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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181317 | Clamping device, mould thereof, and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is a clamping device which can resiliency clamp an item. The claming device comprises a W-shaped metallic member to impart resilience for clamping an item, and a casing member having the metallic member embedded therein. The casing member is formed ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7225850 | Child safety blind A child safety blind having a head rail, a bottom rail, at least one ladder tape, a plurality of slats, a tilt wand and a pair of registry clips. At least one ladder tape extends horizontally between the head rail and the bottom rail, and the ladder tape comprising ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213307 | Clip A clip having structure for detachably interlocking with another clip and which can be used to secure items to garments being worn by a user. The instant clips may be made from a resilient material and include a base structure defining an aperture and a gap, which e... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7160006 | Clip for light fixture and a light fixture apparatus A clip to be installed on a diffuser such that a lip defined by the rim of the diffuser is positioned in a cavity of the clip, with two arms defined by the clip capturing the rim of the diffuser and a leg defined by the clip extending into the hollow center of the d... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121829 | Mount for holding and releasing dental implant components A mount for holding and releasing dental implant components. The mount has a generally cylindrical body with a capture formed in the body. The capture includes an opening that is deformable between two positions. In a first position, a dental component is frictional... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101103 | Illuminated writing instrument with magnetic retainer clip An improved illuminated writing instrument comprises a writing element, a lighting element and an attaching element. The writing and lighting elements are secured to each other via the attaching element. The attaching element comprises a combination dual clip and a ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6994143 | Child safety blind A child safety blind having a head rail, a bottom rail, at least one ladder tape, a plurality of slats, a tilt wand and a pair of registry clips. At least one ladder tape extends horizontally between the head rail and the bottom rail, and the ladder tape comprising ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6941894 | Litter box made of several perforated pans for cats or other domestic animals A litter box for cats or other domestic animals, which comprises three pans insertable into each other to form a stack. The position of the pans is interchangeable and each pan has openings in its inferior part for filtration of an absorbing material used to solidif... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6484374 | Flexible clamp device A one piece clamp for affixing a pliable bag to a container. The device can be deformed to an open position and normally assumes a closed position. While in the closed position, the clamp is in condition to secure a bag to a container. The clamp may be de... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6397439 | Holding device A holding device comprising two clamping members (10, 11); a hinge portion (16); and a spring element (24); wherein all the aforesaid parts are integrally molded from a plastics material and the spring element is connected to one of said clamping members ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6334403 | Page clamp with integral cover clip A page clamp has a pair of outward facing faces and a pair of opposed faces define by a pair of sides which converge adjacent one end of the clamp. A clip is positioned in spaced relation with one of the outward facing faces. The clip has one end connecte... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6101684 | Self-aligning handling or storing device and methods of use therefor A device for handling or storing bundled items such as electrical cords or cables is provided by using a handcuff-like element having jaws that self-sustain an open position while the bundled item is inserted therein and which traverse a fixed path or tra... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6003211 | Clamp device A clamp device has a first clamp plate, a second clamp plate, and a connection portion. The connection portion has a first bevel plate, a second bevel plate, and an elastic main body. The first clamp plate has a first upper end and a first lower end. The ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5966783 | Sunglasses and article retainer A clasp-like device for securing sunglasses or other articles to sunvisors or other acceptable surfaces. This is accomplished by installing the sunglass temples between one of the device jaws and the sunvisor. The device is opened by applying pressure to ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5954385 | Holding device for windshield assembly A holding device adapted to be secured along a side edge of a windshield panel to be releasably secured to a post of a recreational vehicle support frame is provided. The holding device being of a generally U-shaped configuration. This holding device comp... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5881438 | Extrudable locking clamp with release A one-piece article having a uniform cross section includes a number of portions that interact to releasably grip a cylindrical object (18). Two jaws (14, 16) extend from a base (12) and are shaped to embrace the cylindrical object. The base (12) and one ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5791720 | Holding device for windshield assembly A holding device adapted to be secured along a side edge of a windshield panel to be releasably secured to a post of a recreational vehicle support frame is provided. The holding device being of a generally U-shaped configuration. This holding device comp... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5687458 | Clip for releasably attaching articles together A clip for releasably maintaining articles clipped together has a resilient narrow tether headed at opposite ends with a first resilient clip connected at a rearward end on the headed portion at one end of the tether and a second resilient clip connected ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5657518 | Clip for garment hanger There is disclosed a clip for a garment hanger on which clothes are hung directly, and which has front and rear gripping plates which are movable one relative to the other. A locking mechanism, preferably in the form of an arm in a fixed one of the two pl... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5625931 | Resilient clamp A clamp, such as a resilient clamp, is characterized by a pair of elongated members each having a force applying end and an opposed working end. The members are resiliently interconnected by a plurality of substantially arcuately-shaped bands in a region ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5546641 | Clip for retaining shirt sleeves or cuffs in a folded position A clip is disclosed which comprises a unitary body having a pair of opposing arms joined by an arcuate portion and each of the arms having an opposed jaw portion at ends opposite the arcuate portion, each of the jaw portions having an exterior surface and... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5535970 | Universal clamp for supporting the wall mounted piping of external electrical, telephone or plumbing systems A universal clamp for supporting external wall mounted piping includes a single structural part having a flexible semicircular collar internally supporting a pair of opposing flexible curved and intersecting jaws. End elements of the jaws are positioned s... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5473796 | Spin-clip bag closure A bag closure device for sealing the end of a rolled, plastic produce bag of the type having two or more opposing jaws connected by struts and a flexible hinge for each set of opposed jaws. The hinge is made of flexible material. Teeth are placed on the i... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5452500 | One piece spring clip The basic clip enclosed is a one-piece plastic clip formed by an upper and lower jaw element having gripping jaws. The jaw elements are pivoted together by a pedestal-type mount, that interconnects the upper and lower jaw elements together. The pedestal m... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5439453 | Hypodermic needle storage apparatus An apparatus for storing a hypodermic needle which is adapted to permit the hypodermic needle to be removed and later recapped by relative lateral movement between the apparatus and the needle. The storage apparatus comprises a cylindrical housing which i... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5417926 | Device for the support and protection of a micropipette A device for the support and protection (1) of a tubular element (2) of very small diameter, particularly of the type of a micropipette, comprising a portion of constant nominal diameter and a drawn out end (3) . The device is a monobloc member, of a mate... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5414911 | One-piece clamp-type clip The present invention provides a clip that is one piece and is therefore relatively easy to fabricate. A resilient plastic such as polycarbonate is preferred so that fabrication is inexpensive and yet effective repetitive clamping of the clip is achieved.... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5402558 | Resilient clip A resilient clip or spring clip is disclosed which has a pair of jaw members and a generally U-shaped biasing member for connecting the jaws together and for biasing the jaws into a closed position. The biasing member has a pair of legs connected by a cur... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5361463 | One piece spring clip The basic clip enclosed is a one piece plastic clip formed by an upper and lower face beam having gripping jaws. The face beams are joined together by a shared biasing traverse support member that operates in conjunction with a pivotal locking tip and loc... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5159730 | Resilient clip A clip is disclosed which comprises a body including two opposing members having opposite end portions associated respectively therewith and an arcuate portion joining the two opposing members adjacent one of said opposite end portions at their ends, each... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5083741 | IV tube clamp with extended clamping surface A unitarily constructed clamp for selectively occluding a resilient tube includes a curved platen formed with a pair of holes through which the tube is threaded to position and hold the tube against the concave surface of the platen. The platen has a firs... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5052081 | Clip assembly for badges and similar articles A reversibly mountable spring clip for use with badges, identification tags or pins which includes a clip which is selectively mounted in either of two directions within a pair of hinge posts which extend from the badge and which clip includes a clamping ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4987660 | Hook-type clothespin A clothespin with a hook adapted to be attached to a clothesline is disclosed. With the present invention it is possible to attach the clothespin to a clothesline with one's hand lower than the clothesline when hanging the laundry for drying. This is adva... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4947523 | Bag closure devices A bag closure device includes a handle member, a clasp member connected at one of its ends to the handle member and having an opposite free end capable of being removably coupled to the handle member. Structure is provided which beneficially compresses, a... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4899966 | Rack clip for anodizing and painting The invention is an improved clip for holding workpieces to racks during alodining, anodizing and/or painting operations. The clip is constructed of a torsion spring having a central coiled portion and laterally extending tines interconnected by the coil.... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4876771 | Plastic clip particularly useful as a clothes pin A plastic clip particularly useful as a clothes pin for hanging articles of clothing on a clothes line, comprises a strip of an elastic plastic material formed with one or two openings therethrough for receiving the clothes line, and with a slot extending... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4839947 | Clamp mechanism A clamp formed of a unitary piece of resilient material has a pair of opposed arms pivoted about an integral hinge member located between jaw and finger-grip portions of the arms. An integral biasing element joins the arms at the ends of the finger-grip p... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4813107 | Spring clamp A non-metallic spring clamp (10). The spring clamp (10) includes a first body member (13) having a jaw end (20) and a handle end (21), and a second body member (14) having a jaw end (20) and a handle end (21). A bridging member (15) is integral with the f... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4807334 | Article hanger clip A molded plastic article clamp designed to be supported from a rod has a pair of jaws pivotally joined at the top. One jaw has a pair of integral latch members extending toward the other jaw. The latch members are spaced apart lengthwise of the jaws and a... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4773132 | Tactile signalling absorption indicator A hand held holder includes a handle portion which joins two outwardly extending bifurcated legs which form an acute angle from said handle. Sharp-edged ridges on lateral teeth are provided on the inside surface of each of the legs and are arranged to ext... | 09/27/1988 |
