Lanyard clip
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsAndrew G. Wagner, Trent T. Bauters, Caleb C. Adams, George Barton
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes clips for lanyards, such as hard hat lanyards. The clips include opposing teeth that move to a closed/clamped position to secure a lanyard to a user, such as to the clothes of a user. The clip includes a body, a lever and a grip. Opposing teeth are located on the grip and body. The clip includes multiple pivoting connections between the body, lever and grip. The teeth on the grip may lie along an arcuate path and/or may have a tooth depth that facilitates engagement with material such as clothing.
Claims19
A lanyard clip comprising:
- a body;
- a lever pivotally coupled to the body such that the lever pivots with respect to the body about a first axis;
- a grip pivotally coupled to the lever and the grip pivots with respect to the lever about a second axis, wherein the grip is also pivotally coupled to the body and the grip pivots with respect to the body about a third axis, wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are spaced apart from each other;
- a first plurality of teeth extending from the grip towards the body;
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- a second plurality of teeth extending from the body towards the grip, wherein the grip is moveable about the second and third axes between an open position and a clamped position, wherein, in the clamped position, the second plurality of teeth interface against the first plurality of teeth.
A lanyard clip comprising:
- a body;
- a grip pivotally coupled to the body;
- a first plurality of teeth, wherein the first plurality of teeth extend from the grip towards the body, wherein each of the first plurality of teeth includes a tip, wherein the first plurality of teeth extend from the grip in an orientation such that the tips of the first plurality of teeth lie on an arcuate path;
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- a second plurality of teeth extending from the body towards the first plurality of teeth, wherein the second plurality of teeth interface against the first plurality of teeth when the lanyard clip is in a closed position, and wherein the arcuate path of the tips of the first plurality of teeth is convex with respect to the second plurality of teeth.
A lanyard clip comprising:
- a body;
- a lever pivotally coupled to the body such that the lever pivots with respect to the body about a first axis;
- a grip pivotally coupled to the lever about a second axis;
- a first plurality of teeth extending from the grip towards the body;
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- a second plurality of teeth extending from the body towards the grip, wherein the grip is moveable relative to the body between an open position and a clamped position, wherein, in the clamped position, the second plurality of teeth interface against the first plurality of teeth;
- wherein the first plurality of teeth have a tooth depth between 0.12 inches and 0.18 inches;
- wherein the second plurality of teeth have a tooth depth between 0.12 inches and 0.18 inches;
- wherein the grip pivots with respect to the body about a third axis;
- and
- wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are spaced apart from each other and are parallel to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.