Agricultural clip
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorsRoatchanatam Anattasakul, Pius Ng
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Abstract
An agricultural clip includes a base portion, a left arm portion attached to the base portion, a right arm portion attached to the base portion, and a curved protrusion. The left arm portion and the right arm portion define a clip receiving space to receive the agricultural item of interest and the support structure, and the curved protrusion includes a first end attached to one of the left arm portion and the right arm portion, and a second end which is a free end that protrudes into the clip receiving space.
Claims14
An agricultural clip for fastening or attaching an agricultural item of interest to a support structure, the agricultural clip comprising:
- a base portion;
- a left arm portion attached to the base portion;
- a right arm portion attached to the base portion;
- and
- a curved protrusion;
- wherein
- the left arm portion and the right arm portion define a clip receiving space to receive the agricultural item of interest and the support structure;
- the curved protrusion includes a first end attached to one of the left arm portion and the right arm portion, and a second end which is a free end that protrudes into the clip receiving space;
- the left arm portion includes a first left portion and a second left portion connected to the first left portion by a left tapered portion;
- the right arm portion includes a first right portion and a second right portion connected to the first right portion by a right tapered portion;
- the first left portion is curved, includes a flat outer surface, and is connected to the base portion by a left connection portion;
- the first right portion is curved, includes a flat outer surface, and is connected to the base portion by a right connection portion;
- the left connection portion defines a first curved recess;
- the right connection portion defines a second curved recess;
- the first left portion includes a first middle portion located between the left connection portion and the left tapered portion, the first middle portion is thinner than a rear portion of the first left portion which is located closer to the left connection portion than to the left tapered portion, and is thinner than a forward portion of the first left portion which is located closer to the left tapered portion than to the left connection portion;
- and
- the first right portion includes a second middle portion located between the right connection portion and the right tapered portion, the second middle portion is thinner than a rear portion of the first right portion which is located closer to the right connection portion than to the right tapered portion, and is thinner than a forward portion of the first right portion which is located closer to the right tapered portion than to the right connection portion.
An agricultural clip for fastening or attaching an agricultural item of interest to a support structure, the agricultural clip comprising:
- a base portion;
- a left arm portion attached to the base portion;
- a right arm portion attached to the base portion;
- and
- a curved protrusion;
- wherein
- the left arm portion and the right arm portion define a clip receiving space to receive the agricultural item of interest and the support structure;
- the curved protrusion includes a first end attached to one of the left arm portion and the right arm portion, and a second end which is a free end that protrudes into the clip receiving space;
- the left arm portion includes a first left portion and a second left portion connected to the first left portion by a left tapered portion;
- the right arm portion includes a first right portion and a second right portion connected to the first right portion by a right tapered portion;
- the first left portion is curved and is connected to the base portion by a left connection portion;
- the first right portion is curved and is connected to the base portion by a right connection portion;
- and
- the first end of the curved protrusion is attached to the first left portion at a position located closer to the left connection portion than to the left tapered portion, or is attached to the first right portion at a position located closer to the right connection portion than to the right tapered portion.
An agricultural clip for fastening or attaching an agricultural item of interest to a support structure, the agricultural clip comprising:
- a base portion;
- a left arm portion attached to the base portion;
- and
- a right arm portion attached to the base portion;
- wherein
- the left arm portion and the right arm portion define a clip receiving space to receive the agricultural item of interest and the support structure;
- the left arm portion includes a first left portion and a second left portion connected to the first left portion by a left tapered portion;
- the right arm portion includes a first right portion and a second right portion connected to the first right portion by a right tapered portion;
- the first left portion is curved, includes a flat outer surface, and is connected to the base portion by a left connection portion;
- the first right portion is curved, includes a flat outer surface, and is connected to the base portion by a right connection portion;
- the left connection portion defines a first curved recess;
- the right connection portion defines a second curved recess;
- the first left portion includes a first middle portion located between the left connection portion and the left tapered portion, the first middle portion is thinner than a rear portion of the first left portion which is located closer to the left connection portion than to the left tapered portion, and is thinner than a forward portion of the first left portion which is located closer to the left tapered portion than to the left connection portion;
- and
- the first right portion includes a second middle portion located between the right connection portion and the right tapered portion, the second middle portion is thinner than a rear portion of the first right portion which is located closer to the right connection portion than to the right tapered portion, and is thinner than a forward portion of the first right portion which is located closer to the right tapered portion than to the right connection portion.
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