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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7979965 | Safe pacifier clip The present invention relates to a safe pacifier clip, mainly composed by a base sheet, a pulling member, a latching member and a tying tool. When a sheet button of the pulling member is pulled, the sheet tenon is rotated in the tenon slot provided at the inner wall... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7272862 | Pant cuff protecting device and method A pant cuff protecting device includes a clip member that has a central section and a first leg and a second leg each attached to and extending away from the central section so that the clip member is U-shaped. Each of the first and second legs has an inner surface ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7174607 | Card attachment The present invention relates to a card attachment for holding cards. The jaws of the card attachment can be locking in a closed position to ensure a secure grip on a card. Plastic gripping pads are included to increase the friction between the card and the jaws. Si... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152260 | Holding means for use in blanket or coverlet and the like A holding appliance for use in bedding, includes a belt adapted to be wound around a bottom surface of a bed, two hook devices provided at both terminals of the belt, and two fastening devices for holding and fastening portions of a periphery of the bedding, the fas... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7003854 | Cover and decorative cover for a clip and clip set and a nail cover in combination with a plastic clip An artificial nail or decorative cover is used to cover a clip set. The clip set combines the nail cover or decorative cover with a plastic clip. The nail cover is a cover body with an outer surface curved like a human nail and has a wall running sideways at an inne... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6516500 | Plastic clipping device The present invention is to provide a clipping device made of plastic and which can surely grasp any good regardless a thickness thereof and which comprises a first clamping member 10, a second clamping member 11 rotatably supported at a part of the first... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6327757 | Method of operating plastic clip, and plastic clip using same method A compact plastic clip has a recessed auxiliary plate (23) in an upper clipping member (21) which is inserted into a fitting window (5) in a lower clipping member (1). A horizontal bar portion (27) is placed on a support shelf (6), and an axis receiver (4... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6260244 | Plastic clip A compact and smart plastic clip has a recessed auxiliary plate (12) prepared in an upper clipping member (10) which is inserted into a square-like window (5) prepared in a lower clipping member (1). The arcuate bottom (14) is placed on a support shelf, p... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5957840 | Pinch device for detecting a biomedical signal A pinch device for detecting a biomedical signal which pinches a measuring site of a living body in order to detect a biomedical signal, includes a pair of body members which are opposed to each other, said body members being rotatably coupled to each oth... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5933922 | Wearable multi-purpose clamp carrying a ring support A wearable multi-purpose clamp includes a substantially planar base hingedly connected to a movable jaw and carries a spring clip, an L-shaped lever and a ring support. The base, movable jaw and L-shaped lever together bear a loose resemblance to a clamp ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5842676 | Cut-tree stand with over-center clamps A stand for supporting a cut tree for display includes an inner bowl with an outer surface in the form of a segment of a sphere. The inner bowl includes a tree-trunk engaging device for holding the tree trunk in a roughly vertical position in the inner bo... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5778497 | Plastic clip A plastic clip for use clothes such as a sudpender clip, kimono, or clohespin, has an all plastic three-part design incorporating an over center clipping action dependent upon the resiliency of plastic materials, and incorporates no metallic spring. An up... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5632069 | Garment support device A device for holding up trousers (1), skirts, short or similar by attaching this item of clothing to a second item of clothing such as a shirt (2), blouse, top or similar includes a rigid base piece (3) less than fifteen centimeters in length and having a... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5407642 | Clip mount air freshener assembly A clip mount air freshener assembly has an air freshening element, and a holder providing a channel which slidably seats the air freshening element, and a spring mounting clip for mounting the air freshener assembly on the grill of a ventilator so that a ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5400483 | Plastic clip The plastic clip comprises a lower clipping member having bridging plate connected integrally to one end of a substrate so as to separate from the substrate and a support shelf formed between a pair of side walls for supporting the bridging plate, and an ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5133113 | Clamp for an elongate member A clamp for gripping an elongate member comprises a mounting block having locating structures defining a desired position for the elongate member. Primary and secondary clamping yokes are each movable relative to the mounting block between a closed positi... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5031956 | Clamp for securing tarpaulin over pick-up truck bed A clamp used in securing a tarpaulin over a truck which has upper, open entranceway closed off by clamping lever that is biassed for urging the clamping portion into its clamping state where the clamping portion is positioned in close juxtaposition to the... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4921506 | Clamp assembly A rotary cam member (24) has a peripheral surface disposed about an axis. The peripheral surface includes first, second, and third portions that are, respectively, first, second, and third radial distances (R1, R2, R3) fro... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4860980 | Connector holder A latching device used to fasten a cable or a similar item to another surface is equipped with a spring-loaded, adjustable locking section. By using one motion, the item can be inserted and secured. As the connector is inserted in the receptacle, the lock... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4836389 | Self-locking cam lever A rotary cam member (24) has a peripheral surface disposed about an axis. The peripheral surface includes first, second, and third portions that are, respectively, first, second, and third radial distances (R1, R2, R3) fro... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4489466 | Suspender fastener A novel suspender fastener is disclosed. The suspender fastener comprises a first lever, a second lever, and a ratchet. The first and second levers are pivotally connected in a manner such that a fulcrum is formed therebetween. A first pair of mutually pr... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4487523 | Accessory clamp for abductor bar The present invention provides a clamp which can be used to secure an accessory member to an abductor bar of an orthopedic-surgical table. The clamp includes a clamp block pivotally mounted on the clamp and oriented with respect to the clamp to clamp an o... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4141119 | Plastic clip A plastic clip comprises an upper and lower clip members having clipping portions respectively for clipping an article to be clipped therebetween, an operative member for change the clipping portions of the upper and lower clip members between the open an... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4086686 | Plastic clip A plastic clip comprises an upper and lower clip members each of which is provided with a pair of opposed side walls, each of one pair of side walls being extended gradually outwardly and provided with a bearing portion, each of the other pair of side wal... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4084299 | Plastic clip A plastic clip comprising an upper clip member, a lower clip member, an operative member and a resilient member, in which the upper clip member is provided with a pair of outwardly extended supporting portions each having a bearing portion, while the lowe... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4005510 | Plastic clip A plastic clip comprises upper and lower plate members each comprising a base plate having a jaw at the front end thereof and being pivotally connected to the other, a spring for holding the jaws in open position and an operating member for holding the ja... | 02/01/1977 |
