CA2105324A1

CA2105324A1 - Clip

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Publication number: CA2105324A1
Application number: CA002105324A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Chin-Ho Hsu
Original assignee: HSU CHIN HO
Current assignee: HSU CHIN HO
Priority date: 1993-08-30
Filing date: 1993-09-01
Publication date: 1995-03-02
Also published as: US5325570A

Abstract

ABSTRACT
An improved clip, includes two interconnected clip bodies which each is a miror image of the other and which are formed integrately, the supporting point for the pressure action is exactly the connection of the two bodies, a groove is formed between the force action arm of each body and each side of the supporting point, the grooves suit a U shaped spring strip which presses the force action arms of the bodies to render the clam-ping arms on the opposite ends of the bodies capable of clamping an article.

Description

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TITLE: IMPROVEP CLIP

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improved clip, especially to the improvement in a clothes clip.
;~ 5 A conventional clothes clip, such as shown in FigO
l 1, comprises mainly two separated clip bodies which are~- pressed to close their arms by a pressure spring; it .
~ll has the following drawbacks:.I. the two bodies are se-`i parated, they need to be aligned, besides, two arms of the pressure spring must be forced into the grooves provided in the bodies, and this is a very hard work to assemble into the grooves; 2. when in use, the clip bo-dies are subjected to being disconnected due to the structural weakness of the clip. -~
In view of this, the inventor studied and improved the structure of the clip, and finally produces the present invention, a renovated clip.
SUMMARY OF THE INV~NTION
The principle object of the present invention is to provide an integrated moulded clip structure which is - ~ ~-not subjected to being disconnected.
The feature of the present invention is: the clip '', 1 ' .~: .
includes two intercor~ected c1ip bodies which each is a .:

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, miror image of the other and which are formed integra-l tely, the supporting point for the pressure action is :i exactly the connection of the two bodies, a groove is formed between the force action arm of each body nd each side of the supporting poinlt, the grooves suit a -U shaped spring strip which presses the force action . arms of the bodies to render the clamping arms on the ?
:~ opposite ends of the bodies capable of clamping an :~ article.
' 10 The present invention will be apparent after read- ~.
¦ ing the detailed description of the preferred embodi- .-ment thereof in reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 shows a conventional clip;
.~ 15 Fig. 2 is a plane view of .the present invention;
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Fig. 3 is a perspective analy~ic view of the pre-sent invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PR~FERRED E~BODIMENT
Referring to Fig. 2 and 3, wherein two clip bodies :! 20 1 are integrately formed which each includes a force :', action arm 11 and a clamping arm 12, a suppo~ting point .~ as well as connection 13 is provided between the force ' action arm 11 and the clamping arm 12; There are two .l, embedding grooves 14 formed between the sopporting point 13 and the two force action arms 11, a U shaped i '.
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spring strip 15 is embedded in each yroove 14, the pre-ssing forc s of the spring strip 15 presse the force ~ -action arms 11 in two mutually opposite directions to ' ~ender the elamping arms 12 to clamp aa article.
A tenon 141 is provided in each g~oove 14, a~d a -;
recess 151 is provided at each end of the spring strip 15, which recesses 151 well match with the ~enon~ 141, i, so that the spring strip 15 can be embedded into the ,~
I grooves 14 with the recesses 151 thereof fit to the lQ tenons 141, in this case, the spring strip 15 may not ;
be moved or drop off.
The sopporting point or connection 13 has excellent tenacity and elasticity, it can endure for a very long time usage without a crack. ;~
A hole 16 can ~e provided on the supporting point 13 or at an appropriate position on one side of the su~
pporting point 13, and there is a recess 1S2 provided on the top outside surface of the spring strip 15; The ; ~;
hole 16 can be put on a clothes hanger. While the re-j 20 cess 152 is abutted against the connection 13, so that the spring strip lS can not be moved or drop off ei-ther. Also at some suitable positions there are holes 17 and 18 to allow more select~ions of holes for the hanger when in use.

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Accordignly, the present invention provide~ an in-: tegrated and combined body which is not separable, and ;1 when in assembling, it needs only to ali~ne the spring .~ strip 15 with the embedding groove 14, the assembling .~ 5 work is very convenie~t and fast, yet the assembly is practical ~or use.
~; My invention may assume numerous forms and is to he ~ construed as including all modifications and variations l, falling wi~hin the scope of.the appended claims. :-j 10 ~aving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to be secured by Letters Patent of the '7 United States is: .

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Claims

1. An improved clip, said clip is characterized in that:
said clip including two interconnected clip bo-dies which each being miror image of the other and be-ing formed integrately, each of said bodies having a force action arm and a clamping arm, the supporting po-int for the pressure action being exactly the connec-tion of said two bodies, a groove being formed between said force action arm of each body and each side of said supporting point, said grooves suit a U shaped spring strip which presses said force action arms of said bodies to render said clamping arms of each body capable of clamping an article.

2. An improved clip as stated in claim 1, wherein, a tenon being provided in each said groove, and a re-cess being provided at each end of said spring strip , said recess well matching with said tenon such that said spring strip being able of embedding into said grooves with said recess fit to said tenons, in this case, said spring strip being not moved or dropping off.

3. An improved clip as stated in claim 1, wherein, A hole for a clothes hanger being provided on said supporting point or at an appropriate position on one side of said supporting point, and another recess being provided on the top outside surface of said spring strip which is abutted against said connection, so that said spring strip being not moved or dropping off.

4. An improved clip as stated in claim 1, wherein, a plurality of other holes for clothes hanger being provided at appropriate positions on said bodies.