Combination plastic and metal paper clip

A paper clip for clampingly engaging at least two sheets of paper, said paper clip comprising:

• a body member, substantially U-shaped in longitudinal cross-section, of semi-rigid, generally flexible plastic sheet material, said body member having a pair of legs presenting two substantially planar interior surfaces between which at least two sheets of paper may be clamped, one of said legs being longer than the other and terminating in a free edge having a central longitudinal notch defined therein which extends inwardly from the free edge;
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• a longitudinally extending substantially rigid, but slightly flexible rigidifying metal member, of substantially smaller transverse cross-section than that of the body member, fixedly secured to said legs away from the interior surfaces thereof so as to present only the planar interior surfaces of the body member to paper sheets clamped therebetween, said metal member is not coextensive with the notch whereby the portion of the longer leg coextensive with the notch is more flexible than any portion secured to the metal member.

A paper clip for clampingly engaging at least two sheets of paper, said paper clip comprising:

• a body member, substantially U-shaped in longitudinal cross-section, of semi-rigid, generally flexible plastic sheet material, said body member having a pair of legs presenting two substantially planar interior surfaces between which at least two sheets of paper may be clamped, one of said legs being longer than the other and having a hole defined therethrough, adjacent the end thereof most remote from the bight of the U, through which a finger can be inserted to move the legs away from each other for insertion of sheets of paper therebetween;
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• a longitudinally extending substantially rigid, but slightly flexible rigidifying metal member, of substantially smaller transverse cross-section than that of the body member, fixedly secured to said legs away from the interior surfaces thereof so as to present only the planar interior surfaces of the body member to paper sheets clamped therebetween, said metal member secured to said longer leg being not coextensive with said hole whereby the portion of said longer leg coextensive with said hole is more flexible than any portion secured to the metal member.