Visual indicia bearing clip

Claim 2

A visual indicia clip apparatus comprising: a. a base member having visual indicia bearing means for receiving visual data, said base member including a pair of concave indentations disposed into the bottom surface thereof; b. an outer clamping limb depending from the bottom surface of said base member and having a pair of outer arms, said outer arms being substantially V-shaped, said outer clamping limb being tapered from the junction between each of said arms and the bottom surface of said base member; and c. an inner clamping arm depending from a ridge disposed along the bottom surface of the base member, said inner clamping arm being intermediate said concave indentations and centrally extending between the arms of said outer clamping limb, said inner clamping arm being in a planar relationship to said outer clamping limb, said inner clamping arm having first and second portions, said first portion being adjacent the bottom surface of said base member and extending laterally outwardly toward the outer arm of said outer clamping limb, the outermost lateral section of said first portion being tapered inwardly to a point adjacent said second portion, said second portion being tapered outwardly to a maximus which is less than the outermost lateral section of said first portion.

Claim 3

A visual indicia clipping apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said visual indicia bearing means comprises first and second sets of parallel ridges being disposed perpendicular to each other, said first and second sets of ridges forming a uniform disposition of peaks and depressions whereby marking data is removeably disposed thereon.

Claim 4

A visual indicia clipping apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the arms of said outer clamping limbs are hexagonal cross-sections, the major axis of said hexagon uniformly decreasing from the terminus of said arms to the point of juncture therebetween.

Claim 5

A visual indicia clipping apparatus as defined in claim 3 wherein the major axis of the hexagon of each of said arms are coupled together in the proximity of the juncture of the arms of said outer clamping limb.

Claim 6

A visual indicia clipping apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said inner clamping arm includes a spine depending from the ridge of said base and being uniformly disposed upon said inner clamping arm, said spine having a thickness which is greater than the thickness of said inner clamping arm.

Claim 7

A visual indicia clip apparatus comprising: a. a base member having first and second parallel surfaces and including visual indicia bearing means for receiving visual data, said visual indicia bearing means being disposed withing said first and second surfaces, said base member including a strengthening, enlarged ridge extending along the bottom surface thereof, a pair of concave indentations being disposed into the bottom surface of said ridge and being bounded thereby; b. an outer clamping limb having a pair of outwardly directed arms in a substantially V-shaped configuration, the arms of said outer clamping limb being hexagonal in cross-section, the arms of said outer clamping member being integral with the enlarged ridge of said base member and being uniformly disposed about said concave indentations, the major axis of said hexagonal arms uniformly decreasing from the connection to the ridge of said base member to the point of juncture between the arms of said outer clamping limb, the major axes of the hexagonal arms being coupled together in the proximity of the juncture of the arms of said outer clamping limb; and c. an inner clamping arm uniformly depending from the enlarged ridge of said base member into the opening intermediate the arms of said outer clamping limb, said inner clamping arm being in a planar relationship to said outer clamping limb, said inner clamping arm comprising first and second portions, said first portion being adjacent the ridge of said base member and extending laterally outwardly toward the arms of said outer clamping limb, the outermost lateral section of said first portion being tapered inwardly to a point adjacent said second portion, said second portion being tapered outwardly to a maximum which is less than the outermost lateral section of said first portion, spines being uniformly disposed upon said inner clamping arm lying along the axis thereof, said spines depending from the enlarged ridge of said base member to a point in the proximity of the maximum lateral section of the second portion of said inner clamping arm.

Claim 8

A visual indicia clip apparatus comprising: a. a base member having first and second parallel surfaces and including visual indicia bearing means for receiving visual data, said visual indicia bearing means being disposed withing said first and second surfaces, said base member including a strengthening, enlarged ridge extending along the bottom surface thereof, a pair of concave indentations being disposed into the bottom surface of said ridge and being bounded thereby; b. an outer clamping limb having a pair of outwardly directed arms in a substantially V-shaped configuration, the arms of said outer clamping limb being hexagonal in cross-section, the arms of said outer clamping member being integral with the enlarged ridge of said base member and being uniformly disposed about said concave indentations, the major axis of said hexagonal arms uniformly decreasing from the connection to the ridge of said base member to the point of juncture between the arms of said outer clamping limb, the major axes of the hexagonal arms being coupled together in the proximity of the juncture of the arms of said outer clamping limb; and c. an inner clamping arm uniformly depending from the enlarged ridge of said base member into the opening intermediate the arms of said outer clamping limb, said inner clamping arm being in a planar relationship to said outer clamping limb, said inner clamping arm comprising first and second portions, said first portion being adjacent the ridge of said base member and extending laterally outwardly toward the arms of said outer clamping limb, the outermost lateral section of said first portion being tapered inwardly to a point adjacent said second portion, said second portion being tapered outwardly to a maximum which is less than the outermost lateral section of said first portion, spines being uniformly disposed upon said inner clamping arm lying along the axis thereof, said spines depending from the enlarged ridge of said base member to a point in the proximity of the maximum lateral section of the second portion of said inner clamping arm.

Claim 9

A visual indicia clip apparatus as defined in claim 6 wherein said visual indicia bearing means comprises first and second sets of parallel ridges disposed upon the first and second surfaces of said base member, said first and second sets of parallel ridges being disposed perpendicular to one another to form a lattice, said ridges being in uniform spaced relation and forming a uniform disposition of peaks and depressions whereby marking data is removeably disposed thereon.