US891059A - Carnation-supporter. - Google Patents

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PATENT-ED JUNE 16, 1908.

W. GRBE R GARNATION SUPPORTER.

APILIGATION FILED OOT. 25.1907.

Q/Vi in asses WILLIAM GREER, OF GREAT RIVER, NEW YORK.

CARNATION-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

Application filed October 25, 1907. Serial No. 399,213.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GREER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Great River, Long Island, in the county of Suflolk and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Carnation-Supporters, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to carnation supporters, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide a simple and eflicient device for clamping a cross wire to two tight wires for supporting carnations, roses, sweet peas, tomatoes and other flowers or vegetables requiring an adjustable support.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple clasp for holding wires at their intersections and to provide means whereby the clasp may be readily loosened or detached for moving one of the wires relatively to the other and for reclamping the same whenever required.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a supporter made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the wire clasp. Fig. 3 is a side View of the clasp.

Referring to the drawing for a more specific description of my invention,the numeral 1 designates the end board of the frame, and is designed to be held firmly in place on the ground.

Extending through the board 1 are the threaded eye-bolts 3, said bolts having eyes 4 to which the wires 5 are connected. 'Winged nuts 6 are fitted to the threaded portions of the bolts 3 and are disposed upon one side of the board 1. By rotating the winged nuts the wires 5 are tightened.

To adjustably clamp the wires 7 at their intersections with the wires 5 I have provided a clasp consisting of a crown portion 8, diverging legs 9 and a slot 10, through which the wires 7 extend and bear against the wires 5. The wires 7 may be at one or both ends twisted about the wires 5 or supported in any other suitable manner. The clasp is slitted at 11 to provide a resilient arm 12, one upon each side of the clasp, and said arms 12 are bent outwardly to bear underneath the wire 7 and clamp it against the wire 5. By grasping the two legs 9 and pinching them together the arms 12 will be released from the wire 7 to permit said wire to be moved along the tight wires 5.

The slots 10 are formed by primarily horizontally or' transversely slitting the upper ends of the legs at their points of junction with the segmental crown 8. These primarily formed transverse slits extend inwardly from the inner edges of the legs to a point in line with the longitudinal centers of the legs and at their inner ends intersect the upper ends of the vertical slits 11, which slits extend downwardly a comparatively short distance in the central lines of the respective legs. Portions of metal are thus left free im mediately below the inner half of the crown portion 8 which are bent upwardly and outwardly on relatively diverging lines to provide the resilient arms or jaws 12. As a result of this construction, the inner or forward half of the crown projects in the form of an upper jaw to engage the upper surface of the wire 7, while the rear portion of the crown rests upon the wire 5, and the slots 10 are produced immediately below the crown jaw and between the same and the resilient arms or gripping jaws 12 for the passage of the wire 7, which is engaged on op osite sides beyond the crossing point and beyond the plane of bearing of the crown jaw by the upper edges of the resilient arms. Owing to the relatively short length or depth of the slits 11, and the consequent short depth or length of the arms or jaws 12, and to the fact that such arms or jaws 12 are coextensive in width with the width between the forward edges of the arms and the slits 11, which form the inner walls of the slots 10, the arms or jaws 12 are made comparatively stiif so that they cannot independently bend or flex, except to the slight necessary extent for an efiective gripping action, but can only be freed from engagement with the wire 7 by a relative outward and downward movement induced by contracting the legs through the ipflocess of pressing the outwardly flaring ger pieces 9 inwardly. By this means, an objectlon present to the weakening of the clamp by excessively slotting or cutting away the legs is avoided, as well as the undue flexibility ermitted in the formation in this manner 0 comparatively long and narrow arms or jaws extending a proximately the full length of the legs. W ere the jaws are of sufficient length to permit their upper or free ends to have inde endent movement, they are liable to unduly ind upon the wire, and thus op ose a resistance to their retraction throug an inward compression of the facture, a clamp lower or free ends of the legs. Moreover, my construction permitsthe legs to come closer together, thus rendering the clamp more compact, and obviates all liability of the engaged wire becoming entangled with the fastener, as is liable to be the case when slots are formed between the body of each leg and inner side of each resilient arm or jaw. My construction therefore not .only secures compactness and increased strength, but also provides for the more effective release of the clamp and obviates liability of the clamp hanging upon the wire in such a manner as to render it difficult to remove or ad ust 1t.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my device can be readily adjusted, can be readily put up and taken down and is very efficient and durable for its purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

As a new and im roved article of manuor connecting crossing wires formed of a single piece of spring metal, said clamp comprising a segmental crown portion having depending legs closely approximating throughout their length and outwardly flared at their lower ends to provide finger pieces, each leg being vertically and transversely slitted at its up er end, the vertical slits extending downward in the central lines of the legs from their points of intersection with the crown portion to a distance less than half the length of the legs below such points, and the transverse slits extending inwardly from the forward edges of the legs and'intersecting the upper ends of the vertical slits, said slits forming free portions of metal flared outwardly to provide comparatively short resilient arms or jaws and slots or passages for the wire between the upper edges of said jaws and the forward half of the crown portion, said jaws being coextensive in width with the distance between the forward edges of the legs and the vertical slits, whereby independent flexibility of said jaws to an objectionable degree is avoided so that the jaws are adapted to be moved out of engagement with the Wire solely by a retractive movement thereof roduced by inward compression of the fegs through the finger pieces.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM GREEK. WVitnesses:

JosEPH A. MOORE, MARTHA E. JAGGER.

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