Clasp for hanging material
AssigneePopco, Inc.
InventorStuart C. W. Wear
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Abstract
A poster clasp for suspending a poster includes a suspension assembly having at least one suspension device for operable, suspending cooperation with a surface; and a clasp assembly being formed integrally, unitarily with the suspension assembly, the clasp assembly having a support member and a hinged gripping member, the support member having a cam point formed integral with a backplate, and the hinged gripping member having a hingedly rotatable compression fin, the compression fin being rotatable between an open disposition and a closed disposition, the compression fin being formed integral with a hinge and being formed of a relatively soft material. A method of engaging a poster for the suspension thereof by means of a poster clasp is further included.
Claims9
A poster clasp for suspending a poster therefrom, comprising:
- a suspension assembly having at least one suspension device for operable, suspending cooperation with a surface;
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- a clasp assembly being formed integrally, unitarily with the suspension assembly, the clasp assembly having a support member and a hinged gripping member, the support member having a cam point formed integral with a backplate, and the hinged gripping member having a hingedly rotatable compression fin, the compression fin being rotatable between an open disposition and a closed disposition, the compression fin being formed integral with a hinge and being formed of a relatively soft material wherein the hinge and the cam point are each formed of a material having a durometer number, the durometer number of the hinge and of the cam point being substantially the same, said durometer number being less than a durometer number of the backplate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.