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US 5,953,771 AGranted
Slidable, magnetically biased shower curtain clip
OwnerGloria J. VanHussinventor
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Abstract
A slidable, magnetically biased shower curtain clip that is slidable along a bottom edge of a shower curtain without having to detach the clip from the shower curtain. The shower curtain clip includes first and second clip assemblies hingedly connected together. Each clip assembly includes a molded plastic clip member and two rows of spherical magnetic balls, snap inserted and roliably entrapped within ball holding structures molded into the clip member.
Claims1
A slidable, magnetically biased shower curtain clip comprising:
- a first clip assembly;
- and
- a second clip assembly hingedly connected to said first clip assembly;
- each said first and said second clip assembly including a molded plastic clip member and two rows of spherical magnetic balls, snap inserted and rollably entrapped within ball holding structures molded into the clip member;
- said first and said second clip assemblies being hingedly connected by a hinge such that said first and said second clip assemblies are pivotable together such that each of said spherical magnetic balls of said first clip assembly contacts and magnetically attracts a spherical magnetic ball of said second clip assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.