US2500004A

US2500004A - Strand splicing device

Info

Publication number: US2500004A
Application number: US9227A
Authority: US
Inventors: Nielsen Peter
Original assignee: FORREST R KING
Current assignee: FORREST R KING
Priority date: 1948-02-18
Filing date: 1948-02-18
Publication date: 1950-03-07
Anticipated expiration: 1967-03-07

Description

March 7, 1950 P. NIELSEN STRAND SPLICING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 18, 1948 lmventor I Cittomegs March 7, 1950 P. NIELSEN 2,500,004

STRAND SPLICING DEVICE Filed Feb. 18, 1948 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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Patented Mar. 7, 1950 STRAND SPLICING DEVICE Peter Nielsen, Omaha, Nebn, assignor to Forrest R. King, Omaha, Nebr.

Application February 18, 1948, Serial No. 9,227

13 Claims. 1

This invention relates to improvements in tools for splicing the ends of line or strand material.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a relatively simple practical tool which may be manufactured at relatively low cost; the purpose of which is to facilitate the splicing or knotting of the ends of flexible line or strand material such as gut, nylon, yarn, threads, etc.

A further object of this invention is the provi sion of an improved line splicing tool which may be utilized for the purpose of knotting the ends of line material, with knots such as described in U. S. Patent 2,488,414.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an easily handled portable tool which can be used by fishermen and others for the purpose of Splicing flexible strands of line material together with non-slip knots.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts thruout the several views,

Figure l is a front view of the tool showing the knife side thereof.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the tool.

Figure Bis a rear elevation.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken longitudinally thru the tool on the center line of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing an initial strand clamping operation.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a succeeding step in tying strands of material together.

Figure '7 is a perspective view of a further step in the tying operation.

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing an operator tying a different type of knot than that which is being produced in Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a view showing how the knot is pulled taut succeeding the operations shown in either of Figures 7 and 8.

Figure 10 is a view showing a splicing knot.

Figure 11 is a view showing another typ of splicing knot.

Figure 12 is a view showing the application of the splicing knot upon the tool for the purpose of severing the loose ends of the strands after splicing.

Figure 13 shows the knife action in severing the loose ends.

Figure 14 is a front elevation of a knot modified with nickel or chromium, etc. handle portion 1 l and an upper portion l2 wider splicing tool including many of the characteristics of the tool of Figure 1.

Figure 15 is an edge elevation of the tool of Figure 14.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration are shown different forms of the invention, the letters A and B may represent the preferred and modified forms of tools respectively shown in Figures 1 and 14. In each of these forms an improved knife arrangement C is provided having similar characteristics.

The tool A comprises an elongated fiat body portion frame structure Ill of copper, brass, stainless steel. It may be of base metal which is plated It includes a lower than the handle portion. The latter flares at opposite sides 13 and H! in a widening relation. The body I0 is preferably of uniform thickness thruout its length. At the extreme handle end. it is provided with an aperture IE to facilitate handling. The top marginal edge I6 is convexly arcuated, or in lieu thereof the same may slope downwardly convergently from the medial axial line of the body.

Line or strand clamps 20 and 2! are provided upon the upper end of the body portion In. They are relatively strong spring clamps and may take various forms. clamp includes a main clamping strip portion 22 provided with parallel right angled attachin ears 23 which lie at opposite side surfaces of the body portion l0 and are riveted to the latter at 24. The clamping strip 22 extends in clos spring engaging relation with the top margin [6 of the body portion I0. Spaced from the ears 23 are a second smaller pair of ears 2B in engaging relation at each side of the body portion 10; these ears 25 having merely frictional sliding contact with the side surfaces of the body portion 10. Th extreme spring clamping tip 30 of each of the clamps 20 and 2| is slightly turned upwardly from the top edge of the body portion 10. The tip ends 30 of the clamps 20 and 2| lie in close relation but are spaced at 3| so that the strands of material may be readily slipped under the tip ends 30 and beneath the clamping portions.

The body top I 2 along its longitudinal, axial line is provided with a strand threading aperture immediately below or adjacent to the clamps 2n and 2|. A second pair of

strand clamps

45 and 46 are provided upon the body portion ID at opposite side surfaces of the latter. They consist of spring clamp arms riveted by a single rivet 4! along the medial axial line-of the tool, but

In the instance shown, each the spring clamping arms 45 and 65 extend laterally in opposite directions; preferably convergently downward toward the handle end of the tool.

Referring to the knife structure C, the same includes a button-like knife disc 50 secured in sliding relation upon one side surface of the body portion ill at the lower end of the upper portion [2. The means which secures it preferably consists of a screw or bolt 5| threaded thru a nut 52. The latter overlies the outer surface of the button 50 and has an extension projecting thru the central opening of the cutting disc 56. The body portion I0 is slotted at 53 to receive the attaching means for the cutting disc and this facilitates sliding of the cutting disc axially along the body portion H), as is quite obvious. The body portion I0 is provided with a selection of

openings

56, 51 and 58 which may be counter-recessed at one side of the tool body H3. The recessed side is adapted to receive the knot end of the strands and the loose ends are threaded thru the opening and project from the side along which the knife disc slides.

strands l0 and H to be spliced are positioned 'so as to bypass overlapping ends.

The end portion of strand H, designated at'll is-placed under the clamping tip 36 of the clamp and the loose-end Hi of the strand or line '10 is placed under the tip end of the other clamp 2|. The length of the loose ends of the strands or lines may suit convenience since all slack is retrieved in the pull-up operation.

With the tool resting loosely in the hand, both thumbs of the operators hands and foreflngers are free for use in wrapping of the ends in either direction, at least two full turns over and under the main body line adjacent thereto. This is shown in Figure 6 of the drawings where the loose end (I is shown as having been wound over and under the main line portion of the adjacent strand l9 and then fed downwardly thru the V-shaped opening 80 and thru the threading opening or aperture 60. The loose end is then clamped under the spring clamp at the opposite side of the body Ill.

The above operation is repeated with the remaining loose end w the same being wound as above described around the mainline l l as shown in Figure '7 and then threaded downwardly thru the opening loop 86 and thru the threading aperture 36. It is finally secured under the spring clamp 26. Care should be taken to guard against feeding the end of the second wrapping thru the loop of the first. The main lines '30 and H are then taken in the hands of the operator, as shown in Figure 9 and tool permitted to hang loose. Inasmuch as the loose ends l0 are held by the

clamps

45 and 46 the operator can urge the knot into place by pulling upon the lines, as is quite obvious. The loose ends are then freed from the keeper springs and the operator cansnub the knot a little tighter with his thumb nails. The loose ends are then threaded thru 'the opening '51, or the other openings, depend- The action of the knife disc is such that .itmay be positioned in the lower end of the slot ing upon the gauge of the line. The operator grasps the loose ends as shown in Figure 12 and the knot is pulled into the recessed side of the aperture, as close as desired. The thumb button is then fed to the position in Figure 13 and this severs the loose ends. This produces a knot, such as shown at 90 in Figure 10 of the drawings.

To produce another type of knot, the lines are manipulated precisely the same as shown in Figures 5 and 6. However, instead of continuing as shown in Figure '7, the second loose end '19 is wrapped around the main strand II and threaded upwardly thru the loop opening from below. It is then taken in the fingers and carried across over the top of a strand forming the loop (either one) and then is extended thru the aperture 40 and clamped at the opposite side. The knotting operation is the same as above described and shown in Figure 9. This will produce the type of knot shown at 9| in Figure 11 where the loose ends extends in opposite directions instead of parallel.

Insofar as applicable, the same reference characters are applied to the modified form of invention as above described for the preferred form A. The principal departure from the preferred form is that the upper portion l2 of the body or frame structure of the tool is provided with integral spring clamping arms 20* and 2| which extend toward each other along the sloping edges 16* and I6 of the top margin of the tool. The tip clamping ends of the clamps are slightly upturned away from the edges l6 and l6 to provide entrance openings for the slipping of the strands of material under the clamping ends or tips 3D. It is quite obvious that the knot tying operation can be accomplished with the tool B in the-same manner as above described for the tool A.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrange ment of parts of the improved appliance may be made, as well as departure from the steps of manipulating the various strands of material in the splicing of knots thereupon, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In an appliance [or knot splicing the ends or flexible strands together the combination of an elongated flat body portion having a flattened upper marginal end edge provided with a plurality of line clamps thereon.

2. In an appliance for knot splicing the ends of lines or flexible strands together the combination of an elongated flat body portion having a, flattened. upper end edge provided with a plurality of line clamps thereon, and being provided with a threading aperture transversely through the body in position between said clamps.

3. In an appliance for knot splicing the ends of lines or flexible strands together the combination of a body portion having a flattened upper end edge provided with a plurality of line clamps thereon, and being provided with a threading aperture transversely therethrough between said clamps, and a plurality of other clamps on opposite sides of the body portion adjacent the said opening.

4. A portable tool for the tying of knots in flexible strands and lines comprising a flat elongated body portion having a pair of strand clamps on the extreme top marginal edge thereof, said body portion below and between said clamps having a transverse aperture therethru, and a clamp on each side of the body portion below said aperture.

5. As an article of manufacture a tool to facilitate the splicing of the ends of fiexible strand or line material comprising a frame having a top marginal edge which slopes downwardly at each side of the medial axis of the frame, and relatively facing strand clamping springs mounted upon the top of the frame having spaced spring portions engaging the sloping edge at each side of the medial axis of the frame.

6. As an article of manufacture a tool to facilitate the splicing of the ends of flexible strand or line material comprising a frame having a top marginal edge which slopes downwardly at each side of the medial axis of the frame, and relatively facing strand clamping springs mounted upon the top of the frame having spaced spring portions engaging the sloping edge at each side of the medial axis of the frame, said frame below and between said clamps having a transverse strand threading aperture therethru.

'7. As an article of manufacture a tool to facilitate the splicing of the ends of flexible strand or line material comprising a frame having a top marginal edge which slopes downwardly at each side of the medial axis of the frame, and relatively facing strand clamping springs mounted upon the top of the frame having spaced spring portions engaging the sloping edge at each side of the medial axis of the frame, said frame below and between said clamps having a transverse strand threading aperture therethru, and other clamps at each side of the frame below said threading aperture.

8. As an article of manufacture a tool to facilitate the splicing of the ends of flexible strand or line material comprising a frame having a top marginal edge which slopes downwardly at each side of the medial axis of the frame, and relatively facing strand clamping springs mounted upon the top of the frame having spaced spring portions engaging the sloping edge at each side of the medial axis of the frame, said frame below and between said clamps having a transverse strand threading aperture therethru, and other clamps at each side of the frame below said threading aperture, said last mentioned clamps extending in opposite directions for receiving strand ends at opposite sides of the medial axis of the frame.

9. A tool for splicing the ends of line material comprising a flat frame body having a handle end and a widened upper end, the widened upper end having a transverse strand threading opening therein, and spring clamps upon said widened upper end provided with clamping tips engaging the top margin of the widened upper end above and at opposite sides of the strand threading aperture.

10. A tool to facilitate the splicing of strand ends comprising a fiat frame having a top margin which slopes downwardly at opposite sides of the medial line of the frame, and integrai spring arms connected at their outer ends at opposite side margins of the frame and extending in facing relation towards each other and engaging the sloping top margin for spring clamping of strands thereunder.

11, A too-l to facilitate the splicing of strand ends comprising a fiat frame having a top margin which slopes downwardly at opposite sides of the medial line of the frame, and integral spring arms connected at their outer ends at opposite side margins of the frame and extending in facing relation towards each other and engaging the sloping top margin for spring clamping of strands thereunder, said frame between said spring ends having a transverse strand threading aperture.

12. A tool to facilitate the splicing of strand ends comprising a flat frame having a top margin which slopes downwardly at opposite sides of the medial line of the frame, and integral spring arms connected at their outer ends at opposite side margins of the frame and extending in facing relation towards each other and engaging the sloping top margin for spring clamping of strands thereunder, said frame between said spring ends having a transverse strand threading aperture, and. a pair of strand clamping springs at opposite sides of the frame below said aperture.

13. In an appliance for the splicing of knots the combination of an elongated fiat body portion having a handle at one end and a hand portion at the opposite end, a pair of clamps mounted upon said head portion including spring arms engaging the extreme marginal top edge of said head portion and in spaced relation, and a transverse aperture through said body portion adjacent to and between said springs.

PETER NIELSEN.

REFERENCES CHTED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,446,525 Tischhauser Feb. 27, 1923 1,452,906 Butler et al Apr. 24, 1923 1,481,754 Stalson Jan. 22, 1924 1,514,010 Peck Nov. 4, 192% 2,084,668 Zwaal June 22, 1937 2,198,664 Fogarty Apr. 30, 1940 2,469,037 Harvey May 3, 1949