Clip for an ornamental item
OwnerLaura Jane Gisser, Roxana Adrienne Surreyinventors
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a clip for attaching an ornamental item to an article. The clip includes a base having an ornamental surface and an attachment device secured to said base for movement between a first position and a second position relative to said base to open and close the clip to engage a portion of an article therebetween. A plurality of projections are secured to said base, wherein each projection projects toward said attachment device to engage a portion of the article therebetween. At least one of the projections has a layer of relatively soft, elastomeric friction engaging material to enhance the grasping capabilities of the clip, without damaging the article.
Claims8
A clip for an article comprising:
- a base having an ornamental surface;
- an attachment device secured to said base for movement between an open position and a closed position relative to said base to receive a portion of an article therebetween in the open position;
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- a plurality of discrete spaced apart stand-alone projections on said base projecting toward said attachment device in the closed position, said plurality of discrete separate spaced apart stand-alone projections each including a post, at least a portion of said plurality of posts having a separate discrete covering, wherein the at least a portion of said plurality of posts with their respective coverings each standing separately from one another in said spaced apart relation, said spaced apart projections being arranged in a two dimensional array comprising sub arrays of said projections extending in at least two different directions, such that the plurality of projections engage the received portion of the article with the attachment device in the closed position.
A method for providing a clip to attach to an article, the method comprising:
- providing an ornamental member having a surface and an edge;
- providing an attachment device mounted to the surface for moving between an open condition and a closed condition to selectively and releasably grasp a portion of the article;
- providing a group of projections to engage a portion of the article, wherein a plurality of the projections each comprises a post on which there is a layer of elastomeric material to engage a portion of the article, said layer covering each of said plurality of posts to form a plurality of spaced apart discrete covered posts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.