Pontoon clip with pull tab and adjustable placement
AssigneeLippert Components, Inc.
InventorsRyan H. BIMES, Thomas F. WARD, Robert R. SHEARER
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Abstract
A connector clip is securable to a rail profile including a forward corner and a bottom channel. The connector clip includes an outer pane and a connecting shelf extending perpendicularly from the outer panel. The outer panel and the connecting shelf are sized and configured to engage the forward corner of the rail profile. A pull tab extends perpendicularly from the connecting shelf and parallel to the outer panel. The pull tab extends beyond the outer panel at a distal end, and the pull tab includes a locking pawl at a proximal end disposed facing the outer panel. The locking pawl is engageable with the bottom channel.
Claims21
A connector clip securable to a rail profile including a forward corner and a bottom channel, the connector clip comprising:
- an outer panel;
- a connecting shelf extending substantially perpendicular from the outer panel, wherein the outer panel and the connecting shelf are sized and configured to engage the forward corner of the rail profile;
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- a pull tab extending substantially perpendicular from the connecting shelf and substantially parallel to the outer panel, the pull tab extending beyond the outer panel at a distal end, and the pull tab including a locking pawl at a proximal end disposed facing the outer panel, wherein the locking pawl is engageable with the bottom channel.
A canvas connector clip securable to a rail profile including a forward corner and a bottom channel for securing a canvas cover having one part of a hook or loop fastener to the rail profile, the connector clip comprising:
- an outer panel;
- a connecting shelf extending perpendicularly from the outer panel;
- a pull tab extending substantially perpendicular from the connecting shelf and substantially parallel to the outer panel, the pull tab extending below the outer panel at a distal end, and the pull tab including a locking pawl at a proximal end disposed facing the outer panel and extending above the connecting shelf, wherein the locking pawl is engageable with the bottom channel;
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- a securing material connected to the outer panel and including an opposite part of the hook or loop fastener.
A connector clip securable to a rail profile including a forward corner and a bottom channel, the connector clip comprising:
- an outer panel including at least one opening;
- a connecting shelf extending substantially perpendicular from the outer panel, wherein the outer panel and the connecting shelf are sized and configured to engage the forward corner of the rail profile;
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- a strip of hook or loop material securable in the at least one opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.