US1572755A

US1572755A - Clothesline holder

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Publication number: US1572755A
Application number: US758208A
Authority: US
Inventors: Earl M Ott
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-12-26
Filing date: 1924-12-26
Publication date: 1926-02-09
Anticipated expiration: 1943-02-09

Description

Feb. 9 1926.

E. M. OTT

CLOTHESLINE HOLDER Filed Dec. 26, 1924 Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES EARL M. GET, 0]? CLEVELAND, OHIO.

GLOTI-IESLINE HOLDER.

A icants-filed December 26, 192-1. Serial No. 758,208.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, EARL M. O'r'r, citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothesline Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is a device for securing the ends of weight-sustaining cables or ropes and is intended more particularly for bold ing clothes lines but may be advantageously employed in other fields. The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of simple construction which will securely clamp the end of the rope so that it will not be released under the weight imposed thereon but may be easily drawn taut without requiringa disengagement of the line from the securing devices. This object and other objects which will incidentally.

appear in the course of the following description are attained in the use of such adevice as is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and the invention resides in certain novel features which will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of my invention showing the same as it appears in use;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing another embodiment of the invention.

In the drawing, the reference numeral 1 indicates a post, wall or other fixed support. In carrying out my invention, I employ a base plate 2 which is secured to the fixed support by screws or other devices and consists of a flat, preferably metal, plate having an open-ended recess or notch 3 ex tending vertically through its upper portion. At one side of the recess or notch 3 adjacent the upper end of the base plate 2, a-

' stop bar 4 is formed thereon and said bar,

as shown clearly in Fig. 1, is secured to or formed integral with the base plate adjacent one upper corner of the same and projects forwardly therefrom and then transversely acrossthe recess 3 in spaced relation to the upper end of the plate, the opposite end of the bar being free of the plate, as shown. A rope-engaging member is mounted within the recess 3 and consists of a block or plate 5 of such dimensions as to approximately fill the recess and provided at its lower end with studs, indicated at 6, to pivotally seat in the side walls of the recess. The particular manner of mounting the block is of minor importance and it may be effected in various ways, the drawing showing the base plate provided with notches 7 in its rear side just above the lower wall of the recess 3 so that the parts may be assembled before the base plate is secured to the fixedsupport.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs.

1 and 2, a stem 8 rises centrally from the upper end of the block 5, and this stem merges at its upper end into a crosshead 9 whereby a T-shapedrope-engaging element is formed. The ends of the. crosshead 9 are upturned, as shownv at 10, to provide stops which will prevent the cableor line 11 slipping laterally from the F crosshead and the upper edge of the block 5 at opposite sides of the stem 8 are made concave to form seats 12 which Will accommodate the head 9 and back of the same and then between the crosshead and one of the seats 12, its free end depending between the front face of the block 5 and the rear side of the clamping bar 4. When thus arranged, the end of the cable may be readily pulled so as to be drawn. downwardly between the block and the bar but movement in the opposits direction will be prevented inasmuch as thestrain then imposed upon the cable will draw the block forward so that the end of the rope will be securely clamped between the blockand the bar 4 which extends across the front of the same, the end portion of the rope being securely held or pinched between the opposing surfaces, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The greater the strain imposed upon the cable, the more tightly-it will be clamped and after it has been once adjusted it willbe securely held without any liability to drop and cause damage to anything which may be suspended thereon or to release any object which may be secured thereby.

lVhile I prefer the form of the invention 7 illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and previously 7 described inasmuch as two cables may be held by it without interference with each other, the swinging clamping block may be on in the same manner.

formed as shown in Fig. 3. In this form of the invention, the body of the clamping block 13 is approximately of the same dimensions as the block 5 previously described and is provided with trunnions or studs 14 at its lower end to pivotally engage the base plate. The upper end of the block,-however, is square or flat, as shown at 15, and a stem or shank 16 rises from one side of the said fiat end. At the upper extremity of the stem 16, a rope-engaging head 17 projects slightly forwardly therefrom and then transversely thereto, terminating in an inwardly projecting lug 18 which constitutes a stop for the rope or cable. This clamping block or rope-engaging member is engaged in the base plate 2 just as the previously described clamping block was engaged and co-operates with the clamping bar 4i there- My device is exceedingly simple and may be produced at a very low cost. It may be easily secured upon any fixed support without requiring skilled labor, and operates in a highly efficient manner for the purpose for which it'is designed.

The clamping block" 5 or13 may have a portion vof its Working face serrated or roughened so as to obtain a firm binding grip upon theline, as indicated in the drawing, but the device operates efiiciently without the serrations.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A line holder comprising a transversely disposed fixed clamping bar, a clamping block pivotally mounted in rear of said bar for movement toward and from the bar, a stem rising from the upper end of the clamping block, anda crosshead carried by the upper end of the stem above the bar and provided at its end with a stop to limit lateral movement of a line trained over andunder the head, .the said line having its end portion disposed below the crosshead and between the block and the bar to be clamped by and between the bar and the front face of the block.

2. A line holder comprising a base plate having a recess in its upper portion, a clamping bar projecting over the base plate at one side of the upper portion of the recess and extending across the recess in spaced relation to the base plate, a clamping block pivotally mounted in the recess, a stem rising from the block, the upper end of the block at the opposite sides of the stem forming rope-engaging seats, and a crosshead carried by the upper end of the stem and having line stops at its ends.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature. Q

EARL M. OTT. a 5.