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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2002
Toshihiko Kageyama, Kawagoe, JP;
Hidehei Kageyama, Kawagoe, JP;
Yoshio Noguchi, Kawagoe, JP;
Sachio Arai, Kawagoe, JP;
Kotobuki and Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
It is a clip attaching structure wherein the cost can be reduced, and the appearance is excellent, and furthermore, the spring action is good. The clip is made of a thin plate metal material, and has a base part to be inserted into an outer sleeve and a main body part to be extended outside the outer sleeve, and the main body part has an approximately U-shaped cross section made by bending downward both sides of the thin plate, and between the base part and the main body part, a closing part for closing the rear end opening of the inner sleeve is provided. The main body part side of the closing part has an approximately U-shaped cross section made by downward bending both sides thereof and the approximately U-shaped cross section from the main body part is continued, and the base part side of the closing part is shaped like a plate, and the downward bent portion of both sides of the closing part is inserted into the inner sleeve when the clip is not swung.