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US 8,366,341 B2Granted
Attachment clips for support structures
AssigneeDaymen US, Inc.
InventorJoeben Bevirt
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Abstract
A mounting clip and structures to support the mounting clips. A clip may narrow in width and thickness to facilitate firmer mounting and to facilitate ease of clipping into a mating receiver. The clip may have different sections along its outer rail of different thicknesses and different widths.
Claims19
A clip for attachment to a support structure, said clip comprising:
- a plate, said plate having a first, second, third, and fourth side around the perimeter of said plate, wherein said first and third sides are opposing, and wherein said second and fourth sides are opposing;
- a first rail along said first side of said plate,
- a third rail along said third side of said plate,
- a first neckdown portion;
- a second neckdown portion, and
- an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion located between said first neckdown portion and said second neckdown portion.
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A clip for attachment to a support structure, said clip comprising:
- a plate, said plate having a first, second, third, and fourth side around the perimeter of said plate, wherein said first and third sides are opposing, and wherein said second and fourth sides are opposing;
- a first rail along said first side of said plate,
- a third rail along said third side of said plate,
- a first neckdown portion;
- and
- a second neckdown portion,
- wherein the distance between said first rail and said third rail along said first neckdown portion lessens along a direction from said second side of said plate to said fourth side of said plate, and
- wherein the distance between said first rail and said third rail along said second neckdown portion lessens along a direction from said second side of said plate to said fourth side of said plate, and
- wherein said first neckdown portion narrows in width at a first angle, and
- wherein said second neckdown portion narrows in width at a second angle.
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A clip for attachment to a support structure, said clip comprising:
- a flat plate, said flat plate having a first, second, third, and fourth side, wherein said first and third sides are opposing, and wherein said second and fourth sides are opposing;
- a first rail along said first side of said flat plate,
- a third rail along said third side of said flat plate,
- a first neckdown portion;
- and
- a second neckdown portion,
- wherein the thickness of said first rail and said third rail lessens along a direction from said second side of said flat plate to said fourth side of said plate, and
- wherein the thickness of said first rail and said third rail lessens at a first rate along said first neckdown portion, and wherein the thickness of said first rail and said third rail lessens at a second rate along said second neckdown portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.