Clothesline line tightener
OwnerRaymond P. Pennoyer, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A clothesline connector for connecting two ends of a clothesline to each other to form a loop. The connector has a frame and two spring loaded gripping members. The frame is a two piece assembly having a top piece ultrasonically welded to top ends of pivot posts on a bottom piece. The gripping members are pivotably mounted on the pivot posts and have finger contact sections. A user can move the finger contact sections towards each other with a single hand to open a path between the two gripping members.
Claims19
A clothesline connector for connecting two ends of a clothesline to each other to form a loop, the clothesline connector comprising:
- a first connection area adapted to fixedly connect a first one of the ends of the clothesline to the connector;
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- a second connection area for adjustably connecting a second one of the ends of the clothesline to the connector, the second connection area having a through-hole enclosed on all sides except an entry and an exit for axially longitudinally inserting the second end into the second connection area, and the second connection area further comprising two spring loaded gripping members on opposite sides of and partially defining the through-hole, wherein the gripping members grip the second end directly therebetween, and wherein each gripping member has a finger projection adapted to be moved towards each other by a single hand of a user to rotate the gripping members in opposite directions and enlarge the through-hole.
A cord clamp comprising:
- a frame having two pivot posts and two spring posts;
- two gripping members pivotably mounted on the two pivot posts, each gripping member having a recess on a bottom side with one of the spring posts in each recess;
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- two coil springs mounted around the two pivot posts, each spring having a first end located against a respective gripping member in its recess and a second end located against a respective spring post;
- wherein the spring posts contact their respective gripping members in their recesses to function as a limit to rotational movement of the gripping members on the frame, and wherein each gripping member has a finger projection adapted to be moved towards each other by a single hand of a user to rotate the gripping members in opposite directions and to enlarge a cord path therebetween.
A cord clamp as in claim 10 wherein the frame comprises a first one-piece frame member having the two pivot posts and a through-hole for fixedly connecting an end of a cord to the first frame member.
A cord clamp comprising:
- a frame having a first frame member and a second frame member, the first frame member having two pivot posts, the first and second frame members being comprised of a polymer material with the second frame member being ultrasonically welded to the first frame member on top ends of the two pivot posts;
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- two gripping members pivotably mounted on the two pivot posts forming a through-hole with the frame to axially longitudinally pass an end of a cord therethrough and grip the cord directly between the two gripping members.
A clothesline connector for connecting two ends of a clothesline to each other to form a loop, the clothesline connector comprising:
- a first connection area adapted to fixedly connect a first one of the ends of the clothesline to the connector;
- and
- a second connection area for adjustably connecting a second one of the ends of the clothesline to the connector, the second connection area having a through-hole enclosed on all sides except an entry and an exit for axially longitudinally inserting the second end into the second connection area, and the second connection area further comprising two spring loaded gripping members on opposite sides of and partially defining the through-hole, wherein the gripping members grip the second end directly therebetween,
- wherein the connector comprises a frame with members which are ultrasonically welded together to capture the gripping members therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.