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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2000
Taizoh Noda, Nishinomiya, JP;
J-Sen Limited, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A compact plastic clip has a recessed auxiliary plate (,) in an upper clipping member (,) which is inserted into a fitting window (,) in a lower clipping member (,). A horizontal bar portion (,) is placed on a support shelf (,), and an axis receiver (,) of an operation member (,) is fitted into an axis support (,) formed in a side wall (,) of the lower clipping member (,) and when it is forcibly pressed downward, both the ends of the lower and upper members (,) are pinched together by the elastic power of a plastic material for a closed position, while when the rear area of the operation member (,) is moved upward, a contacting surface (,) of a projection (,) is pressed forcibly toward the rear at a bottom end (,) of a first actuation cam (,), so that this action causes an open position between the lower and upper clipping members thereof by the force of a fulcrum function of the horizontal bar portion (,).