Identification card holder

• US 4,277,863 A
• Filed: 05/11/1979
• Issued: 07/14/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Daniel Faneuf
• Original Assignee: Daniel Faneuf
• Inventors: Faneuf, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Sakran, Victor N.
• Application Number:
  US06/038,338
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: 24/3 R, 24/3 H, 24/3 J, 24/3 L, 24/3 K, 24/11 R, 24/73 A, 24/73 CP, 24/81 CC, 24/255 SL, 24/248 R, 24/3 M, 224/247
• US Class Current: 24/3.12
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/055 Thin, flat, rectangular articles, e.g. ID badges or cards
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1394 Article held by clip
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44769 Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material

Abstract

A clip for engaging through an aperture in an ID card is molded of one unitary body of plastic comprises two elongate stiff parallel members joined at their middle by a flexible web forming a hinge. On one side of the hinge the members form opposed jaws and at the other side of the hinge one member forms a spring biased toward the other member to urge the jaws closed. The spring forms a loop capable of engaging through an aperture in an ID card. The loop is offset from the hinged members to allow the card to hang parallel alongside the hinged members.

Claims

1. A spring clip comprising:

two elongate, relatively stiff members;

a relatively flexible web forming a hinge joining the two members intermediate their ends;

opposed jaw portions on respective members at one side of the hinge; and

a spring finger on one member at the other side of the hinge resiliently biased into engagement against the other member so as yieldingly to hold the jaws closed, the spring finger forming an open loop disengageable from the other member for insertion through an aperture in an article, whereby the finger serves both as a spring to close the jaws and a holder for the article.

2. A clip according to claim 1 wherein the loop is offset from the members so that the sheet may hang parallel to the members.

3. A clip according to claim 1, in combination with a sheet having an aperture receiving the finger.

4. A clip according to claim 1 wherein said spring finger is intergral with and extends from one of said members reentrantly between said members into engagement inside the other member thereby to prevent the article from sliding off the spring finger.

5. A clip according to claim 4 wherein said spring finger slides along the other member when said spring finger is compressed to open the jaws, and said other member includes a stop limiting sliding of the finger and opening of the jaws.