Removable clip
AssigneeUFP Industries, Inc.
InventorsRobert Bilbrough, Matthew Michael Costigan, Riley Charles True, Nicholas Lee Martinchek
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Abstract
A removable clip for fastening together a first piece adjacent to a second piece to form a portion of a crate. The removable clip includes a body. The body includes a first arm, a second arm coupled to the first arm, a third arm coupled to the second arm, a fourth arm coupled to the third arm, a fifth arm, and a sixth arm provided on the fifth arm between a first distal end and a second distal end. A first channel receives the first piece and a second channel receives the second piece.
Claims20
A removable clip for fastening together a first piece adjacent to a second piece to form a portion of a crate, the removable clip comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a first arm;
- a second arm coupled to the first arm, defining a first corner;
- a third arm coupled to the second arm, defining a second corner;
- a fourth arm coupled to the third arm, defining a third corner;
- a fifth arm, having a first distal end and a second distal end, wherein the first distal end of the fifth arm is coupled to the fourth arm, defining a fourth corner;
- and
- a sixth arm provided on the fifth arm between the first distal end and the second distal end;
- wherein the first arm, the second arm, and the third arm define a first channel that receives the first piece, and wherein the fourth arm, the fifth arm, and the sixth arm define a second channel that receives the second piece.
A removable clip for fastening together a first piece adjacent to a second piece to form a portion of a crate, the removable clip comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a first arm, defining a first surface;
- a second arm defining a second surface, wherein the second arm is coupled to the first arm;
- a third arm defining a third surface, wherein the third arm is coupled to the second arm;
- a fourth arm defining a fourth surface, wherein the fourth arm is coupled to the third arm;
- a fifth arm, defining a fifth surface, wherein the fifth arm has a first distal end and a second distal end, wherein the first distal end of the fifth arm is coupled to the fourth arm;
- and
- a sixth arm, defining a spur surface, wherein the sixth arm is provided on the fifth arm between the first distal end and the second distal end;
- wherein when the body is clipped to the first piece and the second piece, the first surface, the second surface and the third surface are adjacent portions the first piece, and wherein the fourth surface the fifth surface, and the spur surface are adjacent portions the second piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.