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US 8,146,875 B2Granted
Mosquito coil holder
OwnerDennis Pryorinventor
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Abstract
A mosquito coil holder in the form of a clip. The clip has a first and second contact portions each adapted to contact a mosquito coil and to hold a mosquito coil therebetween. First and second support portions support the respective first and second contact portions relative to each other. A connection portion connects the first and second support portions. The clip includes at least one base portion which acts as a base upon which the clip can stand in use, while holding a mosquito coil.
Claims19
A mosquito coil holding clip comprising:
- first and second contact portions each adapted to contact at least a portion of a mosquito coil and to hold said mosquito coil therebetween;
- first and second support portions which support the respective said first and second contact portions relative to each other;
- a connection portion which connects said first and second support portions opposite said first and second contact portions;
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- at least one base portion which acts as a base upon which said clip can stand in use, while holding said mosquito coil;
- wherein at least one of said first and second contact portions comprises at least one first contact part for contacting said mosquito coil and at least one second contact part for contacting said mosquito coil, wherein the or each said first contact part is closer to said connection portion than the or each said second contact part.
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A mosquito coil holder comprising:
- a clip comprising:
- first and second contact portions each adapted to contact said mosquito coil and to hold said mosquito coil therebetween;
- first and second support portions which support the respective said first and second contact portions relative to each other;
- a connection portion which connects said first and second support portions and allows them to move relative to each other;
- a receiving space for receiving at least part of said mosquito coil therein is defined between said first and second support portions and extends between said first and second contact portions and said connection portion, and wherein said receiving space is configured to accommodate parts of several turnings of said mosquito coil and
- at least one substantially planar return part depending from a transitional portion of one of said first and second support portions, said return part extends adjacent and parallel to a second end of one of said first and second support portions featuring said return part depending therefrom.
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A mosquito coil holding clip comprising:
- first and second contact portions each adapted to contact said mosquito coil and to hold said mosquito coil therebetween;
- first and second support portions which support the respective said first and second contact portions relative to each other;
- a substantially planar first return part depending from a first transitional part of said first support portion, said first return part extends adjacent and parallel to a second end of said first support portion;
- a substantially planar second return part depending from a second transitional part of said second support portion, said second return part extends adjacent and parallel to a second end of said second support portion;
- a central portion located between said first and second return parts, said central portion being configured to allow said first and second support portions to move relative to each other;
- a receiving space for receiving at least part of said mosquito coil therein is defined between said first and second support portions and extends between said first and second contact portions and said connection portion, said central portion having a configuration that contributes to the length of said receiving space, and wherein said receiving space is configured to accommodate parts of several turnings of said mosquito coil;
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- at least one base portion which acts as a base upon which said clip can stand in use, while holding said mosquito coil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.