US2782480A - Attachment for spring-type clothespin - Google Patents

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US2782480A
US2782480A US515755A US51575555A US2782480A US 2782480 A US2782480 A US 2782480A US 515755 A US515755 A US 515755A US 51575555 A US51575555 A US 51575555A US 2782480 A US2782480 A US 2782480A
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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
    • 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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    • Y10T24/44—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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  • an attachment for a conventional spring-type clothespin which is simply formed of a single piece of spring metal and which may be quickly and easily attached to the conventional springtype clothespin and, once attached, will act to maintain the jaws of such clothespin in perfect alignment at all times thus eliminating the accidental disassembly of such clothespins when the same are in use.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet effective and elficient in use.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character set forth which may be constructed of a single piece of sheet spring metal.
  • Figure l is a side elevational view of an embodiment of the invention showing the same in operative position upon a spring-type clothespin,
  • Figure 2 is a plan view thereof
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3,
  • Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 1,
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention, the view being taken from the rear thereof, and
  • Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 but taken from the front thereof.
  • Each of the members 11 and 12 is provided with, respectively, a tail portion 17 and 18.
  • the two members 11 and 12 pivot upon a coil spring 19 one end of which has a laterally extending arm 20 whose outer end has integrally formed therewith a transverse arm 21 which normally lies in the groove 15.
  • the other end of the spring 19 is provided with a laterally extending arm 22 having integrally formed at its outer end a trans verse arm 23 which normally lies within the groove 16.
  • the device of the present invention consists of a top plate 30 having integrally formed dependent side plates 31 whose rearward lower corner portions are inturned to form shoulders 32.
  • the forward end of the top plate 30 has integrally formed therewith a forwardly extending trough 33.
  • the device may be utilized upon either side of the clothespin 10 but for the purposes of illustration it will be considered to be mounted upon the member 11.
  • the side plates 31 are moved downwardly between the sides of the members 11 and 12 and the arms 20 and 22 until the shoulders 32 engage beneath the member 11, as clearly indicated, for example, in Figure 5 of the drawing.
  • the top plate 30 will now snugly encompass the outer face of the member 11 and it is only necessary to complete the mounting of the device to move the spring arm 20 in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figure l in order to permit the trough 33 to enter the transverse groove 15 whereupon the transverse arm 21 will be allowed to enter into the trough 33.
  • a spring-type clothespin having a pair of jaws each provided with a transverse groove in its outer face, and spring means having portions normally engaging in said grooves
  • said means comprising a top plate, a pair of side plates dependent from the side edges of said top plate in close proximity to the sides of both of said jaws, an inwardly directed shoulder formed at the lower rear corner portion of each of said side plates, said shoulders engaging the inner face of one of said jaws, and a trough formed integrally with the forward edge of said top plate, said trough being positionable in one of said transverse grooves inwardly of said spring means, and said attachment being formed from a single piece of fiat spring metal.

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Feb. 26, 1957 H. TWEEDLE 2,782,480
ATTACHMENT FOR SPRING-TYPE CLOTHESPIN Filed June 15, 1955 T IF;- 7 INVENTOR HA YfS 7/4 5501. 5,
ATTORNEY United States Patent ATTACHMENT FOR SPRING-TYPE CI/OTHESPIN Hayes Tweedle, Brighton, Ontario, Canada Application June 15, 1955, Serial No. 515,755
1 Claim. (Cl. 24-137) The present invention relates to an attachment for spring-type clothespin and it consists in the combination, constructions and arrangements of parts herein described and claimed.
Generally there is provided an attachment for a conventional spring-type clothespin which is simply formed of a single piece of spring metal and which may be quickly and easily attached to the conventional springtype clothespin and, once attached, will act to maintain the jaws of such clothespin in perfect alignment at all times thus eliminating the accidental disassembly of such clothespins when the same are in use.
It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a novel attachment for maintaining a conventional springtype clothespin in proper alignment.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet effective and elficient in use.
A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character set forth which may be constructed of a single piece of sheet spring metal.
Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification taken in conjunction with the drawing, in which:
Figure l is a side elevational view of an embodiment of the invention showing the same in operative position upon a spring-type clothespin,
Figure 2 is a plan view thereof,
Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2,
Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3,
Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 1,
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention, the view being taken from the rear thereof, and
Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 but taken from the front thereof.
Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown therein a conventional spring-type clothespin gen erally indicated at 10 and having a pair of complementary jaws 11 and 12 and provided, respectively, with gripping portions 13 and 14 on the outer side of each of which is a transverse groove 15 and 16, likewise respectively. Each of the members 11 and 12 is provided with, respectively, a tail portion 17 and 18. As is customary, the two members 11 and 12 pivot upon a coil spring 19 one end of which has a laterally extending arm 20 whose outer end has integrally formed therewith a transverse arm 21 which normally lies in the groove 15. The other end of the spring 19 is provided with a laterally extending arm 22 having integrally formed at its outer end a trans verse arm 23 which normally lies within the groove 16.
The foregoing description of the spring-type clothespin is of a conventional clothespin and it will be seen that bringing the tail portions 17 and 18 together will open the gripping portions 13 and 14 so that the clothespin may be utilized in conventional manner, such inward movement of the members 17 and 18 acting against the spring 19 and consequently the transverse members 21 and 23. Release of the tail members 17 and 18 will permit the gripping portions 13 and 14 to come together.
The device of the present invention consists of a top plate 30 having integrally formed dependent side plates 31 whose rearward lower corner portions are inturned to form shoulders 32. The forward end of the top plate 30 has integrally formed therewith a forwardly extending trough 33.
In operation, it will be apparent that the device may be utilized upon either side of the clothespin 10 but for the purposes of illustration it will be considered to be mounted upon the member 11. In mounting the device upon the clothespin 10, the side plates 31 are moved downwardly between the sides of the members 11 and 12 and the arms 20 and 22 until the shoulders 32 engage beneath the member 11, as clearly indicated, for example, in Figure 5 of the drawing. The top plate 30 will now snugly encompass the outer face of the member 11 and it is only necessary to complete the mounting of the device to move the spring arm 20 in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figure l in order to permit the trough 33 to enter the transverse groove 15 whereupon the transverse arm 21 will be allowed to enter into the trough 33. Thus the device will be seen to be locked into position upon the clothespin 10 and it will be further apparent that the shoulders 32 and side plates 31 will act to maintain the members 11 and 12 in perfect alignment at all times thus preventing the same from twisting with respect to each other as is customary with clothespins of this type not protected by the device of the present invention.
While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, that many minor modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.
What is claimed is:
In combination with a spring-type clothespin having a pair of jaws each provided with a transverse groove in its outer face, and spring means having portions normally engaging in said grooves, the provision of means attachable to said clothespin for maintaining the jaws thereof in alignment, said means comprising a top plate, a pair of side plates dependent from the side edges of said top plate in close proximity to the sides of both of said jaws, an inwardly directed shoulder formed at the lower rear corner portion of each of said side plates, said shoulders engaging the inner face of one of said jaws, and a trough formed integrally with the forward edge of said top plate, said trough being positionable in one of said transverse grooves inwardly of said spring means, and said attachment being formed from a single piece of fiat spring metal.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,020,203 Hornseth Mar. 12, 1912 1,795,622 Taylor Mar. 10, 1931 1,915,764 Schnabel June 27, 1933 2,328,806 Hoofer Sept. 7, 1943 2,466,284 Stinne 1 Apr. 5, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS 173,707 Switzerland of 1935
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US2922209A (en) * 1957-03-14 1960-01-26 John B Longhi Weighted plastic clothespin
US20130153191A1 (en) * 2011-12-15 2013-06-20 Bruce W. P. Compton Conduction coil

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US1020203A (en) * 1911-05-10 1912-03-12 Sevrin P Hornseth Clothes-pin.
US1795622A (en) * 1928-06-29 1931-03-10 Samuel E Taylor Clip
US1915764A (en) * 1931-04-04 1933-06-27 Schnabel Daniel Tail holder
CH173707A (en) * 1934-03-07 1934-12-15 E Ramp Clothespin.
US2328806A (en) * 1941-06-19 1943-09-07 Charles F Hoofer Display card holder
US2466284A (en) * 1945-08-21 1949-04-05 Leslie W Stinne Clothespin and clamp

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US1020203A (en) * 1911-05-10 1912-03-12 Sevrin P Hornseth Clothes-pin.
US1795622A (en) * 1928-06-29 1931-03-10 Samuel E Taylor Clip
US1915764A (en) * 1931-04-04 1933-06-27 Schnabel Daniel Tail holder
CH173707A (en) * 1934-03-07 1934-12-15 E Ramp Clothespin.
US2328806A (en) * 1941-06-19 1943-09-07 Charles F Hoofer Display card holder
US2466284A (en) * 1945-08-21 1949-04-05 Leslie W Stinne Clothespin and clamp

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2922209A (en) * 1957-03-14 1960-01-26 John B Longhi Weighted plastic clothespin
US20130153191A1 (en) * 2011-12-15 2013-06-20 Bruce W. P. Compton Conduction coil

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