US1440116A - Clothespin and anchor therefor - Google Patents

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' m. 26, 1922. 1,440,116 G. TELFER. CLOTHESPIN AND ANCHOR THEREFOR. FILED JULY 24, I922,

i erably fixedly attached features of construction which Patented lien 26, 1922 ononen or BELMONT, rirassecnnsarrs. orornnsrriv nun An crron trrrnnnron.

Application filed July 24, 1922. Serial No. 576,987.

form of the improved clothes pin having an anchor attached thereto.

Figure 2 a top plan viw of Figure l. Figure 3 a view looking toward. the right Figure 1.

Figure 4 a view similar to igure 1 showing another means of attaching the anchor.

Figure 5 a view looking toward the right Figure 6%.

To (jut 271,077 it may concern:

Be it known that l. Grouse zen of the United Fitates of i. ;:.-esident of Belmont, in the can I dlesex and Commonwealth of l /lassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Clothespins and Anchors 'lherefor of which the following is a specification. I 1

This invention. relates to a clothes pin a ud anchor therefor, which is especially adapted for the use of housewives in securing houschold articles, such bed sheets and other linen to the groijind during the drying or b fntrsn, citiru' e ica. and. a

r of lilid- Like characters represent like parts throughout the several figures oil the drawing. a

0f the drawings: F or convenience of illustration and ex planation a well known type or clothes pin is shown in the drawing herewith, having the two jaw members 10 and 11 and coiled spring 12, extensions 13 and 14. of which coacting with the notches 15, serve to retain the three partsin assembled position.

Preferably the anchor member or spud 16 is loosely but permanently connected to the clothes pin in such manner that a universal relative movement between the two may be obtained. lt will be understood however that such movement is not necessarily essential for the successful function of the device but rather that it might be advantageous under certain conditions. Figures 1 to- 3 inclusive show one means for attaching the said anchor 16to the pin wherein one leg 17 oi a U shaped wire is inserted into the hole securing the articles, as quite often the 18 formed by the coiled spring 12, and headweights used, soiled the goods, or suitable ed or upset as at 19 to retain it therein, while weights could not be obtained. the other leg 20 is inserted between the jaws he present invention contemplates the 10 and 11 to thereby prevent rotation of said use of a well known clothes pin having met wire. Previous to assembling the wire and thereto, means to anthe pin, the anchor member 16, having the chor said pin to the ground. eye 21, is threaded on to the wire and be- It is not known that a clothes pin. has ever comes permanently but loosely connected to been used having an anchor attachment for the pin. the purpose above described and therefore it Obviously this is a very simple and cheap is not the intention to limit this invention construction and it will be observed that the to th precise construction and arrangement anchor 16 is capable of movement relatively herein shown, as it is obvious that changes to the pin which aids in obtaining a firm anmight be made therein withoutdeparting chorage to the ground when the article is to from its spirit and scope. be held in stretched condition.

The invention consists in certain novel The dotted lines lb in Figures 1 and 2 will be tully represent some of the positions the anchor understood from a description or the draw- 16 may assume when in use. inns and the claim hereinafter given. Figures 4 and 5 show another simple aneferring to the drawings: chor member l6 composed of a single wire,

a portion of whichlll is passed through bleaching; process.

An object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device that is effective not only to hold the articleto the. ground, but enables it to be held in stretched condition during the said process without in jury thereto.

It is common practice among housewives to spread articles of household linen and even wearing apparel upon grass for the purpose of drying, often times leaving them out over night for the purpose of bleaching.

Heretofore such articles were generally held in place by weights such as stones or small rocks, or in fact anything handy that would serve the purpose.

This was a very unsatisfactory means of Figure 1 represents in side elevatiom one anchor retaining Wire adapted to engage the 0011 of said spring and said aws in such manner as to prevent its rotation; and an anchor member carried by said Wire and capable of universal movement relatively 5 to said pin. Si ned by me at Boston, ll lass, this 17th day if Jul 1922.

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