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The binder clip was invented, and patented [4] in 1910 by Washington, D.C. area resident Louis E. Baltzley, grandson of Elias Howe, [5] to help his father, born in 1848, [6] [7] twin to Edward Baltzley and son of Susan (née Howe) and David C. Baltzley, Edwin Baltzley, developers of Glen Echo Park and Glen Echo, Maryland, [8] a writer, [9] and inventor, [10] with thirteen patents, [5] hold his manuscripts together more easily. While similar-purposed designs have since been patented five times, [5] the most produced version remains the U.S. Patent 1,139,627. Cook, Richard A. (1997). "Glen Echo". Glen Echo, Maryland & Cabin John Bridge . Retrieved 13 August 2022. Characteristics and methods of use [ edit ] The handles can be folded down once the clip has been attached, and can also be removed for a semi-permanent binding. An assortment of binder clips, with an AA battery for scale Cook, Richard A. (1997). "The Town of Glen Echo, Maryland". Glen Echo, Maryland & Cabin John Bridge . Retrieved 13 August 2022. In 1966, test pilot Joseph F. Cotton used the shiny metal portion of such a clip to short-circuit an electrical circuit panel to force the landing gear of the XB-70 bomber on a flight. [ citation needed]

In 1909, the method of binding sheets of paper together was to punch holes in them and tie them together with string or sew them, making it tedious to remove a single sheet of paper. Louis E. Baltzley, born circa 1885, [12] by February 1930, [13] had moved [12] to Glen Ridge, New Jersey married, [14] and had two daughters, [15] one marrying in 1940.

Creator: Baltzley, Edwin". Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Retrieved 12 August 2022– via PastPerfect Online. Louis E. Baltzley, with more than thirty other patents, [11] initially produced this invention through the L.E.B. Manufacturing Company. [5] These earliest binder clips are stamped "L.E.B." on one side of the sheet steel. Manufacturing rights were later licensed to other companies. a b c d Hales, Linda (20 May 2006). "A Big Clip Job? Think Washington". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2 January 2016.

The object is such a common sight in offices that, in late 2020, when restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic were lowered and people started returning to their offices, some missed and enjoyed the feeling of using a binder clip, after months without doing so. [2] At around the same time, healthcare workers in at least one medical center used extra large binder clips as a cheap way to secure a plastic curtain between workers and patients infected with the airborne virus. [3] History [ edit ] Cook, Richard A. (1997). "A History of the Glen Echo Chautauqua". Glen Echo, Maryland & Cabin John Bridge . Retrieved 13 August 2022. Chen, Te-Ping (7 December 2020). "Some Office Workers Return and Find Joy in Their Cubicles: 'Ooh, a Binder Clip!' ". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660 . Retrieved 29 January 2022.