Spring clip

• US 7,111,369 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2004
• Issued: 09/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: YIK Cheong Metal Products FTY Limited
• Original Assignee: YIK Cheong Metal Products FTY Limited
• Inventors: Ho, Yuen Choi
• Primary Examiner(s): SANDY, ROBERT JOHN
• Application Number:
  US10/928,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20060042055A1
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 246/68, 246/66
• US Class Current: 24/668
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 11/04 of the stud-and-loop type
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/45796 and closed elongated access opening for guiding transverse projection travel after insertion
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/45806 formed from wire

Abstract

The present invention discloses a spring clip for clothes. The spring clip includes a gourd-like wire loop with two free ends and a encasement for movably holding the free ends. The encasement is composed of a first member and a second member assembled together and symmetric to each other. The free ends are received and held in a chamber defined between said first member and second member. The first member has pins for presenting said free ends from escaping from the chamber. The second member has apertures corresponding to the pins. The pins are respectively secured in the apertures by means of riveting.

Claims

1. A spring clip for clothes, comprising:

a gourd-like wire loop with two free ends; and

a encasement for movably holding the free ends, said encasement being composed of a first member and a second member assembled together and symmetric to each other to define a chamber therebetween, said free ends being received and held in the chamber,

wherein said first member has a first pin and second pin substantially perpendicular to a body of said first member for respectively preventing said free ends from escaping from said chamber, and said second member has a first aperture and second aperture corresponding to the pins.

2. The spring clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first member further has at least one pin between said first and second pins, and said second member further has at least one aperture corresponding to the at least one pin.

3. The spring clip as claimed in claim 2, wherein said pins are respectively secured in said apertures by riveting.

4. The spring clip as claimed in claim 3, wherein said encasement has a fan-like shape.

5. The spring clip as claimed in claim 3, wherein said encasement has a quadrangular shape.

6. The spring clip as claimed in claim 5, where in said encasement is made of zinc alloy.

7. The spring clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pins are respectively secured in said apertures by riveting.

8. The spring clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first member and second member each have two edges formed at two opposed sides and which are substantially perpendicular to the bodies thereof.

9. The spring clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said encasement is made of metal or alloy.

10. The spring clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said encasement is made of acetal resin or nylon plastic.

11. The spring clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said encasement is made of rigid plastic.