US2547122A - Wire clothespin - Google Patents

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April 1951 R N. HESTON 2,547,122

WIRE CLOTHESPI N Filed Aug. 24, 1946 Inventor RG57? N. HESTON Q Patented Apr. 3, 1951 UNITED STATES TENT QFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in clothcspins, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described, which is formed in its entirety of one piece wire-like rod, so as to prevent undesired separation thereof into its components, as is frequently experienced when using pins of conventional design.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clothespin which may be readily applied to or removed from the clothes on the line.

Another object of the invention is to provide a Clothespin which will firmly and securely hold the clothes in position on the line.

An additional object of the invention is to pro vide a clothespin which is simple in construction and convenient in use.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a clothespin which cannot easily become damaged and which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the invention,

Figure 2 is an underside plan View thereof, taken in the direction of the arrow 2 in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a perspective view, showing the invention as applied to a clothes line.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention consists of a clothespin designated generally by the reference character 5, the same embodying in its construction a single piece of Wire rod 6 formed to provide a resilient, substantially U-shaped member 1.

The free end portions of the rod 6 are Wound around the arms 8 and 9 of the member 1, adjacent the closed end of the latter, as indicated at If).

It will be noted that the arms 8 and 9 are of elongated loop-like configuration and that one of the arms, namely, the arm 9, is angulated adjacent the free end thereof toward the arm 8, as indicated at II. The angulated portion ll of the arm 9 freely passes through the loop of the arm 8 and thereupon is further angulated into a substantially parallel relationship with respect to the free end portion of the arm 8.

The free end portions of the arms 8 and 9 constitute a pair of coacting jaws l2 and I3 respectively, and it will be also observed that the jaw I3 extends somewhat beyond the closed end Id of the jaw E2, as is best shown in Figure 2.

ihe resiliency of the member 7 is such as to urge the jaws i2, [3 together, that is, in the directions of the arrows l5 in Figure 1. The relatively smaller Width and greater length of the jaw [3 with respect to the jaw 12 will provide, what may be referred to as a seat, between the two jaws, whereby further movement thereof in the direction of the arrows 15 will be effectively prevented.

When the invention is placed in use, the jaws i2, 13 may be spread apart as shown in Figure 3 by simply compressing the midportions of the arms 8 and S, whereupon the clothespin may be easily and conveniently positioned on the line 6.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure, and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary. 1

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction; combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

A clothespin comprising a single piece of wire rod having a doubled intermediate portion to provide an elongated and relatively wide first loop including a bight region and a pair of spaced side members, a portion of said rod constituting a continuation of one of said side members being redoubled and formed to provide an angulate-cl and relatively narrow second loop including a pair of spaced side members having angulated portions terminating in an offset bight region, a continuation of one side member of the second loop being co-extensive with the redoubled portion of the rod and terminating in a coil wound securely around the side members of the first loop, a continuation of the other side member of the first loop being co-extensive with the redoubled portion of the rod and terminating in a coil wound around the side members of the second loop, and the angulated portions of the side members of the second loop extending through the first loop between the side members of the latter, whereby side members of the two loops may provide coasting finger-pieces and the eight regions of the two loops aiford coacting jaws.

ROGER N. HES-TON.

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