Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Clasp – clip – support-clamp – or required component thereof – Including pivoted gripping member
Patent
1991-11-19
1992-12-08
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
Including pivoted gripping member
24129R, 24300, 24459, A44B 2100
Patent
active
051686058
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for securing a tarp in which a planar clip having an elongate opening is placed on one side of the tarp. The opening has a wide end and a narrow end. A first portion of the opening has substantially straight edges which taper towards one another. The wide end is formed in the first portion. A second portion of the opening has substantially straight edges which are substantially parallel to one another. A button having a base, a neck and a head engages the clip with a tarp therebetween thereby securing the clip to the tarp. An elastic cord is connected to a hook at one end thereof which is connected to a structural member. The other end of the elastic cord is stretched and connected to the clip at a selected location on the cord thereby securing the tarp.
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