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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2000
Hirotaka Haraguchi, Niiza, JP;
Tomio Shibuya, Utsunomiya, JP;
Emhart Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A pin (,) is formed projecting upwardly integrally with a face side holder (,) and a slit (,) is formed at a side thereof. On a rear side of the face side holder (,), a stationary pinching portion (,) is provided substantially in parallel therewith and a movable pinching portion (,) and is provided substantially in parallel therewith through a hinge portion (,). Each pinching portion (,) is arranged to have free ends (,) and (,) at each tip side and is possible to change from a state where they are mutually horizontal interposing the hinge portion (,) therebetween to a state where they open outwardly so as to separate the tip thereof. The movable pinching portion (,) is integrated with a pin fitting portion (,) which extends to an opposite direction to the pin (,). The pin fitting portion (,) fits into a slit (,) by bending at the hinge portion (,) and is engaged to be one body with the pin (,) by means of an engaging portion (,).