Clip for securing elastic bands

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the clip for securing elastic bands.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the clip.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the clip.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the clip.

FIG. 5 is another side view of the clip.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the clip; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view of the clip.

The dot-dash lines adjacent the shaded areas represent the boundaries of the claim. They indicate that the four unshaded chamfers are not part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a clip for securing elastic bands, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D712728
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 2014
Assignee: Choon's Design Inc. (Wixom, MI)
Inventor: Cheong Choon Ng (Novi, MI)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Application Number: 29/477,922
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/394