Paper clip holder
US4530445A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43M99/009
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A holder for a multiplicity of paper clips is arranged in an aligned stack disclosed herein having an elongated, hollow housing closed at a dispensing end with a stop defining a partial opening for passing the uppermost clip of the stack. The housing dispensing end includes an outwardly projecting bill or lip adapted to present the uppermost clip in a preparatory position for manual removal from the housing. A spring biasing mechanism is incorporated into the housing closing the end thereof opposite to its clip dispensing end which includes a guide rod projecting through aligned openings in the stack of clips and a slidable foot carrying the clip stack. An expansion spring is disposed on the rod between the foot and a base which is snap-locked with the housing to close the housing storage cavity.
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