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Clothes peg
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-01-26
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Granted: 1984-03-06
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Expires: 2001-01-26
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a clothes peg, preferably a one-piece moulding of plastics material, comprising a pair of limbs extending from a shoulder region. The limbs converge but spread to parallel condition when pushed over the clothes line, and the resilience of the limbs and strength of the shoulder region hold the peg to the clothes line. Adjacent the shoulder region, the limbs have on their inner faces longitudinally extending ribs having flat clothes line engaging faces, which ensure the effective gripping of the line when the line is adjacent the shoulder region.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond L. Woodley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:20
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F55/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44641; Y10T24/44769; Y10T24/44906; Y10T24/44915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A one-piece plastics clothes peg comprising a pair of limbs which engage over a clothes line to grip clothes thereto, said limbs extending from a shoulder region so as to converge to an open end and to be resiliently spread when the peg is pushed over the clothes line, and wherein at least one of the inner faces of the limbs adjacent the shoulder region is flat and has a centrally located longitudinally extending rib which has a generally flat face lying parallel to the inner face of the limb so that the flat face of the rib and the portions of the limb face on opposite sides of the rib, form a clothes line engaging face.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A one-piece plastics clothes peg comprising a pair of limbs which engage over a clothes line to grip clothes thereto, said limbs extending from a shoulder region so as to converge to an open end and to be resiliently spread when the peg is pushed over the clothes line, and wherein at least one of the inner faces of the limbs adjacent the shoulder region is flat and has a centrally located longitudinally extending rib which has a generally flat face lying parallel to the inner face of the limb so that the flat face of the rib and the portions of the limb face on opposite sides of the rib, form a clothes line engaging face.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A clothes peg according to claim 1, wherein each limb has a said longitudinally extending rib which has a generally flat clothes line engaging face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A clothes peg according to claim 2, wherein each limb has a flat inner face, and the flat inner faces converge from the shoulder region to the open end, the convergence being of the order of two or three degrees.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A clothes peg according to claim 3, wherein there are pairs of opposed transversely extending ribs projecting from said inner limb faces; the pairs of transversely extending ribs being spaced longitudinally of the limbs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A clothes peg according to claim 4, wherein the longitudinally extending ribs extend from the shoulder region to the pair of transversely extending ribs closest to the shoulder region.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A clothes peg according to claim 3, wherein, there is a handle portion extending from the shoulder region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A clothes peg according to claim 3, wherein the longitudinally extending ribs have a width 1/8th to 1/3rd of the width of the limb inner faces.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-03-06 | 1991-09-05 | 1992-03-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-03-06 | 1995-09-05 | 1996-03-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |