US1975775A - Pen and pencil clip - Google Patents

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` Oct. 9, 1934.

L.` H. ASl -IMORE PEN AND PENCIL CLIP Filed Jam' ll. 1932 2 W W w E m' INVENTUR'- Leon HahlAshmu Patented Oct. 9, 1934 1,975375 I p PEN AND PENCIL'CLIP Leon HehlAshinore,Collingswood, N. J assignor to The Esterbr'ook Steel Pen Manufacturing' Co., Camden,

N. J., Jersey Application January 11,

6 Claims.

My invention relates to fountain pens, and comprises an improved form of retaining clip usually car'ieclby the cap of a fountain pen and designed to facilitate its retention in the pocket of the user.

One object of my invention` is to provide a clip that will be retained 'at the end of'the cap ef a ountain pen by the engagement of securing means with a portion of such clip overlying the cap.

A further object of my invention is to provide clip securing means arranged to'pass through an apertured fiange of the clip overlying the end in the cap; such securing means passing through an opening in the cap and being retained in fixed position within the' cap whereby such clip will be rmly held in place.

These and other features of my invention are more fully described hereinafter; reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved clip and retaining means therefor for associaticn with the cap of a fountain pen; the parts being shown in separated condition prior to final assembly.

Fig.-2 is a sectional View of the cap of fountain pen showing the manner in which my improved clip is retained in place. i

Fig. 3 is a plan View 'of a blank from which 'etaining means for securing the clip in place, within the scope of my invention, may be made, and v Fig. 4 is an inverted plan View of a retaining member formed from'a 'blank such as illustrated in Fig. 3.

The 'object of my invention is to provide a simple and effcient form of clip for fountain pen caps, and simple and emcient means for retaining such clip in position.

In the drawing, 1 represents the cap member of a fountain pen which receives the clip; 2 indicates the clip proper, which is disposed in an angular position with respect to the cap, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. This clip may be of any suitable shape, and in the present instance I have shown a clip having a leg Z of bifurcated shape or design, the legs of which are joined to a substantially circular flange 2 overlying the cap, by angular shoulders 2 The depending portion of the clip may be of any character.

The circular or other shaped flange 2 of the clip overlies the end wall 1 of the cap 1, and such fiange is centrally apertured at 2 in exact registry with an aperture l formed in the 'end a Corporation of' New 1932, Serial Ne. seems wall l of the cap; the diameter of such circularlflange being a shade less than the diameter of such cap. The flange portion 2 is placed over the end of the 'apertured cap and retaining means in the form of a circular plate 3 with securing means is applied thereto; such circular plate 3 having depending portions or prongs 3 integral therewith, exactly fitting the circular aperture 2 in thefiange 2 of the clip and the bore 1 in the end wall l of the cap member.

After these parte are assembled, as indicated in Fig. 2, the lower portions of the prongs are upset by a suitable tool inserted in the cap member and pressed down across the inner edge of the Wall 1 at thejuncticn of the bore l with the same; this upsetting or peaning action having the effect of drawing the retaining member 3 in close engagement with the circular flange 2 of the clip and holding the two in tight engagement with theend wall of the cap member, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2.

The retaining member 3 may be cut from a solid piece of metal and provided with prongs of suitable character, substantially as illustrated in Fg. 1, or it may be shaped by a spinning operation from a blank 'such as illustrated in Fig. 3, which blank is provided with extensions 3 which' are brought inwardly over the same to form the retaim'ng prongs3 while the metal of the blank is turned over to a final diameter indicated by the dotted line '56, which represents the finished external diameter of the retaining member 3. r

It 'is to be uhderstood, of course, that I may employ any form of metal to serve as the retaine ing member, non-corrodible metal of various types, as well as precious and semi precious metals. The clip will be of suitable spring metal having a relatively high elastic limit, and such metal is preferably of a non-corrodible type.

The surface of the retaining member 3 may be. substantially plain as illustrated, or it maybe embossed or embellished in any way. Additionally, it serves to receive, by engraving or other means, indicia representing the name of 'the owner, a monogram, or insignia of any type.

It will be understood, of course, that I do not wish to be limited to a Construction involving externally circular parts, since the fiange carried by the clip may have any desired contour and one that is complemental to the contour of the cap, which may have a polygonal or other shaped cross sectional contour. In like manner the disk portion of the retaining member 3 overlying the clip flange and securing the latter in position in' the end Wall of the cap member may have a similarly complemental'contour.

While I have described my improved clip structure as particularly available for association With fountain pens, it will be understood that it may be associated With many` forms or pencils, Without departing froni my invention.

Various modifications may be made in connection with this structure without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim: ;i i

1. The combination of a fountain pen cap comprising a relatively thin-walled shell With a thickened end wall having an enlarged central aperture providing an internal shoulder, a ,clip member having a substantially circular centrally apertured fiange of substantially the same area as and tting over said thickened end Wall, a spring arm integral With said fiange; the aperture in said flange being of the same diameter as the aperture in the thickened end wall of the cap, means for securing said' clip member in place comprising a disk overlying the flange of said clip member and having substantially the same area, and a plurality of integral prongs carried by said disk in spaced relation and passing through and substantially fitting the apertures of sad fiange and the thickened end Wall of the cap, respectively; said disk being retained in place to hold the clip member in fixed position against the end of the cap by bending the ends of said prongs outwardly against the inner shoulder of said thickened end Wall. i

2. The combination of a fountain pen cap comprising a relatively thin walled substantially cye lindrical shell having a thickened end wall providing an internal shoulder; said end Wall having a central circular aperture, a clip member comprising a spring arm terminating in a circularly apertui ed flange fitting over the end wall of said cap With its aperture registering with the aperture thereef, a disk overlying said apertured lange, and integral prongs carried by said disk; said prongs passing through said flange and the apertured end wall of the cep' and being upset within said cap against the internal shoulder forined by the thickened end Wall of the same to retain the flange of said clip member in fixed position with respect to said cap.

3. The combination of a fountain pen cap having a thiclened end wall with a central aperture, a clip member comprising a depending spring leg and a fiange integral therewith; said I'lange being apertured to register with the aperture of` said thickened end wall and overlying the same, and a disk-like rivet member overlying the fiange of the clip member and having a plurality of integral prongs passing through the apertures oif said clip iiange and end Wall; said prongs having an external dimension exactly fitting the apertures of said fiange and end Wall and having their inner ends outwardly bent against the shoulder of the thiokened Wall to hold the clip member in fixed position with respect to said cap.

4. The combinaticn of a iountain pen cap cornprising a lsubstantially cylindrical hollow body having an open end and a partially closed end; said partially closed end having a wall thicker than the cylindrical' wall and having a circular opening therein, a clip comprising a spring leg having a circular fiange at one end thereof; said fiange having an outer circunference substantially equal to that of said cap and a central opening registering With' the circular opening in the partially closed end of said cylindrical eap .member, a disk overlying said fiange and the end of the fountain pencap and having integral prongs passing through the fiange on said clip and the' opening in the partially closed end of said cap member for xedly positioning said clip with relation to said Gap; said'prongs having an external dimension equal to and being curved to exactly fit the openings in said fiange and end wall.

5. The combination of a ountain pen cap cou prising a relatively thin-Walled cylindrical shell having a relatively thicker end wall; said end wall being centrally apertured and providing internal shoulder, a clip comprising a depending leg and a flange angularly disposed with' respect to the same and integral therewith; said flange overlying the end of the eap and having a central aperture registering with the central aperture of said thickened end wall, and retaining means for holding said flange in position against the end wall of thecap conprising a plate overlying said fiange, and a plurality of in egral prongs projecting from said plate inwardly of its edge and'positioned to exactly t against the walls of the apertures in the flange and cap meniber; said prongs being upset against the shoulder ornied by the thickened end Wall to retain the clip in place. r

6. A structure as set forth in claim l, wherein the pronged disk-like retaining member has its marginal edge turned over upon itself and the spaced prongs are integral With said turnedover portion and inwardly disposed with respect to the margin of the disk-like member.

LEON HEHL ASHMORE.

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