Clip for a suction cup
AssigneeDisplays by Martin Paul, Inc. - Creative Center
InventorMartin P. Belokin
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Abstract
A clip to facilitate a coupling of an object to a suction cup includes a body having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface. The body defines an opening extending from the first surface to the second surface. The clip also includes a tongue adapted to engage with the suction cup and extending inside the opening from the body. The tongue includes a first end attached to the body and a second end arranged at a gap from the body.
Claims18
A clip to facilitate a coupling of an object to a suction cup, the clip comprising:
- a body having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface, the body defines an opening extending from the first surface to the second surface;
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- a tongue adapted to engage with the suction cup and extending inside the opening from the body, the tongue including a first end attached to the body and a second end arranged at a gap from the body;
- first and second elongated gaps in the opening of the body, the first and second elongated gaps respectively extending between the tongue and first and second longitudinal edges of the body, and the first and second longitudinal edges forming part of the first and second surfaces of the body;
- wherein a first surface of the tongue is coplanar with the first surface of the body and a second surface of the tongue is coplanar with the second surface of the body in an unflexed position of the tongue.
A suction cup assembly to facilitate a mounting of an object to a vertically extending flat surface, the suction cup assembly comprising:
- a suction cup adapted to be engaged with the flat surface;
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- a clip adapted to be removably engaged with the suction cup and facilitate a coupling of the object with the suction cup, the clip includes
- a body having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface, the body defines an opening extending from the first surface to the second surface, and
- a tongue adapted to engage with the suction cup and extending inside the opening from the body, the tongue including a first end attached to the body and a second end arranged at a gap from the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.