Clip
OwnerDavid Moreton Patrick Dymott, Clifford Leslie Beaninventors
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Abstract
A photographic film clip having gripping jaws (3,5) adapted to provide a soft gripping surface arranged to hold an article between the jaws of the clip without damage to the article. The clip has a metal body (1) with operating springs (2). The jaws are covered with a soft material (6) such as silicon rubber.
Claims7
A photographic film clip comprising a body having gripping jaws adapted to provide a soft gripping surface arranged to hold an article between the jaws of the clip without damage to the article, wherein the body includes a curved portion defining a cavity having a narrowed mouth portion, and the jaws are padded or covered where the jaws contact the article with a covering;
- the covering comprising a soft material, and having a bulbous portion configured to fit within the cavity and to be larger than the narrowed mouth portion thereby causing the covering to be retained by the curved portion of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.