Corner paperclip
OwnerShahrouz Ghodsianinventor
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Abstract
A reusable paperclip can accommodate a large range of paper stack sizes. It is configured to bind a stack from one corner without becoming distorted in shape when used on a large stack. The clip has vertical members to prevent horizontal and vertical movement of the stacked papers and connected horizontal members to apply pressure to the surfaces of the stack to frictionally bind the stacked papers. The clip is easily placed and removed by the user, and allows a person to view all information on a standard formatted page with little to no obstruction of the printed information. The clip also allows a user to flip though a stack of papers and easily remove individual papers from the stack or insert additional pages without disturbing the sheets and without the need to remove or adjust the position of the clip.
Claims8
A clip for removably assembling and orienting a stack of sheets having planar surfaces when slid over a corner of the stack comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart framing segments having first ends and second ends, the framing segments oriented substantially perpendicular to the planar surfaces before the clip is slid over the corner, both framing segments contacting and maintaining sides of the stack when the clip is slid over the corner of the stack, wherein orientation of the framing segments does not change when the clip is slid over the corner of the stack;
- at least one first surface pressure member for applying pressure when the clip is slid over the corner of the stack, the pressure being applied to a first planar surface of the stack, wherein the at least one first surface pressure member is resiliently biased towards the first planar surface;
- first surface segments connecting the at least one first surface pressure member and the first ends of the spaced apart framing segments;
- at least one second surface pressure member for applying pressure when the clip is slid over the corner of the stack, the pressure being applied to a second planar surface of the stack, wherein the at least one second surface pressure member is resiliently biased towards the second planar surface;
- second surface segments connecting the at least one second surface pressure member and the second ends of the spaced apart framing segments;
- and wherein the at least one first surface pressure member comprises a wire loop attached to the first surface segments with two ends of the wire loop bent toward the first planar surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.