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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:
Jul. 31, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfred J Evans, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Delaware Capital Formation Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72 53 ; 29 907 ; 51319 ; 59 75 ; 24 3 / ;
Abstract
An improved, integral, U-shaped metal clip for use as a closure includes a textured surface to enhance the strength of the clip and to evidence tampering. The texturing may be effected by one or more working steps on the surface.