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US9155362B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9155362-B2
Application numberUS-201214357098-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 7, 2012
Priority dateNov 11, 2011
Publication dateOct 13, 2015
Grant dateOct 13, 2015

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Abstract

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A clip includes a male member having a head portion and a shaft portion, and a female member having a base portion, a fitting portion into an attachment hole for one attachment object, and a reception hole for the shaft portion. The clip is formed to hold another attachment object between the head portion and the base portion. An inside of the reception hole of the female member includes a first sliding contact portion relative to a first cam portion formed at an end of the shaft portion, an engagement concave portion relative to an engagement protrusion formed in a middle of the shaft portion, and a second sliding contact portion located at a hole opening of the reception hole and relative to a second cam portion formed at the engagement protrusion. The shaft portion can be inserted into and released from the female member.

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What is claimed is: 1. A clip, comprising: a male member having a head portion and a shaft portion; and a female member including a base portion and a fitting portion into an attachment hole formed in one side attachment object, and provided with a reception hole of the shaft portion of the male member, having a hole opening in the base portion and continuing into the fitting portion, wherein the clip is formed to hold another side attachment object between the head portion of…

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  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • A44B99/005Primary

    Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • F16B21/02Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9155362B2 cover?
A clip includes a male member having a head portion and a shaft portion, and a female member having a base portion, a fitting portion into an attachment hole for one attachment object, and a reception hole for the shaft portion. The clip is formed to hold another attachment object between the head portion and the base portion. An inside of the reception hole of the female member includes a firs…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nifco Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A44B99/005. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).