US898277A - Cotter-pin. - Google Patents

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No. 898,277. PATENTED SEPT 8, 100::

n. W. SMITH.

CUTTER PIN.

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Patented Sept. 8, 1908.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, DAmEL-W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oyster Bay, iu the countyof Nassau and tete of N ew York, have invented new end, useful Improvements in iLotter-Pies, of which the following is e. specification. I

This invention relates to cotter pins, and the object of the invention is to provide a cotter pin of the ordinary const'mctionwitlr a pivoted tongue-edepted tospreod the arms of the pin and to retain the pin in secured engagement with the article to which itis applied. I I

' With these objects in View the invention resides in the novel construction-of cotter In the drawing, Figural is s-front elevetion of s cotter. pinprovidedwith my improvemeitot.'v Fig'. 2 is s siinilsr View showing the tongue in position between the fingers (if-the cotter pin. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the cotter pin ziud tongue illustrated in Fig. 1, aiid Fig. 42 is an enlarged transverse sectioned View taken upon theline 4-sof Fig, 2.

in the drawing the numeral 1 illustretes o. cotter pin of the usuai construction, having the eye 2 and the arms 3 extending from the eye. Near their lower extremities. the arms I 3 of the pin are provided with suitable perfoi 7 mid an enlarged head 8.

rations e adapted-tor the reception of ii pintle 5 by which the tongue 5 is pivotslly secured between the arms 3 of the pin. I

The tongue 6 comprises a fist bodyportion The head 8- of the tongue has both of its engaging faces slightly rounded as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drewing, and the inner faces oi the arms 3 are slightly concur ed for the reception of the rounded engaging feces of the tongue."

The cotter pin 1 is constructed of}. resilient metelisl, and when being positioned within the recess of the article to which it is applied, the tongue 6 is extended below the eictrernities of the pin, as illustrated in Fig; 1 of the and presenting it bulge upon the arms which effectively .prevents the withdrawal of the pin through the recess or opening ofrhe artiole. I

Whenit is desired to withdrew the 511 the tongue is forced'from'engege nent between the arms and the pin eiisiiy withdrawn. The

arms '3 being tightly-pressed against the tongue 8,- when in engeged'position, the acoie dents disolscement of the tongue is effect I I ively -preveuted. pins, hereinafter fully described and claimed. I

idiom the foregoing description it'will be observed that I-hsve provided an ordmsry cotter pin with 3. simple device whereby it may be readily retained upon an erticle and quickly mid-easily withdrawn from the urtiole when desired; without the bending e' nd frequent bresisingjoi the extremities of the arms of'thepin it's is-o uite freikient with the ordinary cotter pins in which t e extremities are bent to retoin them in positlonupon an article. H I I Having thus fully described the invent on what is ciei ed as new is:

i. A cott ,r pin having thenieeting feces of its erms'bonoeved, and a tongue having an enlerged heed rounded upon two of its feces pivoted between the arms of the cotter pin near their extremities.

2. A cotter his having a. pivoted tongue I I member provided with err-enlarged body portion, the body portion. adapted to be swung between theerms of the pin and re tain them in spread position. at their points of contact with the body of the tongue;

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. 3 DANIEL WHITE SMITH.

Witnesses:

@uzrs. W. ALLEN, WM. F. BLAUYELT

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