Rope clip

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rope clip of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left frontal view of FIGS. 1, 2 and 3;

FIG. 5 is a right frontal view of FIGS. 1, 2 and 3; and,

FIG. 6 is a reduced scale, environmental view of the present rope clip in use.

The broken lines showing a rope are for the purposes of illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a rope clip, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D24968 December 1895 Blue
636272 November 1899 Middlebrook
675761 June 1901 Vaaler
742893 November 1903 McGill
1764833 June 1930 Forget
1985866 December 1934 Lankenau
D637475 May 10, 2011 Yon
D645731 September 27, 2011 Williams
Other references
  • Anonymous, “Paper Clip History—Invention of the Paper Clip: Fascinating Facts About the Invention of the Paper Clip by William D. Middlebrook in 1899”; web article, http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/paperclip.htm; first accessed Nov. 4, 2009.
  • Anonymous, “Paper Clips—History of the Paper Clip”; web article, http://www.officemuseum.com/paperclips.htm; first accessed Nov. 4, 2009.
  • Bellis, Mary, “The History of the Paperclip—Paperclip”; web article, http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpaperclip.htm; first accessed Nov. 4, 2009.
Patent History
Patent number: D661978
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 21, 2011
Date of Patent: Jun 19, 2012
Inventor: Mark Holechek (Maplewood, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Attorney: Hoxie & Associates LLC
Application Number: 29/390,223
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/370