Clipping device
AssigneeEastern Currents Ltd.
InventorJohn Dumitru Stan
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Abstract
This disclosure describes a device comprising: (a) a first component for providing a means for securing acupuncture needles that are disposed in bulk-style packaging when such bulk-style package is opened; and (b) a second component for providing a mounting and resting surface for the first component. The first component and the second component may be coupled together by a coupling mechanism disposed therebetween. The device may permit an acupuncture practitioner to remove an acupuncture needle from bulk packaging, without accidentally touching the shaft of an adjacent or another acupuncture needle contained within the same bulk packaging, or accidentally spilling needles in an open package while moving packaging around during treatment.
Claims8
A supporting base comprising:
- (a) a first portion comprising a first surface and a second surface that is opposite the first surface, the first portion further comprising a plurality of edges circumscribing at least the first surface, the plurality of edges including a first edge and a second edge that is opposite the first edge;
- (b) a magnetic layer coupled to the first surface of the first portion;
- (c) a first support extending away from the first edge, the first support comprising a portion that serves as a first foot;
- (d) a second support extending away from the second edge, the second support comprising a portion that serves as a second foot;
- wherein the first support, the second support, and the second surface of the first portion form a channel;
- wherein the magnetic layer coupled to the first surface of the first portion is configured to couple to a first component through magnetic attraction;
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- wherein the supporting base is configured to support a mass of the first component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.