U.S. patent number 3,572,788 [Application Number 04/843,050] was granted by the patent office on 1971-03-30 for portable device for knotting cord and the like.
Invention is credited to Shannon F. Cruzan.
United States Patent |
3,572,788 |
Cruzan |
March 30, 1971 |
PORTABLE DEVICE FOR KNOTTING CORD AND THE LIKE
Abstract
A device for knotting a cord and the like comprising a
substantially U-shaped element having a handle and with resilient
leaf springs disposed on opposite sides of the leg members of the
U-shpaed element, with said element having slots therein for
receiving slotted axle members therein with the slotted axle
members being disposed on opposite sides of a U-shaped prong member
and a knurled wheel member extending from one of said slots for
rotating said prong member and slotted axle members.
Inventors: |
Cruzan; Shannon F. (Spokane,
WA) |
Family
ID: |
25288945 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/843,050 |
Filed: |
July 18, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
289/17 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65H
69/00 (20130101); B65H 2701/31 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B65H
69/00 (20060101); D03j 003/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;289/17 ;43/1 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Rimrodt; Louis K.
Claims
I claim: 2. A device for tying a knot comprising an upstanding
U-shaped base element provided with a journal groove in each leg
and a slot communicating with each groove passing through the wall
of the groove and extending for the entire length thereof, prong
means disposed in the bight of said U-shaped base element and
having axle members disposed for rotating in said journal grooves,
each of said axle members having a longitudinal slot for receiving
a length of cord to be knotted by passing through one of said slots
of said legs, and means for rotating said axle
members and connected prong means. 2. The device of claim 1 wherein
said slotted axle members are cylindrical and have a substantially
vertical
longitudinally extending slot therein. 3. The device of claim 2
wherein said prong means comprise a substantially U-shaped rod with
said axle
members disposed on opposite sides thereof. 4. The device of claim
3, wherein the sides of said U-shaped rod extend beyond a line
connecting the
bottoms of said slots in the legs of the base element. 5. The
device of claim 4, wherein the outer end of each of said lots in
the legs of the base element is covered by a spring clip for
clasping a cord to be
knotted. 6. The device of claim 3 wherein said rotating means
comprises a
knurled slotted wheel formed on one of said axle members. 7. The
device of claim 6, wherein the slot of said wheel is a radial slot
extending from center to periphery and from side to side to pass a
cord into said slot of
the adjacent axle member. 8. The device of claim 6 wherein said
U-shaped element is substantially flat and is provided with a ring
forming a handle
thereon. 9. The device of claim 8 wherein a pin is disposed in said
U-shaped element with a chain and T-bar connected thereto.
Description
The present invention relates to a portable device for enabling one
to tie a knot, more particularly to such a device that can be
readily used to tie a knot in a small diameter cord, such as a
monofilament and the like, although it is not limited to such a
use.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple and
yet efficient device for fastening the free extremities of smooth
lines together when a secure, slippage-free knot is desired.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an easily
manufactured and inexpensive device having a substantially U-shaped
configuration and being substantially flat that can readily be used
to secure together the free ends of a cord or line and the
like.
Various other objects and advantages of the present invention will
be readily apparent from the following detailed description when
considered in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a
part thereof and in which:
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the portable knot tying device
embodying the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the device shown in FIG. 1 with
portions broken away and in section.
FIG. 3 is an end view of the device illustrated in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating the manner of threading the pieces of
line to be fastened together into a knot onto the device.
FIG. 5 illustrates the two pieces of line after they have been
removed from the device; and
FIG. 6 illustrates the finished product when the knot tying device
of the present invention is used.
Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 10 generally
designates the portable knot tying device of the present invention
which is substantially flat and comprises a U-shaped base element
12, having two flat legs 14 in a bight 16 with a ring handle 18
through which a finger may be inserted, disposed on its lower end.
The outer ends of the legs are provide with journal grooves 20 or
cutout portions therein and the legs are slotted to communicate
with the grooves along their entire lengths. The journal grooves
receive correspondingly slotted axle members 22 therein. The
slotted axle members 22 are substantially cylindrical so that they
may rotate in the journal grooves 20 and are further provided with
elongated slots 24 adjacent their upper ends as best seen in FIG.
2. The axle members 22 are disposed in alignment on opposite sides
of a substantially U-shape prong member 26, which is disposed in
the open space forming the U in the base element 12. The prong
member 26 is provided with two prongs 46 that extend substantially
above the ends of the legs 14, as best seen in FIG. 2. The bight
portion 28 of the prong member 26 extends substantially below the
axle members and the slots in which they are disposed.
The axle member 22 disposed on the right side of the device is
provided with a knurled wheel 30 that is also slotted, as indicated
at 32' in FIG. 3, and which slot is in alignment with the slot 24
of the axle member. The wheel 30 is provided so that it can be
readily gripped or grasped by the ball of the thumb and so that the
axle members and the U-shaped prong member 26 can be turned or
rotated.
The outer sides of the legs 14 are provided with two leaf springs
32 having a curled lip 34. The leaf springs are riveted by the
rivets 34a to the legs 14.
The device is further provided with a brass loop 36 for fastening a
chain 38 with a T-bar thereto so that the T-bar on the chain can be
threaded or inserted through the buttonhole of a shirt or a
jacket.
In operation, when it is desired to use the portable knotting
device of the present invention, two separate pieces of a line to
be joined together are threaded through the device in the following
manner. A first line or cord 40 of a continuous length is threaded
between the leaf spring 32 and the leg 14 on the left side of the
device illustrated in FIG. 2 until about 2 inches of the free
extremity of the line designated 42 extends beyond the leaf spring
32, as best seen in FIG. 4. Thereafter, the continuous portion 40
of the line is threaded through the groove 24 as indicated at 44
and thereafter the line is passed around the upstanding prongs 46
and to the rear of them, as indicated at 48, in FIG. 4. Thereafter,
this line is threaded through the groove or slot 20 and the axle
slot 24 in the right leg of the U-shaped element as seen in FIG. 2.
This portion of the line is indicated at 50 in FIG. 4. The line is
then led out of the slot or groove in the right leg 14 and is
threaded behind the leaf spring 32 on the right leg 14.
Thereafter, the short section or the free extremity of the second
line designated 54 is inserted under the leaf spring 32 on the
right leg 14 of the device leaving a short end approximately 2
inches protruding beyond the leaf spring. Thereafter the continuous
section of the line designated 56 is disposed in the slot 20 and
the slot 24 in the right axle member 22, as seen in FIG. 2, and is
thereafter passed in front of the prongs 46 as indicated at 58 in
FIG. 4. This continuous section of line is then passed into the
grooves or slots 20 and 24 in the left leg 14, as seen in FIGS. 4
and 2, and is then placed under the leaf spring 32 on the left leg
14, as indicated at 60 in FIG. 4.
Thereafter the knurled wheel 30 has the ball of the thumb placed
upon it, and it is spun until there are eight or 10 turns in line,
as illustrated in FIG. 5.
Thereafter, the short end of the line 42 under the leaf spring on
the left leg 14 is inserted through the space 62 between the
prongs, as indicated in FIG. 4, with this short end 42 of the line
being inserted from the top of the prongs downwardly into the space
or loop formed therein. Thereafter, the short end 54 on the right
side of the device is removed from the leaf spring 32 on the right
leg and it is inserted through the space or loop 62 from the bottom
of the prongs upwardly as indicated in FIG. 5. Thereafter, the
continuous sections of the line are removed from the leaf springs
and pulled snug. Then the short end of the string can be clipped
and leave approximately one thirty-second of an inch protruding
from the knot that has been formed.
Inasmuch as various changes may be made in the form, location and
relative arrangement of the parts, without departing from the
spirit of the invention, it is not intended to limit the invention
except by the scope of the appended claims.
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