US2065917A - Detachable tag - Google Patents

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Dec. 29, 1936. E. WILLIAMS DETACHABLE TAG Original Filed Aug. 20, 1934 l ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Original application August 20, 1934, Serial No. 740,612. Divided and this application June 1,

1936, Serial No. 82,753

6 Claims.

This invention relates to tags or tickets for attachment to fabrics, particularly tags for use on garments, cloth and the like, to show price, size, the grade of material, or any other desired information.

A broad object of the invention is to provide a tag that can be quickly attached or removed while at the same time resisting accidental removal.

Another object is to provide a detachable tag having pointed metal fastening elements so arranged that it is difiicult, if not impossible, for an operator to prick himself while attaching or removing a tag or while handling a garment to which the tag is secured.

To the best of my knowledge,'it has been the practice heretofore to secure tags to clothing either by sewing the corners of the tag to the fabric with thread and needle or by using a U-shaped wire clip which is attached to the tag during manufacture, the points of the clip being forced through the fabric to which the tag is to be attached and bent back on the other side of the fabric. Sewing is objectionable because it is slow and expensive and also because the thread often breaks, or the end pulls out, thereby permitting the tag to become detached. The tags having wire clips thereon that have been employed heretofore are subject to the criticism that the sharp points are not protected and operators frequently prick their lingers in attaching or removing the tags or in handling the garments to which the tag is to be attached.

In accordance with the present invention, I avoid the foregoing difficulties of the tags heretofore used by imbedding a spring wire in the tag (preferably by forming the tag from two layers of paper or cardboard glued together with the wire positioned between the two layers) and extending one or both ends of the wire out of the tag and pointing the ends of the wire and so curving them that they are directed toward one face of the tag, whereby they are adapted to grip or clamp a fabric against the tag. With this arrangement the point or points of the wire are protected and at the same time a means for securely locking the tag to the fabric is provided.

This application is a division of my application Serial No. 740,612, filed August 20, 1934.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a sectional view through one type of tag in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the wire element employed in the tag shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through a portion of (Cl. 40-25) the tag of the general type shown in Fig. l but differing therefrom in detail;

Fig. i is a perspective view of the wire element employed in the tag shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing still another modification of the general type of tag illustrated in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the wire element of the tag shown in Fig. 5. g

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown a tag 8, which is likewise formed of two layers of pasteboard 9 and lil, respectively, glued together with a portion of a wire element H imbedded therebetween. As clearly shown in Fig. 2, the wire element H is of irregular outline, comprising straight portions l2, l3, l4, l5, l6 and I1, all of which lie in a common plane and are contained between the two cardboard elements 9 and [0.

Beyond the Section I! there is a straight section I8 extending through the cardboard layer In, this portion l8 extending at right anglesto the plane containing the previously recited sections, and merging into a straight section 18 extending upwardly parallel to the face of the tag but spaced therefrom. This section 19 in turn merges into a straight section 20 whichex tends through an aperture 2| provided therefor in the tag to the opposite side of the tag, where it merges into another straight section 22, which in turn merges into a straight section 23 extending back through a second aperture 24 in the tag. The section 24 merges into a straight section l9 and merges into a terminal section 26 which is pointed and. is juxtaposed to the face of the tag substantially at the intersection of the sections 14 and I5 of the wire. This tag is attached to a fabric by pressing on the exposed section 22 of the wire, thereby moving the point of the wire clear of the tag to permit insertion of the edge of a fabric between the point and the tag. Thereupon, release of the pressure on the section 22 permits the point 26 to be moved toward the tag, thereby gripping the fabric. Obviously the tag may be readily removed by merely repeating the operation described for shifting the point of the wire away from the tag, and withdrawing the fabric.

A simplified form of the tag just described is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. In this instance it will be observed that the wire element comprises straight sections 21, 28, 29 and 30, positioned in a common plane and adapted to be imbedded between the two layers of the tag. The wire beyond the straight section 30 is extag and passing through a hole 35 provided therefor in the tag. The straight section 34 merges into a "straight section 36 substantially parallel to the tag, which merges into the tip 31, which is pointed and normally held against the tag by the inherent resilience of the wire.

It will be observed that the tip 3! constitutes a clip which may be opened for the insertion'of the edge of a fabric to whichithe tageisto to attached by pressing the curved portion 373 of the wire toward the tag.

In Figs. 5 and 6, thereis showna modifica-' tion of the construction described in connection with Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in which the-wire, 7 instead of being extended through a hole in the "tag, is brought backl over the top of the, tag. Thus the wire comprises straight sectionsifll, 4|, 42, 43, 44 and 45, all lying in the plane of the tag and imbedded between thetwo layers of thetag. The end of the section 45 projects through the edge of the tag, beyond which point the wire isicoiled, as shown at 46,'curved down overone side of the tag to constitute a handle portion 41, then doubled back on itself and extended over the top of the tag as a curved portion 48, which merges into a straight portion49, whioh'terminates in the tip' portion 50'. 'This modificationis actuated to displace the point 50 from the tag by depressing the handle portion 47 toward the tag. When pressure on the bandle 41 is released, the resilience of the wire engages the pointed end 50 of the'wire firmly in" a fabric "positioned thereunder against the t c It will be observedthat' in all of the modifications of the invention described the pointed tips of thewires are directed toward a face of the tag so that the fabric is clamped firmly between the tip and the tag. Furthermore/this. const'ructio'n makes it almost impossible for an' operator to contact the sharp tipsfof 'the' wires .with his fingers either "while attaching or removing the tags 'or while handling garments to which the tags ar secured. I

Furthermore, in each type of tag described, it will be observed thatcthat portion. of the wire which isimbeddedbetween the two layers of the tagextends over a relatively large area within the tag and furnishes a very desirable reinforcement for stiffening the tag; 3

Although numerous embodiments of the inven tion have been described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various other changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The latter is therefore to be limitedonly as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A clothing ticket comprising a tag of sheet material and a spring wire element, one end of which is anchored in. said tag and the tip of the other end of which is directed'toward afsurface of said tag, the intermediateportion of the wire between the anchored end and the tip being normally under tension to yieldably hold said tip against said surface in which a part at least of said intermediate portion of said wire is positioned in spaced relation from the face of said tag opposite the face against which said tip bears, whereby said tip can be deflected away from said tag by forcing said mentioned part of said wire toward said tag.

2. A clothing ticket as described in claim 1 in which said wire is coiled adjacent its point of emergence from said tag to increase its resilience at that point.

3. A clothing ticket comprising a tag of sheet material having a spring wire element a portion of which is imbedded therein, at least one end of said wire extending exterior of said tag through one edge of said tag and being bent back over one-surface of said tag, the tip of said wire being directed toward said surface of said tag andtensioned to normally bear against said tag, whereby it, will grip a fabric positioned thereunder, and a portion of said wire between the tip thereof and the point of emergence from said tag, being extended away from the tag a sufiicient distance to be freely movable with respect to the tag and so configured that deflection of that portion raises the tip away from the surface of the tag.

4. A tag of sheet material in combination with means for attaching the tag to a fabric surface comprising a length of spring wire a portion of which is imbedded in the tag and curvedto enclose a substantial area therewithin, one end of said wire extending beyond said tag through one edge thereof, thence back over one face of said tag and then being doubled back on itself and extending across the end of the tag to a point spaced substantially from the plane of the tag, and thence curved to bring the tip of the wire in contact with said other face of the tag, whereby movement of said doubled-back portion of the wire toward said tag displaces the tip away from said other face of said tag.

5. A tag of sheet material in combination with means for attaching the tag to a fabric surface, comprising a length of spring wire a portion of which is imbedded in said tag, said wire extending exterior of said tag through one edge thereof, thence back along one face of said tag, thence through a hole in said tag provided therefor, said wire being given a return bend on the opposite side of said tag to bring said tip against said other face of said tag.

6. A tag of sheet material in combination with means for attaching the tag to a fabric surface, comprising a length of spring wire a portion of which is imbedded in the tag and bent to define substantially a closed figure therewithin, one end of said wire being projected through one face of said tag to a point spaced therefrom, thence in a straight line parallel to the plane of said tag, thence perpendicular to and extending through said tag, thence again in a direction parallel to said tag and substantially parallel to said first parallel portion, thence to and through said tag to a point spaced from the planeo'fthe'tag on the opposite side thereof, the tip of said wire being curved back 3,

toward and contacting with said other face of said tag, said tag being provided with apertures for freely receiving said wire at the points where it passes therethrough, whereby pressure on said second parallel portion 'of said wire displaces said tip from the face of said tag.

LEWIS E. WILLIAMS.

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