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PAPER CLIP
Filed April 17. 1930
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Patented Dec. 2, 1930
UNITED STATES.’ PATENT orrica
mTIN B088, 01' EVANSVILLE, DTDIANA, ASSIGNOB OI ONE-HALF TO RUBY BOSS 7
OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
PAPER CLIP
Application ?ed April 17, 1930. Serial No. 445,021.
This invention relates to an improved pa
Figure 1 is a plan view of a clip constructed
' per clip which is quite similar in desi n and in accordance with the present invention.
con?guration to a well known type 0 paper .
re 2 is an edge view of the same observ
‘ clip now generally utilized by the trade, the mg t e structure in a direction from left to
improvement. residing in the addition of a right in Figure 1.
supplemental paper grip or clamping means
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken ap
whereby to decidedly increase the degree of proximately upon the plane of the line 3-—3
utility of the complete article.
of Figure 1.
The paper clip herein illustrated, de
In order to appreciate the slight step which
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spects to the forms of clip sometimes referred of clip into one of a duplex design, we will
to under the trade-marks of Collette, Gem, ?rst consider the construction of the conven
etc. These types of clips are illustrated for tional t pe of paper clip, which is here gen
example, in the patent to one: George W. Grif erally dyesignated by the numeral 4. As be
?ths, identi?ed as 1,654,07 6.
,fore implied, this is formed from a single’
The form of clip disclosed in this prior pat length of wire and the wire is so bent as to
eat is formed from a single length of wire, provide opposed longitudinally alined and
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the opposite ends of which terminate in a
elonlgated U-shaped portions 5 and 6 respec
U-shaped portion, and the intermediate part tive y.
being bent to form a third U-shaped portion
Under the patented arrangement, the arm .70
which is nested within the area of the ?rst 7 would terminate at the point A. The in
named U4shaped portions in such relation ternal or centralized convolution 8 which
ships as to provide a single clamping means forms the ?rst U-shaped portion is nested
at‘ one end of the clip.
within the portions 5 and 6 and disposed
Thus, the clip may be'engaged with the pa
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pers only in one direction, making it neces
dinary circumstances.‘ With this arrange
sary when picking up the clip to apply it, to ment, there is a single grip provided, and
select the proper placement thereof to insure this grip is formed between the bight por
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effective maintenance of the papers.
tions of the parts or features 5 and 6 respec- The present invention is predicated upon a tively. Thus the portion 6 is primarily em 80
re?nement of the type of clip just referred to ployed as a handle in applying or removing
by embodying in the length of wire an ap this patented type of clip.
pendage which is formed into an extension
Essentially stated, all that I have done to
and especially bent upon itself so as to pro convert this single gripping clip into one of
vide duplicate gripping means at both ends a duplex form is to increase the length of the
of the clip, thus providing a dual or duplex wire, extending it beyond the point A and
arrangement which it is submitted, is an eco making it su?iciently lon to extend to the
nomical, feasible, and‘ practical contribution‘ point B along the existing eg or arm 9 of the
U-shaped part 5.
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to the paper clip art.
The primary novelty is predicated upon This a pendage of wire is bent to form a
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simpli?ed methods of being able to produce fourth -shaped portion generally repre
this double grip clip by simply increasing sented by the numeral 10, and this bight por
the len th of wire and using the existing tion 11 is disposed in proper curvate relation
parts 0 the patented type of clip to develop ship to the bight portion of the end 6, thus
an article of this classi?cation whose degree utilizing the features 11 and 6 in forming the
of utility is decidedly increased by this mere additional grip whereby to have two grips,
change, and to be able to manufacture such namely, the grip formed by the parts 5 and
a clip with the existing type of machinery 8, and the second grip formed by the features
6 and 11.
now commonly employed for this purpose.
The free end portion or terminal 12 may
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be of any appropriate proportions but pref~ at the opposite end, the bight portions of the
erably terminates at the point B to balance respective U-shaped portions de?ningr paper
and provide the desired resiliency and ten gripping means at each end of the clip, and
sion.
all of the bent portions of said wire being dis
An important factor to be noted is that all posed _in the same ?ush plane with respect to
of the convolutions forming these four dis each other.
tinct U-shaped portions lie in the same exact
3. An improved paperclip of the class de
plane as represented clearly in Figure 3, and scribed comprising a single length of wire
the free end terminals of these features are having its opposite end portions bent into
such as to provide the desired resiliency, re U-shaped con?guration to provide two dis
tention, and clamping properties.
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tinct U-shaped parts, and having its inner free
The gist of the invention, it will be under end portion bent within the area of one of
stood, is from the formation of a paperclip said U-shaped parts to form a third U-shaped
from a single length of wire which 1s bent part and to simultaneously de?ne a single
upon itself and between its ends to form sub paper grip at one end of the structure, the
stantially duplicate longitudinally spaced other ‘free end of the wire being formed
convolutions to provide paper grips or jaws with an appendage de?ning an extension
at both ends of the longitudinally elongated which is bent into U-shaped form to co-oper
loop-like form of paper clip.
ate- with the adjacent U~shaped part of the
To bring into play the handle grip por wire to de?ne a second papcrgrip at the
tion 6 in the conventional type of clip by opposite end of the structure, and all of said
enabling it to have the additional function oil‘ U-shaped portions being nested one within
a jaw when co-operating with the feature 11 the other in a. tortuous convolute manner and
is a feature of prime importance. The ability lying in the same ?ush plane with each other.
of all of the convolutions or U-shaped por
tions to lie in the same plane, to retain proper
shape, and to permit the portions 8 and 6 to
be bent inwardly or outwardly for retaining
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In testimony whereof I a?ix my signature. .
MARTIN ROSS.
tension and proper gripping relationship is
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a feasible and practical distinction.
The provision of a. double or duplex grip
paperclip susceptible of being manufactured
at approximately the same price as the con
ventional marketed type lends individuality
and progressiveness to this particular dual
paperclip.
It is thought that persons skilled in the
art to which the invention relates will be able
to obtain a clear understanding of the inven~
tion after considering the description in con
nection with the drawings. Therefore, a
more lengthy description is regarded as un
necessary.
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Minor changes in shape, size, and rear
rangement of details coming ‘within the ?eld
of invention claimed may be resorted to in
actual practice if desired.
I claim:
1. As a new product of manufacture, a
paperclip formed from a single length of
wire bent upon itself to form a plurality of
U-shaped portions de?ning distinguishable
convolutions for acting in mechanical co
acting relationship to provide a clip having
substantially duplicate grips at its opposite
ends, the convolutions of wire’ forming the
complete clip all occupying the same normal
plane. whereby to dispose the distinguishable
portions of the wire in ?at nested relation
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ship.
2. In a duplex papeirlip of the class de
scribed, a single length of Wire bent upon
itself to form four distinguishable U-shaped
convolrtions, there being two U~shaped por
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tions at one end, and two U-shaped portions
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