US2235870A - Certificate holder - Google Patents

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H. H. DEDMON 2,235,870

CERTIFICATE HOLDER Filed Aug. 12, 1959 ATTORNEY being Patented Mar. 25, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Hanson H. Dedmon, Oakland, Calif. Application August 12, 1939, Serial No. 289,794

3 Claims.

This invention relates to certificate holders, and has for its principal objects, an economically manufactured, simple enclosed holder for certificates, such as automobile registration certificates, etc, and which holder is readily opened for insertion or withdrawal of a certificate therefrom, and as readily closed, and when so closed with the certificate therein, is firmly held closed. Another object is a neat, light weight, rugged holder with no metallic parts that may rattle or become loosened, and which holder is also conveniently formed for displaying the desired data thereon without manipulation of the holder. Other objects and advantages will appear in the specification, claims and drawing.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the holder.

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the holder supported from a supporting member, the latter being indicated in section.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a modified elevational view of a modified form of cap.

In detail, the holder illustrated in the drawing comprises a pair of caps l disposed in opposed relation, said caps having flanges 2 extending towards each other, and a relatively light, flat, spring steel strip 3 extends between said caps, connecting them together and supporting them in opposed relation. The ends of the spring 3 are riveted, soldered, welded, or otherwise rigidly secured to the flange 2 of each cap and said ends may be positioned on the inside of the flanges or on their outer sides, but it is preferable that they be on the inner sides of the caps since in this position their outer edges will squarely abut the inner sides of the caps and will thus provide a more secure connection for resisting any tendency of the caps to become loosened by reason of abnormal abuse.

Secured to said strip 3 at a point centrally between the caps, is a bracket 4, which bracket may be of any desired type, the one illustrated formed with a spring clamp 5 for clamping to any suitably formed portion 9 of the instrument board or dash of an automobile.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the strip 3 may be readily bowed, as indicated at 3 in dotted line, thus carrying the caps to a divergently extending position from their sides to which the strip 3 is connected. When in this position, a transparent, flexible tube 6, as of Celluloid, with the certificate l therein (Fig. 3) may quickly he slipped between the caps, and upon the flanges 2 enclosi at its opposite ends.

ng the margins of the tube To remove the tube 6 and the certificate, caps are merely forced outwardly to bow the spring as indicated at 3 and the tube will fall free from the caps or can be easily re- IIIOVGCI.

While it is not absolutely essential, it is preferable to make the caps l of elliptical shape, since this forms a more compact holder and one in which more room is provided on the side for reading the most important portion of the certificate.

being imperforate, al-

though one or both may be cut out centrally, as

indicated at 8 in Fig. 4. preferably imperforate, to

and the means for However, the caps are protect the certificate,

securing the caps to each other and the bracket, preferably, do not project beyond the opposite] the cap.

y outwardly facing sides of Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A certificate holder comprising an elongated, transparent tube,

extending over the flanges on the said each other and over its opposite end edges, a straight strip of spring a pair of opposed closures opposite ends of said tube, closures extending toward the margins of the tube at metal secured at its opposite ends to the flanges of said closures an alongside said tube, be readily strip and at that p bowed centrally of the 01 disposed relatively close said strip being adapted to length of said ortion thereof that is centrally between the ends of said tube for moving said closures and flanges apart to position out of engagement with the said opposite ends of the tube for freeing said being rigidly secured of the flanges tube, said strip and flanges together against movement and closures relative to the strip.

2. A certificate holder comprising an elongated transparent tube, extending over the flanges on the said each other and over a pair of opposed closures opposite ends of said tube, closures extending toward the margins of the tube at its opposite ends, a straight strip of spring metal secured at its opposite ends to the flanges of said closures, said strip being adapted to be readily bowed for moving said closures and flanges apart to position out of en posite ends of the gagement with the said optube for freeing said tube,

said strip and flanges being rigidly secured together against mov closure relative ther ement of the flanges and eto, the ends of said strip being secured to the inner sides of the flanges on metal rigidly secured at its ends directly to said said closures whereby the said tube is directly caps and being readily bowable longitudinally supported against the strip throughout its length. thereof by flexing of said strip manually centrally 3. A certificate holder comprising an elongatof its ends to thereby efiect said movement, ed, open-ended, tube of transparent, flexible mameans supporting said strip in a manner to en- 5 terial, a cap removably fitted over each of the able such flexing thereof, said last mentioned open ends of said tube, means supporting said means comprising a bracket projecting from said caps with said end-s of the tube so fitted thereon strip and secured thereto at a point intermediate for movement of said caps in arcuate paths away the ends of said strip. from said ends to release said tube, said means HANSON H. DEDMON. 10 comprising a straight strip of resilient spring

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