US1239545A - Tag fastener and protector. - Google Patents

Description

w. s. TYLER. TA G FASTENERAND PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-27.1916.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

Quorum wILsoN s. TYLER, or KEO'IA, COLORADO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

TAG- FASTENER AND PROTECTOR.

Patented fiept. 11, 1911?.

Application filed October 27, 1916. Serial No. 128,054.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILSON S. TYLER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Keota, in the county of Weld and State of Colorado, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Tag Fasteners and Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to devices by which tags may be secured to containers or other objects, the devices each embodying a grating to overlie the tag, and prongs which may be driven into the object.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide devices of the character y described, by which tags may be quickly and securely held in place on objects; devices which will protect delineations on the tags thereby preventing many losses of freight, express or parcel post matters; and, devices of the character described which are inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an object to which a tag is secured by a device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of a portion of the device, looking toward one of the corners thereof.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing one of the steps in the manufacture of an improved form of the device.

In the drawing, where similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the views, A designates a portion of an object, such as the lid of a box; 13 a tag on said lid; and C a fastener and protector for the tag.

The fastener and protector comprises a grating 6, preferably rectangular in shape, to correspond with tags now in common use; prongs 7 extending from one face of the grating at the corners thereof; and, a prong 8 extending from the grating inwardly of prongs 7 and the margins of the grating.

The grating may be made up of a plurality of widely spaced fine bars or wires 9, 10, 11, and 12, in the example shown, the wires 10 being longitudinal of the device, the wires 9 crosswise thereof, and the wires 11 and 12 diagonally disposed between the wires 9 andl0. If desired, the outer formation of the device may be formed of a single length wire, at corners, the body of the wire being bent or looped downwardly, and re turned to the same plane as the main body portion of the wire, as is clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing, to provide a prong 7, the runs of the wire to form the prong being welded together and sharpened in any suitable manner as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The end portions of wires 11 and 12 may also be bent at a right angle and grouped with the runs or extensions of the outer formation of the grating, as indicated at 13, said end portion being welded or otherwise secured to the prong formation. The diagonal wire 13 may be bent downwardly and returned to provide the prong 8, the runs of the wire at the prong formation being welded together and sharpened. If desired, the other diagonal wire 13 may be looped over the prong 8 as at 14, and welded thereto.

It is of course understood that the same formation would prevail where the wires 9, 10, 11, and 12 were made in separate lengths or sections with their ends turned down and welded together as shown in Fig. 3.

It is preferred to form the grating of resilient material and when bringing the device into use, it is placed over the tag B, and the prongs are successively driven into the body A, the prongs being disposed inwardly of but adjacent the margins of the tags.

It is to be observed that the device not only securely holds the tag in place, but also protects delineations thereon, preventing the ta g from being partially torn from the object A, and preventing other objects from injuring the delineations such as the name and address of the sender, or the name and address of the party to whom the article is directed.

The device may also be used in connection with labels pasted to objects, for the purpose of protecting delineations on the labels, and while I have herein described the grating and prongs as made up of wire, it is to be understood that any form of grating embodying widely spaced fine bars may be used. which will securely hold the tag in place yet permit delineations on the tag to be suiiiciently visible, enabling persons to follow directions.

1. A tag fastener and protector coniprising a marginal frame, having prongs adapted to penetrate the tag and the supporting surface for the tag to secure the latter against the outer face of the tag near the marginal edge thereof, and having diag onally extending bars adapted to lie against the outer face of the tag and hold the same from bulging from the supporting surface.

2. A tag fastener and protector comprising a flat frame conforming substantially to the marginal configuration of a tag, and adapted to lie against the outer face thereof about the datareceiving space of thetag,- and having inwardly extl iding prongs adapted to penetrate the tag" an'd the/tag support, the frame also having a cross bar therein adapted to lie across the outer face of the tag to hold the latter from Warping and bulging outwardly from the support.

3. A tag fastenerand protectorcompris ing a flatframe conforming substantially to the marginal configurati'onvof a tag and adapted to lie against the-outer face-thereof about the data-receiving space on the tag, and h-a-vin-g a cross bar adapted to lie across the outer face of the tag to hold the latter fro-1n; Warping and bulging outwardly from the support, said frame and said cross bar being provided With inwardly extending prongs adapted to penetrate the tag and the support for holding the frame and cross bar flat againstthe tag. 4. A tag fastener and protector, comprising a plurality of Wires arranged to form a rectangular frame adapted to lie against the outer fac'e of a tag near the marginal edge thereof, the Wires having enc'l portions bent at right angles thereto, and diagonally disposed wires in said rectangular frame engaging across the outer face of the tag and with ends bent at right angles thereto,- said end portions being grouped and welded together to form prongs, and one of said diagonally disposed Wires being provided With a prong extendingin thesame direction as the other of said prongs.

WVILSON S. TYLER.

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