WO2001030191A1 - Clipping device and method of use - Google Patents
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- WO2001030191A1 WO2001030191A1 PCT/US2000/029152 US0029152W WO0130191A1 WO 2001030191 A1 WO2001030191 A1 WO 2001030191A1 US 0029152 W US0029152 W US 0029152W WO 0130191 A1 WO0130191 A1 WO 0130191A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
- F16B45/00—Hooks; Eyes
- F16B45/02—Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member
- F16B45/036—Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member with an elastically bending closing member
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
- A47G25/14—Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
- A47G25/28—Hangers characterised by their shape
- A47G25/32—Hangers characterised by their shape involving details of the hook
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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- the invention relates to clips, hooks and hangers, and more particularly to curtain hooks and clothes hangers.
- This invention relates to a novel clipping device that is capable of being easily, yet securely attached to a support bar.
- Other uses of this invention include attaching vehicle information to a vehicle that is for sale and hanging a shower curtain.
- the clipping device includes a garment support member, thus creating a clothes hanger that is capable of being securely attached to a support bar.
- Clothes hangers known in the art do not have a means of being easily, yet securely attached to and disengaged from a support bar. When subjected to accidental bumping, shaking, pulling or like pressures, conventional clothes hangers easily become disengaged resulting in the hangers and clothing falling to the floor and becoming tangled.
- a removable clipping device which is capable of securely holding a clothes hanger to a hanging rod in adverse conditions, would prevent accidentally disengaged clothes hangers and also allow people to easily attach and remove a clothes hanger from a hanging rod.
- the benefits of this invention are not limited to use of the clipping device with a clothes hanger, however.
- This invention may be used in any situation where it is necessary to secure an item to a support rod or other structure, yet still remove it with minimal effort.
- the improved clipping device may be used in a variety of other applications such as attaching conventional curtains, shower curtains, or any other materials that are hung in the domestic household.
- the improved clipping device may also be used in commercial, agricultural, or industrial applications where the need exists to secure an item that will be removed in the future.
- the present invention is directed to a new clipping device.
- the clipping device comprises a hook having a shank end and a curved end and a two-way gate having an upper end and a lower end.
- the lower end of the two-way gate is pivotally coupled to the shank end of the hook.
- the upper end of the two-way gate is adjacent to the curved end of the hook thereby forming an openable mouth.
- the two-way gate is tapered from the lower end toward the upper end.
- the clipping device further comprises a triangular garment support member.
- the garment support member is adapted to support such articles of clothing such as sweaters, skirts, turtleneck shirts and/or at least one pair of pants. Another embodiment of this invention is directed toward the method of use of the clipping device.
- a new clipping device By providing a secure clipping device, there is a minimal likelihood that the clipping device would become disengaged when the device is exposed to situations of accidental pulling, bumping, jarring or shaking. Still, other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments, given for the purpose of disclosure, and taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of the clipping device in which the two-way gate is in a closed position.
- FIG. l.a. is a side view of the clipping device in which the two-way gate is swung inwardly.
- FIG. l.b. is a side view of the clipping device in which the two-way gate is swung outwardly.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of an alternate configuration of the clipping device.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the clipping device connected to a triangular garment support member.
- FIG. 4 is a side view of an embodiment of the clipping device with an attachment aperture.
- FIG. 5 is a side view of an embodiment of the clipping device with an attachment dowel.
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the clipping device attached to a wooden hanger. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
- FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of the clipping device 2 in which the two-way gate 10 is in a closed position.
- the clipping device 2 comprises a hook 4 having a shank end 6 and a curved end 8 and a two-way gate 10 having an upper end 12 and a lower end 14.
- the lower end 14 of the two-way gate 10 is pivotally coupled to the shank end 6 of the hook 4.
- the upper end 12 of the two-way gate 10 is adjacent to the curved end 8 of the hook 4 thereby forming an openable mouth 16.
- the two-way gate 10 is tapered from the lower end 14 toward the upper end 12.
- the two-way gate 10 may be a separate piece that is pivotally coupled to the shank end 6 of the hook 4.
- the gate 10 is merely an extension of the same material from which the clipping device 2 is formed.
- the two-way gate 10 By applying pressure to the upper end 12 of the two way gate 10, the two-way gate 10 will open inward at the openable mouth 16, as depicted in FIG. l.a., thereby allowing the hook 4 to engage a supporting rod or other item (not shown).
- the entire clipping device 2 is made of the same material as the two-way gate 10.
- the two- way gate 10 is made of a material that recoils or has memory quality that returns the two- way gate 10 to a closed position (as shown in FIG. 1) after the pressure force is removed from the upper end 12.
- the two-way gate 10 pivots outwards, as depicted in FIG. l .b., to allow the hook 4 to become disengaged from a supporting rod.
- the arrows of FIG. 1 indicate the possible positions of the upper end 12 of the two way gate 10 in the inward and outward positions.
- FIG. 2 depicts an alternate configuration of the clipping device 2. It should be appreciated that the clipping device 2 may be constructed in various sizes, shapes, and configurations.
- the clipping device 2 further comprises a triangular garment support member 18.
- the clipping device is preferably constructed with the dimensions of a standard clothes hanger hook, well known by those skilled in the art.
- the clipping device 2 and triangular support member 18 are integral.
- the clipping device 2, and particularly the hook 4 may be made to any size necessary.
- the clipping device 2 may be configured with a small hook 4 to allow for a secure attachment to support rods of a smaller diameter or to accommodate unusual support rod configurations.
- Other embodiments, moreover, may be constructed such that the garment support 18 is a smaller size or otherwise adapted for use with children's clothing.
- the clipping device 2 may also be constructed using the dimensions of a standard curtain anger. In another embodiment, the clipping device will be constructed using dimensions of a standard shower curtain hanger. In both embodiments, the upper end 12 of the two way gate 10 is inserted through the eyelets at the top of the curtain (not shown) to securely hold the curtain to the curtain rod (not shown). In an alternative embodiment, the clipping device 2 includes an attachment means
- the attachment means 60 located at the shank end 6 for attaching the clip 2 to various objects.
- the attachment means 60 comprises an aperture 62 located in the shank end 6 of the clipping device 2.
- the aperture 62 allows the clipping device 2 to be attached to virtually any number of objects or devices by means of screws or other methods of attachment as are well known in the art.
- the attachment means 60 consists of a dowel or screw 64.
- the dowel or screw 64 can be used to attach the clipping device 2 to a variety of devices or objects.
- FIG. 6 depicts the clipping device 2 attached to a conventional wooden hanger 66, preferably at its apex 18.
- the clipping device 2 can be attached to the wooden hanger 66, either directly by means of the embodiment with the dowel or screw 64 of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 4, or by a separate bolt or screw attached through the aperture 62 of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 5.
- the clipping device 2 may be made of any material that can be formed into a hook shape and exhibits the elastic characteristics necessary to operate the pivotal two-way gate 10. These materials include wood, steel, metal or alloys or composite materials, polymers, resins, rubber compounds, and other plastics, and in the preferred embodiment the material is polypropylene, polyethylene or polyurethane. In the most preferred embodiment, the clipping device 2 is made from polypropylene.
- the manufacturing methods for making the clipping device 2 depend upon the materials used to construct it and are well known to those skilled in the art. Methods of manufacturing the preferred embodiment of the clipping device 2 from plastics or polymers include injection molding, pour molding, blow molding, rotational molding, press molding or stamping, and are well known to those skilled in the art. Methods of manufacturing the clipping device 2 from flexible steel or other metals include stamping, extruding, or molding, and are also well known in the art.
- the preferred method of the present invention is a method of securing the clipping device 2 to a support comprising providing a hook 4 having a shank end 6, a curved end 8, and a two-way gate 10.
- the gate 10 has an upper end 12 and a lower end 14 pivotally coupled to the shank end 6 of the hook 4.
- the upper end 12 of the gate 10 is adjacent to the curved end 8 and forms an openable mouth 16. Further details about the device 2 are provided above.
- the method further involves securing a clipping device 2 to a support by pressing said upper end 12 of said two-way gate 10 against a support, which causes movement of said two-way gate 10 inward, thereby opening said openable mouth 16 and providing passage for said support into said hook 4.
- the method further comprises removing said clipping device 2 from said support by pressing said upper end 12 of said two-way gate 10 against said support, thereby causing movement of said two-way gate 10 outward, and opening said openable mouth 16 and providing passage for said support out of said hook 4.
- Common elements such as hanger configurations and the like are not shown or described except when necessary for the understanding of the invention, since for the most part, selection and placement of such features is well within the skill of the ordinary engineer.
- the present invention will find use in household applications as well as in medical, industrial, and agricultural applications.
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