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US 2010/0299892 A1Published application
Clips
OwnerFergus Johnathan Arderninventor
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Abstract
A clip (1) formed of a resiliently deformable material in the form of a split ring. Each end of the split ring is provided with a tab (9) and hole (10) having a ratchet mechanism (11, 12) to provide non-releasable closure. Further embodiments have a hole arrangement to allow release of the closure by twisting the ring.
Claims17
A clip comprising:
- a ring of deformable material;
- said ring having a split defining a gap between opposing gap faces of said ring;
- one gap face having a tab and the other gap face having a hole configured such that the tab enters the hole of the opposing gap face when the ring is deformed to bring said opposing gap faces together;
- the tab and hole being provided with a ratchet mechanism to resist removal of the tab from the hole;
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- outwardly protruding gripping portions located on the outer face of said ring to act as levers, thereby enabling a user to bring said gap faces towards each other by bringing the gripping portions together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.