US172054A - Improvement in tag-fasteners - Google Patents

Description

W'. R. RUSSELL.

TAG-FASTWEB. No.17Z,054, PatentedlJan.11,1876.

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WALTER R. RUSSELL, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TAG-FASTEN ERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 72.054, dated January 1l, 1876; application `filed v November l5, 1875.

hereby declare that the following is a full,`

clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference be- 'ing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

. Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of my invention. the same. i

This invention has relation to tag-fasteners 3 and its object is to produce a fastener simple in construction, and one that may be manufactured at a greatly-reduced cost, thereby bringing it within the reach of merchants, manufacturers, and others 'who may be in need of such an article, while at the same time its peculiar construction admits of its' easy attachment to the goods, and renders its separation by the constant handling of the goods to which it is attached impossible.

My invention, therefore, consists in a metal wire, one end of which is bent around to form a loop, the other end extending upward, to form a rest for the looped end, and, also, to form a needle, by which the fastener may be readily secured to the goods by passing the needle through the same, the looped end, together with the lower end of the needle, forming a lock. which prevents the withdrawal of the material taken up by the needle after passing beyond the end of the loop, as will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, A is designed to represent my limproved fastener,

. colnposed of any suitable metal, and consisting of a wire, either flat, round, o`r twisted, the end c of which is bent around to form a loop, b', and may be pointed, it' desired, as shown at c, though I do not wish to be understood as conining myself to the pointed end, as it may be dispensed with Without departing from the principle of my invention. The end d is bent around, forming a rest `for'the end or point c, the same being curved sufficiently to .conform` to the curvature of said end or point, the two binding upon each other,

` and forming a lock, so that when the material is taken up by the needle e, and brought between the end or point c and end d, they Will yield sufliciently to allow the material to Fig. 2 is a modification of.

, pass beyond the end or point, after which they will tightly press against each other and prevent its Withdrawal, or the material from being pulled out. lhe needle e is curved around, and extends beyond the loop b sufficiently to allow it to be forced into and take up the desired quantity of material.

The paper tag, as represented at B, may be secured to the fastening in any suitable manner, either by forming an eye, f, upon the end thereof, or by flattening the wire and extending it crosswise, inserting it through 'a slit in the tag, and pasting or otherwise securing the end to the same.

In attaching the fastening, take the s ame between the thumb and forelinger, and insert the needle e in a perpendicular angle in the bagging of the bale or sack ot' grain, so that it will take up as many threads as it will hold, the same being brought between the end or point c and end d until it passes the end or point, when the fastening is drawn back, making a permanent eonnectionbetween the material and the tag.`

A fastening of the construction described may be manufactured at avery tritling cost,

and by its use great labor and time are saved inattaching it tothe article.

Besides, there is no danger of tearing or defacing the package.

My invention is also equally well adapted to be used upon dry-goods of all kinds, it bein gimpossible when once attached to be shaken on, or otherwise detached, by the constant handling of the goods.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and. desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A tag-fastener consisting of a metal wire, one end of which is bent around to form a loop, and the other end bent around to form a rest or bearing for the end of the loop, and extending beyond the same to form a needle, by which the fastener may be readily attached to the article, the end ofthe loop, together with the lower end of the needle, forming a lock, to prevent the withdrawal of the material, substantially as specied.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

VALTER R. RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. BAKER, J W. SYKEs.

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