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US 6,473,953 B1Granted
Wire gripper and method of installing decorative wire strings
OwnerRaymond N. Portnoffinventor
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Abstract
A wire gripper device has upper and lower gripper members. The upper gripper member is movably engaged to the lower gripper member to alternate between closed and open positions. Moreover, the lower gripper member has a lower gripper section. A lower notch is formed on the lower gripper section, wherein the lower notch is sized and configured to support a wire therein. In addition, a biasing member is engaged between the upper and lower gripper members.
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A wire gripper device comprising:
- upper and lower gripper members, the upper gripper members having an upper proximal portion and being movably engaged to the lower gripper member to alternate between closed and open positions, the upper proximal portion having an upper aperture for engaging a rope therethrough to facilitate in forming the open position, the lower gripper member having a lower gripper section;
- a lower notch formed on the lower gripper section, the lower notch being sized and configured to support a wire therein;
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- a biasing member engaged between the upper and lower gripper members;
- wherein the upper gripper member forms the closed position with respect to the lower gripper member to substantially enclose the wire supported in the lower notch thereby, the upper gripper member further forming the open position with respect to the lower gripper member to expose the wire supported in the lower notch thereby.
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A wire gripper device comprising:
- upper and lower gripper members, the upper gripper member being movably engaged to the lower gripper member to alternate between closed and open positions, the upper gripper member having an upper gripper section, an upper receiving member with first and second upper flanges, an upper intermediate portion, an upper proximal portion and two opposing upper sides, the upper receiving member extending generally between the upper intermediate portion and the upper proximal portion adjacent the upper gripper section, the first and second upper flanges being formed on respective ones of the opposing upper sides to extend downward therefrom, the lower gripper member having a lower gripper section;
- a lower notch formed on the lower gripper section, the lower notch being sized and configured to support a wire therein;
- a biasing member engaged between the upper and lower gripper members;
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- wherein the upper gripper member forms the closed position with respect to the lower gripper member to substantially enclose the wire supported in the lower notch thereby, the upper gripper member further forming the open position with respect to the lower gripper member to expose the wire supported in the lower notch thereby.
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A wire gripper device comprising:
- upper and lower gripper members, the upper gripper member being movably engaged to the lower gripper member to alternate between closed and open positions, the lower gripper member having a lower gripper section, a lower receiving member with first and second lower flanges, a lower intermediate portion, a lower proximal portion and two opposing lower sides, the lower receiving member extending generally between the lower intermediate portion and the lower proximal portion, the first and second lower flanges being formed on respective ones of the opposing lower sides to extend downward therefrom;
- a lower notch formed on the lower gripper section, the lower notch being sized and configured to support a wire therein;
- a biasing member engaged between the upper and lower gripper members;
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- wherein the upper gripper member forms the closed position with respect to the lower gripper member to substantially enclose the wire supported in the lower notch thereby, the upper gripper member further forming the open position with respect to the lower gripper member to expose the wire supported in the lower notch thereby.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.