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US 7,213,307 B2Granted
Clip
AssigneeErgodyne Corporation
InventorThomas F. Votel
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Abstract
A clip having structure for detachably interlocking with another clip and which can be used to secure items to garments being worn by a user. The instant clips may be made from a resilient material and include a base structure defining an aperture and a gap, which enable the detachable interlinking. The jaw members are forced apart by the user applying opposing forces to each of the arms and grasp the article when the arms are released.
Claims17
A clip, comprising:
- a base comprising a rim defining an aperture, the continuity of the base interrupted by a gap opening into the aperture and resiliently admitting a substantially similar base of another clip through the gap wherein a portion of the base of the clip is disposed in an aperture of the other clip and wherein a portion of the base of the other clip is disposed in the aperture of said clip;
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- first and second arms, each including a gripping portion extending from the base and a first jaw portion in mechanical communication with the gripping portion,
- the first and second arms biased in a closed position in which the first jaw portions are in a contacting relation, a force exerted on the first and second gripping portions forcing the first jaw portions apart into a non-contacting relation.
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A pair of clips, each clip comprising:
- a base comprising a central portion and a pair of partially arcuate base extensions, the pair of base extensions extending from the central portion and defining an aperture and a gap, the gap opening into the aperture and separating the base extensions, said clips interlinked by aligning the gaps of said clips, then applying sufficient force to flex the bases, thereby admitting a portion of each base into the aperture of the other clip;
- a first arm extending from the base;
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- a second arm extending from the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.