US 6,266,851 B1 · Paper clipping device

Abstract

Paper clipping device including a casing and a trigger member. The casing is designed with a configuration of an animal and formed with an internal chamber in which the trigger member is disposed. One end of the trigger member is formed with a tail-like press bar section rearward extending out of the casing and the other end of the trigger member is formed with a toothed section protruding from a mouth section of the casing. A spring is installed between the wall of the chamber and the trigger member, whereby in a natural state, the trigger member is forcedly positioned on one side wall of the chamber to bite and clip a paper. When a user presses the press bar section of the trigger member, the spring is compressed and the toothed section is deflected to release the paper. The paper clipping device can be rested on a plane face to achieve a decorative effect.

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Dependent claims

A paper clipping device comprising:

a) a casing having an external configuration in the shape of an animal, an internal chamber, and a mouth section with a notch opening to an exterior of the casing in communication with the internal chamber;
b) a trigger member pivotally connected to the casing within the internal chamber between first and second opposite ends of the trigger member, the first end having a toothed section and located within the internal chamber adjacent to the notch, the second end extending exteriorly of the casing;
and,
c) a biasing member acting on the trigger member to bias the trigger member toward a gripping position wherein the toothed section extends into the notch of the mouth section so as to grip a paper inserted into the notch between the mouth section and the toothed section.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Paper clipping device

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Paper clipping device

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