Plastic paper clip and integral sheet-like packaging thereof
AssigneeClix Products, Inc.
InventorsRobert G. Karlis, Gordon A. Vinther
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Abstract
For mounting in a notebook having outer covers and a spine, a sheet of clips comprises: a frame having inner and outer side rims, top and bottom cross rims, and optionally at least a rib connected between a pair of the rims; a set of paper clips integrally connected to the frame via the rims and the rib; each of the clips including an outer retainer, an inner retainer and a yoke connecting the outer retainer and the inner retainer; a rupturable junction extending between the frame and the yoke.
Claims27
For mounting in a notebook having outer covers and a spine, a sheet of clips comprising:
- (a) a frame having inner and outer side rims and top bottom cross rims;
- (b) a set of paper clips integrally connected to said frame via said rims;
- (c) each of said clips including an outer retainer, an inner retainer and a yoke connecting said outer retainer and said inner retainer;
- (d) a rupturable junction extending between said frame and said yoke;
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- (e) a configuration on said inner rim for connection to said spine.
For mounting in a notebook having outer covers and a spine, a sheet of clips comprising:
- (a) a frame having inner and outer side rims and top and bottom cross rims;
- (b) a set of paper clips integrally including outer retainers, inner retainers and yokes connecting said outer retainers and said inner retainers;
- (c) rupturable junctions extending between said frame and said yokes;
- (d) formations on said yokes for straddling said junctions;
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- (e) a configuration on said inner rim for connection to said spine.
A paper clip comprising:
- (a) an outer retainer, an inner retainer and a yoke connecting said outer retainer and said inner retainer;
- (b) a burr on said yoke;
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- (c) a formation on said yoke straddling said burr.
For mounting in a notebook having outer covers and a spine, a sheet of clips comprising:
- (a) a frame having inner and outer side rims, top and bottom cross rims, and at least one rib connected between two of said rims;
- (b) a set of paper clips integrally connected to said frame via said rims and said rib;
- (c) each of said clips including an outer retainer, an inner retainer, and a yoke connecting said outer retainer and said inner retainer;
- (d) a rupturable junction extending between said frame and said yoke;
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- (e) a configuration on said inner rim for connection to said spine.
For mounting in a notebook having outer covers and a spine, a sheet of clips comprising:
- (a) a frame having inner and outer side rims, top and bottom cross rims, and at least one rib connected between two of said rims;
- (b) a set of paper clips integrally including outer retainers, inner retainers, and yokes connecting said outer retainers and said inner retainers;
- (c) rupturable junctions extending between said frame and said yokes;
- (d) formations on said yokes for straddling said junctions;
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- (e) a configuration on said inner rim for connection to said spine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.