US937841A - Clasp. - Google Patents

Description

L. s. MURDUGK. j

CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED. JUNE 2,1909.

937,841. Patented @enza-1909.

LUKE S. MURDOCK, OF MADEIRA, OHIO.

CLASP.

Application filed .Tune 2, 1909.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, LUKE S. MUnDook, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madeira, in the county of Hamilton and yState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clasps, .of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to clasps to be used in connection with wires for securing or bundling together a plurality of strips or pieces of wood, or the like, for the purpose of shipment, or otherwise.

The object of my invention is tov provide a more economical simple, effective and convenient clasp for this purpose.

My invention consists in' stamping a clasp out of sheet metal adapted to take the two ends of a wire tie around a centrally elevated neck so that the strain of the wires in tying and handling the bundle will exert a condensing or squeezing force on the sheet metal tie rather than a pulling and tearing force, thereby acquiring greatstrength with a small amount of thin material, and means for securing or anchoring the free ends of the wire to prevent the tie becoming loosened.

My invention also consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement as herein set forth and claimed.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which my clasp is formed. F ig. 2 is a perspective view of the clasp completely formed. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of same. Fig. 4 is a slightly perspective plan view showing the application of the wire. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing my device in use. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation illustrating a modication of my invention. Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing another modified form in use.

I prefer to construct a clasp out of sheet metal having a base 1 and a staple 2 secured to the base 1 by a neck 3 at an angle thereto,

the base 1 engaging the end 4 of wire 5 through a cleft or punched aperture 6, holding the end 4 while the wire 5 is passed around the neck 3 in a loop 7 and over the end 8 to securely fasten the wire 5 to the clasp in readiness to apply to the bundle 9, after which the wire 5 passing around the bundle 9 is again passed around the neck 3 from the opposite end 10 of the clasp and in the opposite direction and drawn tight, forming a loop 11, a second loop 12 being Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

Serial No. 499,708.

thrown around the neck 3 to obtain a more secure hold and the staple 2 disposed at an angle to the neck, being' struck upon its upper edge 13 with a hammer or like instrunient, bends or arches the neck at 14 around the wire loops 7, 11 and 12, and brings its points 15 in perpendicular contact with the bundle 9 whence the staple 2 is driven in, securely anchoring the end 1G of the wire 5 and not allowing any slipping.

In bundling or tying together a number of pieces of wood, such as flooring and other lfinished products, it is desirable to bind them strongly with as little expense as possible. By means of the peculiar construction and arrangement of my improved clasp I am enabled to use light sheet metal of minimum size and strength, and yet make a tight, strong bundle. This is accomplished by forming the sheet met-al in the shape shown in the drawing, the base 1 being only of sufficient size to allow the forming of the staple 2 and neck 3 by incisions 17 from its side and yet leaving sufficient metal in the remaining part of the base 1 to be stronger than the neck 3, so that after the tie is made and when the staple 2 is driven into the bundle or package 9, the neck 3 will bend or arch and the base 1 will not bend but stay in shape. The neck 3 being of thin material is easily bent in driving down the staple 2, but on account of its position taking the strain of the wire 5 its wide way at 14 against the edges 18 of the metal and its being only a center support between the wire loops T and 11, the strain tends to condense the steel and not to break it, giving the neck increased supporting strength so that it cannot be torn or damaged either in the tying of the bundle or the rough handling in shipping.

The clasp is a metal blank having upon its upper side the integrally formed staple 2 with downwardly extending points 15, and having the neck 3 transversely concaved or bent on its under side at 14 to insure proper and accurate bending downwardly to allow the points to enter the bundle 9 at right angles to its surface. The integrally formed neck 3 projects upwardly from the base 1, preferably at an angle of about v90" at19, and the staple 2 projecting upwardly from the neck, preferably at an angle of about at 14, permitting the ready and convenient passage ofthe wire 5 around the neck 8 and beneath the points 15 ofthe staple 2 forming loops 7, l1 and l2 prior to the engagement of tlle points 15 of the staple '2 with the bunc e 9.

Vhen it is desired to strap a bundle of wood, take one of the clasps, insert one end of a wire in the recess or aperture 6 between the neck and one end 8 of the base allowing the end 4 of the wire to extend beneath the latter, then draw the wire across the upper side and once around the neck and over end S of the base, place the clasp upon one of the outer strips of the bundle, draw the wire tight around the bundle and wrap the other end of the wire over end l() of the base around the neck in the opposite direction from the first winding, and thereby effect a firm and. secure tying of the bundle. The staple is then preferably driven into the bundle by means of a hammer or other tool to prevent the end 1G of the wire from slippingl or shifting.

When it is desired to strap a bundle wherein it would be injurious to drive in the points of the staple the clasp is made as shown in Fig. 6, of a sheet metal base with its side cleft to form a Winged head elevated upon a neck from adjacent the center of its base at an angle thereto. In the use of this form, the wire is attached and passed around the neck as previously described, passed around the bundle and again around the neck in the opposite direction, as previously described, after which the winged head is bent by pressureback into substantially the same plane as the base, the wings l5 clamping against the side portion 17 of the base from which they were originally cleft.

When it is desired to strap a bundle of Wood or like material, such as lath, in which the pieces are not set squarely together but made into a loose round bundle 9', the clasp is inade with the points 20 adjacent the center of the base l caused from .clefting the winged neck from the base turned down at preferably right angles to the base. In the use of this form, the wire is attached and passed around the neck, as previously described. The clasp is set upon one of the outer strips of the bundle, pressed` firmly into position, the Wire passed around the bundle and again around the neck, as pre"- viously described. The points 20, when bent as shown in Fig. 7, are easily pressed into the strip and prevent the slipping of the clasp in pulling the wire tight. After the tie is made the staple head is driven into the bundle as .previously described.

I claim:

l. A clasp constructed of a sheet metal plate cleft from its side toward its center so as to forin an elevated winged neck, the wings being bent toward each other and inclined toward the late forming a staple.

2. An article o manufacture comprising a clasp constructed of a sheet metal plate punched with two openings at a distance from each other lengthwise of the plate adjacent its center, incisions diverging from the inner edges of the center openings to one side of the plate, thereby forming a Winged neck elevated from the plate With its head inclined at an angle to the plate 4and its wings bent parallel to each other to form a staple with its points projecting at an inclination toward the plate.

'LUKE S. MURDOCK.

Witnesses:

JAMES N. RAMSEY, FLORENCE HAMMEL.

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