US2141983A - Clasp - Google Patents

Description

G. s. HAWIE Dec. 27, 1938.

CLASP Filed Dec. 13, 1937 Patented Dec. 27, 1 938 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLASP Gabriel S. Hawie, Bridgeport, Conn., assignor to The Hawie Manufacturing Co., Bridgeport, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application December 13, 1937, Serial No. 179,587 5 Claims. (Cl. 24-250) This invention relates to improvements in jaw may consist of a substantially rectangular clasps, and more particularly to a novel clasp for lower portion l6 which at its upper end merges use with suspenders or the like. into an intermediate portion l'l that in turn The primary purpose of the invention is to merges into an upper portion l8 that is arranged 5 provide a clasp that may be opened fully simply substantially parallel to the portion it. The por- 5 by lifting a lever forming part thereof, so that tion I! is arranged on a slight incline relatively the clasp will accommodate materials of various to the portions [6 and i8, and serves to place the thicknesses from the thinnest to the thickest or- ,upper portion l8 in a position rearwardly offset dinarily used in clothing or the like. relatively to the portion l6.

10 Another object is to furnish an improved clasp Lugs IB-project from the upper end of the 10 which can be attached to or detached from the side edges of the portion l8 and slidably rest on garment much easier than the clasps heretofore the upper edges of the ears l2 when the parts are known, due to the simple and positive operation assembled. of the lever. A third lug 20 projects upwardly from the A further object is to supply a clasp of simple, upper edge of the jaw l4 and extends into the 15 inexpensive construction, and one which will last slot 9 to assist in holding the parts in assembled indefinitely and not be liable to get out of order. relation.

With the foregoing objects outlined and with For suspending purposes, a loop or eye 2! has other objects in view which will appear as the a lower fulcrum bar 22 which is confined by the description proceeds, the invention consists in parts 6, l, and I8, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 20 the novel features hereinafter described in deand 3. tall, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and The clasp is completed by a lever 23, also prefmore particularly pointed out in the appended erably formed of a piece of sheet metal. This claims. lever preferably consists of a substantially rec- In the drawing, tangular plate portion 24 having a flange 25 at '25 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved its upper end arranged substantially at right anclasp shown suspended from a portion of a susgles to the plate portion 24, and projecting rearpender and grasping a piece of material. wardly therefrom. The flange also has oppositely Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the clasp, extending lugs 26 fulcrumed in the openings 53 so partly in elevation, and showing the same in to form a hinge connection between the parts 5 30 open position. and 23. A third lug 2'! projects rearwardly from Fig. 3 is a similar view with the clasp in closed the flange and extends into a vertically disposed position, and shown gripping a piece of material. slot 28 in the jaw l4 for the purpose of assist- Fig. 4 is a perspective exploded view of the eleing in holding the jaw M in connection with the ments from which the clasp-is made. jaw 5, and to enable the lever to fully open the 35 Referring to the drawing, 5 designates the base jaw M, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. or back piece of the clasp which is preferably From the foregoing and from an inspection of formed of sheet metal and comprises a rectangu- Fig. 4, the manner of assembling the parts will lar plate 6 having a top flange l and a bottom be clear to those skilled in the art, and after the flange 8. These flanges are preferably arranged parts are assembled, it will be evident that the to parallel to one another and extend forwardly jaw l4 may be opened wide for the introduction from the plate. At the junction of the flange l or removal of the piece of material ll. Further and the plate, a slot 9 is provided. more, when the lever is closed, as shown in Fig. 3, The flange 8 has a fluted edge l0 forming blunt the jaws will act to effectively clamp a piece of teeth adapted to gently bite into apiece ll of texmaterial, regardless of its thickness, so long as ill; tile fabric which may form part of a garment the thickness is of the degree usually found in to be supported. clothing.

A pair of ears l2 project forwardly from the The herein described and illustrated embodlupper portions of the side edges of the plate and ment of the invention has given satisfactory reare provided with aligned apertures l3. sults, and it will be obvious to those skilled in the 50 The member 5 forms one jaw of the clasp and art, after an understanding of the invention, that it cooperates with a second jaw [4 also preferably changes and modifications may be made without formed of sheet metal. The jawl l has a fluted departing from the spirit and scope thereof, and flange l5 at its lower end to cooperate with the it is intended that all matters contained in the flange 8 in grasping the material II, and said above description or shown in the drawing, shall 55' be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I Patent is:

1. A clasp comprising a back member forming a first jaw, said member having upper and lower forwardly projecting flanges and side ears, the upper flange being slotted and the lower flange forming a, gripping edge, a second jaw arranged forwardly of the first jaw and comprising upper, lower and intermediate portions, the intermediate portion being arranged at an angle to the upper and lower portion, and the upper and lower portion being arranged substantially parallel, the upper end portion of the second jaw having oppositely extending lugs resting on said ears and supporting the second jaw for swinging movement about a substantially fixed horizontal axis, and a projecting tongue extending into said slot, and a lever having its upper end portion projecting rearwardly and provided with oppositely extending lugs pivotally mounted in said ears, the second jaw being provided with a longitudinal slot, and the rearwardly extending portion of the lever having a tongue projecting into the last mentioned slot and engageable with the Second jaw for opening the latter when the lever is swung in a certain direction relatively to the first jaw.

2. A clasp comprising a stationary jaw and a swingable jaw, means pivotally connecting the upper end portions of the jaws and constraining the movable jaw to swing about a fixed axis, flanges arranged at the lower ends of the jaws and projecting toward one another for clamping a garment to the clasp, a lever arranged substantially parallel to said jaws and having its upper end pivotally connected to the upper end portion of the stationary jaw, the movable jaw being slotted, and a tongue projecting from the upper end of the lever into the slot and engageable with the movable jaw for swinging the movable jaw into a widely opened position when the lever is swung outwardly and upwardly about its pivot. I 3. A clasp comprising a stationary jaw and a swingable jaw, means pivotally connecting the upper end portions of the jaws and constraining the movable jaw to swing about a fixed axis,

claim, and desire to secure by Letters flanges arranged at the lower ends of the jaws and projecting toward one another for clamp ing a garment to the clasp. stantially parallel to said a lever arranged subjaws and having its upper end pivotally connected to the upper end portion of the stationary jaw, the movable jaw being slotted, and a tongue projecting from the upper end of the lever into the slot and engageable with the movable jaw for swinging the movable jaw into a widely opened position when the lever is swung outwardly and upwardly about its pivot, the stationary jaw having oppositely disposed projecting ears near the upper end thereof forming part of the pivot means of the lever.

4. A clasp comprising a stationary jaw and a swingable jaw, means pivotally connecting the upper end portions of the jaws and constraining the movable jaw to swing about a fixed axis, flanges arranged at the lower ends of the jaws and projecting toward one another for clamping a garment to the clasp, a lever arranged substantially parallel to said jaws and having its upper end pivotally connected to the upper end portion of the stationary jaw, the movable jaw being slotted, and a tongue projecting from the upper end of the lever into the slot and engageable with the movable jaw for swinging the movable jaw into a widely opened position when the lever is swung outwardly and upwardly about its pivot, the movable jaw consisting of upper and lower substantially parallel portions connected togcther by an intermediate portion arranged at an angle'to both the upper and lower portions of the movable jaw.

5. A clasp comprising a stationary jaw provided with upper and lower forwardly projecting flanges and side forwardly projecting apertured ears, a movable jaw having oppositely projecting lugs resting on said ears and turnable about a substantiallyfixed axis, the upper flange of the stationary jaw being slotted and the movable jaw having a projecting tongue extending into said slot to constrain the movable jaw to swing about said substantially fixed axis, the movable jaw being provided with a longitudinal slot, and a lever arranged substantially parallel to said jaws and having its upper end pivotally connected to said ears and having a tongue at its upper end projecting into the last-mentioned slot and cooperating with the movable jaw to hold the latter in closed position or to open the movable jaw by a swinging movement of the latter when the lever is swung outwardly and upwardly relatively to the stationary jaw.

GABRIEL S. HAWIE.

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