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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
JOHN J. CBUME, OF AMARILLO, TEXAS.
HOLDING-CLIP., Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 29, 191.6.
Application filed December 1, 1913. Serial No. 804,067.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN J. CRUME, a
citizen of the United States, residing at
Amarillo, in the county of Potter and State
y of Texas, have invented a new and useful
Holding-Clip, of which the following is a
specification.
This invention relates to improvements in
holding clips.
10 An object of the present invention is to
provide a holding clip which will combine
a high degree of resiliency with increased
strength.
A further object is to provide a clip in
15 which the resiliency is magnified by pro-
viding a return arm secured to one extremity
of the holding portion.so that there will be
little danger or likelihood of the clip break-
ing at its point of attachment.
20 A further object is to provide an improved
form of clip wherein there will be little or
no tendency for the clip to break or become
fractured at its point of support as is one
of the serious objections to the form of clip
25 now in common use.
With the foregoing and other objects. in
view which will appear as the description
proceeds, the invention resides in the com-
bination and arrangement of parts and in
3o the details of construction hereinafter de-
scribed and claimed, it being understood that
changes in the precise embodiment of the in-
vention herein disclosed, can be made within
the scope of what is claimed, without de-
35 parting from the spirit of the invention.
In the drawings accompanying this speci-
fication and forming a part thereof, the pref-
erable form of my invention is illustrated, in
which:-
40 Figure 1 is a sectional view of my im-
.proved clip and illustrating the manner in
which it is secured in place. Fig. 2 is a per-
spective view of the clip as it appears de-
tached.
45 Referring to the drawings in which simi-
lar reference numerals designate correspond-
ing parts throughout the several views, 3 is
a plate which may be of metal, or other
rigid substance and upon the outer side of
50 which is secured the facing or covering 4.
For purpose of illustration, the plate 3 may
be considered as the external wall of a spec-
tacle case and the covering 4 the cover which
usually extends thereover in order that a
55 neat and finished appearance will be given to
the case. In this connection however, it is tobe noted that the clip herein disclosed may be
used with equal facility upon other articles.
The plate 3 is provided with the oblique
opening .5 extending therethrough and 80
through which extends the securing end of
the clip. The securing or supporting end.6
of the clip includes the offset portions 7 and
8 which are connected by an angularly dis-
posed intermediate portion 9. The oblique 65
or intermediate portion 9 extends through
the oblique opening 5 in the plate and -is
crimped or bent into contact with the side
walls thereof so . as to be rigidly secured
thereto. The portion 8 constitutes what is 70
termed the rear arm, the extremity 10 of
which is connected to or formed integral
with a loop 11. The opposite extremity of
the loop 11 carries the front arm 12 and
which arm forms an attaching member or 75
portion of .the- clip. The attaching arm 12
is convex or arcuated in general outline and
is provided with the outwardly bent ends
13, one .of which is formed integral with the
loop 11 and the remote 'end being adapted 80
to receive the cloth or allied material there-
under to which the clip.is to temporarily en-
gage. Thus the general contour of the at-
taching arm is similar to a cycloidal curve
in which the cusps are slightly rounded or 85
modified.
The plate 3 and covering 4 are provided
with the alined apertures 14 extending there-
through and through which the loop 11 ex-
tends. Attention is called to the fact that 90
the apertures are of sufficient -size to accom-
modate the loop 11 therethrough and to not
interfere with the free play thereof. Also
mention is made of the fact that the rear
arm 8 does not contact throughout its en- 95
tirety with the plate 3 so that the resiliency
of the clip will be due to the summation of
the resiliency of the front and rear arms.
The clip therefore can be made of material
of some little strength and at the same time 100
the desired ount of. resiliency will be
maintained. 1so the clip will not bend or
flex at one special point as do the clips now
in general use, which renders the clips liable
to break at the point. at greatest pressure 105
which is at the point of. securing the same to
the article upon which it is to be used. It is.
to be noted in this connection that although
the arms have been termed front and rear,
the terms are merely relative and indicate 110
that there are two arms rather than the re-
spective positions of the same.1,196,087.
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Crume, John J. Holding-Clip., patent, August 29, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857844/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.