US1780852A - Glazing clip - Google Patents

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Nov. 4, 1930, L. v. SULLIVAN 1,780,852

GLAZING CLI P Filed May 17, 1929 Patented Nov. 1, 19,30. 1 I p i i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEF' LEO V. SULLIVAN, OF WARREN, OHIO GLAZING our Application filed Mayo17, 1929. Serial No. 363,954.

This invention relates to glazing clips, and ward the frame member until the projections more especially, a glazing clip adapted for or points 18 spring or snap over the edge use in a metal frame. of the glass, as shown in Fig. 2. The neces- My improved glazing clip may be formed sary resiliency or springiness is afforded by out of a single piece of wire by merely bendthe spring bows 13 Y i ing the same. and, therefore, can be easily and The clip may be removed by spreading the cheaply made. lower ends, but the wire should have enough The improved clip is simple in construction stiffness to hold the glass with sufiicient seand operation and also strong and effective. curity.

10 Other features and advantages of my im- While'I have shownand described certain proved clip will appear more fully as I proembodiments of my invention, it is to be un-, ceed with my specification. derstood that it is capable of'many modifica- In that form of device embodying the feations. Changes, therefore, in the constructures' of my invention shown in the accomtion and arrangement may be made without 15 panying drawings departing from the spirit and scope of my Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a porinvention as disclosed in the appended claim, tion of a window frame showing two of the in which it is my intention to claim all novelty clips in use; Fig. 2 is a view takenas indiinherent in my invention as broadly as poscated by the line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sible, in view of the prior art.

20 view similar to Fig. 2 showmg a step in the What I regard as new, and desire to secure V placing of a clip; and Fig. 4 is a view in by Letters Patent, is: perspective of one of the clips. A glazing clip formed of a single piece of As shown in the drawings, 10 may indicate wire bent in the middle to form a double a frame member of a metal sash, and may be wire, said double wire formed into an up- 25 either an outer member or a mullion. I have wardly turned hook adapted to be inserted here shown such member as being formed of M 0 3 1016 illfra mem r, he W ends a metal T section. Numerals 11, 11, indiof the wire from said hook being carried cate holes in the frame members. The pane downwardly to form spacing members with of glass is indicated by 12. their lower ends separated and bowed to form so Th glazing li it lf i f d f a spring portions, the extreme ends of the single piece of wire 13 bent on itself in the wlres belng bent downwardly to form pro ecmiddle, as indicated by 13, to form a double 1310118 adapted to be snapped over the edge of wire, said double wire being formed into an a pane of glass. g I upwardly turned hook 13 adapted to be in- In test mony ere I ve ere nto set serted into one of the holes 11 in the frame my hand, this 10th day of May, 1929. v r 5 member 10. The two ends of the wire are 7 LEO V. SULLIVAN. brought downwardly from the hook in parallel relationship somewhat more separated to form the spacing members 13, 13. The lower ends of the spacing members are bowed parallel to each other and at right angles to the frame 10, to form spring portions, as indicated by 13 13 The extreme ends of the wires, as indicated by 13, 13 are bent downwardly slightly to form projections 5 adapted to be snapped over the edge 12 of the pane of glass 12. e

The clip is put in place by putting the hoo 13 through the hole 11, as shown in Fig. 3. 7 The points of the clip are then pressed to- V

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