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US 6,301,756 B1Granted
Clip
OwnerFred Howardinventor
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Abstract
A clip design for securing an object to an article of clothing on a wearer. The clip contains first and second display surfaces for conveying a message, slogan or other device to a wearer and to others in proximity to the wearer when the clip is in use. The display surfaces are oriented in a direction opposite from each other and positioned such that a message contained on the surfaces are oriented in a direction to be visually perceivable by the wearer.
Claims7
A clip for releasably securing an object to an article of clothing, said clip comprising:
- a pair of arms integrally connected at an elastically deformable bight, each arm having a curved portion extending from the bight, and an engaging end with a securing surface remote from the bight, said arms crossing over each other adjacent to said engaging ends so that said securing surfaces are resiliently loaded against each other by said elastically deformable bight, whereby said securing surfaces can be moved apart by pressing said curved sections together, and
- at least one panel secured to a respective at least one of said arms, said panel spanning the curved section in chord-like fashion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.