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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441313 | Spring clamp with hook A spring clamp has a clamping mouth (1) with two clamping jaws (2) which can be spring-loaded toward one another by the force of a spring. The clamping jaws (2) are formed by arms (3) which are connected to one another in an articulated m... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7240405 | Device and methods for adjusting seat belt webbing tension A seat belt device for adjusting the tension of a seat belt webbing drawn across a user's body when the seat belt is in a latched condition, the seat belt device comprising: a housing defining a receiving area configured to slidably receive the seat belt webbing the... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6612000 | Bottom hanger clothes clip A clothes clip has a biasing spring that imparts a symmetrical force to each of the gripping members of the clothes clip. The two distal ends of the spring press against the fixed jaw of the clip at point equidistant from the central axis, and a central l... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6505487 | Locking device for use with a projection lock and method for securing an object with a projection lock A locking device (1) includes a first clip member (20) and a second clip member (40). The first and second clip members (20, 40) include a first and second clip base (21, 41), respectively. A first jaw (22) extends outwardly from the first clip base (21) ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6499201 | Garment fastener especially for swimwear and lingerie A garment fastener, especially for lingerie and swimsuits has elongated loops on each fastener half from the outer bar of which an attachment flange extends. The attachment flange is a sewing flange and/or welding flange and the fabric strip passing throu... | 12/31/2002 |
| 5603643 | Booster clamp with elastomeric joint element A booster clamp is provided and includes a first lever having a first planar surface and a second lever pivotally connected to the first lever and having a second planar surface. The booster clamp has a substantially cylindrical pivot joint which includes... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5495646 | Seat belt comfort clamp A seat belt comfort clamp provides a vehicle occupant protection from injury and enhanced comfort and convenience and includes a clamp assembly having first and second arms and a pivot member. The pivot member defines an axis extending substantially paral... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5403413 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing surface fastener bands An apparatus and method for manufacturing surface fastener bands having opposite end portions provided with mating multiple fastener elements including a pair of grippers for moving the opposite end portions into a joining station for joining together to ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5075935 | Garment hanger and clip A molded plastic hanger and a clip. The clip may be used with the hanger or separately. The hanger includes a body portion and a hook portion. The body portion includes a pair of parallel arms joined together at the ends thereof and an intermediate crossb... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5044050 | Plastic clip The plastic clip has two clamping members and two spreadable handles, each of which is connected to one of the clamping members, a pivot bearing and a U-shaped compression spring connected between the ends of the handles. The pivot bearing is structured t... | 09/03/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4953266 | One-piece plastic clip The one-piece plastic clip comprises two clamping members and two spreadable handles, each of which is connected to one of the clamping members, a pivot bearing and a U-shaped compression spring connected between the ends of the handles. The pivot bearing... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4572532 | Mud flap holder for trucks A mud flap holder assembly adapted to be secured to a vehicle in the proximity of the rear of a tire or wheel which is to be serviced by the mud flap, the assembly comprising a first bar adapted to be secured to the vehicle, and a second bar secured to th... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4413635 | Ophthalmic clip Apparatus useful in the surgical correction of strabismus comprises a clip (10) attachable to the sclera (52) of an eye, and a dynamometer gauge (12) coupled to the clip to measure torques exerted on the muscle of the eye.... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4407285 | Microsurgical clip for brain surgery or the like A microsurgical clip for clamping of small blood vessels formed of a hollow shell of generally rectangular shape having opposed side walls and a front wall, the shell having a duck bill, or jaw, extending forwardly at the lower edge of the front wall. A c... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4077092 | Pivoted clip A double-ended clip such as clothes pins, paper clips and the like including two elongated arms between which a floating elastically resilient fulcrum rides in a direction longitudinally of the arms. As the pin is manipulated the fulcrum snaps away from t... | 03/07/1978 |
