US1357121A - Clothespin - Google Patents

Description

- W. B. C. SASSE.

CLOTH ESPIN.

APPLI CATIO N FILED JAN. 20, 1919.

1,357,121, I Patented 0m. 26,1920.

witzwpdaw UNITED STATES PATE T. OFFICE 1 WILLIAM B. oi SASSE, or SPEARFISH, SOUTHDAKOTA.

CLOTHESPIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 20, 1919. seria No; 272,047. e

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM a citizen of the United States, residing at Spearfish, in the county of Lawrence, State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothespins;

Another object of the invention is to pr0- vide a clothes pin of novel construction which is capable of gripping the clothes line and clothes at the same time and which is arranged to remain on the clothes line- Another object of the invention is to pro vide a novel and improved structure which is capable of engaging the clothes and line at the same point or gripping the clothes at one point and the line at another.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when drawing. I

In the drawing: c Figure 1 is a side elevation oftheclothes pin in engagement with the line and clothes,

the line being shown in section. b p

Fig. 2 is a front or edge view of the device in the position of F ig; 1. g

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the pin removed from the line. I

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the pin suspended in an inverted position on the line, and in engagement with a piece of fabric.

Referring particularly to the accompany ing drawing the pin is formed from a single length of suitable. non-corrosive spring wire, the ends of which are secured together at 10. The wire is bent to form the large ring 11, at one end of the device and the smaller ring 12 at the other end, the intermediateportions or legs 13 connecting the ends of the rings. The portions of the legs 13, adj acent invention is to .their connection .withthe smaller ring, are B. C. SASSE,

bentin oppositeldi'rections away from each other, thusproducing, inthe smaller ring,"

a single helix coil or turn which has great resiliency. Thefintermediate'portions of the legsj13 are outwardly and oppositely bowed, as shown at '14: for the reception of.

the clothes line, as clearly seen in Fig. 1 of the drawlng. By reason of the apparent twist to the upper ends of the legs, there is formed therebetween a wedge opening 15,

Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

intowhich the clothes maybe inserted, in

addition to the gripping between the bowed portlons 1 1. Thus the clothes are held firmly on the line.

It will also be noted that by reason of the fact that the larger ring is completely closed, the clothes line must be passed 1 through the clothes pin, thus retaining the pin on the line, and preventing the loss of same. 1 g p p It will be ;noted thatwhen thev pin is being engaged with the clothes and line, the l'argerringwill be. spread open whileflthe smaller ring will be drawn under tension toward closed position, thereby producing a double grip which insures the proper engagementand retention of the clothes on I the line. taken in connection w1th the accompanying What is claimed is :e I

of wire. and including a large closed ring parallel relation and in the plane of the A clothes pin formed from a single length rings and being connected at their ends .to

small ring being crossed at such points of connection, the intermediate portions: of the garment, without the line therebetween, below the line, at times, with the larger ring 7 the rings, the. ends which connect to the engaged in supporting relation to the line In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature in the presence of'two witnesses. I

I g WILLIAM'B. C; SASSE. Witnesses: I i e. 7

JAMES S. Nnnsoiv,

F. O. MILLAR.

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