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US 4,074,392 AGranted
Card clothing clipped top and a method of manufacturing therefor
AssigneeAshworth Bros., Inc.
InventorAlfred R. Bechtel, Jr.
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AssigneeAshworth Bros., Inc.
InventorAlfred R. Bechtel, Jr.
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A card clothing clipped top comprised of a rigid base with a longitudinal groove extending lengthwise adjacent each side thereof and a pair of clips for attaching the top to a flat in a card clothing machine. Each clip has a curved upper portion which engages one of the grooves in the base of the top and a lower portion adapted to engage the bottom surface of the flat. An intermediate portion of the clip connects the upper and lower portions thereof and is provided with a plurality of inwardly extending tabs for engaging recesses in the bottom surface of the base. In manufacturing the clipped top, recesses are formed in the bottom surface of the base along the sides thereof. The curved upper portion of each clip is then engaged in one of the grooves and a plurality of tabs may be punched out of the intermediate portion and forced inwardly into engagement with the recesses to firmly secure the clips to the base.
A card clothing clipped top adapted to be attached to a flat comprising:
A method of attaching clips to a card clothing top having a rigid base with longitudinal grooves in the upper surface thereof along each side comprising forming a plurality of recesses on the bottom surface of said top along each side thereof, engaging an upper portion of each said clip in one of said grooves, and forming a plurality of inwardly extending tabs in each said clip and engaging each of said tabs in one of said recesses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.