Abstract: The invention relates to a clip assembly for releasable attachment to a body. The assembly comprises a clip member mounted on an attachment member which is configured for insertion into a corresponding recess provided in the body. The assembly further comprises urging means which bias the clip member towards the body and also biases the attachment member into locking engagement in the recess.(FIG.

Abstract: Utility clamp for use in a laboratory or other environment containing caustic elements. The clamp has a fully-enclosed hinge which is isolated from the environment. The critical hinge components such as the hinge pin and coil spring are internally located in the hinge and are protected from corrosion or attack by agents which might contact the clamp during normal use. A method is also provided for assembling the clamp whereby pre-loaded springs are positioned within the internal cavity to normally bias the jaws of the clamp in an open position relative to each other.

Abstract: A nipple clipper is provided for a baby bottle having a nipple which consists of a cap sized to fit over the nipple of the baby bottle. A clip is retained within the cap and is operable from the exterior of the cap for tightly griping the nipple of the baby bottle when the cap is placed thereon, so that liquid within the baby bottle will not spill out.

Abstract: An essentially flat parallelogram-shaped locking nut with rotational biasing spring is disclosed as part of a locking device attached to a supporting tongue of a nautical fin for water craft, such as sailboards, where their hulls or keels either contain or may be modified to contain an elongated channeled mounting box with internally recessed lateral grooves for receiving said nut and thereby locking the fin to the hull.

Abstract: In a heat sealing operation for environmentally isolating joints and connections, a spring actuated clamp is utilized to provide positive engagement of the heat shrinkable material in the area between the members being connected. The clamp has two juxtaposed clamp arms with opposed convex clamping jaws. The clamp arms are resiliently loaded by a coil spring so the convex surfaces on the clamping jaws are placed into a clamping relationship on the heat shrinkable material.

Abstract: A hanger for the hanging of plural garments includes a body portion for hanging a first garment, the body portion having a central opening and a hook portion extending outwardly of the body portion and a cross-member bounding the central opening. A clip unit is provided for securement to the cross-member and for releasably receiving a second garment. The clip unit includes first and second members each having a mid-portion and first and second end portions extending oppositely from the mid-portion, the first end portion of the first member defining a detent for engagement with the cross-member to secure the clip unit thereto, the second end portions of the first and second members being adapted for retentive engagement with the second garment.

Abstract: A device for clamping a panel such as a conveyor belt skirt rubber in position, comprising a support body attachable to a fixed support such as a conveyor feed boot or skirt board, a clamp arm pivotally mounted to the support body, and resilient biasing means for urging the clamp arm to turn about the pivotal connection to the support body, in which the resilient biasing means comprises a helical coil stressed in torsion to apply the required resilient biasing to hold the clamp arm in a required position.

Abstract: A jiffy sure grip line holder is provided and consists of a spring for biasing a handle end of a lever that has an end of a clothes line tied thereto away from a handle end of another lever so that the jaw ends of the two levers will come together to grip an adjustable end of the clothes line therebetween.

Abstract: Briefly, according to the invention, a clip assembly 10 comprises a clip 1 and a bracket 6, each having at least one hole (4, 5, 11, and 12) for alignment with each other. Alignment of the holes is required so that a pin 13 positioned through the holes pivotally secures the bracket 6 to the clip 1. The pin has a head 15 with a diameter that is greater than at least one of the holes. The pin 13 with the head 15 is passed through the holes for retaining the clip assembly 10. In the preferred embodiment, a spring 17 is used for biasing the clip 1 towards the bracket 6.

Abstract: A shaftless clip for clamping name plate, paper and etc., which is comprised of two pivoted parts with a spring retained therebetween to force the two pivoted parts to constantly clamp up together. The first part of the clip comprises two side pins respectively inserted in two side slots of the two side walls of the second part, and an unitary frame structure for the setting therein of the spring permitting the two legs of the spring to respectively strop against the inner surface of the first and second parts.

Abstract: A portable hand tool, for holding an elongate needle cap so that a syringe needle can safely be inserted into the cap, has a lever structure comprising a pair of juxtaposed, mating, pivotally connected levers. The levers at their front ends have marginal edges defining a cap receiving opening parallel to the axis of pivot. The structure provides a wall functioning as a base for the opening and a spring normally biases the front ends of the levers to a closed cap gripping position. The levers are operated by squeezing their rear ends to achieve a cap receiving and releasing position.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a clip which has particular application, for example, in the medical arts. The clip comprises a hollow, cylindrical hub which includes first and second hub sections defined by a plane transverse to the axis of the hub. A pin joins the first and second hub sections and allows them to rotate independently about the pin. First and second legs are joined to the first and second hub sections, respectively, each leg including a clamping surface. The clamping surface on the first leg opposes the clamping surface on the second leg. A spring mechanism biases the clamping surfaces together and includes first and second ends. A mechanism disposed on the first and second hub sections engages the first and second ends, respectively, of the spring, and a lever coupled to the first and second hub sections spreads the clamping surfaces apart.

Abstract: For proper pre-assembly alignment of the hinge plate holes (e.g., 120b and 136b), stops (e.g., 140a) are engaged in notches (e.g., 119b). A hinge pin (128) is then inserted into the aligned holes to attach the clip (130) to the base plate (102). The pin is locked in position by a spring finger (204) that forcibly engages the semicircular wall (202) of one hinge plate hole (120a) into a groove (304) on the pin. A coil spring (122) is unloaded during assembly because its free ends (124a and 124b) project through apertures (116a and 116b) in the base plate. After assembly, the spring is pre-loaded by engaging its free ends under tabs (116a and 116b) that project into the apertures. The base plate has a "U" shaped bracket (502) at one end and a tab (112) on a torsion bar (110) at the other end to attach the assembly to a radio housing.

Abstract: The safety clip contains two clip legs (11,12) between which a fabric (13) may be placed. One clip leg (11) is provided with a switch (15) whose actuator (16) is operated by the introduced fabric web (23). Bulges (19) provided around the movable actuator (16) ensure that a card cannot be slided between the clip legs to keep the actuator depressed while the fabric web (23) is being removed.

Abstract: An improved clothes pin of the pinch type is provided wherein the improvement consists of a novel form of spring designed to place its spring action at the sides of the clothes pin which will increase the tension on the jaws of the clothes pin and prevent the two parts of the clothes pin from separating while in use.

Abstract: A caddy for attachment to an ironing board for holding various implements as well as spray containers for starch or the like comprising a container having open multiple compartments and one upstanding wall which abuts against the outer face of the depending flange of the ironing board, and a spring biased clip pivotally attached to the back side of the upstanding wall with the upper end of the clip being biased against the inner wall of said flange whereby the caddy depends from said flange adjacent said ironing board. A pin cushion is secured to a portion of the outer face of the compartment and a loop for holding scissors is pivotally secured to another portion of the outer face of the compartment.

Abstract: A two piece binder is disclosed having substantially symmetrical clamping members hinged together along first edges thereof so as to be rotated to grasp sheet material between second edges thereof by the rotation of wing nuts mounted on one side of the two piece binder and operably coupled to the two clamping members. The two piece binder disclosed advantageously provides a symmetric two piece binder with a side mounted tensioning wing nut.