Binder clip
OwnerJeff Kleininventor
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Abstract
A binder clip includes a generally triangular clamp including a first side between a mouth and a first vertex, a second side between the mouth and a second vertex, a third side between the first vertex and the second vertex, a first wing extending away from the mouth to a first wing end, and a second wing extending away from the mouth to a second wing end such that the first wing and the second wing are substantially coplanar. The binder clip further includes a first arm pivotably connected to the wing at the first wing end, and a second arm pivotably connected to the wing at the second wing end, the first arm and the second arm cooperatively useable to open the mouth.
Claims17
A binder clip, comprising:
- a generally triangular clamp, including:
- a first side between a mouth and a first vertex;
- a second side between the mouth and a second vertex;
- a third side between the first vertex and the second vertex;
- a first wing extending away from the mouth to a first wing end;
- a second wing extending away from the mouth to a second wing end such that the first wing and the second wing are substantially coplanar;
- a first arm pivotably connected to the first wing at the first wing end;
- and
- a second arm pivotably connected to the second wing at the second wing end, the first arm and the second arm cooperatively useable to open the mouth;
- wherein the first wing, the second wing, and the third side are substantially parallel.
A binder clip, comprising:
- a generally triangular clamp, including:
- a first side between a mouth and a first vertex;
- a second side between the mouth and a second vertex;
- a third side between the first vertex and the second vertex;
- a first wing extending away from the mouth to a first wing end;
- a second wing extending away from the mouth to a second wing end such that the first wing and the second wing are substantially coplanar;
- a catch arm pivotably connected to the first wing at the first wing end, the catch arm including a linear segment having a catch width, the linear segment being parallel to the third side and being distal from the clamp;
- and
- a hook arm pivotably connected to the second wing at the second wing end, the hook arm including a hook configured for secure but releasable connection around a linear segment of an identical binder clip, the hook having a hook width less than the catch width of the linear segment;
- wherein the hook arm and the catch arm are cooperatively useable to open the mouth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.