US1350978A - Clothesprop - Google Patents

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J. J. MECKLING, JR. CLOTHESPROP.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 13, 1919.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JONAS J'. MEGKLING, $3., OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHESPROP.

Application filed November 18, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JoNAs J. MEOKLING, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothesprops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable Others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes props and consists of a simple device of this nature so arranged that the clothes line may be securely held taut by a peculiar arrangement of holder.

The invention comprises various other details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the ap ended claim.

l y invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which:

Figure l'is a perspective view of the prop, and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View showing the line holding element.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter:

A and B designate two telescoping parts having elongated slots C therein through which adjusting-screws D pass adapted to hold the two sections in different clamping Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

Serial No. 337,671.

relation. The section A is pointed at one end and adapted to engage the ground to prevent the same from slipping, and the other section has a bolt passed through a hole in the section B and projecting beyond the opposite faces thereof.

The line holder consists of a piece of wire F, the ends of which are turned to form eyes H, one encircling the projecting portion of the bolt on one side of section B, and the other encircling the shank of the bolt between the head thereof and the adjacent face of the section B, a nut K being screwed on the threaded end of the bolt. Said wire has two upright portions N, each bent to form coils 0 bearing upon the top of section B, thence the wire has upwardly extending portions R, each of which is bent upon itself at T forming a downwardly extending U-shaped portion S in which the rope is positioned. By positioning the coils upon the top of section B strain is removed from the eyes H.

It will be noted that the upwardly extending portions R incline toward each other and nearly close the opening into the U-shaped portion, and as the parts are resilient, the clothes line'may be inserted in the U-shaped portion and secuerly held therein.

What I claim to be new is:

V A clothes line holder comprising a bar perforated at its end, a resilient wire bent at the end to form eyes in alinement with each other and medially bent into a pair of clip coils with spring coils between said clip coils and said eyes, said bar fitting between said eyes, and a bolt passing through said eyes and perforations.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

JONAS J. MEGKLING, JR.

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