Clip and method of producing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11091078-B2
Application number	US-201916568994-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2019
Priority date	Sep 12, 2019
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

Clip includes a clip body provided with an accommodating space extending in a front-rear direction, and left and right wings coupled to the clip body in a left-right direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction. Each of the left and right wings includes front edge and rear edge which extend away from the clip body along the left-right direction. In one or both of the left and right wings, the front edge slants linearly or non-linearly forward of the clip as the front edge extends away from the clip body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clip comprising:
a clip body provided with an accommodating space extending in a front-rear direction; and
left and right wings coupled to the clip body in a left-right direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, each of the left and right wings including a front edge and a rear edge which extend away from the clip body along the left-right direction, wherein
in one or both of the left and right wings, the front edge and the rear edge respectively slant linearly or non-linearly forward of the clip as extending away from the clip body, wherein
at least one of the left and right wings is provided with at least one cutout that extends toward the clip body along the left-right direction and has an open end at a farther side from the clip body.

2. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the front edges of both left and right wings slant relative to the left-right direction.

3. The clip according to claim 2 , wherein an angle between the left-right direction and the front edge is equal to or less than 45°.

4. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein front and rear arms are arranged to sandwich the cutout, and the front and rear arms respectively slant forward of the clip as extending away from the clip body.

5. The clip according to claim 4 , wherein widths of the front and rear arms in the front-rear direction are equal one another.

6. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein each width of the left and right wings in the left-right direction is greater than a width of the clip body in the left-right direction.

7. The clip according to claim 6 , wherein each width of the left and right wings in the left-right direction is greater than twice the width of the clip body in the left-right direction.

8. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the clip body comprises:
left and right walls which define the accommodating space; and
left and right nails which define an opening through which an attachment portion is introduced into the accommodating space, the left nail being coupled to the left wall and the right nail being coupled to the right wall, wherein
at least one of the left and right nails has a curved surface at a front end of the clip body, a width of the opening in the left-right direction being widened in accordance with the curved surface as the opening extends forward of the clip.

9. The clip according to claim 8 , wherein the left and right walls extend in an up-down direction and have top and bottom ends in the up-down direction, the left and right wings being respectively coupled to the top or bottom ends of the left and right walls.

10. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein in both of the left and right wings, the front edge and the rear edge respectively slant linearly or non-linearly forward of the clip as extending away from the clip body.

11. A clip comprising:
a clip body provided with an accommodating space extending in a front-rear direction; and
left and right wings coupled to the clip body in a left-right direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, each of the left and right wings including a front edge and a rear edge which extend away from the clip body along the left-right direction, wherein
in both of the left and right wings, the front edge and the rear edge respectively slant linearly or non-linearly forward of the clip as extending away from the clip body, wherein
the front edges of both left and right wings slant linearly relative to the left-right direction, and the rear edges of both left and right wings slant linearly relative to the left-right direction, an angle between the left-right direction and the front edge being equal to an angle between the left-right direction and the rear edge.

12. A method of producing a clip, the method comprising:
producing a molded article through an extrusion molding, the molded article at least including: M (M indicates a natural number equal to or greater than 2) clip bodies each extending in an extruding direction; and N (N=M−1) intermediate portions each arranged between adjacent clip bodies in a width direction orthogonal to the extruding direction;
dividing the molded article at N first separation lines to obtain M individual pieces, the N first separation lines extending along the extruding direction and being set respectively in the N intermediate portions, and the first separation line being configured such that adjacent individual pieces have complementary shapes; and
dividing the individual piece at second separation lines orthogonal to an elongated direction of the individual piece so that clips are obtained from the individual piece, the second separation line being configured such that the clips having the same shapes are obtained from the individual piece, wherein the clip is configured in accordance with claim 11 .

13. The method of producing a clip according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the left and right wings is provided with at least one cutout that extends toward the clip body along the left-right direction and has an open end at a farther side from the clip body.

14. The method of producing a clip according to claim 13 , wherein front and rear arms are arranged to sandwich the cutout, and the front and rear arms slant forward of the clip correspondingly as extending away from the clip body.

15. The method of producing a clip according to claim 14 , wherein the widths of the front and rear arms in the front-rear direction are equal.

16. The clip according to claim 11 , wherein one or both of the left and right wings comprise front and rear arms respectively slant forward of the clip as extending away from the clip body to sandwich a cutout, a width of the cutout in the front-rear direction is constant in the left-right direction.

17. The method of producing a clip according to claim 12 , wherein in both of the left and right wings, the front edge and the rear edge respectively slant linearly or non-linearly forward of the clip as extending away from the clip body.

18. The method of producing a clip according to claim 12 , wherein the clip is configured symmetrically relative to a center plane of the clip, the clip having front and rear surfaces which extend linearly forward of the clip as extending away from the center plane of the clip.

19. A clip comprising:
a clip body provided with an accommodating space extending in a front-rear direction; and
left and right wings coupled to the clip body in a left-right direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, each of the left and right wings including a front edge and a rear edge which extend away from the clip body along the left-right direction, wherein
in both of the left and right wings, the front edge and the rear edge respectively slant linearly or non-linearly forward of the clip as extending away from the clip body,

wherein
the clip is configured symmetrically relative to a center plane of the clip, the clip having front and rear surfaces which extend linearly forward of the clip as extending away from the center plane of the clip.

Assignees

• Ykk Corp
• Ykk Corp America

Inventors

• Ren Zhiyu
• Kirita Yuji

Classifications

• B60N2/5825

  by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like · CPC title

• B60N2/5841 Primary

  by clamping means · CPC title

• Y10T428/24008

  including fastener for attaching to external surface · CPC title

• B29L2031/771

  Seats · CPC title

• B29C44/1271 Primary

  the preformed parts being partially covered · CPC title