Sheet of paper clips with a single leg attachment
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.
Claims13
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 optionally at least a rib connected between a pair 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) said outer retainer being an elongated arch and said inner retainer being an elongated arch, one leg of said inner retainer and one leg of said outer retainer being connected to said yoke;
- (e) at least one rupturable junction extending between said frame and said yoke;
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- (f) 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 optionally at least a rib connected between a pair 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) said outer retainer being an elongated arch and said inner retainer being an elongated arch, one leg of said inner retainer and one leg of said outer retainer being connected to said yoke;
- (d) at least one rupturable junction extending between said frame and said yokes;
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- (e) configurations on said yokes for straddling said junctions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.