Class 24/537 - Encircling sleeve type element

Subclass of Class 24 - Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Definition: Camming or wedging element comprising a ringlike body looped
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 09/09/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7422509	Strap fastener A strap fastener for a brassiere is configured as an alligator clip and has a slider which engages the ends of the legs of the fastener onto the fabric of a strapless brassiere or the like. The head of the fastener may be welded to the strap for a loop through which...	09/09/2008
7211089	Medical retrieval device A medical retrieval device has a multi-prong retrieval assembly. The multi-prong retrieval assembly has a first position, in which the retrieval assembly extends from the distal end of the sheath to form an open ended grasping device, and a second position, in which...	05/01/2007
7210210	Method of making a medical grasper A method of forming an annularly expanding and retracting gripping and releasing mechanism providing a series of flexible tubes, comprising providing (1) a series of flexible tubes, (2) a corresponding series of wires, each of which includes a movable wire section a...	05/01/2007
7152284	Clip systems and methods for sheet materials A clip apparatus or method for sheet materials comprising a clip member and a collar member. The clip member is resilient and defines a hinge portion, first and second finger portions extending from the hinge portion, and a ratchet portion formed on at least one of ...	12/26/2006
7073833	Gripper A gripper comprises a motor 25, contained within a case 32, for driving a translational nut 23 that is moved in translation, a finger 20 having one end connected to the translational nut 23, with the other end being connected to th...	07/11/2006
7041108	Grasper mechanism with biased fixed flexure elements An expansible and retractable mechanism of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,924,175 and/or a medical grasper of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,906,622 in which (1) the fixed flexure elements are self-biased to move into the expanded condition thereof. A ...	05/09/2006
6915991	Bottle retainer for a baby A manually bendable strip is made from a stainless steel ribbon within a vinyl sheath. The sheath with the stainless steel ribbon are encased within a casing made from a soft fabric. A central region of the strip is a bottle holder in the shape of an open ended ring...	07/12/2005
6851163	Axial adjustable tie-down stretch cord terminus A terminus (8) for a bungee cord (15) has a hook (9) with a transverse axis (17) which is within a given distance of the longitudinal axis (16) of a bore (13) within the stem (10) of the terminus. A cleat (24) ...	02/08/2005
6698071	Clip systems and methods for sheet materials A clip for sheet materials comprising a clip member and a collar member. The clip member is made of resilient material such that the clip member may be deformed from a normally open configuration into a closed position. The clip member defines first and s...	03/02/2004
6648280	Wire harness for modular office furniture A modular office system incorporating a detachable clip for harnessing utility wires which run through the furniture. The clip may be mounted to frame members of the furniture at predetermined positions to organize and retain specific wires. The clip incl...	11/18/2003
6565058	Promotional note holding apparatus Promotional devices configured to removably support articles (e.g., papers, photographs, etc.) for viewing are provided. A device includes a housing and a pair of arms pivotally disposed within the housing in adjacent spaced-apart relationship. The housin...	05/20/2003
6481069	Bracelet connector A jewelry clasp used to secure a piece of jewelry to an individual. The clasp includes a female part attached to one end of the piece of jewelry that has a latch pivotally mounted within a recess on the female part. The latch includes a hook at one end ha...	11/19/2002
6321422	Button clip, especially for a strapless brassiere A button clip, especially for the attachment of a strap to a strapless brassiere, has a pair of tongues which can be clamped against the strapless brassiere by the movement of a slider therealong. The slider has the configuration of a button with a hole i...	11/27/2001
5944236	Clothing clip apparatus An apparatus for clipping two or more articles of clothing, such as socks, together. The apparatus includes two jaw members which are hingeably attached and a securing member that has two arms which are respectively positioned in two channels in the two j...	08/31/1999
5924175	Annularly expanding and retracting gripping and releasing mechanism An annularly expanding and retracting gripping and releasing mechanism comprises an annular array of longitudinally fixed flexure elements and a corresponding number of longitudinally movable flexure elements. The arrangement is such that a longitudinally...	07/20/1999
5921015	Fishing line release clip A fishing line release clip, having dual clamps and a design that allows the release clip to use for a variety of applications. The release clip is comprised of a clamping platform, having a clamping surfaces on either end, and amounting flange on one end...	07/13/1999
5765264	Bag closure A pair of confronting limbs, which have mutually meshing jaws, clasp the open top of a bag therebetween when a grooved bar slides upon the limbs. The limbs have external rails, and the bar has trackways formed therein to receive the rails slidably therein...	06/16/1998
5669239	Pierced earring with improved nut A pierced earring includes a pin member provided midway thereof with an engaging groove, and a nut including a cylindrical fastener body having therein a split groove or slit extending in the direction of the length thereof, an engaging ridge formed on an...	09/23/1997
5388313	Locking clip A clip assembly for gripping a sheet of material. The assembly includes first and second jaw members having ramp portions which are joined along a common hinge. The ramp portions form divergent inclined planes, and are surrounded by a sliding collar. As t...	02/14/1995
5359755	Garment security clip A garment security clip (10) has upper and lower jaws (11,12) and a slider (13) to restrain the jaws which are pivoted (at 14). In one form, an inwardly directed projection (18) snaps over spaced projecting ribs (19) along the lower jaw (12). Alternativel...	11/01/1994
5349724	Hermetic seal for liquid containers The device which forms the object of the present invention comprises flat element (1) more than half of which is subdivided longitudinally into two parts (2 and 3). The external faces of the element (1) are provided with longitudinal grooves (4) and the i...	09/27/1994
4986023	Line tie A line tie including a top portion and a base connected to an attached member, such as a fishing float. The top portion includes a J-shaped axial slot that extends down from the top portion. Three axially spaced annular grooves are formed in the periphery...	01/22/1991
4920614	Clamping device A clamping device which has clamping units including a pair of openable arms extending in a V-shape toward one side of a pivotal center and in a X-shape toward both sides thereof, and a pair of retainers projecting from the ends of each of the arms a pred...	05/01/1990
4909467	Holder for bottles and tools A holder includes a securing plate having two spaced mounting sleeves having two axes defining an obtuse including angle, and two holding arms having two first bent ends respectively mounted in the mounting sleeves and two second opposite ends which form ...	03/20/1990
4905952	Locking skirt for channel-beam clamp An improved channel beam clamp and locking skirt assembly for a suspended ceiling grid system. The channel beam clamp has a recess for receiving a channel of the ceiling grid system. The channel beam clamp is suspended from the channel in an essentially v...	03/06/1990
4669152	Closure for electrostatic bags The present invention provides an improved closure for ESD bags which provides an effective closure without causing the generation of additional charges nor blocking of the visibility of the component in the bag. More significantly, the present invention ...	06/02/1987
4621688	Clamping jaw device for well servicing machine A clamping jaw device is used to couple sonic energy generated by an orbiting mass oscillator to a pipe string for transmission down the string to a downhole work area. The clamping jaw device includes a pair of similar clamping jaws, each forming a half ...	11/11/1986
4566157	Clip with sliding locking member A U-shaped clip for clothes or the like has a web and two resilient legs between which the clothes or the like can be placed. On at least one leg there is a bevel to facilitate attachment and detachment of a preferably substantially E-shaped locking membe...	01/28/1986
4494279	Jewelry chain clasp assembly A clasp assembly for jewelry chain and the like includes an elongated bar member attached at one end thereof to the chain, a resiliently depressible raised tongue element integrally struck in the bar member, and a fastener element which is also attached t...	01/22/1985
4368999	Coupling or connecting end part for flexible elements such as cables, wires or other elements The invention relates to a coupling or connecting end part for a flexible element such as a cable, wire or other element, whatever the cross-section thereof. In accordance with the invention, the part is formed from two separate portions forming a whole w...	01/18/1983
4308981	Clip hanger A clip hanger for suspending trousers or skirts especially used in laundries. The clip hanger comprises an inverse V-shaped clip body having two resilient clamp arms, a resilient hook mounted on an upper hook mounting base of the clip body and a resilient...	01/05/1982
4238865	Boot support device A boot support device including a pair of shanks which engage each other intermediate their ends but closest to the upper end of the device. The inter-engagement of the shanks effects a rocking movement between the shanks to cause the lower ends of the sh...	12/16/1980
4205417	Ferrule There is disclosed a ferrule which is made of plastic material and is initially molded in one piece as a ferrule blank consisting of a thin-walled circular cylindrical shell or sleeve, a radially inwardly-directed transverse annular flange at the inner en...	06/03/1980
3958576	Surgical instrument for clipping any affected portion of a body cavity A clip member of substantially a figure "eight" shape is detachably attached to an instrument body. The instrument body has an outer flexible tube, an actuating tubular member inserted into the outer tube, and a wire inserted into the actuating tubular me...	05/25/1976
3946467	Clamp for an optical fibre A clamp for a plastic coated optical fibre comprises a tubular portion which is a fairly close sliding fit on the coated fibre and an axially split portion having at least one resilient axially deformable finger. The dimension across the split section is ...	03/30/1976
3932918	Releasably attachable clip A releasably attachable clip for selective attachment to an article. The clip, which may carry an alarm actuating member or the like, is easily attached to the article and is designed to be released therefrom only upon insertion of a specially configured ...	01/20/1976

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