Patent US4301799A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
Patent US3277899A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US3277899A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

One piece curl clip with hinge line interlock

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1964-04-14
•
Granted: 1966-10-11
•
Expires: 1984-04-14
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dekel Joseph

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 21:07
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D8/00; A45D8/20; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44641; Y10T24/44769; Y10T24/44906

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 254 words
IN A CLIP COMPRISING A SINGLE-PIECE BLANK OF MOLDEDK SYNTHETIC PLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING TWO FOLDED OVER CONFRONTING SECTIONS CONNECTED BY HINGE FORMING WEB MEANS AT THE INNER ENDS THEREOF AND FORMING WORK ENGAGING JAWS AT THE OUTER ENDS THEREOF AND HANDLE FORMING PORTIONS AT THE INNER ENDS THEREOF, SAID CLIP SECTIONS HAVING A FULCRUM BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF FOR PIVOTING THE SECTIONS RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER TO ENABLE THE WORK ENGAGING JAWS TO BE SEPARATED BY FORCE APPLIED TO THE HANDLE FORMING PORTIONS THEREAT, ONE OF SAID SECTIONS HAVING A RESILIENT JAW URGING ARM EXTENDING FROM A POINT ADJACENT THE WORK ENGAGING END THEREOF TOWARD THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF AND BEING UNCONNECTED WITH SAID ONE JAW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND THE OTHER SECTION HAVING A CONNECTING MEANS FOR SAID JAW URGING ARM, SAID JAW URGING ARM ENGAGING WITH SAID CONNECTING MEANS TO PLACE THE JAW URGING ARM UNDER INITIAL COMPRESSION WHICH APPLIES A JAW CLOSING FORCE ALONG THE JAW URGING ARM TOWARD THE BASE END THEREOF TO URGE THE WORK ENGAGING END OF THE SAID ONE CLIP SECTION TOWARD THE WORK ENGAGING END OF THE OTHER CLIP SECTION, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A CROSSBAR AT THE HANDLE FORMING END OF ONE OF THE CLIP SECTIONS, AND A LOCKING PROJECTION AT THE HANDLE FORMING END OF THE OTHER CLIP SECTION, SAID LOCKING PROJECTION PARTIALLY OVERLYING AND INTERLOCKING WITH SAID CROSSBAR TO PREVENT THE SEPARATION OF THE WEB CONNECTED ENDS OF SAID CLIP SECTIONS IN THE EVENT OF BREAKAGE OF SAID WEB MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 254 words
IN A CLIP COMPRISING A SINGLE-PIECE BLANK OF MOLDEDK SYNTHETIC PLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING TWO FOLDED OVER CONFRONTING SECTIONS CONNECTED BY HINGE FORMING WEB MEANS AT THE INNER ENDS THEREOF AND FORMING WORK ENGAGING JAWS AT THE OUTER ENDS THEREOF AND HANDLE FORMING PORTIONS AT THE INNER ENDS THEREOF, SAID CLIP SECTIONS HAVING A FULCRUM BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF FOR PIVOTING THE SECTIONS RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER TO ENABLE THE WORK ENGAGING JAWS TO BE SEPARATED BY FORCE APPLIED TO THE HANDLE FORMING PORTIONS THEREAT, ONE OF SAID SECTIONS HAVING A RESILIENT JAW URGING ARM EXTENDING FROM A POINT ADJACENT THE WORK ENGAGING END THEREOF TOWARD THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF AND BEING UNCONNECTED WITH SAID ONE JAW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND THE OTHER SECTION HAVING A CONNECTING MEANS FOR SAID JAW URGING ARM, SAID JAW URGING ARM ENGAGING WITH SAID CONNECTING MEANS TO PLACE THE JAW URGING ARM UNDER INITIAL COMPRESSION WHICH APPLIES A JAW CLOSING FORCE ALONG THE JAW URGING ARM TOWARD THE BASE END THEREOF TO URGE THE WORK ENGAGING END OF THE SAID ONE CLIP SECTION TOWARD THE WORK ENGAGING END OF THE OTHER CLIP SECTION, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A CROSSBAR AT THE HANDLE FORMING END OF ONE OF THE CLIP SECTIONS, AND A LOCKING PROJECTION AT THE HANDLE FORMING END OF THE OTHER CLIP SECTION, SAID LOCKING PROJECTION PARTIALLY OVERLYING AND INTERLOCKING WITH SAID CROSSBAR TO PREVENT THE SEPARATION OF THE WEB CONNECTED ENDS OF SAID CLIP SECTIONS IN THE EVENT OF BREAKAGE OF SAID WEB MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2833292A Cited
US3111130A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-10 1970-04-11 1970-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-10 1974-04-11 1974-10-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-10 1978-04-11 1978-10-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag