US1361337A - Fly-swatter - Google Patents

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. F. -KELSO FLY SWATTER.

APPLICATlON FILED APR. 12. 1920.

Patented Dec. 7,'v 1920.

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FLY-SWATTER .ernaar Application led April 12,l

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Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. KnLso, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Swatters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to iiy swatters of the form in which the usual wire gauze body is anchored between two side members of a handle-carried holder, as in my U. S. Patent No. 1,334,246 of March 16, 1920, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device having novel means to prevent abrupt bending and breakage of the wire gauze when the device is in use, and to guard against the scratching of furniture, walls, woodwork, etc., by

the aforesaid side members.

IVith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive mattei' being supplemented by the accompanying drawing. i

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fly swatter constructed in accordancewith my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the plane indicated by line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a disassembled perspective view.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a suitable flexible body formed of wire gauze or other appropriate material, the front end of the body being by preference bound as indicated at 2, for the purpose of preventing fraying. The rear corners of the body '1 are folded inwardly by preference as indicated at 3, the two folds overlapping each other so that the rear end of the body is effectively reinforced. This reinforced end, I prefer to bend around a rectangular anchor' plate l of tin or other adequate material.

The reinforced rear end of the gauze body 1, is received in a suitable holder. 5 carried by the front end of a handle 6. rThis holder is preferably formed of a single rectangular piece of thin or other suitable metal, bent into channel shapel as is shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. The side member 7 and 8 of the holder 5, I prefer to construct Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. '7, 1920.

1920. `serial No. 373,264.

of different widths although this it not absolutely essential.

rIhe details o'f construction so far described are. by preference employed, but

numerous forms of holders such as 5, may

and 8 and the rear end of the gauze body,l

are two pads 9 which project forwardly be,- yond the front edges of said side members and are here provided with beads 10 which project outwardly beyond said' side members so `that the latter are prevented from coming in contact with furniture, walls, etc., while the device is being used or laid down after use. It will be observed that the two beads 10 are of approximately the same width and that they are located adjacent the front edges of the side members 7 and 8. One of these beads is thus positioned considerably in advance of the other and this arrangement is preferred, in order to facilitate proper bending of the gauze body 1 when in use, said body being permitted to bend more freely in the one direction than in the other.'

I prefer to form the two pads 10 by folding a single sheet of flexible material such as rubber or leather around the rear end of the gauze body 1 as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, but it is obvious that separate pads could be employed if desired.

I have shown a twisted wire handle 6, but otherv forms of handles might well be used. In all cases 4however I prefer that the handle attaching means shall pass through the side members 7 and 8 of the holder 5, through the two pads 9, and through the intervening wire gauze and plate 4, when the latter is used. When the handle is constructed of wire, the ends ofthe latter may well constitute the handle attaching means as shown at 11.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that although I have produced an extremely simple and inexpensive device, the same will be highly efficient and desirable, particular emphasis being laid upon the fact that the two pads 9 not only prevent abrupt bending and consequent breaking of the wire gauze 1, but the beads l0 of such pads, form buffers which will prevent furniture and the like from being injured, either while the device is in operation or when it is laid thereon.

Since probably thel best results may be obtained from the details disclosed, such details if desired may be followed.V I wish it understood however that within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous changes in form, proportion, materials and other minory details may well be resorted to.

I claim:

l. A fly swatter comprising a wire gauze body, a handle, holding means carried by said handle and having side plates between which said body is received, and pads between said gauze body and said side plates projecting forwardly from the front ed'es of the latter, the projecting front edges of said pads having beads extending outwardly from said side plates to prevent injurious contact thereof with furniture and other objects.

2. A fly swatter comprising a wire gauze body, a handle, holding means carried by said handle and having side plates between which said body -is received, a flexible sheet folded around the rear end of said gauze body and forming pads on opposite sides of the fold, said pads being positioned be tween said gauze body and said side plates and projecting forwardly beyond the latter; the forwardly projecting ends of said pads having beads extending outwardly beyond said side plates.

3. A fly swatter comprising a single piece of relatively stiff material bent to form a channel shaped holder having side plates, a wire gauze body whose rear end is received between the side plates of said holder, a sheet of flexible material folded around said rear end of the gauze body and formin@r pads located between said body and said si e plates, the front ends of said pads projecting beyond said side plates and having beads extending outwardly beyond the latter, and a handle attached to saidholder, the attachine means of said handle passing through said side plates, through said pads, and through said gauze body.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

BENJAMIN F. KELSO.V

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