IP Library Granted Patent US 7,666,073
Granted Patent B2
US 7,666,073 · App. 12/048,318 · Granted Feb 23, 2010

Closure clip with round bottom

Assignee: Poly-Clip System GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent No.
US 7,666,073
App. No.
12/048,318
Granted
Feb 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A closure clip for products in bag or sausage form, the packaging cover material of which is formed from at least one packaging film, wherein the closure clip has a clip bottom and two straight clip legs which adjoin the clip bottom in the same direction and which diverge away from each other away from the clip bottom and the central longitudinal axes of which and the central longitudinal axis of the clip bottom lie in a common plane. It is further provided that the clip bottom has a rounding in the form of part of a circular arc.

Claims (23)

1. A closure clip for products in bag or sausage form, the packaging cover material of which being formed from at least one packaging film, the closure clip comprising:

a clip bottom; and

two straight clip legs adjoined to the clip bottom in the same direction and diverge away from each other away from the clip bottom, a central longitudinal axes thereof and a central longitudinal axis of the clip bottom lying in a common plane,

a central part of the clip bottom being rounded in the form of part of a circular arc,

the closure clips forming a clip line by being interconnected chain-like at connecting extensions provided at the free ends of the clip legs, the clip line being wound on a roll, and roll having at least one machine-readable identification.

2. The closure clip of claim 1 where a transition between the clip bottom and the two clip legs is uniform.

3. The closure clip of claim 2 where the closure clip has a cross-section that is substantially in the shape of an ellipse, the length of the major axis of the ellipse is a multiple of the radius at the curvature sides.

4. The closure clip of claim 3 where ellipse has straight longitudinal sides extending at least approximately parallel to the first major axis of the ellipse.

5. The closure clip of claim 1 where the closure clip has a material thickness which remains at least approximately the same substantially over the entire length thereof.

6. The closure clip of claim 1 where the closure clip is made from a wire.

7. The closure clip of claim 1 where free ends of the clip legs form connecting extensions facing away from an axis of symmetry of the closure clip.

8. The closure clip of claim 7 where the connecting extensions are angled outwardly at an angle of at least approximately 90°.

9. The closure clip of claim 7 where the connecting extensions extend angled at an acute angle relative to the axis of symmetry.

10. The closure clip of claim 7 where surfaces of the connecting extensions, which surfaces face away from an apex point of the part-arcuate rounding of the clip bottom, are disposed at least partially in the same plane the perpendicularly intersects the axis of symmetry of the closure clip.

11. The closure clip of claim 7 where in the region of front ends of the connecting extension, which face away from each other, are constrictions that narrow in the direction of the front ends of the connecting extensions.

12. The closure clip of claim 1 where at least one longitudinally extending profile recess is provided at the mutually facing surfaces of the clip bottom and the two clip legs.

13. The closure clip of claim 12 where the profile recess extends at least approximately over the entire mutually facing surfaces of the clip bottom and the two clip legs.

14. The closure clip of claim 12 where at least two profile recesses are provided, the two profile recesses being parallel to one another.

15. The closure clip of claim 14 where the two profile recesses extend in mutually spaced relationship.

16. The closure clip of claim 14 where the two profile recesses extend on both sides along the central longitudinal axis of the mutually facing surfaces of the clip bottom and the two clip legs.

17. The closure clip of claim 12 where the profile recess extends along a central longitudinal axis of the mutually facing surfaces of the clip bottom and the two clip legs.

18. The closure clip of claim 12 where the profile recess has an at least approximately V-shaped notch.

19. A die for processing the closure clips of claim 1 where a die bottom configured for holding the closure clips has a rounded portion corresponding to the rounded bottom in the form of part of a circular arc of the closure clips.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2025
From: POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG
To: POLY-CLIP SYSTEM CONSUMABLES GMBH
Reel/Frame 073270/0924 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2015
From: LAPP, GERHARD
To: POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 035276/0662 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 16, 2013
From: POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG
To: POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 030804/0284 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2008
From: SCHLEUCHER, HEIKO; HEIN, KLAUS
To: POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 020890/0154 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2007 012 776 · Mar 16, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080227376A1 · Sep 18, 2008