US81727A - Improved paper clasp - Google Patents

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JAMES C. ARMS, OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS;

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that LIJiAMnS G. ARMS, of Northamptomin the county of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain 4new and useful Improvements in the Putting Up and Securing Tape, Ribbons, Svc.; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference beng'had to the-accompanying drawings,making part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,

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'To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

My invention consists in a novel construction and method of applying slides to rolls of tape, ribbons, duc., for the purpose ot'securing the loose end, and'at the same time-permitting the tape or ribbon to be drawn oi` for use, as desired, without removing the slide.

VH.Figure liis an edge view of a roll, showing the manneroi applying the strip ofpaper that is to form-the slide.

Figure 2 is a vertical s ection, taken on the lin'e x a: ofig. l, and I Figure 3 is a perspective-view of the slide applied, and the mannerof using the-same.

In constructing niy improved slide, I first provide a sheet of sti` paper or pasteboard, and print orstamp on one side anyiigureor design that may he desired, and thencut'the same into strips of about the width of ordinary tape, and about three times as long as. the tape or ribbon to which yit is to be applied is wide. The

strip thus formed has one side g'umlmed for about one-third of its length, more or less, as represented by .the coloredpart, d, in fig..1. This gummed strip is placed transversely across thev roll A, after whichthe tape or ribbon, as the Vcase may be, is Wound twice around the roll, and over the strip B; or, after'the roll is completed,

' two thicknesses ni' the tape or ribbon may be raised,.and the strip B be thrust through the opening, after which,

the end, c, fig.' 1, is doubled or bent down over the two outer thicknesses, and the gnmmed end d being. moistened, is then bent down over'the end, c, to which it adheres, thus forming a slide, as 'representedby B in iig. 3.

When thus arranged, it will be seen that the slide B will secure the loose end,f, and prevent the roll from becoming accidentally unwound, and at the Sametime, by taking hold ofthe edges of the slide with the thumb and snger, as represented in fig. 3, the loose end f canA be drawn out to any required length, thus-unwinding the roll, as desired, 'for use. lThe portion wanted for use being cut oii', leaves the end secured as before, and ready for use again whenever required.

In practice, I apply the strips when the rolls arebeing wound, there 'being a dozen rolls wound side by side at one'` operation. In'this case, the strip, B, is placed across cach roll, the rolls then given two turns, which completes'thc winding, and secures the strips in place, when the gummed ends are moistencd and lapped, as above described. Inthis way, lthe slides are very cheaply and expeditiously made and applied,^and a very neat and useful article is produced.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is

The paper slide B, constructed and applied to rolls of tape', ribbon, duc., substantially as described.

' JAMES c. ARMs.

Witnesses:

Enos PARSONS, TIMOTHY B. I-IUTcuINs.

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