US1393010A - Jar-holder - Google Patents

Description

T. S. CATLIN.

JAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED !AN.13, 1920.

Patented 001;. 1-1, 1921.

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UNITED STATES I THOMAS S. GATE-IN, OF WAVE-LAND, INDIANA.

JAR-HOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

Application filed January 13, 1920. Serial No. 351,144.

I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS S. Carma, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVaveland, in the county of Montgomery and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jar-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in gripping devices, and more particularly to such as are adapted for gripping jars and like containers.

The primary object in view is the provision of means for gripping jars of diil'erent standard sizes by means also adapted to gripjars of slightly varying sizes from the standard sizes. 7

With this and other detail objects in view, he invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as subsequently specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,-

Figure l is a side elevation'of a gripping device embodying the features of the present invention, one of the tabs being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a plan view with the strap sections seen partly in section on the plane indi cated by line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmentary elevations of the free end portions of the strap sections.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, perspective view of one of the free end portions of the strap sections and tab.

Referring to the drawingby numerals, l, 1 indicate the long arms of operating levers which are pivoted together at 2, and having their short arms 3, 3 extending beyond the pivot and each provided at its outer extremity with an eye at. Through each eye 4 is looped the respective end of what may be considered the clamping band which consists of two sections, being a section 5 and a section 6. Each section has its end portion looped through its respective eye 4L and folded back upon itsel'l and formed into a tongue 7, which is extended through a slot 8 formed in the respective section of the clamping band. The tongue 7 in each instance is bent down against the inner face of the band. The material of each short arm 3 is stamped for forming its respective eye 4, and the material thus stamped out is bent back upon a portion of the remaining materials of the arm to form a bearing piece 9 for the respective terminal loop of the sections 5 and 6. Sections 5 and 6 are thus hinged to the free ends of the short arms 3.

The section 5 is formed with outstanding tabs 10 located intermediate the edges there of and stamped from the material of section 5, each being formed with an elongated tongue 11 at its outer portion and spaced from the band section 5,. and forming an open notch between the respective tongue 11 and section 5, and opening toward the hinged end of section 5, that is, toward the free end portion of the band section 6, when the sections 5 and G are operably connected. :There are as many tabs 10 provided as there are standard sizes of the types of jars to be handled. For example, there are three sizes of the well known Mason jars, being pints, quarts and half-gallons. A tab 10 is provided for each of these standard sizes.

The section 5 has located along its median line a slot 12 of suilicient length to'a-ccom modate the tabs 10, provided for the diiier- .fi

ent sizes of jars to be handled. The slot 12 is constructed adjacent the free end of section 6 with separate outer terminals 13 and 14: at its outer end portion for accommodating odd sizes or types of jars which would not be considered standard.

To provide for adjustable connection of the clamping sections the terminals 13 and 14 are formed a suiiicient width to snugly receive the tabs 10 therein, and being located in the line of the notches formed by tongues 11, one of the tabs 10 of section 5 is permitted to overlap and engage the free end portion of section 6.

Beyond the outer terminals of slot 12, the end portion of section 6 is curved outward to form a finger-engaging lip 15.

In operation, when standard jars are be ing handled, to apply the clamping band to the largest size jar, the section 6 is placed over the section 5 with the terminal 14 in position to engage one of the notches formed by tongues 11 of tabs 10. This can be done by first swinging the sections apart a distance suliicient to allow the sections to be passed about the opposite sides of the body of the jar and then broughtto the interlocked position; or the sections may be interlocked and then slid endwise over the jar. When positioned about the jar and interlocked, the sections may be caused to grip the jar tightly merely by gripping the bandles or operating levers 1. This gripping of the jars may be for the purpose of applying a lid or for removing-a lid, or otherwise as occasion may require. The releasing of the jar merely requires the releasing of the hanof terminal 14;.

What I claim is 1. The combination, with hand operating 7 levers, of band sections adapted to form a clamping band and each having one end portion engaging the operating levers, one of said sections being formed intermediate 1ts edges with tabs spaced along the section and the other with a slot to permit interlocking of the sections by engagement of one of the tabs with a terminal of the slot, the slot being of sufiicient length to accommodate all of the tabs simultaneously.

2. The combination, with the hand operating levers, band sections adapted to form a clamping band and each having one end portion engaging the operating levers, one

' of said sections being formed with a tab intermediate its edges and the other witha slot having a plurality of terminals at one end portion adapted to be engaged by the tab to efiect interlocking of the sections while being clamped about jars of difierent sizes, the tab being movable from one of said terminals to another.

3. The combination, with hand operating levers, of band sections adapted to form a clamping band and each having one end portion engaging the operating levers, one of said sections being formed with a plurality oftabs intermediate its edges spaced apart along the section, and the other section being formed with a slot having a plurality of terminals at one end portion to permit interlocking of the sections for being clamped about jars of varying standard and other variable sizes. I y

a. The combination, with hand operating levers,-oi band sections adapted to form a clamping band and each having one end portion engaging the operating levers, one of said sections being formed intermediate its edges with a plurality of tabs spaced apart and the other with a slot having at one end portion a plurality of terminals a greater or less distance from the beginning of the said slot to permit an adjustable interlocking of the sections for being clamped about jars of variable sizes.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS S. CATLIN.

Vitnesses IARDY W. ROBBINS, CHRISTIE H. FnsLER.

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