US1466563A

US1466563A - Line holder

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Publication number: US1466563A
Application number: US604334A
Authority: US
Inventors: Rutherford William Overton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-12-01
Filing date: 1922-12-01
Publication date: 1923-08-28
Anticipated expiration: 1940-08-28

Description

Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466.563

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" Application filed December 1, m2." Serial No. 604,384.

To all whom it may concern:

e it known that I, WILLIAM O. RUTHER FORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Madison and State of Tennessee, have invented new and useful Improvements in Line Holders, of which the following is a specification. v

Inmasonry, it is necessary that-the corners of buildings befirst partly erected and that a line be stretched between'the courses of brick or stone so that the intermediate bricks or stones will be laid atthe same level as that at the corners.

common nails have the line wound: therearound and one nail is inserted inthemor tar at one corner of a buildingconstruction and the other inserted in the mortar between courses at the other corner of the construction. The line must be'drawn vtaut, and to do this it is necessary that one of the mechanics at a corner of the building turn the nail or similar implement so that the line will be tightly! Wound therearound.

It is the object of this invention toobviate the corners of masonry. It is a still further object toproduce a masonry line holding device that shall be an. extremely simple construction, cheaply manufactured and marketed, and thoroughly eflicient'tor the purpose devised.

To the attainment of. the foregoing, and other objects. which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference is to be had to the drawing which accompanies and which forms part of this application.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a view illustrating the cation of the improvement.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one'of the line holders with a suflicient portion of a line thereon to illustrate the manner in which the line can be drawn taut without being wound on the holder. I

The body of my improvement is preferably formed from a strand of suitable steel wire to provide a shank '1 having a pointed appli- Ordinarily, comparatively sharp implements, such asv end; The wire member, at

and extended in a line parallel with that 01"- the shank, as indicated by the numeral 2. The extended portion has its end rounded upon itself and is extended over the portion 2, as indicated by the numeral 8. The end of the portion 3 is flared outwardly to provide a jaw 4. In order to cause the jaw t to frictionally contact 'withthe extension 2, I arrange around the portions 2 and 3, a suitable distance inward of the jaw 4:, a nietal'loop 5. I Tohold the portion 2 against the shank 1 there ispreferably soldered thereto an ex tensionon the outer end of a coiled wire 6 that surrounds the shank 1. The opposite. or inner end of this coil is bent outwardly and extended in the direction of the pointed end or" the shank to provide a hook 7.

In practice, one end of the line 8 is received betweenthe jaw 4: and the portion 2 or" oneof the devices and is from thence directed betweenthe shank 1 and the hook. This holder is inserted in the mortar between courses at one corner of a building. The line isextendedc to be'received between the hooks 7 on the shank 1 of the second holder at the opposite corner and is from thence drawn into the jaw 4. Any slack in the 1ine 8 may be readily taken up by drawing upon either end or" the said line, and it is thought that the foregoing description when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction and advantages of the improvement to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate without further detailed description.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. A line holder for the purpose set forth constructed from asingle strip of wire com prising a shank having a pointed end, rounded at its opposite end and inwardly extended to contacting engagement with the shank and from thence further rounded upon itself and extended to provide a spring jaw in contact with the first extension, said jaw having its end rounded outwardly, means between the jaw and extension for causing the jaw to exert a spring tension against the extension, and a hook on the shank disposed inward of the jaw.

2.: A line holder for the purpose set forth constructed from a single strip of wire, comprising a shank having a pointed end, rounded atits opposite end and inwardly extended to contacting engagement ith the the shank having an extended loop arranged shank and from thence further rounded aroun" the referred to extension and soinpon itself and extended to provide a spring dered or otherwise connected thereto, and jaw in contact with thefirst extension, said the opposite end 01'? the coil being offset in jaw having its end rounded outwardly, the direction of the shank to provide a hook, means between the jaw and extension for for the purpose set forth.

causing the jaw to exert a spring tension In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature. against the extension, 2L Wire coiled around 1 WILUAM OVERTON RUTHERWRD-