US1097443A - Tying device. - Google Patents

Description

G. KALAT.

TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.13, 1909. RENEWED APR. 8, 1914.

1,097,443. Patented May 19, 1914.

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TYING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Application filed. November 13, 1909, Serial No. 527,913. Renewed April 8, 1914. Serial No. 830,541.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Go'r'rninn KALAT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tying Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tying devices, and has for an object to provide an article of this character that can be made principally from a single piece of wire bent to form a retainer for the terminal end of a tying cord or other terminal to be secured.

Another object is to provide a tying device embodying a single length of wire bent to form a substantially spiral shaped retainer, the windings of the spiral being spaced from each other at one side to form entrance throats for the terminal end of the cord or like connection that is to be secured to the device, the windings at the opposite side being confined closely together to frictionally bind therebetween the cord or like connection. 1

The above mentioned and other objects are attained by the construction, combination and arrangement of parts. as disclosed on the drawing, set forth in this specification, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views: Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved fastening device showing it applied to a package of envelops. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough. Fig. 3 is a detail top plan view of a slightly modified form of my invention. Fig. 4C is a side elevation of another modified form of my invention. Fig. 5 is a plan view thereof.

My fastening device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, consists preferably of a single length of spring wire which is bent at one end to form a spiral retainer 1, the opposite end of the wire being bent to form an attaching member 2 with which one end of a cord or equivalent tying connection 3 is secured. The spiral like retainer has its to windings at one side spaced from each other till to form relatively wide entrance throats 4 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The windings at the other side are arranged substantially one within the other and as shown they are associated close to each other.

The tying cord 3 in practice, is passed one way around the package A, then passed beneath the lowermost of the closely associated windings of the retainer, then over the innermost, and then back between the intermediate and lowermost windings. After the cord has been thus associated with the windings of the retainer it is passed. around the transverse portion of the package and the terminal end of the cord is finally passed into the uppermost entrance throat and then moved between the windings of the retainer to be frictionally held thereby in its adjusted position. It will be readily seen with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing that due to this construction the closely associated windings present a three point clamping action on one end of the cord, that is at two points on one side of the center of the device and at one point on the opposite side of the center.

The construction of the tying device here in shown and described is extremely simple, it may be manufactured at a relatively low cost and its use will enable a package to be conveniently and securely tied without forming in the tying cord a permanent knot. It will of course be appreciated that the device is not intended solely for the use of packages of letters as it is obvious that such a device could be used advantageously in tying any package or bundle. When the cord has been engaged with the spiral like retainer in the manner shown in Fig. 1 it cannot casually become untied. In order to release the cord from the retainer the terminal end must be moved out of frictional engagement with the closely associated wound portions of the spiral.

The form of my invention shown in Fig. 3 is somewhat similar to that described in the preferred form, the difference being in the formation of the lowermost winding of the coil. The terminal ends of the wire are bent outwardly as shown at 5 and then annularly to form the lower wound portion 6, the said portion having formed therein aplurality of eyes 7 which are adapted to receive screws or similar fastening devices to hold the article securely upon a suitable support. This form of my invention is primarily intended to be used in a man ner similar to the old and well known cleat, or if desired, the article may be used as a rein holder.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the terminal end 8 of the wire extends inwardly to lie beneath the coil and as shown the said terminal end is pointed and threaded exteriorly to form a screw 9 which may be engaged with a suitable sup port to hold the article in its operative position.

I claim A package fastening device formed from a single length of resilient material having one of its ends formed to provide a plurality of convolute portions, the inner convolutions each havin a portion thereof lying within the adjacent convolution of a greater diameter and closely associated with each other to provide a perfectly flat side, the opposite side of the convolute portions being substantially superimposed and spaced from each other'to provide entrance passages, a binding cord having one of its terminals attached to the device and having its middle portion adapted to be between the convolutions so as to change its direction, whereby the other terminal may be so arranged between the said closely associated portions that the said portions present a three point clamping action on the cord, one clamping point being on one side of the center of the convolutions and two points being on the other side of the center, the said convolute portions being of upwardly decreasing diameter so that the said portions are arranged out of the same vertical plane whereby each of the said portions serves as a guide for the cord upon the insertion of the same within the said passages.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GOTTLIEB KALAT. Witnesses CHARLES LOPARD, RUDOLPH LOEWENTHAL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of ZPatents, Washington, D. G.

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