tocthe sameepe 1n.-;per.s ,ectnzewo on 1601 1111016" app at n fpo it vm a, 1 imil p 'c1p..@of reg- I .-.:'P ;3'9f2. ,.i h1 apers-p ig 3 s; n nd iew the chpqofaFi'g-sa 1 a sectwnaln e6 .l .I. .e is, a perspective view of clip hayingzthe-meansiJ vided ione iietendronlyrandl ho -ng; a reinforcingsmean furthe springr aek igev'r. 6

,wszspreed; somenhetq arther o accQmmQd t modified-forni oficlips F preierredimode ohrplat ngc'the lip Tnpo abunchofip pers towb aboen iga tacha leton emovabl YBn ch-mw. b utilized inithe mannerqshown in:- ig- 9- glids-1a perspective view of; a clip to the clip .of ;Fig,;,, 5 qbut; with more material 7 cut; :o t:; o,tr.theback; nd; thou re nforc menu El-ge .2; i h persp tir -mw off a cIipgBnemHy similarrto 1 th clip; of. Fig-. 1;

but-formed of; wireandiillustrating its mode showingtherelati n fet eplipitheretqa t;

' ionrthewredge so postt iinndqtted .Fig l butig-e -is'ia t essrt 3. ,edifi'ed-i rmof o rear-re trenqetprofi willustmtingcthe cl p :thelerer; attachmen emporarily secnred in place von ;one-of5 the jaws. v F ig 10 is &1 Perspecti (e viewof; a modified form of the- J fre 8-.i11ustrat ngthe, Fig.

of use in connection with a bunch of papers.

I Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a. modified form of wire clip having but one rear entrance. Fig; 14 1s a perspective view of a clip generally similar to the clip of Fig. 13, but formed of sheet metal. Fig. 15 is a front View of a clip similar to the clip of, Fig. 1, but having circular jaws. Fig. '16 is anend view of the clip of Fig. 15. Fig. 17 is a face view of a clip like that shown in Fig.

15, but provided with a fastening tack. Fig. 18 is an end view of the clip of Fig. 17, and

Fig. 19 is a perspective view of a clip such as shown in Fig. 15 but having a pair of marginal holding tacks.

The clip of Fig. 1 is made of spring sheet vmetal. Other materials may, of course, be used. Preferably the upper and lower clamping'members, designated at 10 and 11, are substantially identical in form, though this is not essential. These members lOand ll converge toward their free edges 12 and 13 and diverge at the rear, as indicated at 14 and 15. The space 16 between the rear portions 1 1, 15 thereof varies according to the size of. the clip and the maximum thickness of the bunch of papers to be held, as will be understood. The clamping members 10 and 11 are connected at their rear parts Figs. 3 and 4, and this flaring is most con yeniently provided by bending the. edges. outwardly and extending the bend of the 'edges around the clip from one side of the back to the other, as shown clearly in Figs.

1 and 2 and indicated at 18. Displacement of the material-effected by such bendin action extends through the material 0' the clamping members, and papers placed therein are clamped a short distance back of the edges. This flaring of the edges is only necessary'when the clip is made of tempered steel or stifi' metal, whereby the clamping tension is necessarily great. It is not required in clips that do not need great clamping tension, suchas those of the paper fastener class.

The entrance of the bunch of papers into thisclip is from the rear thereof, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1, and means for securing easy direct insertion of a bunch of papers into the clip at its rear is provided, the clip being turned on the papers (or conversely the papers in the clip) in the direction of the arrow in Fig. ,1, so as to bring the clip into its correct holding position as shown in Fig. 2. The bunch of pa are 19 is shown in an additional position in Fig. 1 at 19 in dotted lines, so as not to confuse the showing of the construction of. the clip itself. 1

In the form shown, the rear entrance is provided by cutting away the spring back piece 17 as shown at 20, making it shorter than the longest portion of the clamping sides- I have shown the cut away part 20 provided at both ends of the-clip, though it is not essential that more than one of the ends be cut away to provide entrance from the rear. The corners 21, 22 of the clamping members 10 and 11 in the neighborhood of the cut-out 20 are preferably extended somewhat, as shown, and flare outwardly so as to facilitate the entrance of papers from the rear between the clamping members 10 and 11.

Figs. 5 and 11 show a larger clip adapted to a book or bunch of papers ranging up to a capacity of say about 5" to in thickness and having means for rear entrance at one end only. I Up to about capacity the formshown'in Fig. 1 readily adapts itself because the angle of convergence of the sides 10 and 11 is very slight and admits of the acute triangular form shown in Figs. 1 and 4. But the greater. angles are best provided for in the forms shown in Figs. 5 and 11. The entrance slot in the spring back or base 17 of Fig. 5 is deeper or larger and the ends of the clip are rounded as at 23 to a true circle. This gives a more easy and gradual wedging action of the, inserting papers on the converging sides of the clip. Moreover, I makethis clip of, fairly thin metal so that it will be easier to spread the jaws by thewedging papers and rely on a larger clip with greater length of spring back to give the necessarygripping tension of the jaws, and to this end I-only slot one end of the clip.

In the form shown in Fig. 5, to avoid possible breakage of the back when placing the clip on a book or bunch of papers, I may reinforce the back substantially as shown by forming a comparatively narrow slot 24 which may be rounded at its inner end, as at 25, and the material cut back on either side, as at 26, and bent under to form reinforcing means 27, 27 in the opening, between which the rear entryof the papers to be bound may be effected. Such construction assures a smooth and noncutting edge.

Or I may cut away the entire back at the end, as shown at 28, Fig. 11, and to avoid breakage may round the corners preferably with rounded recesses, as shown at 28. This provides great flexibility and ease of entrance for the papers to be bound and the jawsmay readily be spread apart by the Wedging action of the papers entering the clip.

cut-away part 28 to substantially'itsfull extent when introduced from the rear of the twisting the wires together as at32. In the construction shown in Fig. 13, the two jaws are indicated at 10" and 11", and the spring back is formed centrally ofthe piece of wire Y a from which the clip is formed, as indicated at 33. A very .sim le andwcheap form from stamped metal wit the same rear opening principle can be made, as shown in Fig. 14, and is included in the paper fastener class. In this figure the jaws are-marked 10 and 11 and the spring back is shown at 34.

till another form of paper fastener with the rear entrance opening I show in Figs. 15,16, 17, 1 8 and 19. It is preferably bent from a true circular stamping of brass or untempered steel. Because the capacity of this class of fasteners is alwaysismall, wherein the converging angle of the sides is very slight, no flaring of the edges is necessary. It takes the place of all that .class ofclips that surreptitiously pick up foreign papers.

This flat rounded surface 35, 35 of the jaws also especially lends itself for advertising purposes, in its large -sizes,-as shown in Figs. 15 and 19. Also for permanent binding of legal papers, wherefor one or more tacksare stamped and bentte form from one of its sides, and a concavedepression formed in the opposite side to house the points of the tacks, as shown in Figs. 17, 18 and 19. The point ofthe tack is held just above the inside plane of the side of the clip so as not to interfere with the use of the clip as a pressure binding cli ,and may be so held indefinitely until it is desired to fasten the papers permanently, when the tackcan be readily and quickly pushed through the papers by thumb pressure.

One form of such tack is shown at '36, in Fig. 18, and is formed by stamping out the metal as shown at 37', leaving an intermediate space between the tack 36. and the cut margin 37 so that proper clearance for the point of the tack 36, or the tack may be formed in the margin at any convenient point, a pair of such tacks located in the margin of one of the clip jaws being illustrated at 38, 38, Fig. 19; In Figs. 9 and 10 I have shown two forms of detachable levers which may be secured to: clips such as shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 11, or to other torms of clip. These levers comprise preferably a handle 39 and means of attachment to the clip, and such attachin means may comprisethe turned'over e Ijge-40 and securing lugs as 41, 42, shown in ig. 9, or instead of turning both lugs under, as shown in Fig.

9, one of them, as 43, Fig. 10, may be turned lied on with the turned over edge to hold the lever in place and the lug 43 cooperating therewith to prevent relative action betweenthe lever and clip and to facilitate at tachment and removal. The lever 39 of Fig. 10 is provided with a cut out part 45 in that portion of it which rests against the clip jaw, and such detachable levers may be of various other constructions, as will be readily understood, so long as they can be readily attached and removed. While in Fig. 9 such lever is shown. secured toone-of the jaws, it will be obvious that they may be secured to each jaw if desired, although ordinarily by pressing against one jaw and against the extended lever on the other jaw the clip may be opened to permit insertion and removal of papers.

The operation of a clip in "accordance with my invention will be readily understood from the foregoing. Clips varying inthickness being provided and one: having been selected of a proper thickness for the bunch of papers :to-be bound, or a bunchof papers of lesser thickness,*since each clip is preferably designed .to "take all thicknesses of papers up to itsmaximum and hold it firmly, the papers are introduced at the rear. In the case of the clip of Fig.1 the papers are inserted into the opening between the spreading points 21, 22 at the rear of the clamping members 10 and 11,- and having obtained en'- trance in this manner the clip is readily pushed thereon and turned at the same time to hold the papers, .as shown in Fig. 2, the clamping members 10 and 11 separating as the clip is pushed on the papers and the flared edges outside the grooves 18 serving to facilitate the entry and movement of the clip with respect to the paper, as they prevent the paper from making any contact with theextreme edges of the clamping members 10 and 11, presenting a rounded surface near the free edges which takes the bearing contact of the clip with the paper.

It will be seen that a clip in accordance with my invention is very readily and cheaply constructed, will hold papers firmly and securely and is readily put in place, and with the papers being inserted from the back there is no loss of holding power, which may result when the papers are otherwise introduced.

It is to be understood that changes and modifications may be resorted to within the scope of my claims and without departing from or sacrificing the advantages of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A clip having members ending in clamping jaws, a spring back connecting down'square, the remaining lug 44 being resaid members and cut away at an end thereof to form an opening with said members for the entrance of papers therethrough to i said clamping jaws.

2. A clip having converging sides with slightly flared edges and ending in clampingjaws, a spring backconnecting said converging sides and cut away at an end thereof entrance of papers therethrough to said clamping jaws.

4.'A clip triangular in cross-section,-the converging sides of which end in clamping jaws, a spring back connecting said converging sides and cut away at an end thereof to form an opening with said sides for the entrance of papers therethrough to said clamping jaws, one of the converging sides being provided with a tack to be forced through the papers held between the said sides.

5. A clip having clamping sides ending in clamping .jaws, a spring back connecting said clamping sides with an opening in an end thereof between said sides for the entrance of papers therethrough to said clamping jaws, whereby the clip may be fastened on said papers to bind them by turning it.

6. A clip having clamping sides ending in clamping jaws at the front thereof and in a spring back at the rear, said spring back which directly connects with said clamping sides beingshorter than the longest portion of said clamping sides, forming thereby a permanent opening from the rear of the clip for the entry of papers therethrough to and between said clamping jaws.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing,

EDWIN BALTZLEY.

' I hereto set my hand, this ZOthiday of'June,

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