Spring biased clothes pin

• US 4,614,008 A
• Filed: 09/19/1985
• Issued: 09/30/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fred Brill, George Spector
• Original Assignee: Fred Brill, George Spector
• Inventors: Spector, George, Brill, Fred
• Primary Examiner(s): Aschenbrenner, Peter A.
• Application Number:
  US06/777,588
• Time in Patent Office: 376 Days
• Field of Search: 24/510, 24/509, 24/501, 24/500, 24/499, 24/508
• US Class Current: 24/501
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 55/02 with pivoted independent clamping members
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44393 Attached solely by spring
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/4447 having coil portion coaxial or parallel with pivotal axis
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44641 having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member

Abstract

An improved clothes pin of the pinch type is provided wherein the improvement consists of a novel form of spring designed to place its spring action at the sides of the clothes pin which will increase the tension on the jaws of the clothes pin and prevent the two parts of the clothes pin from separating while in use.

Claims

1. An improved clothes pin of the type having a pair of complimental elongated body members, each body member having a front jaw with a slot therein and a rear outwardly inclined finger grip and a spring for resiliently pressing said jaws together toward a closed position, said spring having a common fulcrum at the base of said finger grips about which said body members may be rocked for opening said jaws manually, wherein the improvement comprises said spring including:

(a) an elongated bar forming said common fulcrum;

(b) a pair of spiral torsion portions, each said torsion portion extending transversely from one end of said elongated bar at side of said body members; and

(c) a pair of arms, each said arm extending from one of said torsion portions to engage within said slot so that said arms will embrace said jaws for supplying increased tension to said body members and preventing said body members from separating when using said improved clothes pin.

2. An improved clothes pin as recited in claim 1, wherein said spring is made from a single piece of resilient wire in which said wire being oil tempered galvanized wire.

3. An improved clothes pin as recited in claim 2, wherein one of said spiral torsion portions spirals clockwise while other of said spiral torsion portions spirals to the counterclockwise relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongated fulcrum bar.

4. An improved clothes pin as recited in claim 3, wherein each of said arms is bent so that end is parallel to said elongated bar and extends inwardly to engage within said slot of one of said body members.

5. An improved clothes pin as recited in claim 4, wherein one of said ends comprises an eliptical sleeve thereon that can be manually rotated on said end to increase pressure within said slot of one of said body members.

6. An improved clothes pin as recited in claim 5, wherein said elongated bar is telescopic and comprises:

(a) a first portion having a hollow chamber with a keyway therein; and

(b) a second portion having a key and being of a specific size to fit within said hollow chamber so that said key can slide within said keyway preventing circumferential movement of said first portion with said second portion.