Interlock-able fingered closure clips
OwnerJoshua D. Vantreaseinventor
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Abstract
A multi-closure strip of clips with one or more openings to hold the neck of a bag, which include a male and a female interlocking portion to hold the clips together in a series. Each clip includes a set of male and female slots at a first edge, and a set of male and female slots at a second edge. Neighboring clips can interlock or mate-ably attach to the respective sets of slots and fingers without the need for adhesive, and without fracture of the clip material. The clips can be made of a resilient plastic or biodegradable material, or any recyclable products.
Claims17
A clip of a flat material usable to close a neck of a bag, the clip comprising:
- a planar clip surface surrounding an aperture having a mouth, the mouth located on a side edge of the clip, and the mouth for receiving the neck of the bag into the aperture;
- the clip including a first end edge, opposite from a second end edge, with the side edge of the clip located between the first end edge and the second end edge;
- the first edge end of the clip including a first set of rounded slots and fingers, and the second end edge of the clip including a second set of rounded slots and fingers;
- a first set of neighboring slots and fingers interlock-ably receivable into the first set of rounded slots and fingers, the first set of neighboring slots and fingers separable from the first set of rounded slots and fingers without fracture of the flat material;
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- the second set of rounded slots and fingers interlock-ably receivable into a second neighboring set of slots and fingers, the second set of rounded slots and fingers separable from the second neighboring set of slots and fingers without fracture of the flat material.
A strip of closure clips including a multiple of adjoined clips, with each clip of the strip of closure clips usable to close a neck of a bag, the strip of closure clips comprising:
- a planar clip surface surrounding an aperture having a mouth, the mouth located on a side edge of each clip of the strip of closure clips, and the mouth for receiving the neck of the bag into the aperture;
- each clip of the strip of closure clips including a first end edge, opposite from a second end edge, with the side edge of the clip located between the first end edge and the second end edge;
- the first edge end of each clip of the strip of closure clips including a first set of rounded slots and fingers, and the second end edge of the clip including a second set of rounded slots and fingers;
- a first set of neighboring slots and fingers interlock-ably receivable into the first set of rounded slots and fingers, the first set of neighboring slots and fingers separable from the first set of rounded slots and fingers without fracture of the flat material;
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- the second set of rounded slots and fingers interlock-ably receivable into a second neighboring set of slots and fingers, the second set of rounded slots and fingers separable from the second neighboring set of slots and fingers without fracture of the flat material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.