Clip assembly for badges and similar articles
AssigneeStoffel Seals Corporation
InventorCharles Fuehrer
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Abstract
A reversibly mountable spring clip for use with badges, identification tags or pins which includes a clip which is selectively mounted in either of two directions within a pair of hinge posts which extend from the badge and which clip includes a clamping end which is resiliently biased with respect to the badge in order to engage an article therebetween.
Claims18
A clip assembly for use with a badge, pin or similar article which is to be attached to an object and wherein the badge includes front and rear surfaces and upper and lower edges and wherein the front of the badge is designed to display indicia comprising, a pair of shaped hinge posts extending from the rear surface of the badge in generally parallel relationship with respect to one another, an opening in each of said hinge posts, said hinge posts being resiliently yieldable with respect to one another, a clip having first and second end portions, side edges and upper and lower surfaces, said clip including a pair of spaced generally parallel flange elements extending outwardly with respect to said lower surface thereof and intermediate said first and second end portions, a pivot pin carried by each of said flange elements and extending outwardly therefrom and in generally perpendicular relationship thereto, said pivot pins being selectively seated within said openings in said hinge posts, and spring means mounted between said second end portion of said clip and the rear surface of the badge for positively biasing said first end portion of said clip toward the rear surface of the badge whereby the object may be releasably clampingly engaged between said first portion of said clip and the rear surface of the badge.
A clip assembly for use with a badge, pin or similar article which is to be attached to an object and wherein the badge includes front and rear surfaces and upper and lower edges and wherein the front of the badge is designed to display indicia comprising, a pair of shaped hinge posts extending from the rear surface of the badge in generally parallel relationship with respect to one another, an opening in each of said hinge posts, said hinge posts being resiliently yieldable with respect to one another, a clip having first and second end portions, side edges and upper and lower surfaces, said clip including a pair of spaced generally parallel flange elements extending outwardly with respect to said lower surface thereof and intermediate said first and second end portions, a pivot pin carried by each of said flange elements and extending outwardly therefrom and in generally perpendicular relationship thereto, said pivot pins being selectively seated within said openings in said hinge posts with said first end portion being oriented toward either said upper or lower edge of the badge, and spring means mounted between said second end portion of said clip and the rear surface of the badge for positively biasing said first end portion of said clip toward the rear surface of the badge whereby the object may be releasably clampingly engaged between said first portion of said clip and the rear surface of the badge.
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