Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Paper fastener – Resiliently biased
Patent
1979-08-16
1980-12-30
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Paper fastener
Resiliently biased
24 67P, 24 673, 24 679, 281 15B, B42F 300
Patent
active
042414776
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed an improved paper clip for retaining two or more pieces of paper together formed by a continuous U-shaped body having an upper wall and a lower wall being spaced apart a distance and joined at one end by a junction portion, the upper wall having a cut-out portion formed therein and having one surface thereof including an inclined surface formed therein, spring means mounted on the upper wall and recessed within the cut-out portion the spring means further including an inclined section formed integrally therewith and positioned in cooperating relation with the inclined surface of the cut-out portion such that the inclined section frictionally engages against the inclined surface, the spring means including paper piercing means formed thereon and extending downwardly therefrom in the direction of the lower wall, the spring means constructed to have an open position when retracted and a closed position when depressed, the lower wall having a receiving slot formed therein and positioned in linear alignment with the paper piercing means such that when the spring means is depressed, the paper piercing means will pierce the two or more pieces of paper inserted within the space between the upper and lower wall until the paper piercing means is received in the receiving slot.
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