Locking clip
US7243402B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/591
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clip assembly having first and second pivoting gripping members that are locked in gripping engagement to a tarp or other material and attached to a rope or shock cord. The gripping members include jaws and arms that are joined by a pivot connection so that the jaws are forced into engagement when the arms are pressed together. At least one of the arms is formed of a resiliently flexible material so that the arm bends as the jaws are forced into gripping engagement. There is a hook or other attachment portion on one of the arms that the arms are locked in the compressed position when a portion of the cord is passed therethrough. The hook may include a primary opening for receiving a bight of a rope and a secondary opening for receiving a hook on the end of a shock cord.
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