Clip

Nov. 6, 1934.

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J. FIELDING

CLIP

Filed March 12, 1934

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 6, 1934

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

1,979,375

CLIP

John Fielding, North Providence, R. L, assignor of one-half to Joseph P. Whitaker, Apponaug, R. I.

Application March 12, 1934, Serial No. 715,154

Claims. (Cl. 24—248)

This invention relates to a device which may he used as an ear ornament or as a dress ornament; and has for one of its objects the provision of a finding for such a device which when f: used as an ear ornament will be more comfortable to wear on the ear than the devices which has heretofore been provided, and yet will be securely mounted on the ear so that it will not slip or fall therefrom.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device which will engage the ear without any spring pressure tending to continually close it upon the ear, but rather one which may be moved to the desired position and will remain

IB'; in this;position without greater binding action upon the ear and thus one to which the ear may become accustomed and thus more comfortable to wear.

Another object of the invention is the proviso: sion of a smaller, neater, and more easily manipulated hinged construction for the two members, and which are strengthened at a point adjacent their hinging point so as not to be distorted upon movement which are customary in the operation W. of the device.

Another object of the invention is the provision of the minimum number of parts to be secured together to reduce the cost of assembly and handling.

JO A further object of the invention is to provide a friction clip which will have sufficient friction in its joint to remain in the position to which it has been moved so that a secure holding may be had.

JO A still further object of the invention is the provision of a short leverage of one of the movable parts so that the action of the lever will be reduced in its amount of turning effort at the hinge pivot.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

⁴⁵ Fig. 1 is a face view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, thereof.

Fig. 3 is a back view of the finding portion of the construction with the ornament omitted.

_g0 Fig. 4 is a side view of the finding in open position.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the body member of the finding.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the opposite δδ side thereof.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the jaw member of the device.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view through the body member of the device.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view through the other or 60 jaw member of the device.

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the members hinged and before bending,

Fig. 11 is a sectional view through the hinge joint showing the pin as being started into its 65 position.

Fig. 12 is_: a view similar to Figure 11, showing the pin as in position.

Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the clasp provided with spurs for use on a dress for ornamen- 70 tation and in clamping position on the piece of fabric.

Fig. 14 is a front view of a clip finding having an ornament mounting member instead of a jaw. member. 75

Fig. 15 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Figure 14 with an ornament attached.

In the use of clips or clasps for the ears or dress or for any article of personal adornment, it may be desirable to provide a device without 80. spring action for holding it in clamped position, which I have accomplished by providing two members and arranged to hinge these members in a neater manner, and so that an increased amount of friction is had at the hinge; and the 85 following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

With reference to the drawing, 15 designates 90 the body member of the clasp and 16 the jaw member. This body member is of a length greater than the jaw member and is provided with a tongue 17 struck to reduce it in thickness and which is rolled into a small neat eye 18 without 95 the use of an arbor, so that a shape with an opening 19 other than round and more or less of an oblong shape is obtained. The reduced thickness enabling a small eye to be obtained. At the other end portion of this body member, I provide a 100 deflected portion 20 having a spherical surface which is knurled as at 21 to increase its frictional engagement with the portion with which it is to contact.

The jaw member has extending from its body 105 16 a pair of tongues 22 also of a reduced thickness similar to the tongue 17, and these are rolled as at 23 into a small neat eye having an opening 24 also out of round, in a manner similar to the rolling of the eye on the body member 110

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15, while at the opposite end of the jaw member there is deflected a protuberance 25 having a roughened spherical surface so as to provide a localized point of engagement for this jaw mem• ber on the portion it is to engage and which will be opposite to the projection 20 on the body member to contact therewith if there is no material to be gripped or located between these members.

These two members, while in their flat form 1· and with the eyes rolled, are positioned end to end, as shown in Figure 10, with their eyes nearly in line and with the tongues oppositely rolled to stagger the off center openings through the eyes and are held in a jig out of alignment, as IS shown in Figure 10. A pin 26 having its end rounded somewhat as at 27 to prevent cutting, is forced through the eyes, while held in this manner, which serves to offset the pin as it passes from eye 18 into the eye 23 and again offsets it 20 as it passes into the opposite eye 18. Thus there is provided an offset middle portion 28 from the ends 29 of the pin, which serves not only to lock the pin in position and provide a true pivotal mounting, but also to provide an increased fric25 tion on the parts as they are moved from one position to another and a friction which will maintain the parts in the position to which they are moved, and by reason of the openings in the eyes being off round the cylindrical pin will en30 gage at certain points with greater pressure than at others also increasing the friction on the parts.

After the pin is inserted in this manner, the member 15 is bent as at 30 so as to position the hinging point nearer the free end of the clasp at- and thus this shorter jaw 16 will not have as great leverage to open as were it pivoted at the bend 30.

This device consisting of the two members pivoted together may be supplied as a finding and 4C an ornament 32 may be attached to the shorter jaw member by riveting through opening 33 or soldered in position where white metal is used; or in some cases, there may be provided instead of a jaw, a short mounting member 33 which z.9 may be attached to an ornament 34, as in Figures 14 and 15, and this ornament serves as one of the members against which this clamping action occurs. In all cases the thickened stock serves to raise the ornament away from the hinge _5C joint, and by reason of this thicker stock the bent portion 30 is sufficiently stiff to prevent bending.

In Figure 12, instead of providing a deflecting portion of stock, such as 25, I provide a spur 31 raised from the stock which forms a more effective point of engagement where fabric to be gripped than the round protuberance above mentioned.

The foregoing description is directed solely toSC wards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the 61 appended claims.