US1508619A - Clothespin - Google Patents

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Sept m, 1924.

A. G. SIMONSON GLOTHESPIN Filed July 6. 1923 venvtoa ZeZ 6? mamsonf.

w/ i d@ l amm Patented Sept. l5, 1924.

STATES AXELG. SIMON-SON, COUNTY OF HANSFORD, LEXAS.

CLOTHESPIN.

Application filed July 6,

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, AXEL G. SIMoNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing yin the county ofI-Iansford, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvelnents in Clothespins; 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 it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes pins, and particularly to clothes pins which arev formed from single lengths of wire.

One object of the invention is tofprovide a novel and improved form of clothes pin which is adapted to utilize the entire lengths of the gripping jaws to grip the clothes.`

Another object is to provide a clothes pin of this character which may remain on the clothes line, so that it will be ready for use at all times.

A further object is to provide a clothes pin of this character wherein the full force of the spring coils may be utilized for action on the jaws to grip the clothes.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. j v

In the drawing:

Figure l is an elevation of a clothes pin made in accordance with the invention, and in operative position.

Figure 2 is a side view of the pin, view from the opposite side from that of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an edge elevation of the pin.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, the clothes pin comprises the main portions 10 and 11, the former of which consists 0f circular or otherwise shaped spring coils, while the latter is in the form of gripping jaws A and B, both of said portions being Darts of a single length of suitably stiff and rust-proof wire.

The coil portion 10 has two helix turns 12 and 13, the lower end of the former of which is continued around the opposite side of the portion 10 and secured in embracing relation around the turns 12 and 13, as shown at 14. The corresponding end of the other turnf13 is connected with the upper end of one strand 15, of the leg or gripping 1923. Serial No. 649,882.

jaw B. It will be noted that both legs or jaws are formed with a series of kinks 16, in such manner that the elbow or knee p0rtions of each jaw normally lie within the recessed `portion of the other jaw. The outer ends of the jaws are flared away yfrom each other to permit ready entrance of a garment to be suspended between the jaws, as shown at 17.

The uppery ends of both strands of the jaw B` extend circularly to form the spring coils. The upper end of the other strand 15, of the jaw B,'is connected with the other end of the coil 13,'said coil havingy its opposite endengaged around the coils or turns 12 and 13, as shown at 18.

From this construction it will be seen that thatwhen the jaws are sprung laway from each other the spring coils or helix turns 12 and 13 will be moved circularly thereof, with the result that the full resiliency lor springiness thereof will be brought intoy p ay.

The clothes line 19 is inserted beneath the coils or turns l2 and 13, so that the clothes pin is thus suspended on the line, and cannot be lost. Furthermore, the full lengths of the gripping jaws can act on a garment,

.with the result that the garment will be held ,from accidental disengagement from the clothespin. The kinks and recesses of the jaws insure against the garment sliding or slipping from between the jaws. By an upward pull of the clothes pin, the same may be readily withdrawn from the line, the line causing the spreading of the jaws, and passing from therebetween.

Secured around the upper portions of the coil turns is a short length of wire 20, which binds the coils firmly together.

IVhat I claimed is: y

A clothes pin formed from a single length of wire and including a helical spring portion and gripping jaw portions' connected therewith, each of the jaw portions being formed voftwo strands, the strands of one jaw being connected to corresponding ends and forming continuations thereof, one strand of the other jaw portion being connected with the other end of one of the loro of the helix turns of the spring portionsother jaw being coiled around the helix In testimony whereof, I aiiix my sigmturns fetl e point dimtilically lopposite to ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

that otie coilec en o tie sai( helix turn. 7

the said ends of the strands of the jew por- AEL G' SIMONSN' tions being curved coneentrioelly with the Witnesses:

helix turns of the spring portion adjacent F. A. SEWELL,

their points of connection therewith. E. LEE NICHOLS.

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