Sliding clothespin
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the clothespin of the invention in an opened position;
FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the clothespin of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the clothespin of the invention in a closed position;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the clothespin of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the clothespin of FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image;
FIG. 6 is an end elevational view as seen from the top of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is an end elevational view as seen from the bottom of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is an end elevational view as seen from the top of FIG. 3;
FIG. 9 is an end elevational view as seen from the bottom of FIG. 3;
FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken on line 10--10 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view taken on line 11--11 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view taken on line 12--12 of FIG. 3; and,
FIG. 13 is a broken top plan view of the clothespin of the invention laid flat to illustrate its inner planar face.
| D140634 | March 1945 | Balmer |
| D141412 | May 1945 | Selldin |
| D393117 | March 31, 1998 | Doyl et al. |
| 3733656 | May 1973 | Stalder |
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 23, 1999
Date of Patent: Jun 6, 2000
Assignee: Ekco Housewares, Inc. (Franklin Park, IL)
Inventors: Bruce E. Ancona (New York, NY), Louis F. Henry (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Law Firm: Ross,Ross & Flavin
Application Number: 0/103,781
