US3170213A
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Clasping devices
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-07-31
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1982-07-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Fred G Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:42
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41F; A41F1/00; A44; A44B; A44B11/00; A44B11/02; A44B11/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S24/00; Y10S24/29; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/15; Y10T24/155; Y10T24/34; Y10T24/3427; Y10T24/3459; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44983; Y10T24/44991
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A DIAPER CLASP FOR GRIPPING ADJACENT ENDS OF A DIAPER COMPRISING AN INFLEXIBLE PLASTIC MEMBER HAVING A CENTRALLY DISPOSED, LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING APERTURE THERETHROUGH AND HAVING AN OUTER PERIPHERY, SAID PERIPHERY BEING THICKER THAN THE REMAINDER OF SAID MEMBER SO AS TO STRENGTHEN SAID CLASP AGAINST BENDING STRESSES, A PLURALITY OF EXTENDING LOBES AFFIXED TO SAID MEMBER SO AS TO SURROUND SAID APERTURE AND EXTENDING THEREFROM A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE INTO SAID APERTURE AND LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY WITH SAID MEMBER, THE FREE ENDS OF SAID LOBES BEING ROUNDED AND SEPARATE AND CLOSELY SPACED ONE FROM THE OTHER AND SAID APERTURE BEING COMPLETELY OPEN BETWEEN EACH FREE END OF SAID LOBE SO AS TO RECEIVE SAID ENDS THROUGH SAID APERTURE AND TO SECURELY FASTEN SAID ENDS THEREIN BY SNUBBING ACTION IN THE SPACE BETWEEN EACH OF SAID LOBES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A DIAPER CLASP FOR GRIPPING ADJACENT ENDS OF A DIAPER COMPRISING AN INFLEXIBLE PLASTIC MEMBER HAVING A CENTRALLY DISPOSED, LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING APERTURE THERETHROUGH AND HAVING AN OUTER PERIPHERY, SAID PERIPHERY BEING THICKER THAN THE REMAINDER OF SAID MEMBER SO AS TO STRENGTHEN SAID CLASP AGAINST BENDING STRESSES, A PLURALITY OF EXTENDING LOBES AFFIXED TO SAID MEMBER SO AS TO SURROUND SAID APERTURE AND EXTENDING THEREFROM A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE INTO SAID APERTURE AND LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY WITH SAID MEMBER, THE FREE ENDS OF SAID LOBES BEING ROUNDED AND SEPARATE AND CLOSELY SPACED ONE FROM THE OTHER AND SAID APERTURE BEING COMPLETELY OPEN BETWEEN EACH FREE END OF SAID LOBE SO AS TO RECEIVE SAID ENDS THROUGH SAID APERTURE AND TO SECURELY FASTEN SAID ENDS THEREIN BY SNUBBING ACTION IN THE SPACE BETWEEN EACH OF SAID LOBES.
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