US3623193A - Ornamental money clip - Google Patents

Abstract

AN ORNAMENTAL MONEY CLIP FOR HOLDING PAPER MONEY IS A FOLDED POSITION, THE IMPROVEMENT INCLUDING COIL SPRING STRUCTURE IN WIRE PATTERN FOR HOLDING THE FOLDED MONEY, AND MEANS TO FASTEN THE WIRE PATTERN IN COMBINATION WITH A SELECTED MEDALLION. THE SAID COMBINATION HAVING SUFFICIENT RESILIENCY TO OPEN AND CLOSE REGARDLESS OF THE EXPANSION REQUIRED.

Description

Nov. 30, 1971 H. RIKARD 3,623,193

ORNAMENTAL MONEY CLIP Filed June 8, 1970 INVENTOR. HANSEN L. R/KARD BY w ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,623,193 ORNAMENTAL MONEY CLIP Hansen L. Rikard, 7482 E. 48th St., Tulsa, Okla. 74145 Filed June 8, 1970, Ser. No. 44,244 Int. Cl. A44b 21/00 U.S. Cl. 24--261 PC 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An ornamental money clip for holding paper money in a folded position, the improvement including coil springs structure in a wire pattern for holding the folded money; and means to fasten the wire pattern in combination with a selected medallion. The said combination having sufiicient resiliency to open and close regardless of the expansion required.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1 The U.S. Pat. No. 1,851,013 to Michaud et a1. issued Mar. 29, 1932 shows a money clip formed with sheeet metal and a flange member bent inwardly to hold paper money. The deficiency in this device like the structural deficiency in U.S. Pat. No. 1,857,488 issued May 10, 1932 to Weeks is that the metal spring means in the metal for holding the fiat surfaces together is not forcefully resilient, therefore, its ability to retain the folded paper money is limited.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a satisfactory money clip in the form of a wire pattern with coil springs to hold paper money.

Another object of this invention is to provide structure in a money clip by which a medallion can be added to identify various selected emblems.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the money clip in combination with a medallion looking down on the upper surface of the money clip and the medallion;

'FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the money clip looking down on the reverse sides of the money clip with the medallion.

FIG. 3 is a cross section view of the money clip showing the money clip and the medallion.

Reference is made to FIG. 1 which portrays the money clip 4 in combination with a medallion 5, the combination of which forms an ornamental money clip 1.

The money clip 4 is fabricated in a pattern form spring steel wire; the preferred embodiment is a fiat surface wire in a rectangular pattern with open ends which are coiled in such a manner so as to extend the wire in two straight lines intersecting the outer and inner circumferences of a circular structure such as a ring for supporting the medallion 3. The curved line structure of the rectangular money clip 4 is in the form of a wave as shown by a slight drop 6, FIG. 3, so that the wire rectangular pattern of the money clip 4 will repose upon the medallion 5. The coiled ends 2 of the rectangular patterned money clip 4 give the resiliency to the money clip so that proper pressure is maintained between the medallion and the rectangular pattern of the money clip when folded paper money is inserted into it.

FIG. 2 portrays a perspective view of the reverse side of the money clip 4 in combination with the medallion 5. The medallion 5 is supported by an outer ring 3, supports '7 and is shown as a disc centered and supported within the outer ring 3. The relationship between the money clip 4 and the medallion is clearly shown wherein the resilient rectangular wire money clip 4 intersects the outer and inner circular ring at positions 8 and 9.

'FIG. 3 illustrates a cross sectional view of the money clip 4 and medallion 5. The relationship of the money clip 4 and medallion 5 are shown with the wire wave form 6 of the money clip reposing on the back surface of medallion 5. The position is maintained due to the resiliency in the money clip 4, created by the coiled springs 2.

Although the preferred embodiment of this invention is fabricated from metal it is not beyond the scope of this patent to use a medallion 3 made from the thermoplastics, laminated plastic or any other plastic composition. However, to maintain the desired resilient characteristics incorporated in this device, the metallic coiled wire structure should be included in the money clip 4.

It will of course be understood that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit the patent granted herein otherwise than necessitated by the disclosure.

I claim:

1. A money clip:

(a) the said money clip being fabricated from Wire,

(b) the said wire being a rectangular pattern with a first, second, third and (c) a fourth side, the said fourth side extending into a first and second coil structure,

((1) the said first and second coil, structure continuing in two approximately straight wires,

(e) the said straight wires intersecting a circular ring,

(f) the said circular ring furnishing mounting means for attaching a medallion (g) the said medallion being positioned so that clamping means are formed by the said first and second wires and the reverse side of the said medallion.

2. The money clip as claimed in claim 1 wherein the said wire in rectangular pattern is bent at the approximate center into a Wave form, the said wave form reposing against the said reverse side of the said medallion.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 263,685 9/1882 Clark 24261 PC 2,447,996 8/1948 Biagi 24-8l MC 1,104,883 7/1914 Giesler 24-261 PC 2,358,262 9/1944 tSuess 24-81 MC UX DONALD A. GRIFFIN, Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R. 248l MC

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