Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
248316700 | Clip | 34 |
20090045310 | APPARATUS FOR AFFIXING DECORATIONS TO HOMES - An application for a decoration clip includes a portion for inserting between a facial board of a roof and a drip guard and a portion for interfacing with an outer surface of the drip guard. The substantially flat insertion surface is connected to the substantially flat outlay surface, thereby forming an elongated U-shape when viewed from a side. A device for holding the decoration is situated on an outer surface of the portion for interfacing with an outer surface of the drip guard. | 02-19-2009 |
20090090833 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION MOUNTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A mounting device for a portable communication device, the mounting device comprising: a mounting base, the mounting base comprising: an attaching end located at a first end of the mounting base; a non-attaching end located at a second end of the mounting base; a centerline defined as running generally along the center the mounting base between the attaching end and the non-attaching end a smooth surface located adjacent to the attaching end and running generally along the center line of the mounting base; an attaching surface located generally collinear to the smooth surface, and adjacent to the smooth surface and adjacent to the non-attaching end; at least one clipping member rotatably attached to the mounting base, and configured to clip the mounting device to an object and allow the mounting base to rotate, upon applying a rotative force greater than a threshold amount, relative to the clipping member and the object. | 04-09-2009 |
20090218464 | Assembling structure of clip and mounting member - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an assembling structure including: a mounting member having a mounting seat; and a clip having a head and a leg. The head includes: a neck portion; and first and second flanges outwardly protrudes therefrom to sandwich the mounting seat therebetween, wherein the mounting seat includes: a hole having a diameter larger than that of the neck portion; a groove formed to communicate the hole with outside the mounting seat; and a projection protruding from a peripheral edge of the hole, wherein the second flange includes: an inner face radially-outwardly extending therefrom to gradually come close to the first flange; a top portion; and an outer face further extending to gradually separate from the first flange, and wherein the inner face abuts the projection in an assembled state. | 09-03-2009 |
20090236486 | CLAMP FOR PLURAL WIRE HARNESSES - A clamp including a panel fixing portion and a wire harness holding portion. The wire harness holding portion includes a holding portion main unit with a U-shaped groove with an open upper portion and a cover portion. A plurality of protruding ribs are formed on the inner wall surface on the bottom surface side of the holding portion main unit and extend lengthwise with respect to the wire harnesses from the mid-height position of the U-shaped groove, the open portion upward from the mid-height position of the U-shaped groove being wide enough to accommodate more wire harnesses above the mid-height position. The cover portion is formed with an elastic harness pressing tab for elastically pressing down on the upper portion of the wire harnesses, so that the entire outer periphery of the wire harnesses are elastically pressed down upon when covered. | 09-24-2009 |
20100193655 | COUPLING APPARATUS WITH ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide fastening devices adapted to couple to rigid members and witch may further include attachment features for coupling items to the rigid member. | 08-05-2010 |
20100237212 | RETAINING MEANS - A retaining means comprising: an elongate mounting means; a gripping means; the gripping means comprising a first and second gripping portion, at least one of which is formed at least in part from a flexibly resilient material; each gripping portion being attached to the mounting means; and the first gripping portion having an outer edge positioned in close spatial arrangement with an outer edge of a second gripping portion such that an article may be retained between the outer edge of the first and second gripping portions. | 09-23-2010 |
20100264287 | FASTENING CLIP AND ASSOCIATED FASTENER - A fastening clip for attaching a component to a stud of a support part has a base part with an opening for accepting the stud. The opening has an axis and has a fastening region and an unlocking region located next to one another perpendicular to the axis. Resilient retaining means for holding the stud in place are arranged in the fastening region, which means are designed such that the stud can be introduced into the fastening region in the direction of the axis and the stud located in the fastening region can be displaced into the unlocking region by a relative movement of the stud and fastening clip perpendicular to the axis of the opening, wherein in the unlocking region the stud can be removed from the opening. | 10-21-2010 |
20110001031 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus includes a receiving rack, a sliding member slidably mounted to the receiving rack, a first resilient member, and a latching unit. The latching unit includes a fitting member pivotally mounted to the receiving rack, a locking member slidably received in the fitting member, and a second resilient member. The fitting member includes a resisting plate and an elastic clamping portion. The locking member faces the sliding member. A wedged protrusion protrudes from the clamping portion, operably latched with the receiving rack. The first resilient member resist against the sliding member and the fitting member. When the latching tab engages with the sidewall of the bracket, the sliding member is moved to deform the first resilient member. Thereafter, the sliding member resists the resisting plate, to block the fitting member to rotate further into the receiving rack. The wedged protrusion is incapable of latching with the receiving rack. | 01-06-2011 |
20110024594 | FIXING MECHANISM AND MANIPULATOR USING THE SAME - A fixing mechanism includes a fixed member, a movable member, and a driving member. The fixed member has a first claw portion, and the movable member has a second claw portion. The movable member is movably connected to the fixed member via the driving member. The driving member is configured for moving the movable member in a direction away from the first claw portion of the fixed member. A manipulator using the fixing mechanism is also disclosed. | 02-03-2011 |
20110062302 | CLASP WITH LOCKING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a clasp with a locking function to prevent losing portable items such as mobile phones, walkie-talkies, PDAs, and MP3s. To overcome the problems of conventional clasps which are easily released while being carried when a force is exerted on them in a certain direction, and with which portable items that are coupled to carrying mounts and worn on the body of a user are frequently lost because the clasp becomes disengaged while the user is using public transportation densely packed with people or walking, the present invention proposes a clasp with a locking function, which includes a fixing member fixedly coupled to the coupling part of a mount, and a clip pivotably coupled to the fixing member by a rotational axis. The fixing member ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110095154 | CLAMP FOR MIXED MAIL SORTER - A clamp is designed for accepting a mail piece at a loading station, and for releasably holding the mail piece while the mail piece is moved to an unloading station via a sorting system. The clamp is manipulated in the sorting system, instead of manipulating the mail piece held by the clamp. The clamp includes jaws for releasably holding the mail piece, plus a machine readable identifier, plus a mechanism for engaging with the sorting system. The clamp's identifier includes clamp information which uniquely identifies the clamp. The clamp information is for use by the sorting system, in combination with address information on the mail piece, to enable sortation of the mail piece held by the clamp. | 04-28-2011 |
20110180677 | STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING A CLIP FOR A WRITING IMPLEMENT - A structure for mounting a clip for a writing implement which has a barrel extending along a longitudinal axis. The structure includes a fastening member made of plastic material integral with the barrel and having a proximal wall and a distal wall with respect to the barrel, the proximal and distal walls being arranged opposite each other and overall extending in substantially parallel respective planes in order to form between them a recess having an open insertion end. The clip includes a fastening portion having a substantially uniform thickness and is suitable for mounting in the recess by the open insertion end. | 07-28-2011 |
20110192951 | PORTABLE PLATFORM FOR IMAGING DEVICE - A platform for an imaging device is provided. The platform comprises a (a) clip, (b) a rigid, deformable arm which extends from the clip and which has a resilient foam covering disposed over the surface thereof, and (c) a mount which is disposed on said arm. The mount releasably attaches the platform to an imaging device. | 08-11-2011 |
20110198472 | MOSGUITO COIL HOLDER - A mosquito coil holder in the form of a clip. The clip has a first and second contact portions each adapted to contact a mosquito coil and to hold a mosquito coil therebetween. First and second support portions support the respective first and second contact portions relative to each other. A connection portion connects the first and second support portions. The clip includes at least one base portion which acts as a base upon which the clip can stand in use, while holding a mosquito coil. | 08-18-2011 |
20110303814 | Systems and Methods for Interchangeably Mounting Objects - An interchangeable object mounting system is disclosed. The object mounting system comprises an object receptacle and an object. The object receptacle may be a front-, top-, or side-loading frame. The object has a flange portion adapted to fit into and be secured by the object receptacle, and a forward portion that, when the object is installed, is exposed by a central opening in the object receptacle and typically extends forwardly of the object receptacle. The object may be, for example, a working surface, such as a cork board or dry erase white board, a container, or an amusement device. | 12-15-2011 |
20120037779 | Clip and Method for the Mounting of Panels - In a system for mounting panels, a plurality of clips ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120091305 | Attachment Clips for Support Structures - A mounting clip and structures to support the mounting clips. A clip may narrow in width and thickness to facilitate firmer mounting and to facilitate ease of clipping into a mating receiver. The clip may have different sections along its outer rail of different thicknesses and different widths. | 04-19-2012 |
20120104212 | Holding device - A holding device has an elastic locking piece having an extending part extending to the outside from a locking claw part. The contact part of an unlocking operating piece contacts the outside of the extending part to reduce the unlocking force of the unlocking operating piece. A sawtooth-form part is in a locked state when a locking piece of an elastic locking piece enters the sawtooth-form part. The elastic locking piece has the extending part extending outside from the locking claw part. The unlocking operating piece has a contact part for contacting with the extending part. The contact part contacts the outside of the extending part when the unlocking operating piece is pressed, the locking claw part of the elastic locking piece is ejected from the indented part of the sawtooth-form part by the contact, and the locked state between the sawtooth-form part and the locking claw part is unlocked. | 05-03-2012 |
20120153113 | ONE-PIECE PLASTIC CLAMPING DEVICE FOR HOLDER FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINERS - A one-piece clamping device for a cup holder retains beverage containers in an automotive vehicle. The cup holder comprises a container receptacle with a base and an outer casing. The one-piece clamping device comprises retaining jaws which may be radially pushed away and which protrude through the outer casing into the container receptacle. Spring elements , such as spring arms, are arranged integrally on a support element which is further arranged on the base of the container receptacle. The spring elements are configured as a dual-acting flexible arm arrangement. | 06-21-2012 |
20120160979 | CLAMPING DEVICE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A clamping device for clamping a hard disk drive includes a supporting frame and a spacing member. The supporting frame includes a connection board, a fixing arm, and a spacing arm. The fixing arm and the spacing arm extend from opposite ends of the connection board in a direction away from the connection board. The connection plate, the fixing arm, and the spacing arm cooperatively define a receiving space for receiving the hard disk drive. The spacing arm includes an internal surface facing the receiving space and an external surface opposite to the internal surface. The spacing member includes two elastic elements. The spacing member is arranged on the external surface, with portions of the elastic elements protruding out of the external surface. | 06-28-2012 |
20120217365 | SURFACE MOUNT CLIP - A surface mount clip includes: a bottom portion having a flat surface; clip spring portions which extend from parts of the bottom portion and are provided in a standing manner, in a pair facing each other so as to form a gap therebetween, and which are configured to clip a plate material inserted into the gap by a resilient repulsive force; and a bottom spring portion which is formed by cutting and raising a part of the bottom portion or the clip spring portions, and which has an upper surface to be pressed by a lower end of the plate material inserted between the pair of the clip spring portions. | 08-30-2012 |
20120273641 | WEATHER PROTECTION SYSTEM - Weather protection systems, for use in protecting structures and structural elements during severe weather events, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of assembling and installing weather protection systems. Weather protection systems of this invention provide fabric to cover a structural element; the fabric is connected to the structure via a clip. A clip of is invention may include features such as fastening points, anchor points, and engaging members; a clip may also introduce a desirable point of flexibility into a system of this invention. Other features of weather protection systems of this invention may include resin and straps. | 11-01-2012 |
20120298824 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVABLY CONNECTING TEXTILES TO A SUPPORT MEMBER - A method for hanging and retrieving a textile object from a support member includes spreading open a resilient gripping member and placing the resilient gripping member around the support member such that the textile object hangs from the support member. Pulling on the textile object releases the textile object from the support member, | 11-29-2012 |
20130161469 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR EXPANSION CARD - A mounting apparatus includes a chassis, a mounting piece and a securing member. The chassis includes a rear plate and a side plate. The rear plate includes a supporting panel, and a positioning slot is defined in the rear plate. The side plate includes a flange. The mounting piece includes an engaging portion. The securing member includes a first securing panel rotatably attached to the supporting panel and a second securing panel. A retaining piece extends from the second securing panel in a first direction, and a positioning piece extends from the second securing panel in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The retaining piece is engaged in the positioning slot, the positioning piece is located between the flange and the rear plate, and the flange is secured to the rear plate. | 06-27-2013 |
20130228665 | LANTERN SUPPORT DEVICE FOR SECURING TO A VARIETY OF OBJECTS - A lantern support device includes a number of adapter members for attaching of the adapter members and thereby the lantern support device to a variety of objects including poles, posts and rails. Each of the adapters is capable of a slideable engagement with a main body of the support device via bolts, nuts and washers for adjustment of the adapters along the length of the main body. A base clip in the form of a foot of the main body is fixedly attached to the main body and provides for support a portion of the bottom of a user's lantern. | 09-05-2013 |
20130292533 | OBJECT HOLDER - The object holder ( | 11-07-2013 |
20130334387 | Spring Clip for Use in a Bracket Assembly - Apparatus and methods provide a spring clip for use in a bracket assembly, such as a bracket assembly used to secure a ceiling panel to an aircraft or other vehicle or structure. According to embodiments described herein, a spring clip may include a spring portion according to a configuration of a space formed between a gonzo and a hinge. | 12-19-2013 |
20130334388 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A mounting apparatus is used for mounting a connecter assembly. The connecter assembly includes a retaining board. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket, and a locking member. The locking member is mounted to the bracket. The locking member includes a body, a holding arm extending from the body, and a locking arm extending from the body. The holding arm and the locking arm are spaced from each other. The locking arm is resilient away from the holding arm. A retaining tab protrudes from the locking arm toward the holding arm. The retaining tab blocks the retaining board. | 12-19-2013 |
20140175244 | Connecting Components for Photovoltaic Arrays - The invention includes an apparatus for mounting a photovoltaic (PV) module onto a structure where the apparatus includes a base portion, a stud portion, and a coupling portion. The coupling portion includes a male portion that acts as a spring under load and a clip portion that penetrates the PV module frame to create a grounding bond. The apparatus includes a lower jaw, shaped to pry open a groove, and a key portion that can compress to allow for tolerances. The invention further includes a clip with one or more tabs and one or more teeth. The invention further includes a replacement roof tile which includes a support structure with a horizontal flange, a vertical component, a horizontal component, a flashing with an upper surface and a lower surface, and a tile-shaped metal surface having a curvilinear shape that reflects the shapes of adjacent tiles. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175245 | PORTABLE CLAMP FOR HOCKEY EQUIPMENT - A clamp assembly configured for holding hockey sticks and hockey puck comprises an adjustable bracket having a generally square-shaped cross-section, the bracket being configured to hold shafts of four hockey sticks, and at least one puck clamp coupled to the adjustable bracket, the at least one puck clamp being configured to secure a hockey puck proximate to the adjustable bracket. | 06-26-2014 |
20140183316 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus includes a bracket and two latching structures. The bracket includes a base and two clipping structures located on the base. The base defines a receiving space configured to receive a data storage device. Each of the two clipping structures includes two guiding rails and two clipping pieces respectively connected to the two guiding rails. The two latching structures are configured to secure the data storage device to the bracket without screws, and each of the two latching structures includes a neck portion and a head portion connected to the neck portion. Each head portions are held between the two guiding rails of the two clipping structures, and the neck portion is clipped between the two clipping pieces, to prevent the data storage device from disengaging from the receiving space. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183317 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR EXPANSION CARD - A mounting device for an expansion card includes a chassis, a supporting member, a resilient member, and a locking member. The chassis includes a bracket. A sliding way is defined in the bracket. The supporting member is located in the bracket and is movable in the sliding way. The resilient member is located between the bracket and the supporting member. The locking member is pivotally mounted to the supporting member. The supporting member is configured to be driven by the resilient member to push the locking member towards the expansion card, and the locking member is pivotable relative to the supporting member to engage the expansion card. | 07-03-2014 |
20140361135 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLAMPING FRAMELESS THIN-FILM SOLAR MODULE - An apparatus for mounting a frameless solar module includes a top member made by a solid material including two contact pads and a bottom member made by a rubber material including two upward rounded end bumps. The top member and the bottom member are operably fixed by a screw set in a symmetric mounting configuration. The contact pad is also made from the rubber material for pressing onto a top cover glass panel near an edge region. The upward rounded end bump is for supporting a portion of a bottom substrate glass panel at a first offset distance away from the top cover glass panel and a horizontal offset distance away from the edge region. The first offset distance is adjusted to a thickness of the frameless solar module and the second distance is predetermined for providing adequate support of the frameless solar module to allow uninhibited flexion under load. | 12-11-2014 |
20150361662 | Molding Strip for Fabric Walls and Ceilings - A molding strip for fabric and wall systems has a base for securing it to a wall and at least two pairs of flexible gripping members that face each other at fabric entry slots for different fabric receiving cavities. In one embodiment, one pair of flexible gripping walls is arranged where an edge of the base and an adjacent wall or ceiling intersect and the other pair is arranged on a protruding member. The flexible gripping walls have gripping teeth to secure the fabric after insertion of fabric into a collection cavity. | 12-17-2015 |