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US764719A
US764719A US16395803A US1903163958A US764719A US 764719 A US764719 A US 764719A US 16395803 A US16395803 A US 16395803A US 1903163958 A US1903163958 A US 1903163958A US 764719 A US764719 A US 764719A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F1/00—Sheets temporarily attached together without perforating; Means therefor
    • B42F1/02—Paper-clips or like fasteners
    • B42F1/04—Paper-clips or like fasteners metallic
    • B42F1/08—Paper-clips or like fasteners metallic of round cross-section, e.g. made of wire
    • 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.
    • Y10T24/20—Paper fastener
    • Y10T24/202—Resiliently biased
    • Y10T24/205—One piece
    • 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
    • Y10T24/44769—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material
    • Y10T24/44778—Piece totally forms clasp, clip, or support-clamp and has shaped, wirelike, or bandlike configuration with uniform cross section throughout its length
    • Y10T24/44786—Opposed faces located in and bias towards common plane in nonuse position

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  • My invention relates to paper-clips of the kind commonly used to attach sheets of .paper together or to attach small pieces of paper, cardboard, coupons, checks, and the like to larger pieces of paper, such as letter-sheets; and my object is to provide a clip of this class which while being simple in construction, easily made, and requiring a small amount of material maybe readily applied, will securely hold, and will have no projecting points or ends that will interfere with its efliciency.
  • I construct a clip of a single piece of wire of the size usually employed and having the usual amount of resiliency, and I so end the wire as to form two members lying one within the other and so disposed as to provide amaximum amount of friction and gripping power and a large enough capacity to accommodate several thicknesses of paper, while the gripping action is largely concentrated at the inner end of the clip, where it is most needed.
  • the clip is triangular or V shape in outline, the inner member being centrally arranged within the triangle and preferably having an enlarged gripping end or head that lies close to the sides of the outer member at the apex of the triangle.
  • the clip is made from a single piece of wire, a portion of which at one end forms one-half of the base of the clip, and from this portion the wire is continued in a diagonal direction to the apex of the clip. Thence it continues in a diagonal direction to the base, where it is bent and continued to form the remainder of the base. It is then bent again and extended inwardly and within the outer member to near the apex of the triangle, where it is formed into an eye that lies close to the wires of the outer member.
  • a clip thus formed has large capacity, as its base is quite long and as the inner member when bent turns about an axis removed to a considerable distance from the eye.
  • the gripping action is for the most part concentrated near the lower end of the clip.
  • the two members of the clip lie flat against the paper, so as to present at all times their entire frictional contact-surfaces.
  • Figure 1 is a front elevation of the preferred form of clip embodying my invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a similar view of amodiiication.
  • Fig. 3 shows an end elevation of the clip shown in Fig. 1 applied to several thicknesses of paper.
  • Fig. 4 shows an end elevation of the clip shown in Fig. 2 applied to several sheets of paper.
  • Fig. 5 is a front elevation of another modification.
  • Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the manner in which the ends of the wire may be connected.
  • the clip shown in Fig. 1 is formed from a single piece of wire of the usual size and having the usual amount of resiliency.
  • the outer member A is of general triangular or V shape, while the inner member B consists of a straight portion of the wire arranged centrally within the outer member and having in this instance at its loweror inner end an eye 6.
  • the outer member is formed by bending the wire at c, the portion (Z of the wire forming about one-half of the base of the triangle. From the bend a the wire extends in a diagonal direction to the apex a of the triangle, where it is bent in a comparatively long curve and then extended upwardly at f in adiagonal direction to the plane of the base of the triangle.
  • the inner and outer members are arranged in the same plane, and the inner member hes approximately midway between The sides of the outer member being diagonally the opposite sides of the outer member.
  • the inner end of the inner member is arranged close to the sides of the outer member, so that when the clip is applied to a paper it will pinch or grip the paper securely.
  • the opposite ends of the wire are covered or concealed, so as not to engage the paper or to scratch the hands. It will be seen by reference to Fig.
  • the base of the triangle should be closed by the portion of wire from g to h, and it is also preferably closed by the portion (Z.
  • the inner member consists of two parallel portions i of the wire and the eye 6.
  • the two ends of the wire are joined at the lower end of the clip m, while the eye 6 is formed at the middle portion of the wire.
  • Fig. 5 the clip is constructed in the same manner as that indicated in Fig. 2; but in this instance I have added a sleeve C, surrounding the ends of the wire where they are joined.
  • a paper clip comprising an outer V- shaped member and an inner member consisting of a shank arranged centrally and wholly within the outer member and the innerend of which lies close to and between the converging sides thereof.
  • a paper-clip comprising an outer V- shaped member and an inner member consisting of a shank arranged centrally and wholly within the outer member and the inner end of which is enlarged and lies close to and between the converging sides of the outer member.
  • a paper-clip comprising an outer V- shaped member having at its upper end a top portion projecting from the upper extremity of one side of the V toward the upper end of the opposite side thereof. and an inner member arranged wholly within the outer member lying in the same plane therewith and the inner end of which lies close to the converging sides thereof.
  • a paper-clip made of wire and comprising an outer V-shaped member closed at the top and having one end of the wire at the top midway between the upper extremities of the two sides of the V and an inner member consisting of a shank arranged centrally and wholly within the outer member, and the inner end of which lies close to the converging sides thereof.
  • a paper-clip comprising an outer triangular or V-shaped member having its two sides inclineddownward and inward from the base of the triangle to the apex thereof, while the inner member forms a continuation of the outermember and extends downward from the base and is formed at its lower end with an enlargement lying within the outer member close to the converging sides thereof.
  • a paper-clip comprising an outer V- shaped member with a relatively wide base, diagonally-arranged sides and acurved apex, and an inner member consisting of a prolongation of the wire from the base of the outer member which is centrally arranged within the outer member and is bent to form an eye which lies within and close to the converging sides of the outer member.

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PATENTED JULY 1 2, 1904;.
R. GORTON. PAPER CLIP.
APPLIOATI N FILED JULY 1, 1903.
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ROBERT GORTON, OF NEiVTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
PAPER-CLIP.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,719, dated July 12, 1904.
Application filed Iuly 1, 1903. Serial No. 163,958. (No model.)
To u. writ/mt it may concern.-
Be it known that I, ROBERT GoRToN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Clips, of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to paper-clips of the kind commonly used to attach sheets of .paper together or to attach small pieces of paper, cardboard, coupons, checks, and the like to larger pieces of paper, such as letter-sheets; and my object is to provide a clip of this class which while being simple in construction, easily made, and requiring a small amount of material maybe readily applied, will securely hold, and will have no projecting points or ends that will interfere with its efliciency.
In carrying out my invention I constructa clip of a single piece of wire of the size usually employed and having the usual amount of resiliency, and I so end the wire as to form two members lying one within the other and so disposed as to provide amaximum amount of friction and gripping power and a large enough capacity to accommodate several thicknesses of paper, while the gripping action is largely concentrated at the inner end of the clip, where it is most needed.
The clip is triangular or V shape in outline, the inner member being centrally arranged within the triangle and preferably having an enlarged gripping end or head that lies close to the sides of the outer member at the apex of the triangle. In the preferred form the clip is made from a single piece of wire, a portion of which at one end forms one-half of the base of the clip, and from this portion the wire is continued in a diagonal direction to the apex of the clip. Thence it continues in a diagonal direction to the base, where it is bent and continued to form the remainder of the base. It is then bent again and extended inwardly and within the outer member to near the apex of the triangle, where it is formed into an eye that lies close to the wires of the outer member. A clip thus formed has large capacity, as its base is quite long and as the inner member when bent turns about an axis removed to a considerable distance from the eye. The gripping action is for the most part concentrated near the lower end of the clip. Thus accidental turning or loosening of the clip from the papers is avoided. The two members of the clip lie flat against the paper, so as to present at all times their entire frictional contact-surfaces.
arranged. produce a friction on the paper which is not incident to a construction in which the sides are parallel, as the sides of this member slide on a larger surface of paper than a clip where the sides are straight or parallel.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the preferred form of clip embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of amodiiication. Fig. 3 shows an end elevation of the clip shown in Fig. 1 applied to several thicknesses of paper. Fig. 4 shows an end elevation of the clip shown in Fig. 2 applied to several sheets of paper. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of another modification. Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the manner in which the ends of the wire may be connected.
The clip shown in Fig. 1 is formed froma single piece of wire of the usual size and having the usual amount of resiliency. The outer member A is of general triangular or V shape, while the inner member B consists of a straight portion of the wire arranged centrally within the outer member and having in this instance at its loweror inner end an eye 6. The outer member is formed by bending the wire at c, the portion (Z of the wire forming about one-half of the base of the triangle. From the bend a the wire extends in a diagonal direction to the apex a of the triangle, where it is bent in a comparatively long curve and then extended upwardly at f in adiagonal direction to the plane of the base of the triangle. It is then bent at g and extended in line with the portion (Z of the wire to complete the base. It is then bent at it and prolongeddownwardly or inwardly to near the lower end-of the outer member, where it is preferably formed with the eye 7). The inner and outer members are arranged in the same plane, and the inner member hes approximately midway between The sides of the outer member being diagonally the opposite sides of the outer member. The inner end of the inner member is arranged close to the sides of the outer member, so that when the clip is applied to a paper it will pinch or grip the paper securely. The opposite ends of the wire are covered or concealed, so as not to engage the paper or to scratch the hands. It will be seen by reference to Fig. 3 that several thicknesses of paper may be engaged by the clip, and as the inner member is arranged centrally it may be readily engaged by the fingers in order to bend it when applying it to paper. It is essential that the base of the triangle should be closed by the portion of wire from g to h, and it is also preferably closed by the portion (Z.
In Fig. 2 the inner member consists of two parallel portions i of the wire and the eye 6. In this instance the two ends of the wire are joined at the lower end of the clip m, while the eye 6 is formed at the middle portion of the wire.
In Fig. 5 the clip is constructed in the same manner as that indicated in Fig. 2; but in this instance I have added a sleeve C, surrounding the ends of the wire where they are joined.
I do not consider it necessary to use such a sleeve, as when the wire is bent in the manner indicated in Fig. 2 and a set is given to the wire there is little danger of the ends separating.
I claim as my invention 1. A paper clip comprising an outer V- shaped member and an inner member consisting of a shank arranged centrally and wholly within the outer member and the innerend of which lies close to and between the converging sides thereof.
2. A paper-clip comprising an outer V- shaped member and an inner member consisting of a shank arranged centrally and wholly within the outer member and the inner end of which is enlarged and lies close to and between the converging sides of the outer member.
3. A paper-clip comprising an outer V- shaped member having at its upper end a top portion projecting from the upper extremity of one side of the V toward the upper end of the opposite side thereof. and an inner member arranged wholly within the outer member lying in the same plane therewith and the inner end of which lies close to the converging sides thereof.
4. A paper-clip made of wire and comprising an outer V-shaped member closed at the top and having one end of the wire at the top midway between the upper extremities of the two sides of the V and an inner member consisting of a shank arranged centrally and wholly within the outer member, and the inner end of which lies close to the converging sides thereof.
5. A paper-clip comprising an outer triangular or V-shaped member having its two sides inclineddownward and inward from the base of the triangle to the apex thereof, while the inner member forms a continuation of the outermember and extends downward from the base and is formed at its lower end with an enlargement lying within the outer member close to the converging sides thereof.
6. A paper-clip comprising an outer V- shaped member with a relatively wide base, diagonally-arranged sides and acurved apex, and an inner member consisting of a prolongation of the wire from the base of the outer member which is centrally arranged within the outer member and is bent to form an eye which lies within and close to the converging sides of the outer member.
In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto subscribed my name.
ROBERT GORTON. Witnesses:
ALrHoNso W. BELCHER, GEO. B. GLIDDEN.
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US2702513A (en) * 1949-10-29 1955-02-22 Alfred C Tuttle Anchoring device for lading straps and other cargo binding elements
US3131445A (en) * 1957-04-17 1964-05-05 Lorber Kurt Paper clip
US4790104A (en) * 1986-05-06 1988-12-13 Dorsey Harris J Line attachment device
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US20090151129A1 (en) * 2007-12-12 2009-06-18 Crosson Stephen M High Capacity Paper Clip
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US2702513A (en) * 1949-10-29 1955-02-22 Alfred C Tuttle Anchoring device for lading straps and other cargo binding elements
US3131445A (en) * 1957-04-17 1964-05-05 Lorber Kurt Paper clip
US4790104A (en) * 1986-05-06 1988-12-13 Dorsey Harris J Line attachment device
WO1991004870A1 (en) * 1989-10-05 1991-04-18 Walker Myles M Jr Material and operability optimizing paper clip
US20090151129A1 (en) * 2007-12-12 2009-06-18 Crosson Stephen M High Capacity Paper Clip
US8608628B2 (en) * 2010-05-18 2013-12-17 Ronald Mathews Hand-held exercise weight
US20110287903A1 (en) * 2010-05-18 2011-11-24 Ronald Mathews Hand-held exercise weight
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US8979718B2 (en) 2010-05-18 2015-03-17 Ronald Mathews Hand-held exercise weight
US9080281B2 (en) * 2010-12-10 2015-07-14 Eklipse, Llc Fabric pin
US20140237773A1 (en) * 2011-09-30 2014-08-28 Shahrouz Y. Ghodsian Corner paperclip
US9522559B2 (en) * 2011-09-30 2016-12-20 Shahrouz Y. Ghodsian Corner paperclip
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