Lanyard clip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11266225-B2
Application number	US-201916718510-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2019
Priority date	Dec 13, 2018
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure describes clips for lanyards, such as hard hat lanyards. The clips include opposing teeth that move to a closed/clamped position to secure a lanyard to a user, such as to the clothes of a user. The clip includes a body, a lever and a grip. Opposing teeth are located on the grip and body. The clip includes multiple pivoting connections between the body, lever and grip. The teeth on the grip may lie along an arcuate path and/or may have a tooth depth that facilitates engagement with material such as clothing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lanyard clip comprising:
a body;
a lever pivotally coupled to the body such that the lever pivots with respect to the body about a first axis;
a grip pivotally coupled to the lever and the grip pivots with respect to the lever about a second axis, wherein the grip is also pivotally coupled to the body and the grip pivots with respect to the body about a third axis, wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are spaced apart from each other;
a first plurality of teeth extending from the grip towards the body; and
a second plurality of teeth extending from the body towards the grip, wherein the grip is moveable about the second and third axes between an open position and a clamped position, wherein, in the clamped position, the second plurality of teeth interface against the first plurality of teeth.

2. The lanyard clip of claim 1 , wherein the second axis is closer than the third axis to the second plurality of teeth when the grip is in the clamped position.

3. The lanyard clip of claim 1 , wherein each of the first plurality of teeth includes a tip, wherein the first plurality of teeth extend from the grip in an orientation such that the tips of the first plurality of teeth lie on an arcuate path.

4. The lanyard clip of claim 3 , wherein each of the second plurality of teeth includes a tip, wherein the second plurality of teeth extend from the body in an orientation such that the tips of the second plurality of teeth lie in a generally horizontal plane.

5. The lanyard clip of claim 1 , further comprising a biasing element located between the body and the lever, wherein the biasing element biases the grip toward the clamped position.

6. The lanyard clip of claim 5 , wherein the body defines a length direction extending from a lanyard end of the body to a clamping end of the body, and further wherein the first axis is located between the biasing element and the second axis in the length direction and the second axis is located between the first axis and the third axis in the length direction.

7. The lanyard clip of claim 6 , wherein the second axis and the third axis are located above the second plurality of teeth in a height direction.

8. The lanyard clip of claim 7 , further comprising a lanyard coupled to a lanyard end of the body.

9. A lanyard clip comprising:
a body;
a grip pivotally coupled to the body;
a first plurality of teeth, wherein the first plurality of teeth extend from the grip towards the body, wherein each of the first plurality of teeth includes a tip, wherein the first plurality of teeth extend from the grip in an orientation such that the tips of the first plurality of teeth lie on an arcuate path; and
a second plurality of teeth extending from the body towards the first plurality of teeth, wherein the second plurality of teeth interface against the first plurality of teeth when the lanyard clip is in a closed position, and wherein the arcuate path of the tips of the first plurality of teeth is convex with respect to the second plurality of teeth.

10. The lanyard clip of claim 9 , wherein each of the second plurality of teeth includes a tip, wherein the second plurality of teeth extend from the body in an orientation such that the tips of the second plurality of teeth lie in a generally horizontal plane.

11. The lanyard clip of claim 9 , further comprising a lever pivotally coupled to the body such that the lever pivots with respect to the body about a first axis, wherein the grip is pivotally coupled to the lever about a second axis, wherein the grip pivots with respect to the body about a third axis, wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are spaced apart from each other and are parallel to each other.

12. The lanyard clip of claim 11 , wherein the second axis is closer than the third axis to the second plurality of teeth when the grip is in the closed position.

13. The lanyard clip of claim 11 , further comprising a biasing element located between the body and the lever, wherein the biasing element biases the grip toward the closed position.

14. The lanyard clip of claim 13 , wherein the body defines a length direction extending from a lanyard end of the body to a clamping end of the body, and further wherein the first axis is located between the biasing element and the second axis in the length direction and the second axis is located between the first axis and the third axis in the length direction.

15. The lanyard clip of claim 14 , wherein the second axis and the third axis are located above the second plurality of teeth in a height direction, which is perpendicular to the length direction.

16. A lanyard clip comprising:
a body;
a lever pivotally coupled to the body such that the lever pivots with respect to the body about a first axis;
a grip pivotally coupled to the lever about a second axis;
a first plurality of teeth extending from the grip towards the body; and
a second plurality of teeth extending from the body towards the grip, wherein the grip is moveable relative to the body between an open position and a clamped position, wherein, in the clamped position, the second plurality of teeth interface against the first plurality of teeth;
wherein the first plurality of teeth have a tooth depth between 0.12 inches and 0.18 inches;
wherein the second plurality of teeth have a tooth depth between 0.12 inches and 0.18 inches;
wherein the grip pivots with respect to the body about a third axis; and
wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are spaced apart from each other and are parallel to each other.

17. The lanyard clip of claim 16 , wherein each of the first plurality of teeth includes a tip, wherein the first plurality of teeth extend from the grip in an orientation such that the tips of the first plurality of teeth lie on an arcuate path.

18. The lanyard clip of claim 17 , wherein each of the second plurality of teeth includes a tip, wherein the second plurality of teeth extend from the body in an orientation such that the tips of the second plurality of teeth lie in a generally horizontal plane.

19. The lanyard clip of claim 16 , wherein the second axis is closer than the third axis to the second plurality of teeth when the grip is in a closed position.

Assignees

• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp

Inventors

• Wagner Andrew G
• Bauters Trent T
• Adams Caleb C
• Barton George

Classifications

• Y10T24/44368

  Pivoted gripping member applies camming force · CPC title

• G09F3/14

  by strings, straps, chains, or wires · CPC title

• A42B3/0406

  Accessories for helmets · CPC title

• A45F2005/006

  comprising a suspension strap or lanyard · CPC title

• Y10T24/44419

  Pivoted or rotated element · CPC title