Spacer retaining clip

• US 3,231,076 A
• Filed: 11/26/1963
• Issued: 01/25/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: David J. Freiman
• Original Assignee: David J. Freiman
• Inventors: Freiman, David J.
• Application Number:
  US04/326,153
• Time in Patent Office: 791 Days
• US Class Current: 206/585
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 55/00 Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 67/02 Clips or clamps for holding articles together for convenience of storage or transport
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/344 Resilient type clasp

Claims

1. IN COMBINATION A VESSEL AND ASSOCIATED COVER PORTION HAVING FLANGED PORTIONS PROVIDED WITH DEPRESSED SECTIONS, A SPACER RETAINING CLIP UNITING AND CUSHIONING THE FLANGES OF SAID VESSEL AND COVER PORTION, A LOCKING PORTION ON SAID SPACER RETAINING CLIP INWARDLY PROJECTING AND RESILIENTLY ENTERING THE DEPRESSED SECTION IN SAID VESSEL FLANGE, A TAPERED CUSHIONING PORTION ON SAID SPACER RETAINING CLIP CUSHIONING AND SEPARATING THE SAID VESSEL AND COVER PORTIONS, A GRASPING PORTION ON SAID SPACER RETAINING CLIP RESILIENTLY CONTACTING AN UPPER FLANGED PORTION OF SAID COVER, AND RESILIENT CONNECTING MEANS ON THE SPACER RETAINING CLIP MAINTAINING SAID LOCKING PORTION, SAID TAPERED CUSHIONING PORTION, AND SAID GRASPING PORTION IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SPACED RELATIONSHIP.