# US 4,398,752 A · Type of structure for newspaper clip

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- Number: US 4,398,752 A
- Document ID: US4398752A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/233,121
- Filed: 1981-02-10
- Granted: 1983-08-16
- Earliest claimed: 1981-02-10
- Inventors: Chaur-Chiang Hwang Lii
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4398752A

## CPC

- B42D 17/005: {Hand-held holders for facilitating the reading of newspapers or the like}
- B42D: BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS

## Abstract

A newspaper clip structure permitting easy insertion and or removal of any of a plurality of newspapers. It includes a cylindrically shaped bar having a plurality of longitudinal slots. A ring member having a central opening engages one side of the bar and includes a plurality of holes for pivotally retaining a plurality of wires. A collar member including a central opening engages the other end of the bar member and includes a notch adapted to receive and retain the other end of each wire. The wires are shaped such that when released from the collar member notch they may pivot freely away from the bar and when they are retained within the notch they are held securely within their respective grooves of the bar to firmly grasp a newspaper therein. The wires are sufficiently thin so that none of the printed portion of the newspaper is covered when it is held by the newspaper clip.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A newspaper clip comprising:
a generally cylindrically shaped bar member having a central portion grooved with a plurality of longitudinal slots and first and second end portions at respective ends of said central portion each having a smaller diameter than said central portion;
a ring member having a central opening for engaging said first end portion and a plurality of holes about a circumferential portion thereof;
a plurality of iron wires each wire having a first retaining end and a second end for being passed through a respective hole in said ring member said first end forming a pivotal junction between said wire and said ring member;
a collar member having a central opening for engaging said second end portion of said bar member and having a notch in a circumferential portion thereof adapted to receive and retain said second end of each wire;
each iron wire being shaped such that when released at its second end from said collar member notch, it may pivot freely away from said bar and when retained within said notch it is held securely within its respective groove of said bar member, the wires being individually releasable from said collar notch permitting the insertion or removal of a newspaper intended to be held by any of said wires within its respective groove.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A newspaper clip according to claim 1 wherein both end portions of said bar member include a threaded portion adapted for attachment to a handle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2)

A newspaper clip according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said second end of said bar member is adapted to pass through said collar and then be locked by a handle attached to said second end.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A newspaper clip according to claim 3 wherein said collar includes a notched portion at an outer rim thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A newspaper clip according to claim 1 further including a handled adapted to be threadably attached to an end portion of said bar member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1, 2)

A newspaper clip according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said first end of said bar member is adapted to pass through said ring and then be locked by a handle attached thereto.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A newspaper clip according to claim 1 wherein the number of holes in said ring member correspond identically to to the number of grooves formed in said bar member with one hole corresponding to each of said grooves.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A newspaper clip according to claim 1 wherein said wires are generally U-shaped adapted generally to fit within a groove of said bar member and follow the longitudinal portion and end portions thereof.