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US 9,481,493 B2Granted
Interlock-able fingered closure clips
OwnerJoshua D. Vantreaseinventor
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Abstract
A multi-closure strip of clips with one or more openings to hold the neck of a bag, which include a male and a female interlocking portion to hold the clips together in a series. Each clip includes a set of male and female slots at a first edge, and a set of male and female slots at a second edge. Neighboring clips can interlock or mate-ably attach to the respective sets of slots and fingers without the need for adhesive, and without fracture of the clip material. The clips can be made of a resilient plastic or biodegradable material, or any recyclable products.
Claims15
A plurality of clips of a flat material usable to close a neck of a bag, the plurality of clips comprising a clip adjoined to a first neighboring clip and to a second neighboring clip, each of the plurality of clips comprising:
- a planar clip surface surrounding an aperture having a singular mouth, a side edge of the clip consisting of the singular mouth located thereon, and the mouth for receiving the neck of the bag into the aperture;
- a first end edge, opposite from a second end edge, with the side edge of each clip located between the first end edge and the second end edge;
- the first edge end of the clip consisting of a first set of rounded slots and fingers, and the second end edge of the clip consisting of a second set of rounded slots and fingers;
- the first set of slots and fingers of the first neighboring clip interlock-ably re-mated into the first set of rounded slots and fingers after an initial disconnection from the first set of rounded slots and fingers when each clip is formed, the first set of slots and fingers of the first neighboring clip separated from the first set of rounded slots and fingers of the clip without fracture of the flat material, and re-mated to the first of rounded slots and fingers of the clip without fracture of the flat material;
- the first set of slots and fingers of each clip includes a first multiple of smoothly contoured rounded fingers and a first multiple of smoothly contoured rounded slots;
- the second set of rounded slots and fingers of the clip interlock-ably re-mated into the second set of slots and fingers of the second neighboring clip after an initial disconnection from the second set of rounded slots and fingers of the clip when each clip is formed, the second set of rounded slots and fingers of the clip separated from the second set of slots and fingers of the second neighboring clip without fracture of the flat material, and re-mated to the second set of rounded slots and fingers of the clip without fracture of the flat material;
- each of the first finger radius smoothly transitions into each of the first socket radius to form each of the first multiple of smoothly contoured rounded slots, and each of the first multiple of smoothly contoured rounded slots in turn transitions back to each first slot radius of each of the first set of rounded slots and fingers;
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- each of the second finger radius smoothly transitions into each of the second socket radius to form each of the second multiple of smoothly contoured rounded slots, and each of the second multiple of smoothly contoured rounded slots in turn transitions back to each second slot radius of each of the second set of rounded slots and fingers.
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A strip of closure clips including a multiple of adjoined clips, with each clip of the strip of closure clips to close a neck of a bag, the strip of closure clips comprising:
- a planar clip surface surrounding an aperture having a singular mouth, a side edge of each clip consisting of the singular mouth located thereon, and the mouth for receiving the neck of the bag into the aperture;
- each clip of the strip of closure clips including a first end edge, opposite from a second end edge, with the side edge of the clip located between the first end edge and the second end edge;
- the first edge end of each clip of the strip of closure clips consisting of a first set of rounded slots and fingers, and the second end edge of the clip consisting of a second set of rounded slots and fingers;
- a first set of neighboring slots and fingers interlock-ably re-mated into the first set of rounded slots and fingers after an initial disconnection from the first set of rounded slots and fingers when the clip is formed, the first set of neighboring slots and fingers separated from the first set of rounded slots and fingers without fracture of the flat material, and re-mated to the first set of rounded slots and fingers without fracture of the flat material;
- the second set of rounded slots and fingers interlock-ably re-mated into a second neighboring set of slots and fingers after an initial disconnection from the second set of rounded slots and fingers when the clip is formed, the second set of rounded slots and fingers separated from the second neighboring set of slots and fingers without fracture of the flat material, and re-mated to the second set of rounded slots and fingers without fracture of the flat material;
- each of the first set of rounded slots and fingers smoothly transitions into each of the first neighboring set of slots and fingers, and the first set of neighboring slots and fingers separated from the first set of rounded slots and fingers without leaving a jagged edge on the clip, when the clip is separated from the strip of closure clips;
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- each of the second set of rounded slots and fingers smoothly transitions into each of the second neighboring set of slots and fingers, and the second set of neighboring slots and fingers separated from the second set of rounded slots and fingers without leaving a jagged edge on the clip, when the clip is separated from the strip of closure clips.
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