Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Article holder attachable to apparel or body – Article held by flexible connector
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-30
2001-06-12
Brittain, James R. (Department: 3626)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Article holder attachable to apparel or body
Article held by flexible connector
C242S371000, C242S385400
Reexamination Certificate
active
06243921
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is related to a clip assembly for a pacifier and in particular to one which will rewind automatically when spat out by a child.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The pacifier is a rubber object that one gives a baby to suck so that it does not cry. However, the pacifier will be made dirty and get infected easily when spat out to the floor by a child thereby often causing damage to the health of the child. Hence, it has been proposed to use a clip B (see
FIG. 1
) to tie a pacifier A so as to prevent it from contacting the floor when the pacifier is spat out by a child. As shown in
FIG. 1
, the clip B includes a fastener B
1
for securing to the clothes of a child, a link B
2
having an end connected with the fastener B
1
, and a retainer ring B
21
connected with another end of the link B
2
and a loop member A
1
of a pacifier A. However, such a clip cannot prevent the pacifier from contacting the floor when the child is crawling on the floor. In addition, the pacifier may cause hindrance for the child to crawl on the floor.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a clip assembly for a pacifier which can obviate the above-mentioned drawbacks.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention is related to a clip assembly for a pacifier.
It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a clip assembly for a pacifier which will rewind automatically when spat out by a child.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a clip assembly for a pacifier which can effectively prevent the pacifier from being made dirty.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a clip assembly for a pacifier includes a fastener, a cover having one side fixedly engaged with the fastener and another side provided with a resilient projection, a circular container having radial outlet and an axle at a central portion thereof, a reel fitted within the circular container and having a center hole receiving the axle, the reel having a circular recess provided with a plurality of radial teeth on an inner circumference thereof and two positioning members adjacent to the radial teeth, a spiral spring fitted within the circular recess of the reel and having an inner end fixedly secured to the axle and an outer end fixedly connected to the positioning members, a circular plate mounted in the circular recess to prevent the spiral spring from getting out of the circular recess, a cord having an end fixedly secured to the circumferential groove, and a retainer fixedly connected to another end of the cord and having a fastening member and a linking chain having a plurality of ball-shaped elements engageable with the fastening member, whereby it is only necessary to pull the pacifier and push the switch to keep the cord at a fixed position when a child wants to suck the pacifier, and open the switch to release the cord to enable the spiral spring to rewind the cord and pull back the pacifier when the child spits out the pacifier, thereby preventing the pacifier from being made dirty.
The foregoing objects and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts. Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
REFERENCES:
patent: D. 225039 (1972-10-01), Sauritis
patent: 1831666 (1931-11-01), Jacobia
patent: 5794357 (1998-08-01), Gilliam et al.
patent: 68922/94 (1995-03-01), None
A & J
Brittain James R.
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