Removably attachable grommet device
First Claim
1. Clip device for being removably attached to an edge portion of a sheet of flexible material, comprising:
- a) rear portion;
b) forward portion including a pivotally mounted resilient tongue having sides and a front edge, and projecting forwardly from said rear portion and integrally connected thereto, and a frame member that extends forwardly from said rear portion and having a pair of laterally spaced apart side arms and a front end, each said side arm spaced from an adjacent one of said tongue sides, the front edge of said tongue adapted to lie adjacent to and in overlapping relationship with said frame front end;
said tongue having an initial position in which the front edge of said tongue lies below said frame front end, said tongue being downwardly deflectable to create a gap between said tongue and said frame, in which gap said edge portion of sheet material can be received; and
said tongue being resiliently bowable to shorten the distance between the front edge of said tongue and said device rear portion, sufficiently to allow said forward end to clear said frame front end to allow manipulation of said tongue from said initial position to a locked position in which said tongue front edge lies adjacent an upper surface of said frame front end and in overlapping relationship therewith, wherein said device is operative, when said tongue with said material engaged thereover is moved from said initial position to said locked position, to frictionally secure said material around said tongue front edge.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a clip device for being removably secured to a marginal edge portion of a sheet of flexible material, and having a sheet-engaging portion that extends forwardly from the rear portion of the device body, which sheet-engaging portion includes an integral tongue which projects forwardly from the device'"'"'s rear portion and which is resiliently deflectable from the general plane of the device body, and the sheet-engaging portion further including a peripheral frame member which also extends forwardly from the device rear portion and having a front end with an inner edge that lies adjacent the front end of the undeflected tongue. The device has an open position in which the tongue is downwardly deflected away from a first side of the frame to provide a gap for insertion of a marginal edge portion of sheet material, and also a locked configuration to which the tongue may be urged by manipulating it through the frame member to the other side of the frame member so that the front edge of the tongue lies in close proximity to the frame front end, the clip being operative to frictionally secure sheet material between the front edge of the tongue and the frame.
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20 Claims
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1. Clip device for being removably attached to an edge portion of a sheet of flexible material, comprising:
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a) rear portion; b) forward portion including a pivotally mounted resilient tongue having sides and a front edge, and projecting forwardly from said rear portion and integrally connected thereto, and a frame member that extends forwardly from said rear portion and having a pair of laterally spaced apart side arms and a front end, each said side arm spaced from an adjacent one of said tongue sides, the front edge of said tongue adapted to lie adjacent to and in overlapping relationship with said frame front end;
said tongue having an initial position in which the front edge of said tongue lies below said frame front end, said tongue being downwardly deflectable to create a gap between said tongue and said frame, in which gap said edge portion of sheet material can be received; and
said tongue being resiliently bowable to shorten the distance between the front edge of said tongue and said device rear portion, sufficiently to allow said forward end to clear said frame front end to allow manipulation of said tongue from said initial position to a locked position in which said tongue front edge lies adjacent an upper surface of said frame front end and in overlapping relationship therewith, wherein said device is operative, when said tongue with said material engaged thereover is moved from said initial position to said locked position, to frictionally secure said material around said tongue front edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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