Modular clipping system
AssigneeBowerbags LLC
InventorJames Patrick Bowerman
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Abstract
A clipping apparatus. The clipping apparatus connects along a Z-axis but can be activated for release on either an X- or Y-axis. The clipping apparatus includes a first member with a first cavity and a first handle and a second member with a second cavity and a second handle. The first member and second member are mated to a spring connection mechanism and a base plate to form an opening. When the first handle and the second handle are pushed inwards toward one another, a male fitting is accepted into the opening and, upon release of the handles, the male fitting becomes locked into the opening.
Claims14
A clipping apparatus comprising:
- a first member comprising a first handle that defines a cavity, a connection point and an arcuate surface formed therein;
- a second member comprising a second handle that defines a cavity, a connection point and an arcuate surface formed therein;
- a base plate defining, within a plane along an X-axis and a Y-axis, a surface with at least one connection point formed therein;
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- a spring connection mechanism defining at least one connection point and at least one spring locking mechanism, wherein the first and second members, the base plate and the spring connection mechanism are cooperative with one another at their respective connection points and the cavities such that upon movement of the first and second handles inward within the plane to overcome a spring bias formed by the spring connection mechanism, a male fitting is accepted along a Z-axis into a variable-circumference opening that is defined by the arcuate surfaces to be locked into the variable-circumference opening when the first handle and the second handle are released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.