H clip
AssigneeM&O Products, Inc.
InventorJohn R. Matson
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Abstract
An H-shaped clip is used to connect two pieces of building material such as plywood, roofing sheath, wafer board or other materials quickly, easily and securely. The H clip includes two tapered arms connected by a spacing bar, where each arm ends in a ski-shaped lead-in having a contoured face and a living hinge.
Claims13
A one-piece panel clip for use in construction, comprising a spacing bar centrally and perpendicularly disposed between a pair of spaced apart arms, wherein the arms are generally in parallel disposition with each other, wherein each arm has a first end and a second end, wherein the ends of each arm comprise a lead-in rotatably mounted to the arm, wherein the ends of the arms include indentations to accommodate the rotation of the lead-in thereby allowing the lead-ins to rotate inwardly to a parallel configuration with respect to the arms.
A one-piece panel clip for use in construction, comprising a spacing bar centrally and perpendicularly disposed between a pair of spaced apart arms,
- wherein the arms are generally in parallel disposition with each other, wherein each arm has a first end and a second end,
- wherein the ends of the arms include indentations to accommodate the rotation of a lead-in thereby allowing the lead-ins to rotate inwardly to a parallel configuration with respect to the arms,
- wherein the arms are tapered such that the opposing ends of the arms are closer to each other than arms at the location of the spacing bar,
- wherein the ends of each arm comprise the lead-in rotatably mounted to the arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.