Clip mechanism

An improved clip mechanism comprising:

• a pair of arms each having a projection piece extending inwardly at a center thereof, said projection piece of one arm having a hole aligned with a hole on said projection piece of the other arm, each of said pair of arms having an area at a forward end thereof, the area at the forward end of one arm contactable with the area at the forward end of the other arm, said area having an inner concave formed therein, said inner concave having a pillar extending centrally and transversely outwardly therefrom, said pillar having a bulbous head opposite said inner concave;
• a pair of clip plates each positioned respectively in said inner concave, each of said pair of clip plates having a convex surface facing said inner concave, each of said pair of clip plates having an aperture at a center thereof, said aperture cantably receiving said bulbous head therein such that said convex surface is spaced a desired distance from said inner concave, each of said pair of clip plates having a plurality of gripping ribs on another surface thereof;
• a leaf spring having a spiral section positioned between respective projection pieces of said pair of arms, said leaf spring having a pair of leaf spring arms extending outwardly from said spiral section and along a respective inner surface of said pair of arms;
• and
• a bolt extending through the holes of the respective projection pieces, said bolt being secured by a nut thereon such that said pair of arms pivot with respect to each other about said bolt, said leaf spring urging said pair of clip plates toward each other.