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Clip

Granted 12 May 2015 · 4 office actions

Application
29/470,879
filed 25 Oct 2013
Publication
Not published
not published
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US D729044
granted 12 May 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clip showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 11 - 11 in FIG. 1 thereof;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 12 - 12 in FIG. 2 thereof;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 13 - 13 in FIG. 3 thereof;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 14 - 14 in FIG. 4 thereof;

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line 15 - 15 in FIG. 7 thereof;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 16 - 16 in FIG. 9 thereof;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 17 - 17 in FIG. 10 thereof;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 18 - 18 in FIG. 15 thereof;

FIG. 19 is a sectional view thereof showing the environment in which the clip is used.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the clip shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 30 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 30 - 30 in FIG. 20 thereof;

FIG. 31 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 31 - 31 in FIG. 21 thereof;

FIG. 32 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 32 - 32 in FIG. 22 thereof;

FIG. 33 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 33 - 33 in FIG. 23 thereof;

FIG. 34 is a sectional view taken along line 34 - 34 in FIG. 26 thereof;

FIG. 35 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 35 - 35 in FIG. 28 thereof;

FIG. 36 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 36 - 36 in FIG. 29 thereof;

FIG. 37 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 37 - 37 in FIG. 34 thereof;

FIG. 38 is a sectional view thereof showing the environment in which the clip is used.

FIG. 39 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the clip shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 40 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 49 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 49 - 49 in FIG. 39 thereof;

FIG. 50 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 50 - 50 in FIG. 40 thereof;

FIG. 51 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 51 - 51 in FIG. 41 thereof;

FIG. 52 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 52 - 52 in FIG. 42 thereof;

FIG. 53 is a sectional view taken along line 53 - 53 in FIG. 45 thereof;

FIG. 54 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 54 - 54 in FIG. 47 thereof;

FIG. 55 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 55 - 55 in FIG. 48 thereof;

FIG. 56 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by arrows 56 - 56 in FIG. 53 thereof; and,

FIG. 57 is a sectional view thereof showing the environment in which the clip is used.

The broken lines shown in the drawings represent unclaimed portions of the clip and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/356

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Pendency
1.5 y
564 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
3
no RCE
Examiner
Cynthia Underwood
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