Paper clip holder
OwnerDavid E. Deckerinventor
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Abstract
A holder for a multiplicity of paper clips is arranged in an aligned stack disclosed herein having an elongated, hollow housing closed at a dispensing end with a stop defining a partial opening for passing the uppermost clip of the stack. The housing dispensing end includes an outwardly projecting bill or lip adapted to present the uppermost clip in a preparatory position for manual removal from the housing. A spring biasing mechanism is incorporated into the housing closing the end thereof opposite to its clip dispensing end which includes a guide rod projecting through aligned openings in the stack of clips and a slidable foot carrying the clip stack. An expansion spring is disposed on the rod between the foot and a base which is snap-locked with the housing to close the housing storage cavity.
Claims1
A paper clip holder for storaging a plurality of paper clips comprising:
- an elongated housing having opposite open ends;
- stop means partially closing a selected end of said housing;
- a stack of paper clips arranged in an aligned stack within said housing;
- spring biasing means forcibly urging said stack against said stop means presenting a portion of the uppermost clip in said stack through said housing open at said selected end preparatory to be dispensed;
- said biasing means includes a base closing the end of said housing opposite to its selected end;
- a rod upwardly projecting from said base through said aligned stack of clips terminating immediately at said opening adjacent said stop means below said uppermost clip of said stack;
- a foot slidably mounted on said rod and cantilevered outwardly from said rod within said housing;
- expansion spring means operable between said base and said foot to urge said stack against said stop means;
- snap-lock means cooperatively carried between said housing and said base for detachably connecting said base to said housing so as to support said housing in an upright vertical position;
- a removable insert holding said stack of paper clips and having an enlarged end projecting out of said opening at said selected housing end;
- said insert having an enlarged portion at one end and a pair of integrally biased prongs on its end;
- each prong of the pair terminating in outwardly extending lobes whereby said stack of clips are disposed along the length of said insert between said enlarged portion and said lobes;
- said stop means including an open-ended slit for passing said insert therethrough leaving said stack of clips disposed in said housing;
- said housing selected end provided with an outwardly projecting bill or beak on the end of said opening opposite to its end partially closed by said stop means;
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- said bill or beak provided with a recessed lead-in for receiving one end of said uppermost clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.