US2303961A - Clothespin - Google Patents
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- US2303961A US2303961A US367181A US36718140A US2303961A US 2303961 A US2303961 A US 2303961A US 367181 A US367181 A US 367181A US 36718140 A US36718140 A US 36718140A US 2303961 A US2303961 A US 2303961A
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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
- D06F55/00—Clothes-pegs
- D06F55/02—Clothes-pegs with pivoted independent clamping members
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- 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
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/34—Combined diverse multipart fasteners
- Y10T24/3427—Clasp
- Y10T24/3439—Plural clasps
- Y10T24/344—Resilient type clasp
- Y10T24/3443—Spring biased jaw
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- 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
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
- Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
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- 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
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
- Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
- Y10T24/44949—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member including resilient biasing wire
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- This invention relates generally to fastening.
- this is preferably in the form of a U shaped flat sprin I8 having the rounded closed end I 9 and the channel shaped open ends 20 which fit into corresponding slots in the members l0. While the manner of attaching the'straight sides 2
- the fourth object is to construct a clothespin.
- the fifth object is to construct a clothespin in a manner that it will not become stained or dis colored in use and that it will not impart such stains to the garments being supported thereby.
- the sixth object is to construct a clothespin in which the line cannot become fouled with the ring.
- Fig.1! is a side elevation of the device showing the supporting line and the supported fabric in cross section.
- plastic material in the making of these pins, it must be understood that if plastic is used it must be of a type that will withstand a considerable amount of heat in order to avoid the distortion thereof in warm climates.
- a popular material for making these devices is one of the semihard tough woods such as birch. :ji'
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Dec. 1, 1942- J. E. SPRAGUE CLOTHESPIN Filed Nov. 26, 1940 I I6 15 A5 [0 \IO Is 23 i5 CBEUEH IS in MIL/ENT R JUN/E ETTA EFRHEUE 3 7 ATTURWE Patented Detail, 1942 UNITED STATES ctomsrm Junie Etta Sprague, Los
This invention relates generally to fastening.
I eles, Calif. Application November 26, 1940, Serial No. 367,181
. 2 Claims. (01. 24-131) vided with a hole Ii by meansof which the 5m may be suspended from a hook l'l.
Referring to the spring element itself, this is preferably in the form of a U shaped flat sprin I8 having the rounded closed end I 9 and the channel shaped open ends 20 which fit into corresponding slots in the members l0. While the manner of attaching the'straight sides 2| of the spring l8 to the members I8 is of lesser importance, it is desirable to do so in the manner indicated as it lends itself to the production of the device from molded plastic'material.
of the class described in a manner to adapt itself to the use of plastic materials and in which the amount of material employed is reduced to a minimum.
The fourth object is to construct a clothespin.
of the class described employing a fiat wire spring which is assembled with the clamping members by a lateral movement of the spring, that'is in parallelism with the hinge axis of the clothespin.
The fifth object is to construct a clothespin in a manner that it will not become stained or dis colored in use and that it will not impart such stains to the garments being supported thereby. The sixth object is to construct a clothespin in which the line cannot become fouled with the ring.
I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in the following specification as illustrated in the which: v v
Fig.1! is a side elevation of the device showing the supporting line and the supported fabric in cross section.
Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a pair of elongated arms 10 having the semicircular openings ll formed near the jaw end l2 and also having the smaller grooves I3 accompanying drawing, in
formed between the opening II and the central It must be understood that while in Fig. l,
I have shown the fabric as being held only between the jaws I! while the spring end l8 engages the clothesline 23, in actual practite the fabric 22 would occupy the openings II in. the
same manner that devices-of this kind are now the placing of the clothespin on a garment which ,is supported on the clothesline.
The use of the clothespin is so well understood that it will not be repeated here, the present invention beingdirected toward the production of a clothespin having the advantage of the well known devices bf this type without g their disadvantages. I
precise form of the spring end'is unimportant.
While I have-suggested the desirability of plastic material in the making of these pins, it must be understood that if plastic is used it must be of a type that will withstand a considerable amount of heat in order to avoid the distortion thereof in warm climates. A popular material for making these devices is one of the semihard tough woods such as birch. :ji'
While I have thus illustrated and described my invention, it is not my intention to be limited by this precise form shown therein but I intend to cover all such forms and modifications of my inventionas fall fairly within the appended claims.
I claim:
1. A' clothespin of ing of a pair of elongated arms of plastic material converging at one end to form a pair of clothes engaging jaws, and diverging at the opposite end to form operating handles, a, U shaped spring of flat wire disposed between said arms having the open ends of said spring'outwardly the class described consistmid-fie of their length, one pair of arm ends con- 10 stituting handles and the other pair of arm ends constituting clothes engaging jaws, a U shaped spring of flat wire having its closed end disposed between the handle members and its open end backwardly turned and imbedded in the clothes engaging end of the arms, the sides of said spring being outwardly turned and forming fulcrum points for the thick portions 01' said arms.
JUNIE ETTA SPRAGUE.
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Cited By (16)
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US2461333A (en) * | 1947-05-28 | 1949-02-08 | Maccaferri Mario | Clothespin |
US2583020A (en) * | 1949-12-05 | 1952-01-22 | David C Smith | Clothespin |
US2591596A (en) * | 1949-03-22 | 1952-04-01 | Olsen Johannes Martin | Clothespin |
US3593386A (en) * | 1968-12-05 | 1971-07-20 | August Hug | Clamp |
US3691596A (en) * | 1971-01-13 | 1972-09-19 | Judson T Ulansey | Fabric clip |
US3757393A (en) * | 1970-05-15 | 1973-09-11 | J Bucheli | Toy building element constructions |
US6038329A (en) * | 1996-07-08 | 2000-03-14 | Lee; Youn M. | Earphone device |
US20170086937A1 (en) * | 2012-07-30 | 2017-03-30 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Needle probe guide |
US10258406B2 (en) | 2011-02-28 | 2019-04-16 | Ethicon Llc | Electrical ablation devices and methods |
US10314603B2 (en) | 2008-11-25 | 2019-06-11 | Ethicon Llc | Rotational coupling device for surgical instrument with flexible actuators |
US10342598B2 (en) | 2012-08-15 | 2019-07-09 | Ethicon Llc | Electrosurgical system for delivering a biphasic waveform |
US10478248B2 (en) | 2007-02-15 | 2019-11-19 | Ethicon Llc | Electroporation ablation apparatus, system, and method |
US10779882B2 (en) | 2009-10-28 | 2020-09-22 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Electrical ablation devices |
US11284918B2 (en) | 2012-05-14 | 2022-03-29 | Cilag GmbH Inlernational | Apparatus for introducing a steerable camera assembly into a patient |
US11399834B2 (en) | 2008-07-14 | 2022-08-02 | Cilag Gmbh International | Tissue apposition clip application methods |
US11484191B2 (en) | 2013-02-27 | 2022-11-01 | Cilag Gmbh International | System for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure |
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Cited By (17)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2461333A (en) * | 1947-05-28 | 1949-02-08 | Maccaferri Mario | Clothespin |
US2591596A (en) * | 1949-03-22 | 1952-04-01 | Olsen Johannes Martin | Clothespin |
US2583020A (en) * | 1949-12-05 | 1952-01-22 | David C Smith | Clothespin |
US3593386A (en) * | 1968-12-05 | 1971-07-20 | August Hug | Clamp |
US3757393A (en) * | 1970-05-15 | 1973-09-11 | J Bucheli | Toy building element constructions |
US3691596A (en) * | 1971-01-13 | 1972-09-19 | Judson T Ulansey | Fabric clip |
US6038329A (en) * | 1996-07-08 | 2000-03-14 | Lee; Youn M. | Earphone device |
US10478248B2 (en) | 2007-02-15 | 2019-11-19 | Ethicon Llc | Electroporation ablation apparatus, system, and method |
US11399834B2 (en) | 2008-07-14 | 2022-08-02 | Cilag Gmbh International | Tissue apposition clip application methods |
US10314603B2 (en) | 2008-11-25 | 2019-06-11 | Ethicon Llc | Rotational coupling device for surgical instrument with flexible actuators |
US10779882B2 (en) | 2009-10-28 | 2020-09-22 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Electrical ablation devices |
US10258406B2 (en) | 2011-02-28 | 2019-04-16 | Ethicon Llc | Electrical ablation devices and methods |
US11284918B2 (en) | 2012-05-14 | 2022-03-29 | Cilag GmbH Inlernational | Apparatus for introducing a steerable camera assembly into a patient |
US10492880B2 (en) * | 2012-07-30 | 2019-12-03 | Ethicon Llc | Needle probe guide |
US20170086937A1 (en) * | 2012-07-30 | 2017-03-30 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. | Needle probe guide |
US10342598B2 (en) | 2012-08-15 | 2019-07-09 | Ethicon Llc | Electrosurgical system for delivering a biphasic waveform |
US11484191B2 (en) | 2013-02-27 | 2022-11-01 | Cilag Gmbh International | System for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure |
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