US1570883A

US1570883A - Safety catch for badges

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Publication number: US1570883A
Application number: US38017A
Authority: US
Inventors: Folkman Morris
Original assignee: MORRIS FOLKMANSHIFFER Co
Current assignee: MORRIS FOLKMANSHIFFER Co
Priority date: 1925-06-18
Filing date: 1925-06-18
Publication date: 1926-01-26
Anticipated expiration: 1943-01-26

Description

M. F'OLKMAN SAFETY CATCH FOR simens Jan. 26,1926. l r 1,570,883

Filed Jun 1a 1925 grs/vanto@ atroz nu! Patented Jan. 26, 1926.

MORRISY EOLKMAN,

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T all whom it concern.

. 'Be it known that 1,. Moinii's FoLxMAN,

a citizen of Vthe United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of, Guyahogafand Stateof Ohio, lhave inventedA certll new and, useful Improvements in Safety Catches for Badges, ofwhich the following is a y vent loss specification. j.

rFhis invention relates to improvements in safety catches for badges, the primary ob ject being to provide a device which will preof badges or the like from wearing apparel, and shieldvthe sharpened or pointed end of the usual attaching pin.

Another object is to generally simplify the construction of safety catches and inate'- rially reduce the cost of manufacture. n A further object is to provide a safety catch which may be easily manipulated and secured against accidental movement.

1n the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application: i

Figure .1 is a detail perspective view showing the preferred forin of safety catch;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a detail view of a. slightly modiiedl structure.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts throughout.

This safety catch is readily attachable to any preferred type of badge, fraternity pin, or the like, and comprises a pair of spaced inner and outer yieldable jaws 5 and 6 which are formed from a single piece of metal as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Obviously any preferred material may be employed in this construction. The jaws are curved upwardly from a base or attaching portion 7 and to'- ward each other, having their extremities spaced apart slightly as shown. These jaws are yieldable, the degree of yieldability or resiliency increasing toward the free edges. The extreme

rear end portions

8 and 9 of the base member 7 and the inner jaw 5 are spaced apart to form ears and are provided with alined openings through which a pin 10 is extended forV the purpose of piv'o-tally mounting a keeper orl pin guard 11. As shown in Figure 2 connects the base bar 7 and the jaws 5.

This keeper 11 comprises a relatively fiat yarm 12 whose inner end is fixed between the a neck or the like 5 inter-v.

ears 8l. and 9 and whose outer end is curved upwardly to conform'with the curvature of the inner jaw 5 and at a point beyond this jaw 5 is'v arched to forni a; pocket 13 within which the pointed endV ofj an attaching pin 141 is arraii'geable.;` The Outer` end 15,0.f the keeper is'curved downwardly and is snugly receivable in; the cup-like resilient jaw 6. v Asindicjated in, Figure 1,; this keep-er isy adapted to be swung or moved on the pivot 10 and inorder to facilita-te such movement I provide a relatively short linger 16 on the keeper 11 and space it fro-in the curved forward end ofthe keeper so as to form a notch or recessl 17 `in which the operators linger f nail maylibe inserted when desired. .As shown,l his notch, 17 is disposed in the varchedportion of the keeper.

It is obvious that the spring actionv of the jaws 5 and 6 which bear on the keeper 11 will resist any tendency of the keeperK 11 to move from the full line position shown in Figure 1 and when removal of a badge proj ment the two jaws 5 and 6 will spring out-V wardly and upwardly from their normal position under pressure of the keeper and the downwardlycurved forward extremity 15 of the keeper is moved inwardly a slight 'deH gree. Obviously, this spring or resilient ac tion is due to the central positioning of the pivot and with respect to the edges of said jaws.

ln a modified form which is designed to 3ermit use of the catch Yon badges in which the attaching Vpin swings in a plane parallel with the badge body, theouter jaw 6 is eliminated as shown in Figure 4. The remaining elements yare relatively arranged and individually constructed inthe same manner as inthe preferred forni.

l claim 1. A safety catchfor a badge having a pivoted attaching pin including, a base plate, a pair of inwardly curved resilient jaws carried by the plate, and a pivoted keeper movable to a position beneath and between said jaws.

2.- A safety catch for a badge having a lpivoted attaching pin including, a base plate, a pair of inwardly curved resilient jaws car ried by the plate, a pivoted keeper movable to a position beneath and between said jaws,

and a yieldable portion on the keeper engageable with the inner face of one jaw.

3. A safety catch for a badge having a pivoted attaching pin including, a base plate, a pair of ears at one end of the base plate, a pair of inwardly curved resilient jaws formed upon the base plate, and a keeper pivoted between said ears and having an arched portion movable to a position between the extremities of said t. A safety catch for a badge having a pivoted attaching pin including, a base plate, a pair of ears at one end of the base plate, a pair ot inwardly curved resilient jaws formed upon the baise plate, a keeper pivoted between said ears and having an arched portion movable to a position between .the extremities of said jaws. and a resilient Finger-like portion engageable with the inner face of one jaw.

5. A safety catch for a badge having a pivoted attaching pin including, a base plate, an inwardly upwardly curved yieldable jaw at one end of said base plate, a pair of spaced ears at the other end of said base, a second yieldable jaw arranged between the first jaw and said ears, a keeper having one end pivoted between said ears, and an arched portion movable to a position between said jaws.

6. A safety catch fora badge having a pivoted attaching pin including, a base plate, an inwardly upwardly curved yieldable jaw at one end of 'said base plate, a pair of spaced ears at the other end of said base, a second yieldable jaw arranged between the lirst jaw and said ears, a keeper having one end pivoted between said ears. and an arched portion movable to a position between said jaws, said jaws being yieldably engaqeable with portions of said keeper when in operative position.

7. A safety catch for a badge having a pivoted attaching pin including, a base plate, an inwardly upwardly curved jaw at one end, a pair of spaced ears at the other end of said plate, a curved yieldable jaw carried by the base plate between said ears and the first jaw, a keeper pivoted between the ears and having an arched portion movable to a position between said jaws, an operating finger carried by the arched portion, and a yieldable portion on said keeper engageable with the inner face of one jaw.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature.

MORRIS FOLKMAN.