Clip Assembly
OwnerEric Liaoinventor
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Abstract
A clip assembly includes a clip and a thumb screw mechanism. The clip includes two jaws each including two ends. The first end of the first jaw is connected to the first end of the second jaw. The thumb screw mechanism includes a bore defined in the first jaw, a screw extending into the bore from the second jaw, and a nut engaged with the screw. The nut includes a screw hole for receiving the screw, a first abutment unit for abutment against a side of the first jaw when the nut is rotated on the screw in a first direction and a second abutment unit for abutment against an opposite side of the first jaw when the nut is rotated on the screw in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
Claims12
A clip assembly including:
- a clip including first and second jaws each including first and second ends, wherein the first end of the first jaw is connected to the first end of the second jaw;
- and
- a thumb screw mechanism including a bore defined in the first jaw, a screw extending into the bore from the second jaw, and a nut including:
- a screw hole defined therein for receiving the screw;
- a first abutment unit formed thereon for abutment against a side of the first jaw as the nut is rotated on the screw in a first direction;
- and
- a second abutment unit formed thereon for abutment against an opposite side of the first jaw as the nut is rotated on the screw in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.