Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Clasp – clip – support-clamp – or required component thereof – Including pivoted gripping member
Patent
1989-03-07
1990-02-20
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
Including pivoted gripping member
24 3M, A44B 2100
Patent
active
049014064
ABSTRACT:
A clasp is provided for gripping a towel, having a base with a planar surface, and a locking member pivotally carried by the base. The locking member has a gripping edge separated from the base by a clearance, and a handle movable relative to the base through an arc for adjusting the clearance between the base and the locking member. The clearance is maximized in a loading position with the handle at a first region along the arc allowing a small potion of the towel to be inserted between the planar surface of the base and the locking member. The clearance between the planar surface of the base and the gripping edge of the locking member is minimized in a clasping position with the handle in a second region along the arc for securing the towel between the gripping edge of the locking member and the planar surface of the base to prevent removal of the towel. Compression of the towel between the gripping edge and the planar surface of the base creates a force which acts on the gripping edge to bias the locking member in the clasping position.
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Everett Jack E.
Shelby Charles B.
Bradley James E.
Sakran Victor N.
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