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US3137048A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Molding clips

Assignee: Thompson Bremer and Co
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Filing: 1961-10-03
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Granted: 1964-06-16
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Expires: 1981-10-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr William A Bedford

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 17:25
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B5/00; F16B5/12; F16B5/123; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/30; Y10T24/301; Y10T24/302

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
A ONE PIECE, MOLDED PLASTIC CLIP FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A MOUNTING STUD TO ATTACH AN INWARDLY FLANGED, CHANNEL SHAPED MOLDING TO A PANEL, SAID CLIP COMPRISING A THIN, SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT BODY HAVING OPPOSED, ROUNDED, BEARING CORNERS AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF A MAJOR TRANSVERSE AXIS OF THE BODY, A STUD-RECEIVING OPENING THROUGH THE BODY SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID BEARING CORNERS, AND A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT, RESILIENT ARM INTEGRALLY EXTENDING OUTWARDLY IN COPLANAR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BODY FROM AN ADJACENT ONE OF SAID BEARING CORNERS WHILE CURVING TOWARD A STRAIGHTLINE PASSING THROUGH SAID OPENING AND NORMAL TO SAID MAJOR AXIS, SAID ARM BENG BENDABLE WHILE REMAINING COPLANAR WITH SAID BODY TO STRAIGHTEN AND APPRECIABLE REVERSE THE CURVATURE OF THE ARM WHEN THE CLIP IS IN THE MOLDING WITH SAID BEARING CORNERS ENGAGING OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MOLDING AND WITH THE FREE END OF THE ARM BEARING AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE MOLDING OPPOSITE THE SIDE THAT IS ENGAGED BY SAID ADJACENT BEARING CORNER FOR HOLDING THE CLIPS SO POSITIONED IN THE MOLDING WITH SAID OPENING SUBSTANTIALLY CENTERED BETWEEN SAID SIDES THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
A ONE PIECE, MOLDED PLASTIC CLIP FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A MOUNTING STUD TO ATTACH AN INWARDLY FLANGED, CHANNEL SHAPED MOLDING TO A PANEL, SAID CLIP COMPRISING A THIN, SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT BODY HAVING OPPOSED, ROUNDED, BEARING CORNERS AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF A MAJOR TRANSVERSE AXIS OF THE BODY, A STUD-RECEIVING OPENING THROUGH THE BODY SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID BEARING CORNERS, AND A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT, RESILIENT ARM INTEGRALLY EXTENDING OUTWARDLY IN COPLANAR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BODY FROM AN ADJACENT ONE OF SAID BEARING CORNERS WHILE CURVING TOWARD A STRAIGHTLINE PASSING THROUGH SAID OPENING AND NORMAL TO SAID MAJOR AXIS, SAID ARM BENG BENDABLE WHILE REMAINING COPLANAR WITH SAID BODY TO STRAIGHTEN AND APPRECIABLE REVERSE THE CURVATURE OF THE ARM WHEN THE CLIP IS IN THE MOLDING WITH SAID BEARING CORNERS ENGAGING OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MOLDING AND WITH THE FREE END OF THE ARM BEARING AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE MOLDING OPPOSITE THE SIDE THAT IS ENGAGED BY SAID ADJACENT BEARING CORNER FOR HOLDING THE CLIPS SO POSITIONED IN THE MOLDING WITH SAID OPENING SUBSTANTIALLY CENTERED BETWEEN SAID SIDES THEREOF.

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