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Clip device
Assignee: SEKIDEN KAGAKU KOGYO CO Ltd
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Filing: 1962-06-12
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Granted: 1964-05-05
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Expires: 1982-06-12
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Chiyoichi Iida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:24
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F55/00; D06F55/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/34; Y10T24/3427; Y10T24/3428; Y10T24/3437; Y10T24/3449; Y10T24/3453
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A SELF ENERGIZING CLIP DEVICE OF THE KIND DESCRIBED COMPRISING A PAIR OF JAWS, EACH JAW INCLUDING A CLIP END, A BODY PORTION AND A FREE END OPPOSITE TO THE CLIP END; MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE BODY PORTIONS OF SAID PAIR OF JAWS INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS; A SPRING MEAN SCONSISTING OF A STRIP OF ELASTIC METAL CURVED IN A V SHAPE AND HAVING TWO ENDS EACH OF WHICH ENGAGES ONE OF SAID FREE ENDS AND CONTINUALLY URGES SAID FREE ENDS APART AND SAID CLIP ENDS TOGETHER SO AS TO GRASP AN OBJECT FIRMLY BETWEEN SAID CLIP ENDS; MEANS INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID SPRING MEANS FOR ENGAGING A HANGAR; AND HANGAR MEANS THE LOWER END OF WHICH IS SECURED TO SAID MEANS AT A POINT ABOVE SAID PIVOTAL CONNECTION AND INTERMEDIATE OF THE ENDS OF SAID SPRING, THE UPPER END OF SAID HANGAR BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A SUPPORT, WHEREBY THE WEIGHT OF AN OBJECT SUPPORTED BETWEEN THE SAID CLIP ENDS ACTS TO DEFORM SAID SPRING AND TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID SPRING MEANS TO SPREAD THE FREE ENDS APART AND THEREFORE TO URGE SAID CLIP ENDS TOGETHER IN PROPORTION TO THE WEIGHTS OF SAID OBJECT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A SELF ENERGIZING CLIP DEVICE OF THE KIND DESCRIBED COMPRISING A PAIR OF JAWS, EACH JAW INCLUDING A CLIP END, A BODY PORTION AND A FREE END OPPOSITE TO THE CLIP END; MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE BODY PORTIONS OF SAID PAIR OF JAWS INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS; A SPRING MEAN SCONSISTING OF A STRIP OF ELASTIC METAL CURVED IN A V SHAPE AND HAVING TWO ENDS EACH OF WHICH ENGAGES ONE OF SAID FREE ENDS AND CONTINUALLY URGES SAID FREE ENDS APART AND SAID CLIP ENDS TOGETHER SO AS TO GRASP AN OBJECT FIRMLY BETWEEN SAID CLIP ENDS; MEANS INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID SPRING MEANS FOR ENGAGING A HANGAR; AND HANGAR MEANS THE LOWER END OF WHICH IS SECURED TO SAID MEANS AT A POINT ABOVE SAID PIVOTAL CONNECTION AND INTERMEDIATE OF THE ENDS OF SAID SPRING, THE UPPER END OF SAID HANGAR BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A SUPPORT, WHEREBY THE WEIGHT OF AN OBJECT SUPPORTED BETWEEN THE SAID CLIP ENDS ACTS TO DEFORM SAID SPRING AND TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID SPRING MEANS TO SPREAD THE FREE ENDS APART AND THEREFORE TO URGE SAID CLIP ENDS TOGETHER IN PROPORTION TO THE WEIGHTS OF SAID OBJECT.
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