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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. 07, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald Albert Morgan, Chesham, GB;
Assignee:
Marks & Clerk, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D / ; A44B / ; B42F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
24 675 ; 24 677 ; 24511 ; 24499 ;
Abstract
A hand operable clip 1 suitable for firmly releasably securing together sheets of, for example, paper. The clip 1 comprises a base 2 and a clip part 3 pivotally mounted with respect to one another. Biassing means are provided for biassing the gripping surfaces 7 and 8 of the clip part 3 and base 2 respectively in contact, comprising a resiliently deformable member 9 integrally moulded with the clip part 3 and a cam member having a cam surface 10 integrally moulded with base 2. The gripping surface 7 of the clip part 3 is serrated to provide a good grip, and a pencil holder 11 is integrally formed with the clip part 3.