US2048300A - Clothesline tightener - Google Patents

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US2048300A
US2048300A US66470A US6647036A US2048300A US 2048300 A US2048300 A US 2048300A US 66470 A US66470 A US 66470A US 6647036 A US6647036 A US 6647036A US 2048300 A US2048300 A US 2048300A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F53/00—Clothes-lines; Supports therefor 
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps
    • Y10S24/91—One-piece
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/39—Cord and rope holders
    • Y10T24/3916—One-piece
    • Y10T24/3918—Wedge slot

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  • This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes lines and more particularly to a novel device whereby clothes line can be easily and conveniently tightened to remove slack therefrom.
  • the principal object of the present invention is to provide a simple device of low cost which can be installed in a clothes line conveniently and which will require but a small space in the line.
  • the single view is a perspective view of the tightener with a clothes line attached to one end thereof.
  • numeral 5 represents a clothes line and numeral 6 generally refers to the tightener.
  • This tightener consists of the elongated plate I of metal, wood or some other similar cheap material which at one corner of one end is provided with an opening 8 to which the line 5 is secured as at 9.
  • the intermediate portion of the plate I is provided with another opening I0 through which the other end of a line can be disposed and knotted (not shown in the drawing).
  • the end portion of the plate I at which the opening 8 is located is provided with an elongated slot I I which starting at a converges inwardly to form a wedge shaped notch I2.
  • the opposite end of the plate I is provided with a plurality of inwardly disposed V-shaped notches or slots I3.
  • the device is intended for tightening and con- 10 necting any kind of rope, clothes line, wire, cord, twine, string, or other flexible strips or ligatures.
  • the device can be made of aluminum, iron, wood or any kind of material that is strong enough for the purpose.
  • a tightener for clothes lines comprising an elongated plate provided with an opening at its 25 intermediate portion, said plate being provided with a second opening at one end of the plate, and wedge shaped notches extending inwardly toward the intermediate portions of the plate from the end portion thereof.

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July 21, 1936. F. P. SHOWERS 2,048,300
CLOTHESLINE T IGH'IENER Filed Feb. 29, 1956 Invenlor Frank/Pasha wer's I g A llqmey;
Patented July 21, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1' Claim.
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes lines and more particularly to a novel device whereby clothes line can be easily and conveniently tightened to remove slack therefrom.
The principal object of the present invention is to provide a simple device of low cost which can be installed in a clothes line conveniently and which will require but a small space in the line.
Other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.
In the drawing:
The single view is a perspective view of the tightener with a clothes line attached to one end thereof.
Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 represents a clothes line and numeral 6 generally refers to the tightener.
This tightener consists of the elongated plate I of metal, wood or some other similar cheap material which at one corner of one end is provided with an opening 8 to which the line 5 is secured as at 9. I
The intermediate portion of the plate I is provided with another opening I0 through which the other end of a line can be disposed and knotted (not shown in the drawing).
The end portion of the plate I at which the opening 8 is located is provided with an elongated slot I I which starting at a converges inwardly to form a wedge shaped notch I2. The opposite end of the plate I is provided with a plurality of inwardly disposed V-shaped notches or slots I3.
With this tightener installed in a clothes line, the same can be rotated and the line wound 5 around the intermediate portion of the plate by disposing the line through the notches I2 and I3 and suitably looping the line over any one of the legs defined by these notches.
The device is intended for tightening and con- 10 necting any kind of rope, clothes line, wire, cord, twine, string, or other flexible strips or ligatures. The device can be made of aluminum, iron, wood or any kind of material that is strong enough for the purpose.
While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as 20 claimed hereinafter.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as'new is:
A tightener for clothes lines comprising an elongated plate provided with an opening at its 25 intermediate portion, said plate being provided with a second opening at one end of the plate, and wedge shaped notches extending inwardly toward the intermediate portions of the plate from the end portion thereof. 3
FRANK P. SHOWERS.
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Cited By (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US3133683A (en) * 1961-08-25 1964-05-19 Sr William H Deacon Holder with severing device for strand materials
US4586675A (en) * 1984-08-16 1986-05-06 Brown Robert L Tangle free cord holder
US5307751A (en) * 1992-07-02 1994-05-03 David Shell Device for releaseably connecting rope ends in tension
US5450819A (en) * 1994-05-03 1995-09-19 Gray; Douglas O. Scratch and stretch for cats
US6003803A (en) * 1997-07-09 1999-12-21 Pioneer Plastics, Inc. Extension cord holder
US6341742B1 (en) * 1999-06-15 2002-01-29 Ronald L. Rosenthal Line tightener
US6389652B1 (en) * 2000-12-27 2002-05-21 Robert J. Williams Closure clip
US20050061905A1 (en) * 2003-09-18 2005-03-24 Sherman Keith E. Line tensioning and coupling apparatus
US20060081737A1 (en) * 2004-09-07 2006-04-20 Marland Scott K Cantilever bag holder
US8661624B1 (en) * 2012-02-22 2014-03-04 Mark C Bracewell Portable and modular cleat with multiple anchoring capability
US20160001852A1 (en) * 2014-07-07 2016-01-07 Anchor Bridle Pty Ltd Device for interconnecting a first tether and a second tether
US20160059141A1 (en) * 2014-09-02 2016-03-03 Marque Plouffe Balloon Tying Aid
US20180056201A1 (en) * 2014-09-02 2018-03-01 Marque Plouffe Balloon tying aid
USD839716S1 (en) * 2018-01-17 2019-02-05 Earl Gertsma Cord clip
USD869940S1 (en) 2017-05-03 2019-12-17 Michael James Bailey Holiday light reel

Cited By (19)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3133683A (en) * 1961-08-25 1964-05-19 Sr William H Deacon Holder with severing device for strand materials
US4586675A (en) * 1984-08-16 1986-05-06 Brown Robert L Tangle free cord holder
US5307751A (en) * 1992-07-02 1994-05-03 David Shell Device for releaseably connecting rope ends in tension
US5450819A (en) * 1994-05-03 1995-09-19 Gray; Douglas O. Scratch and stretch for cats
US6003803A (en) * 1997-07-09 1999-12-21 Pioneer Plastics, Inc. Extension cord holder
US6341742B1 (en) * 1999-06-15 2002-01-29 Ronald L. Rosenthal Line tightener
US6389652B1 (en) * 2000-12-27 2002-05-21 Robert J. Williams Closure clip
US6966520B2 (en) * 2003-09-18 2005-11-22 Sherman Keith E Line tensioning and coupling apparatus
US20050061905A1 (en) * 2003-09-18 2005-03-24 Sherman Keith E. Line tensioning and coupling apparatus
US20060081737A1 (en) * 2004-09-07 2006-04-20 Marland Scott K Cantilever bag holder
US7533855B2 (en) * 2004-09-07 2009-05-19 Scott Marland Cantilever bag holder
US8661624B1 (en) * 2012-02-22 2014-03-04 Mark C Bracewell Portable and modular cleat with multiple anchoring capability
US20160001852A1 (en) * 2014-07-07 2016-01-07 Anchor Bridle Pty Ltd Device for interconnecting a first tether and a second tether
US9919769B2 (en) * 2014-07-07 2018-03-20 Anchor Bridle Pty Ltd Device for interconnecting a first tether and a second tether
US20160059141A1 (en) * 2014-09-02 2016-03-03 Marque Plouffe Balloon Tying Aid
US9833721B2 (en) * 2014-09-02 2017-12-05 Marque Plouffe Balloon tying aid
US20180056201A1 (en) * 2014-09-02 2018-03-01 Marque Plouffe Balloon tying aid
USD869940S1 (en) 2017-05-03 2019-12-17 Michael James Bailey Holiday light reel
USD839716S1 (en) * 2018-01-17 2019-02-05 Earl Gertsma Cord clip

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