US1672311A - Jar holder - Google Patents

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June 5, 1928.

P. ERMANGER Filed Dec. 17, 1926 Pafented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES -1,672,311 PAT NT oFFCE.

A Hction ed December 17, 1926, sena1 o. 155,487.

1/Iy invontion felafos to houSollold utenSilS ond hos ortionhIr feference to iIn fove InenfS in f1'I1if iar ho1(lerS, ITly I)IIII)OSe being to l'ovide Shn le, inex enHive devioe 5 Which iS eHioient for holdh1g o ffuit ir to pefn1it o CoVer therefor to be reodily re- Inoved1herefron1 or a lied the1'eto, ond vhich is adiustoble to aCoonnnodote iarS of (1ifferent Sizes.

vith the forogoing ond ofher or oSeS h1 viev, Iny i11,e11ion conSistS in the nove1 featureS of oonsfrCtion, Conlbinotion and orfngen1ent of )ortS nS vill be hereinofter 111o1'e fuHy doSoribed, illuStroto(l in he aC 1 coInpanyfng drowings nd doHned in the endod clohnS. l

In t11( dravings, 'f1L1oin like characforS of referenco (1enote coffes onding 1)arts in the (1ieI'ont YieWS= 20 ig. 1 iS o perSPectiVe Viev of a fruit inr v. holdeI' en]bodying the noVo1- and eSSentio1 featureS of nly iI1vention ond ig. 2, plan viow of SaIne. ffefefring to the dfWingS in (leton, it vvi11 be obServed that y hn roved ior holdef incllldes eSSentially bnd A fo11ned Preferably fron1 length of lnetal fod holf 1ollnd iI14croSS Section and oonIPoSed of tvo HbStontially SoInioircu1L1 seotonS and 12, ivotony oonneoted togethef of adi ocent endS aS at 1, the opPoSite or ffee en(1,I)ortionS 16 10 of Soid seotionSbeing Stroight ond ex-- tending subStontiony rdioHy from the b8nd,-

thoreby to provide o poir of handle neInbers fol sWinging tho sectionS towordS 01' ovvay fronl one onot1er obont theiI )ivotol connection 11 to oontraot of ex ond Hlobond. The Hot faceS ()f the SectloUS 10 ond 12 ore diS1)oSe(l invvordly, and seoured in ony Suitoble nlanner tO of ogoinSt t11e inner fiot fodce of oooh of soid SeotionS, neor theil' pivoto1 connection 11, is o od 18 of ony Suitoble yieIdoble I11aterial, Suoh as rI1bbeI', odo ted to enge o jor When the band is controoted 01' o oln ed obont the saIne to friotionolly fesiSt tufning n1ovonlent of tlle of Within the bond Without da11gefof reakage of the iojI'.

1)etoohably ond odi11Stobly connectible 5 ado ted to be oSitioned on the sectionS 10,

longitudinoHy of the cli 'sol',ily holfPround in CroSS Section on vvith t11e bond 1 ond odopted fof oooperotion 12 reSpoctively, ndiooent to the handleS 10 and S aced op roxhnately ninety degroeS fron1 t]e adS 18, reS eCtively.

The oli ) S 20, 20, boing dHphooteS of one onother, only ono of thel WHI be deSoribed in detoiL It iS forIned fronI L Single Htri of sheet metol of HhghHy grooter Width thon the II11te1 i11 of the ban(1 A ond of SLlitable thickneSS to hn oft the neoeSSory StiffneSS thefeto. 1lle St1i iH bent into u-Shope aS Shofvn and thuS conq)riSeS o pair of 5 )aced oraHel SideS 22, 22 oonneCtod together of one end of the cli by o tronSvefSe bight )()rtion 2, vhio1 lotteI' hoS S[1itobly Seonfed againSt it out er fnce I ad 26 of rubber or other yieldable n1HteriL A Series of re oeSSeS iS 1)roVided iI1 eoch Si(1e 22, tllo receSSeS of the tWo Sides being orronged in oHned auirs and the different poirS being spooed Three oirs of reoeSSeS.afe ilInStfoted in thiS inStnoe, deS ignated 28, 30 and 32, reSpeotively, the poir 28 being nearest the bight orfion 26, the f 32 being frtheSt from soidbight or tion ond the poi1' 30 being befveen the other so t o poifS. Ihe reoesses opef1 through cor TeS onding edgeS of thei' feS eCtive SideS 22, 50 that the Chp may be engged Wifh the bond A, vvith the lotter engogod in ony Selecte(1 if of feceSSes, sinlply by 111oveInent oo of the oli tro nsverSely vvitf1reSpeot to the bond.

Since the band A in this inSfonoe iS holf- 1'ound in crosS- ection, the vvo11 of eoh re, oeSS neoreSt the bight porfion 26 of t11o clip is StTaight While the Won heTeof remote fron1 the bight oftion iS oofved os Shofv1, so thot Whenfhe c1iI) iS engoged vith tho bond tlle St1'aJight I1(1 oufved v o11S of tlle ToceSSeS viH engogo Snugl ogoinSt tlle nner ond onter foce of the ond, reS octlvely, to hold the cH Solidly osSemb1o(f vifh tho bond, ()f co111'Se, the bond 1 iS not noceS- d if it iS fofIned fron1 1noteI ial of ony other ofosS Seotion the reoesses in the olips vvi11 Shoped to corfespond to tho oroSS Section of the band.

The olipS 20, 20 ore odapted to be en oged With the SectionS 10,- 12 of tlle bon Spectively, neof the hondleS 16, So thot they vvin be spoced SubStontiolly equol distonceS flon1 eooh lother and fron tlle pds 18. If

o ior of lorge diomeber ls to be gri ed the oIi )s vvi11 be plooed on tho bond vv1th the lotter engoged in the recesses 28, So that the inner endS of the clipS eq11ipped With the padS 26 vi11 extend o nly ad 111iniII1lln1 diStance Within the band, bnt if iar of SmaHer (imeter is to be gTiPPed the cliPS Wi11 be )1aoed oI1 the band vFith the latter engaged oither in tho recesSes 30 of 32, So that the inIlel, endS of the ci S Will extend a geter distance Within the nd.

loop 3 SHdoble along the handleS 16 provideS nleanS for Inaintining the holder dam ed u on a iar.

hough the cli S 20 in the reSent in Stanoe re shovn S being rovided Tvith hree PairS of receSSeS, thiS nun1ber 0b ViouSly IT1ay be inoreaSed o decTeased S de Sired. uthernore, olipS S11ch aS thoSe in dicated at 20, 20 may be uSed in liel1 of the adS 18. nd, however, that the ose of tWo dS 18 and tv70 cli 20 provides very Satisfct0ry rrngen1ent, eSpeci1ly When the chpS are rovided With a SerieS of three TeCeSSeS, 9S heSe provide for all neceSSafy diuSt1enS of the clipS to enable the holder to gri felatively vvide rnge of diefent sized iars.

roIn the foregoing desori tion oonSidered in oonneotion vih the aooon1 anying dfavviI1gs, it iS believed tht the conStTuotion,. op erotion on dvntges o Iny invention vvill be deHy undeTStood. I deSire to point out, hovveveT, tht vario11S ohongeS nd desirb1e additionS IIlay be nlade in and to the saIne vithin it.S S irit and Sco e as deined in the ap ended olaimS.

1. iar holdeI ooInprising n ex anSible and Contraotiblo band adapted to elT1brace a. iaI', and oli S detachably and diuStab1y engageable vvith Sid band fol friotionally gri ing iar en1braced by the latter, Said cli S each hoving a SerieS of 1'eceSSeS in *hich the band iS Selectively engageable to diS oSe grip ing ortions o the clips gTeateI' of leSS diStances roIn the center of the band.

2. L iar holder ocoIn riSing an ex anSible and contractible band adaPted to en1brCe iar, and cli S detaohably engogeab1e ith Said band for gri ping a jar eInbraCed by the latter, Said oli S each being fofn1ed ffoIn o Single length of Sheet Inetal bent into U Shpe to fovide Spaced par1le1 SiCleS and an end ortion oonneoting theIn, Sid SideS being provided with alined irS of recesSeS S aced longitudinally of the SideS to receive the bnd.

In teStimony Whefeof I hereun x my S ignatoI'e.

PETEB BMTINGB

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