Soffit clip for retaining a set of decorative lights under the e

Details Soffit clip for retaining a set of decorative lights under the e Soffit clip for retaining a set of decorative lights under the e

1997-02-26

1999-07-13

Braun, Leslie A.

Supports

Pipe or cable

Brackets

248 58, 248 741, F16L 312

Patent

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059215119

ABSTRACT:
A clip for retaining a set of decorative lights under the eave of a house having vented vinyl soffit panels. The clip is made of a slender strip of a resilient material having a major cross-section dimension which is smaller than the size of the perforations in the soffit panels. The slender strip has a backward bend in a mid-region thereof, defining a first leg member and a second leg member. The first leg member extends from the backward bend in a generally straight alignment defining a supportive axis of the clip. The second leg member has a first segment extending from the backward bend alongside the first leg member and a second segment extending from the first segment and defining an open loop having an opening contiguous with the first segment. This opening has a breath which is smaller than a size of the loop. The first leg member is insertable entirely into one of the perforations of the soffit panel and is readily oriented with the supportive axis of the clip laying over the upper surface of the soffit panel. When a cord of a set of decorative lights is hung from the loop, a bending moment caused by the weight of the cord in the loop about the backward bend increases a surface pressure of the first leg member against the upper surface of the soffit panel and enhances the retention of the clip to the soffit panel.

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