US1451413A - Pencil pin and clip - Google Patents

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P. ANDERSON PENCIL PIN AND lCLIP pLIO, 923.

Filed Oct. 4, 1920 Patented Apr. l0, 1925.

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vPMEN'Ir OFFICE.

PETER ANDRSON, OF OWATONNA, MINNESOTA.

PENCIL PIN AND CLIP.

To ali w hom it may concern Be it known that I, PETER ANDERSON, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at watonna, in the county of Steele and State of Minnesota, have linvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pencil Pins and Clips; 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.

My invention hasfor` its object to provide an extremely simple and highly efIicient pencil pin and clip which may be attached to a piece of clothing by a single downward and inward movement of the handholding the pencil. i

To this end, it consists of kthe novel devices and combinations of` devices hereinafter described and defined in the claim.

T he invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views. f

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. l is a view in front elevation of my device mounted on a fragmentary portion of a pencil;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, showing in `dotted lines my sticking member in engageable position; n

Fig. 3 is a view in rear elevation showing my devicepinned to and carried by a fragment of clothing. f

The numeral 4 indicates an ordinary lead pencil on which my device is mounted. M pencil pin and clip is preferably folded from one strip of metal. A gripping band 5 encircles the pencil and is varied in form to suit various types of pencils.

Spring fulcrumed on 5 `is an elongated pierce a piece of clothing. This member 6 is normally held in towards the pencil by the bend 8. `A bend at the `top of the member pforms a lever head 9 vagainst which force may be applied ,to pry out the sticking point 7, as sho-wn in Fig. 2 by the dotted sticking member 6, pointed at one end 7 to Applcatonled October 4, 1920. Serial No. 414,545.

i lines. When the force is released, the sticking member springs back to its normal position.

It is found that a small rivet, bolt or other l means of fastening l0 applied to the two sections of the folded lever head just above the fulcrum point assists the spring action and keeps the device bent properly. However, this is not required.

` Fig. 3 shows a portion of a pencil carrying my device fastened to a fragment of clothingfll. f

' Operation.

To secure my device to a piece of clothing, the pencil 4 carrying the combined pin and clip is pressed inward and downward with the hand, the sticking member 6 facing the clothing. This motion actuates the lever head,"prys out the sticking point and inserts the samein the clothing. Whenfthe pencil is released, the sticking to the pinned clothing to prevent it from falling off. I

It is to be understood that my device 1s `capable of considerable variation in form f Vwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

` What I claim isz A pencil pink and clip bent from a single piece of metal, comprising` a gripping band member springs back into normal position clipping the pencil encircling a pencil, an elongated sticking member bent from and spring fulcrumed on the said gripping band, operative when pried outto pin the pencil to a piece of clothing and when released to clip the pencil to the pinnedv clothing, a lever head formed bythe bend on the upper end of the said sticking. member above the fulcrum, operative to `spring the sticking member out when force is applied against the said lever head.

and means of fastening' the folded parts of the said lever rhead together near the` fulcrum point.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

.PETER ANDERSON.

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