US948709A - Cord or rope holder. - Google Patents

Description

UNITED STATES liqiENT OFFICE.

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""8 I- E Y bun I b. 7;; all whom" it may concern: llo it kllfliv llilltli l.Ci..\anscn Sramnut, a ritigrn of the Unitod States, residing at Aim-ion, in the rounty of (lrant and State of 5 lg ul imiun'lmvo invented wrtnin new and usef nl iml'r't'nmnmns in (rd or R0 to Holders,

qt'dethiv tlio following is a speri tion refo f tfnqilaingfhn'd to tho awnn mnying drawm s e I0 u,flhifz;inyi-nti 'm n'lntrs to iunmwonwnts in tltfl'lt'th for 'hnhlintg'or-'fastoning the end of pt ,wmlgw rope.

Q o i ajii t'of tho invention in to provide a uppityninhpnuetioel dorm of tine rhareeter .tx ltltjttlhi tl which n piece of cordor rope .|m| ]n-, qpnleldy and securely held at any ta mount thrt'mghont its length without the ne- 1mm};gg'ftyingor knotting and in which the gr wig notion-will increase as the Strain on t fmloh'r'ope increases.

\mitlnfr ohject'of the invention is to prov i one o n,c.ord orrope holder or faetener of this ,4; pnrnqter wh loh will'he automatic in its ac- .l f r'm. o iiJprther of the invention -ie to 9.; my a firth: o! thie character which may 00! tojja'eoommodate a cord or rope 1:1". r I. I I Y "9 ,lzh, M fjahm and other objects in view, mthg ("consists of the nov el featurea In! mnatltnct onand the eomhinatton and arm! -,l I ,0 rte hereinafter full de- L Jifiit ifia all mo, and illuatrated d. at.

11 m in drawings, in which-- 3,1,, F, aiside elevation of one embodipgnt 1 "invention showing a cord aron will!!! 39; he holder or faatenor; Fig. 2 ie a qmrgar al g t one: thoaalne' Fig. 8 u a leoiht lp' emthrtm the body orframeof the 4 r ahow n "t e mauner in which it in i zometrnote fi 15 la a transverae aaotion at: y tal tqt oi lantindioatod -by the line ,'Ilir -r+ ,ine fi'g., ;'Fig. 9 is a detail aection n: [thaw who, pulley with a ei le flange;

M El te, Sand 7 are tide and front viewa of anm {in ent of the invention which ie :21 n! ad or the reception of a cord or n! ,olypeif eny 'eiaeiwithin certain limita; and a j :q'atwen p by the line 8-8 m Fig. 7. 5 (rum-1i, int entiotrfoone'ltn rimarily in a 5 l botlytorifreupe 1 ,of any amtahle form and i construction and, containing two guide elements 9, it around which the oord or rope ie llmnuod eo that when one end of the cord in t rnwn upon it. will bind that portion of the I heatlaatteaethtterahtaat. "mums" an amen at. me. larlal Io. eeu'n.

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cord between the two elementa to fasten or hold the cord against movement. The elements 2, 8 are preferably, but not new!- eerily, in the form of rollers or nhls jourualed in red rela ton lit tho body 1 and the latter is preferably in the form of an n frame or loo through which the con may be peeled. llther one or hoth of said rol era me or ved and flanged at hende. or pro- '\'it ed with a flange at only one end or sulo and a rulueed ort'a portion at its other end or aide. However, the preferred eon.- atrnetion of said rollerl in which the upper roller 2 ie groom to provide a doube flangedpulley or eheave and the lower one 8 hae ita uteri: grim-3 or ii ta from one to he t h geo Wit has a'fl'ange ti o .7

one end and a reduced ta portion 6 atite other-end. 'When'en -a vendor eone-ehaped roller or pulley ie as one of the ide elementa ofthe device them aa reeentl ea lalned.

, M manner ofeonatrnet the body 1 and rnaili the, lern or eretn 1a wn n u t gem to and it'witl he aha: ma .1 "!,&'.t&";oi..?. t h :i i a e n r user or peeing lane with etude Sadapted 0 enter thei pivot in aaidioller. Saidbodyiaeaet' nia hleirnnorother metal in the ahape indicated by the dotted lime in Fink! an that ita tide here. 7 are curved or wed oet'we ly in hppeaite directiona .the 'lgipat. etude 8' are- '1a':i enough a operln 'rolleraor to he'plagd them. After 3?: 11::- eraarearranged ween oppuaiog' a 8 the aide here 7 of thew or frame are full hne Bouillon in Fig. 8 an that the pivot dude wt antt 1 l "or aoeheta ourna the andtheir odhia! aaia will aline Init than to linear pitota'or a it illeye suit- 04 be eitherplnin, o:

ieahownin Fit'i' ion of the latter will he automatic I 'is a plain or flan the grip ingaetion so i bolts 8' which serve as pivots for the rollers or pulleys 2f, 3'. When the win nuts 8' on the threadedends of the'bots 8' are loosened said bolts may be adjusted lon tudinully in the body or frame 1 for t e purpose, of itionmg the rollers 2', 8 nearer to or arther from each other to accommodate rope or cord of any diameter within certain limits d ding upon the air. 'of the device. Whi e this is the preferred manner of ad ustabl mounting said rollers. it will he on erst that within the scopeof my invention either one of the rol ers or guide elements may be made adjustshle toward and from the other in any suitable manner and that, if desired, both of said elements may be made adjustable. In this embodiment of my invention the upper end of the body or frame 1' is formed with an inte l suspending or attaching ho'ok 9', but it will be understood that any equivalent device may be substituted for the m. I I

In using the invention it is suitably tlxed to a support at either one or both of its ends and the cord 0 is-paased through the-body or frame 1 above the-u ment 2. and then around the latter and its ends 12,- (2' passed in opposite directions through the iody between the rollers. One of its ends c is then seed through the lower portion of the I y beneath the roller 8 so that when such end is drawn downwardly, as indicated b the arrow 1 in Fig. 2, the portion 1: of t e cord passing over the roller 3 will so the opposing portion c of the cord, w ic portion extends between the two rollers, and will bind the same lkneath it and against the roller 8; and the tighter said end of the cord is drawn. the ter will be the gripping action, as will readil undcrstoml upon referenee to. Fig. 2. This gripping action will be obtained whether the upper element 2 roller or merely a stationary guide pm, but in order to start when the lower pulley his a p sin or dou ale flanged pulley, it is necessary to draw the end a of the cord to oneside to start its-portion '0' beneath the portion 0'. Whenrhowever, the lower roller or pulley 8 isoone-sbuped or tapered at its r roller or ele-- end. as at. 0., the tendency. of the portion of the cord passing over the roller 3 will be to move laterally or toward the minced end 6 of said roller and owing to the contact of this portion of the cord with the portion 0 it will automatically draw said rtion in the same direction and beneath it, thereby rendering the gripping action entirely au tomatic. \Vhen it is desired to loosen the cord it. is only necessary to, draw up n the end a of the cord.

While I have set forth the principle of my inventioirand the preferred construetions embodying it, I wish it understood that I do notlimit myself to the details of construction shown and described and that various changes in the form, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to.

Having thus described the invention what. is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a body having an opening, a pair of guide and clamping elements arranged in said opening in spaced relation and one having an inclined surface to 0p the other and a flexible element passe around one of said elements, and in opposite dircetions'through the body between said ele-.

ments, one end of said flexible element extending partially around the guide element having the inclined surface and then through the opening in the frame, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. device of tthgd cl'raracter prizes-h g1 com rmn ano arm s an e bers with fateraig olaelportio s and a pair of lide elements arranged in the opening in tle'body between the side bars, one of said elements bein arranged in the ofl'set )ortions of the si e bars ,of the body and ring an inclined surface to oppose the other element.

.8. A device of the character described comprising an open body having spaced side bars formed at opposite points with Ian tudinal slots, a pair of guide and clamping elements arran in the openin in the body between t e side bars, one 0 said elements havin an inclined surface to oppose the other null one of said elements being in the form of a roller, a 'ournal bolt passed through the roller and tie slots in the side bars of the body, said bolt having a head at one end and screw the-ends at its other end and a clam ing nut upon the threaded end of saidboll, whereby the latter ma be clamped in adjusted position in the l y to vary the space lmtweensaul elements.

In tc nimon whereof I hereunto atlixmy signature ir. t to )rcscnce of two witnesses. CLAl ENCE C. SPRINKLES.

Witnesses:

T. A. Ilamw,

J. M. Wnrrn.

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