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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770263 | Non-metallic devices for holding paper, cards, and wallets Devices for holding paper, cards, and/or wallets. The devices generally have a non-metallic (e.g., plastic) clip to which two non-metallic (e.g., plastic) arms are pivotally coupled. Embodiments of the devices are relatively light-weight and can pass freely through ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7185402 | Knit clips An apparatus for eliminating misaligned rows when securing edges of knitted panels together by securing edges of a pair of panels being darned. The apparatus comprises a first member and a second member each having a handle portion on a first end and a jaw portion o... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172167 | Reading stand The invention provides a reading stand. The reading stand may include a base including a base member case. Further, the reading stand may include a reading lid disposed upon the base member case, the reading lid including a reading platform having a front side and a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168672 | Multifunctional support rack A support rack includes a support plate, a support stand, a locking member, a pen holder, an indication member, and two auxiliary clips. Thus, the support rack functions as a clipboard, a book rack, an exhibition rack, a price indication rack, a pen holder or the li... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140137 | Spring loaded holders A spring loaded holder with a holder plate which is rotatable between a deactivated zone and an activated zone. When the holder plate is manually moved to the activated zone a cam action will be activated to apply a holding force to the holder plate for firmly holdi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137175 | Clipboard with dual clamping members A clipboard comprising a pair of clamping members arranged substantially parallel one above the other and connected to each other via an intermediate connecting member having a spring loaded hinge connection at each of its elongated ends for securely clamping articl... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128301 | Two piece calendar holder A holder for decorative sheet material comprising two separate pieces, one piece for attaching to an upper edge portion of a sheet material and for hanging from a wall, the other piece for attaching to a lower edge portion of the sheet material. Each piece of the ho... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7103997 | Lottery card reader A lottery card reader has a clip made from two separate pieces that are assembled together and a transparent flap attached to the clip. The clip has a first and a second pair of arms attached to a pivot. The arms in the first pair are separated and the arms in the s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6971616 | Clipboard A clipboard having an improved paper clamping element is disclosed. The clipboard has a planar board member with a front face, a rear face, two side edges, a top end, a bottom end and a clamping mechanism having at least one biasing element and a clamping element. T... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6941691 | Display board system A mounting structure for display of at least one display board wherein the structure includes at least a pair of spaced apart retaining members where the display board may be pressed into secure engagement between the retaining members. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6739783 | Binder A binder comprises an operating member supported on a base, a pressing member movable toward and away from the base by the movement of the operating member, and locking means for locking the operating member when the pressing member is set in a binding position. The... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6681452 | Clamping apparatus with removable attachments A clamping apparatus having a flexible sheet dispenser attached thereto is provided. The clamping apparatus includes a base member, an upper member pivotally attached to the base member, and a flexible sheet dispenser removably secured to the upper member... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6470536 | Clip board with improved retention means The clamping clip construction of a clip board is improved by changing the clamping member to provide an offset flange formed with a shelf-like tray at the end, thereby to shorten the clip and enlarging the available space on the board, and shortening the... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6363941 | Cigar holder A cigar holder is a large size 50 mm "binder clip" modified in a way to hold various sizes of cigars between the opposed gripping means above the clamping element. The device will clip onto a narrow surface up to 20 mm in diameter. The cigar holder includ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6352229 | Flexible clip A spring clip has a base member attached by a flexible connector to a clip member which has a body portion and a flexible tail portion. The base member preferably includes magnets for holding the spring clip against a metal surface. The flexible tail port... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6241287 | Dual coupon card assembly A coupon card assembly (10) having a first card half (12) and a second card half (14). Both the first (12) and second (14) card halves include a liner (20, 26) and two layers of card stock (22, 24, 28, 30) sandwiching the respective liner (20, 26) therebe... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5983458 | Locking clasp A belt clasp has a supporting body with a top portion, back side, and an inner perimeter defining a slot. A clasping arm is flexibly attached to the top portion of the supporting body and extends into the slot area. Two extensions extend from the back sup... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5964480 | Document folder assembly A document folder assembly includes a folder unit which has a front sheet portion, a back sheet portion, and a hinge portion for hinging together adjacent edge sections of the front and back sheet portions. The front and back sheet portions are adapted to... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5774946 | Clip A hand operable clip 1 suitable for firmly releasably securing together sheets of, for example, paper. The clip 1 comprises a base 2 and a clip part 3 pivotally mounted with respect to one another. Biassing means are provided for biassing the gripping sur... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5666702 | Helical torsion spring with an attached clip An improved helical torsion spring is disclosed which contains an integrally attached clip. The improved helical torsion contains: (a) a helical torsion spring having a coiled portion and front and end non-coiled portions; (b) a clip having a transverse o... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5335399 | Clip A clip comprised of two pivoted clamping plates with a V-shaped plate spring supported thereinbetween, wherein said two pivoted clamping plates are each comprised of a heart-shaped knob at one end and a heart-shaped clamping portion longitudinally aligned... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5305501 | Spring clip A spring clip is arranged to include confronting first and second clamp plates biased together by a spring member mounted between first and second actuator plates, with the actuator plates biased towards one another by the spring member. The first and sec... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5301393 | Spring biased clip and method of making A spring biased clip comprising a pair of clamping elements hingedly connected together in combination with a spring. In a preferred embodiment, the clamping elements have hinge and spring components and are integral male and female snap connection elemen... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5125758 | Piercing clamp A piercing clamp for sheets of paper and the like, it includes a piercing jaw containing a piercing pin, and a holding jaw, and is urged closed by a spring. It is self piercing. Once a sheet of paper is pierced within the clamp, it retains its position re... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5079808 | Spring biased paper clip A paper clip comprising a pair of plate elements having clamping edges, hingedly connected together. A cantilever spring extends from an inner surface of one plate element and engages with the inner surface of the opposite plate element. The cantilever sp... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5058242 | Pen holder for a clip-board A pen holder is adapted to be attached to a spring of a clip-board. The spring has a U-shaped portion. The pen holder has a recess for holding a pen. A notch and a pair of grooves are formed in the base portion for receiving the pivot axle and the legs of... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5008988 | Clip assembly Briefly, according to the invention, a clip assembly 10 comprises a clip 1 and a bracket 6, each having at least one hole (4, 5, 11, and 12) for alignment with each other. Alignment of the holes is required so that a pin 13 positioned through the holes pi... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4989298 | Structure of file clip Disclosed is a file clip which comprises a pressure bar to drive a clamp plate to clamp on a base plate by means of the operation of a torsional spring. The clamp plate is movably secured to the base plate by two crank levers. The crank levers have each t... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4961249 | Clipboard structure A clipboard structure includes a board having a seat formed on one end of an upper surface. A recess is formed in an outer end of the seat. A clamping element has two legs disposed in the recess. A spring element has two free ends fixed to the legs of the... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4903379 | Pin and clip arrangement for name tags and badges A releasable grip type fastener which utilizes torsion developed in the gripping member itself to provide gripping force, with the configuration of the gripping member arranged to provide a low profile fastening system with only two parts, a gripping memb... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4817780 | Means for securing objects An apparatus for securing objects comprising a locking arm (6) which is pivotally mounted in a frame (2) and in a securing position is forced against a surface of the frame with the object lying in between and is swung into a released position from the se... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4763389 | Clipboard structure By modification of the design on the U-shaped bracket in previously awarded U.S. Pat. No. 4,628,572, the invention provided a renovated structure for a kind of hinge-typed clipboard which can also equally avoid to use rivets in assembly work. Its elements... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4745662 | Easily assembled clip An improved clip for clamping papers has a pair of generally T-shaped clamping members each having a clamping portion and two lugs, a pivot pin for interconnecting pivotally the lugs of the clamping members, and a torsion spring mounted on the pivot pin f... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4739541 | Clipboard mounted retainer for writing instruments and the like Retainer for convenient storage of writing implements or the like upon a clipboard having a movable clip member with an upper circular catch member aperture, and an elongated lower edge portion; an elastic band member for retaining the implements against ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4687229 | Spring actuated clamp A clamp for a posting board having a clamp arm and hinge which provides the desired clamping force to retain papers on the board, as desired, and also providing a continuous opening force when rotated beyond a fulcrum position defined by a pivoting extens... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4645163 | Clip board desk and stand A clip board with a clip which is convertable into a stand or rest for supporting the board at an inclined angle when laid on a table as a portable desk. A separate stand is provided for supporting the clip board for use as a copy board.... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4628572 | Clip structure Since the utilization of U-shaped bracket of the present invention, the clipboard obviates the use of rivets in assembly, and the clamping bodies of a clip can be formed by injection molding. Therefore, the present invention simplifies the manufacturing p... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4562618 | Paper clamp A paper clamp for holding documents together, usable on desks and permissible of one-hand operation, the paper clamp comprising: a base plate; a pair of supports erected at opposite sides of the base plate; a lower plate pivotally supported by and between the ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4536925 | Belt clip assembly with a controlled failure mode Belt clip assembly for use with a portable electronic apparatus includes a mounting bracket used to join a belt clip and a housing member. A mounting bracket is inserted through a pair of slots in a housing member and holds a belt clip in place by means o... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4506416 | Paper clip A paper clip characterized in that it is substantially formed of a hard synthetic resin such as hard vinyl chloride, and in that an arched movable member, a bottom plate and a connector plate are formed as one piece capable of being extruded in its entire... | 03/26/1985 |
