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helix. At 46 the wire is again bent to form
the curve 47, which ends in the hook 48, ar-
ranged to hook beneath the line, as shown in
Fig. 4. It will be understood that a fabric
5 49 may be placed on the line 11 and engaged
by the rider 41, and thereby held while the
opposite similar rider engages, if desired, an-
other article. For more secure fastening the
hook 48 may be hooked under the line and
io hold the fabricin two places, orseveralfabrics
may be secured by a single pin, as by engag-
ing a corner under each of the hooks and
riders.
As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a fabric or other
15 article may be placed upon the line 11 and
engaged by rider 21, and the opposite rider
engaging another article on the line 11the
riders will be held firmly upon -the articles
and prevent their accidental displacement
20 under ordinary circumstances. If, however,
there is a high wind, the hook 32 may be
hooked under the line and to engage the fab-
ric and the hook 33 similarly used. If small
articles-such, for instance, as napkins and
25 handkerchiefs-are to be hung on the line,
each of the hooks 32 and 33 and riders. 21 may
engage the corner of an article, thus securing
at least four articles singly by use of a single
pin.
30 It will be noted from the above that byusing or not using the hooks 32, 33, and 48
the number of points of contact of the pin
upon the fabric may at will be varied to
suit the climatic and other conditions, the
pin being a perfect pin without the use of the 35
said hooks, but offering therein additional
and auxiliary fastening means.
We claim-
1. The combination with a clothes-line, of
a clothes-pin having a resilient coil encircling 40
the line, means held in contact with the line
at opposite sides of and by the resiliency of
the coil and means whereby the line may be
engaged at an additional point at either side.
2. The combination with a clothes-line, of 45
a clothes-pin having a resilient coil encircling
the line, riders held in resilient contact upon
the line at opposite sides and by the resiliency
of the coil and arms carried by the riders and
having terminal hooks arranged to engage 5o
under the line.
In testimony that we claim the foregoing
as our own we have hereto affixed our sig-
natures in the presence of two witnesses.
HENRY I. RUMFIELD.
JAMES R. DONAHO.
Witnesses:
I. P. CHEATHAM,
J. E. KEEFER.81$,583
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Rumfield, Henry I. & Donaho, James R. Clothes Pin, patent, February 27, 1906; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth511997/m1/4/: accessed May 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.