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US 10,517,380 B2Granted
Retainer
AssigneeAmphipod, Inc.
InventorsKeith S. Willows, June A. Angus, Antonio Del Rosario
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Abstract
A retainer operable to hold a race number bib includes a front panel and a rear panel joined by an elbow and with a latch. One or more lateral projections is provided on the retainer to allow a user to open or close the retainer. Internal projections may provide gripping surfaces, and in some cases they extend through holes formed in one of the panels. A belt hook may be provided to secure a retainer to a belt.
Claims20
A retainer, comprising:
- a front panel, the front panel being at least semi-rigid and having a top end and a bottom end, the front panel defining a width between the top end and the bottom end;
- a rear panel, the rear panel being at least semi-rigid and having a top end and a bottom end, the rear panel defining a width between the top end and the bottom end;
- a main elbow, the main elbow joining the top end of the rear panel to the top end of the front panel, the main elbow being operable as a hinge to allow the front panel to move apart from the rear panel to an open position and to move toward the rear panel to a closed position;
- a lateral extension positioned on the rear panel, the lateral extension being configured as a surface on the rear panel between the top end and the bottom end of the rear panel which extends laterally beyond the width of the front panel;
- a front panel tab positioned on the front panel, the front panel tab being configured as a surface on the front panel at the bottom end of the front panel and which extends beyond the width or the length of the rear panel;
- an intermediate panel having a top end and a bottom end and positioned between the front panel and the rear panel;
- a lower elbow, the lower elbow joining the bottom end of the rear panel to the bottom end of the intermediate panel, the top end of the intermediate panel extending toward the main elbow, wherein a channel is formed in a space between the intermediate panel, the lower elbow and the rear panel;
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- a latch, the latch having a retainer hook extending from the front panel and a snap receiver extending from the lower elbow, the snap receiver being selectively receivable within the retainer hook to hold the retainer in the closed position, and removable from the retainer hook to enable the retainer to move to the open position.
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A retainer, comprising:
- a front panel, the front panel being at least semi-rigid and having a top end and a bottom end, the front panel defining a width between the top end and the bottom end;
- a rear panel, the rear panel being at least semi-rigid and having a top end and a bottom end, the rear panel defining a width between the top end and the bottom end;
- a main elbow, the main elbow joining the top end of the rear panel to the top end of the front panel, the main elbow being operable as a hinge to allow the front panel to move apart from the rear panel to an open position and to move toward the rear panel to a closed position;
- a lateral extension positioned on the rear panel, the lateral extension being configured as a surface on the rear panel between the top end and the bottom end of the rear panel which extends laterally beyond the width of the front panel;
- a front panel tab positioned on the front panel, the front panel tab being configured as a surface on the front panel at the bottom end of the front panel and which extends beyond the width or the length of the rear panel;
- a belt clip attached to the rear panel and having a top end and a bottom end;
- a latch, the latch having a retainer hook extending from the front panel and a snap receiver extending from the rear panel, the snap receiver being selectively receivable within the retainer hook to hold the retainer in the closed position, and removable from the retainer hook to enable the retainer to move to the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.