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US 6,637,075 B1Granted
Plastic clip construction
AssigneeDelaware Capital Formation, Inc.
InventorsGregory P. Gorman, James S. Smith
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Abstract
A two-part clip construction includes a U-shaped clip made from a plastic material with the legs of the clip spaced so as to fit over and then be deformed through a through passage in a leg locking member. The construction is especially designed to permit utilization of polymerics for forming the clips.
Claims12
A two-part clip construction comprising, in combination:
- a U-shaped first clip member having first and second spaced legs and a connecting crown, said legs each having a leg end with an inside defining a dimension therebetween of a first distance, said first clip member being formed from a plastic material, whereby the first clip member may be strained to form a generally closed loop shape having the legs arranged in overlapping, side by side array;
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- a leg locking member for engaging and retaining the legs in overlapping side by side array, said locking member comprising a block with a through passage, said block having first and seconds generally parallel, opposite sides with the through passage extending between the sides, said sides spaced a second distance no greater than the first distance, said through passage having a cross sectional configuration to accommodate and retain the legs in side by side strained array by directing one leg end through the through passage from one side and the other leg end from the opposite side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.