Patent · US Expired

Holding device

US6056173A · kind A · utility

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16References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 1998
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 2, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/4745
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A holding device comprises a clip, and a flexible cord. The cord is looped upon itself and its ends are received in a trough on a stem of the clip. The trough has laterally spaced tabs which are crimped over the ends of the cord to secure the cord to the clip. A metal tube is crimped over the trough and the cord ends, and shrink tubing is fitted over the metal tube.

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