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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:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerome Hartmann, Carlisle, IA (US);
Thomas R Steinhagen, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
Cobbs Manufacturing Company, Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248466 ; 248470 ;
Abstract
An article for attachment to a surface includes a base member and an attachment member for attachment to the surface. The base member includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a transverse axis. The attachment member includes a clip member which is capable of releasable engagement with the surface, and, a retaining member which retains the clip member in releasable securement with the base member in one of two separate alternative orientations relative to the transverse axis of the base member.