Patent · US Expired

Plastic covered binder clip

US5249336A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
7References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 1992
Grant dateOct 5, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/32
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A binder clip includes a clamping element, a pair of opposed gripping means which when compressed open and close the clamping element and sleeves covering the opposed gripping means, the improvement comprising a sleeve of soft pliable plastic having an aperture for inserting over the opposed gripping means and a magnetic component located within at least one of the sleeves, and for use for holding the element to a metallic surface.

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