Talk:Binder clip

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[edit] Invention legend

Were binder clips really invented in Norway, or by someone of Norwegian descent? That addition is un-referenced, and anonymous. If anyone can corroborate, please do. --Joel 00:55, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Having read the paperclip article, it seems there's a myth that paperclips in general were invented in Norway (rather than the Byzantine empire), and since in many languages "binder" means paperclip, I can see how that confusion might have spread to this page. I've removed the claim.--Joel 18:29, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Manufacture

How is the pre-tension created in the clip?

This is only speculation, but I believe the sheet steel starts out with a W shape, and the concave bend in the center is flattened to form a Δ shape. A slight bend remains in the "flat" bottom of the triangle, and I can't imagine another reason for it to be there, other than as part of the pre-tensioning.--Joel 18:17, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sizes

I thought they came in lots of sizes eg 25mm. Clearly, this being Wikipedia, the whole subject requires much more attention. How about a separate article for each kind and size of binder clip. m.e. 10:12, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I have removed a portion of the article that stated that there are two common sizes of binder clips, the small one being 9 mm at the base and 38 mm tall with the handles flipped in line with the apex, and the medium one being 15 mm and 56 mm tall. I believe there are two flaws in this.
  1. I have measured about 50 odd binder clips in my house and in a bookstore, and none of them have the dimensions stated above.
  2. As far as I am concerned, a common small one is about 15 mm at the base and a common medium one is about 25 mm at the base.
I can't find any resource for this, perhaps the binder clips where I live are different from the binder clips where everyone else lives. I have removed the portion from the article. If anyone believes that it should be added back into the article, please leave a comment here.
Also, I think that the range of sizes of a binder clip should be in the article. The smallest and biggest ones that I have found are 9 mm and 50 mm at the base respectively, so I have added that information into the article. However, I cannot find a resource for this except this one, and it has a smaller range of sizes than the ones I found. Perhaps someone could give some insight into what the smallest and biggest sizes actually are?Thaurisiltc 14:17, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] inventor

who was the genius that designed/first manufactured these? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.148.131.247 (talk) 16:13, 10 May 2007 (UTC).

Louis E. Baltzley invented the binder clip, I have added a short section on this to the article. Thaurisiltc 14:17, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Washingtonian reference is likely Washington DC not Washington State --- especially with the Washington Post reference; however the link from Washingtonian currently takes one to the Washington State page... I know "DC=ites" reference themselves as Washingtonian (there's even a local magazine with that name) --- do residents of Washington State also refer to themselves this way? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.120.91.195 (talk) 19:09, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] History

There were five changes that the binder clip has gone through, but what were they? Applejackomega 21:00, 10 July 2007 (UTC)