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Granted Patent B2
US 11,406,210 · App. 17/039,458 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Storage clip

Inventors: Collin Marshall (Englewood, CO); Donald Marshall (Morrison, CO)
Assignee: POLYPLOT LLC
A47G25/0607F16B2/005F16B2/22F16M13/022
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Patent No.
US 11,406,210
App. No.
17/039,458
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage clip includes a first finger having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a second finger having a top surface facing the first finger and a bottom surface facing away from the first finger. The second finger is connected to the first finger with an integral hinge that produces a biasing force such that a first end of the first finger is biased towards a first end of the second finger. An integral connector extends from the bottom surface of the second finger.

Claims (43)

1. A storage clip comprising:

a first finger having a top surface and a bottom surface;

a second finger having a top surface facing the first finger and a bottom surface facing away from the first finger, the second finger being connected to the first finger with an integral hinge that produces a biasing force such that a first end of the first finger is biased towards a first end of the second finger; and

an integral connector comprising a first leg and a second leg that extend away from the bottom surface of the second finger in a direction away from the first finger, a base of the first leg and a base of the second leg being spaced apart by a distance along a length of the second finger,

wherein a longitudinal axis of the second leg forms an acute angle with a longitudinal axis of the first leg at a projected intersection point when viewed from a side.

2. The storage clip of claim 1 , wherein the acute angle is between about 20 degrees and about 70 degrees.

3. A storage clip comprising:

a first finger having a top surface and a bottom surface;

a second finger having a top surface facing the first finger and a bottom surface facing away from the first finger, the second finger being connected to the first finger with an integral hinge that produces a biasing force such that a first end of the first finger is biased towards a first end of the second finger; and

an integral connector comprising a first leg and a second leg that extend away from the bottom surface of the second finger in a direction away from the first finger, a base of the first leg and a base of the second leg being spaced apart by a distance along a length of the second finger,

wherein the second leg includes a turned out foot.

4. The storage clip of claim 1 , wherein the integral hinge is a curved hinge.

5. A storage clip comprising:

a first finger having a top surface and a bottom surface;

a second finger having a top surface facing the first finger and a bottom surface facing away from the first finger, the second finger being connected to the first finger with an integral hinge that produces a biasing force such that a first end of the first finger is biased towards a first end of the second finger; and

an integral connector comprising a first leg and a second leg that extend away from the bottom surface of the second finger in a direction away from the first finger, a base of the first leg and a base of the second leg being spaced apart by a distance along a length of the second finger,

wherein the integral hinge is a curved hinge, and

wherein the curved hinge is located between a first leg of the connector and a second leg of the connector along a length of the second finger.

6. A storage clip comprising:

a first finger having a top surface and a bottom surface;

a second finger having a top surface facing the first finger and a bottom surface facing away from the first finger, the second finger being connected to the first finger with an integral hinge that produces a biasing force such that a first end of the first finger is biased towards a first end of the second finger; and

an integral connector comprising a first leg and a second leg that extend away from the bottom surface of the second finger in a direction away from the first finger, a base of the first leg and a base of the second leg being spaced apart by a distance along a length of the second finger,

wherein the integral hinge is a curved hinge, and

wherein the curved hinge biases a second end of the first finger away from a second end of the second finger.

7. The storage clip of claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the first finger includes gripping teeth proximate the first end of the first finger.

8. A storage clip comprising:

a first finger having a top surface and a bottom surface;

a second finger having a top surface facing the first finger and a bottom surface facing away from the first finger, the second finger being connected to the first finger with an integral hinge that produces a biasing force such that a first end of the first finger is biased towards a first end of the second finger; and

an integral connector comprising a first leg and a second leg that extend away from the bottom surface of the second finger in a direction away from the first finger, a base of the first leg and a base of the second leg being spaced apart by a distance along a length of the second finger,

wherein the top surface of the second finger includes gripping teeth proximate the first end of the second finger.

9. A storage clip assembly comprising:

a storage clip having a first finger having a top surface and a bottom surface, a second finger having a top surface facing the first finger and a bottom surface facing away from the first finger, the second finger being connected to the first finger by an integral hinge that produces a biasing force such that a first end of the first finger is biased towards a first end of the second finger, and a connector comprising a first leg and a second leg that extend away from the bottom surface of the second finger in a direction away from the first finger, a base of the first leg and a base of the second leg being spaced apart by a distance along a length of the second finger; and

a clothing item located at least partially between the bottom surface of the first finger and the top surface of the second finger.

10. The storage clip assembly of claim 9 , wherein the clothing item is a baseball-type hat having a brim and the brim is at least partially located between the first finger and the second finger.

11. The storage clip assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a shelf, the storage clip being removably connected to the shelf by the connector.

12. The storage clip assembly of claim 9 , wherein the shelf is at least partially located between the first leg and the second leg.

13. The shelf claim assembly of claim 12 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the second leg forms an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the first leg at a projected intersection point, when viewed from a side.

14. The storage clip assembly of claim 12 , wherein the second leg includes a turned out foot.

15. The storage clip assembly of claim 9 , wherein the integral hinge is a curved hinge.

16. The storage clip assembly of claim 15 , wherein the curved hinge is located between a first leg of the connector and a second leg of the connector along a length of the second finger.

17. The storage clip assembly of claim 15 , wherein the curved hinge biases a second end of the first finger away from a second end of the second finger.

18. The storage clip assembly of claim 9 , wherein the bottom surface of the first finger includes gripping teeth proximate the first end of the first finger.

19. The storage clip of claim 1 , wherein the distance approximates the thickness of a shelf to which the storage clip is adapted to be attached.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2020
From: MARSHALL, COLLIN; MARSHALL, DON
To: POLYPLOT LLC
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Continuity (1)
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