US951925A - Ticket-clip. - Google Patents

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W. N. WHITE.

TICKET CLIP.

APPLIOA IIIIIIIIII mm. 1909.

51 925 Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

WILLIAM N. WHITE, OF FORTYFORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

TICKET-CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 1, 1909. Serial No. 487,301.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM N. VVHITE, a citizen of the United States residing at Fortyfort, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Ticket-Clip; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in ticket securing devices, and embraces the construction of a device particularly adapted for holding metallic tickets on coal or other cars.

One of the objects of the invention is the construction of a simple device formed of wire, and having resiliently closed jaws adapted to open when a metallic ticket is forced therebetween.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention embraces certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure l is a perspective view showing the device applied to a car. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the manner of securing a ticket on the device. Fig. 8 is detail view of the jaws of the device, and Fig. at is a detail sectional view taken on line 4-4: of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the device which is preferably formed of wire, and is provided with engaging coils 2 and 3 located on the middle thereof, and with ends 4 and 5 which are flattened at their terminals (5 so as to form resiliently engaging aws.

The coils 2 and 3 of the device tend to hold the jaws 5 and 6 under pressure against each other. The jaws may be slightly deflected outwardly so as to form openings for the ticket to be inserted therebetween. The insertion of a ticket is effected by placing the edge thereof between the jaws 5 and 6, and forcing the ticket therebetween so that said aws will engage with the opening in said ticket and automatically lock, by reason of the tension of the coils 2 and 3, the ticket on the device. The ticket is removed by reversing the operation. The coils 2 and 3 not only serve to hold the jaws 5 and 6 under tension, but also serve to attach the device by means of staples or other securing means to a car.

My improved device is especially adapted to be used in connection with the checking and ticketing of coal ears or cars of a similar nature, but it is obvious that the device may be employed for holding tickets under different conditions.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters- Patent In a ticket holding device, a body formed of wire having engaging tensioned creating coils, located centrally of the ends thereof, and having portions extending in a common plane oppositely from the coils, said portions being centrally curved, one upwardly and one downwardly of the coils, and having their ends disposed parallel with the portions of the body extending from the coils, said ends being formed with flattened engaging jaws, having terminals deflected outwardly so as to permit a ticket to forced therebetween.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

IVILLIAM N. WHITE. lVitnesses BURTON G. Conn'rnioirr, JOHN H. DOUGHTY.

Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

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