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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1980
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1978
Nazareno J Saccoccio, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Aro-Sac Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an ear clip for earrings and the like in which a pair of pivotally connected members move relative to each other against the action of a pronounced frictional drag provided by a spring member. The spring member is a reversely bent generally U-shaped leaf spring having opposed free ends. A looped end portion of the other member generally encircles said free ends and maintains them under tension such that the force attempting to move the free ends apart provides the aforementioned frictional drag upon the looped end of the other member. The looped end is generally circular in configuration although it may include one or more lobes such that the members will snap into open or closed position. Also, adjustment means may be provided to increase or decrease the spring tension exerted, and thus vary the frictional drag upon the members as they move relative to each other.
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