Patent · US Expired

Paper clips

US4300268A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
18References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1980
Grant dateNov 17, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 10, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/44786
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A single paper clip is capable of separately holding two different sheafs of papers. It is formed of a continuous length of wire successively bent into a series of re-entrant loops interspersed with six legs. One sheaf of papers may be secured between a first and third loop, and a second sheaf is thereafter secured between a third and fifth loop.

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