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  Peg for holding articles on a lineUSPTO Application #: 20070119034Title: Peg for holding articles on a line Abstract: A peg for holding articles on a line, comprising a first member having a first jaw portion and a first lever portion and a second member having a second jaw portion and a second lever portion. The peg has a pivot means pivotally connecting the first member and the second member at a position between the jaw portion and the lever portion of each member, and also a releasable securing means configured to secure the position of the first member relative to the second member at various positions. Each of said jaw portions defines a jaw, and the peg is configured such that the jaws are pivotable towards each other by pivoting the lever portions towards each other. (end of abstract)
Agent: James C. Wray - Mclean, VA, US Inventor: David Michael Hickey USPTO Applicaton #: 20070119034 - Class: 024502000 (USPTO) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070119034. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a peg for holding articles on a line. DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART [0002] Clothes-pegs for holding articles of clothing on a clothes-line are well known. A common type of peg has two elements of plastic or wooden material held together by purposely formed ends of a helical spring. The helical spring is arranged to force the two lever portions apart and force the jaws together. Thus in use, the jaws are opened by manually squeezing the lever portions together, and then closed onto an article on a clothes line by releasing the lever portions. The pressure that the jaws of the peg exert on the article depend on the particular design of the peg, and in particular the choice of spring used in the manufacture of the peg. Consequently, the user is unable to control the pressure that the peg applies to the article, resulting in too much pressure being applied to delicate fabrics, while too little pressure is applied to heavy or large articles such as towels, sheets, etc. that may fall or be blown from the line. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a peg for holding articles on a line, comprising: a first member having a first jaw portion and a first lever portion; a second member having a second jaw portion and a second lever portion; a pivot means pivotally connecting the first member and the second member at a position between the jaw portion and the lever portion of each member; and a releasable securing means for securing the position of the first member relative to the second member, wherein each of said jaw portions defines a jaw, and the peg is configured such that the jaws are pivotable towards each other by pivoting the levers towards each other. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS [0004] FIG. 1 shows a clothes-peg 101 for holding articles such as clothes, sheets, towels, etc. on a line; [0005] FIGS. 2 and 3 show further details of the clothes-peg 101 in a perspective view and in a front view respectively; [0006] FIG. 4 shows the individual components of the peg 101; [0007] FIG. 5 shows an alternative peg 501; [0008] FIG. 6 shows the outer toothed arm 504 and the pivot pin 507 in further detail; [0009] FIG. 7 shows a further alternative peg 701 embodying the present invention; and [0010] FIG. 8 shows a further alternative peg 801, which is substantially the same as the peg 101 of FIG. 1 but which has a securing means like that of peg 701 of FIG. 7. WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION [0011] FIG. 1 [0012] A clothes-peg 101 for holding articles such as clothes, sheets, towels, etc. on a line is shown in FIG. 1. The peg 101 comprises a first member 102 and a second member 103 which are pivotally connected by a pivot mechanism 104. The first member 102 comprises a jaw portion 105 and a lever portion 106, while the second member comprises a jaw portion 107 and lever portion 108. [0013] The jaw portions 105 and 107 each define one of a pair of opposing jaws, 109 and 110 respectively. The jaws 109 and 110 each have a concave surface configured to receive a clothes-line and portion of an article, such as an article of clothing, such that the peg may be used to hold the article on the line. [0014] The pivot mechanism 104 is positioned between the lever portion and the jaw portion of each member 102 and 103. The members 102 and 103 are moveable in a scissors-like manner such that when the lever portions 106 and 108 are rotated towards one another the jaw portions 105 and 107 are similarly rotated towards each other. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, when the lever portions 106 and 108 are at their closest the jaws 109 and 110 are closed. [0015] The peg includes a ratchet mechanism 111 which provides a means of securing the relative orientations of the first and second members 102 and 103. The ratchet mechanism 111 includes a button 112 which disengages the ratchet mechanism when depressed to allow the two levers 106 and 108 to be moved apart, thereby moving the jaw portions 105 and 107 apart. [0016] The button 112 is provided with a spring means 113, such that when the button 112 is released the spring means acts upon the button to return it to its usual position and so re-engages the ratchet mechanism. [0017] FIGS. 2 and 3 [0018] Further details of the clothes-peg 101 are shown in the perspective view of FIG. 2 and the front view of FIG. 3. The ratchet mechanism 111 comprises an inner toothed arm 201 extending from, and rigidly attached to, the lever portion 106. The inner toothed arm has a free end 202 located within a channel defined by an outer sleeve 203 such that it is slideable within said channel. The outer sleeve 203 itself extends from, and is rigidly attached to, the second lever portion 108. The inner toothed arm 201 and the outer sleeve 203 are each shaped to extend along an arc having a centre of curvature at the axis of the pivot mechanism 104. Consequently, the inner toothed arm 201 is able to slide within the channel of the outer sleeve 203 as the lever portions are moved relative to one another about the pivot mechanism 104. [0019] An outer toothed arm 204 is pivotally connected to the second lever portion 108 by a second pivot mechanism 205. The outer toothed arm 204 comprises the button 112 and a toothed portion 206 having teeth configured to engage with those of the inner toothed arm 201. (The toothed portion 206 is shown more clearly in FIG. 4.) The spring means 113, which is located between the sleeve 203 and the underside of the button 112, acts upon the underside of the button 112 such that the teeth of the toothed portion 206 are brought into engagement with the teeth of the inner toothed arm 201. When the button 112 is manually depressed, the spring means 113 is compressed and the toothed portion 206 is forced away from the teeth of the inner toothed arm 201 to release the ratchet mechanism. Continue reading... Full patent description for Peg for holding articles on a line Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Peg for holding articles on a line patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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