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Granted Patent B1
US 10,188,198 · App. 15/662,397 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

Finger retention clip

Inventor: Timothy B. Weber (Andover, MN)
A45F5/00F21V17/10F21V21/08F21V23/0421A45F2005/008
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,188,198
App. No.
15/662,397
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A finger retention clip for retaining an object about a user's finger includes a tubular base member adapted for attachment to the object and a resilient retaining member attached to the base member, the retaining member forming an open finger loop and being sized and shaped to conform to the user's finger, wherein the retaining member is configured, such that the retaining member releases from the user's finger in response to a selected force.

Claims (18)

1. A finger retention clip for retaining an object about a user's finger, comprising:

a base member adapted for attachment to the object; and

a resilient retaining member attached to the base member, the retaining member forming an open finger loop and being sized and shaped to conform to the user's finger;

wherein the retaining member has a first width, and a second width narrower than the first width;

wherein the retaining member includes a structural feature that selectively provides a stress concentration, such that the retaining member releases from the user's finger in response to a selected force by breaking of the retaining member.

2. The finger retention clip according to claim 1 , wherein the base member is resilient and comprises:

a longitudinal slot adapted to allow the base member to spread apart to facilitate attachment of the base member to the object;

wherein the base member is tubular.

3. The finger retention clip according to claim 1 , wherein the open finger loop is configured to accommodate multiple fingers.

4. The finger retention clip according to claim 1 , wherein the object is a flashlight.

5. The finger retention clip according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining member comprises:

a neck portion having the first width, the neck portion attached to the base member; and

an upturned tab portion having the second width.

6. The finger retention clip according to claim 5 , wherein the tab portion and the neck portion are of different widths.

7. The finger retention clip according to claim 1 , wherein the structural feature is a pair of notches separating the first width of the retaining member from the second width of the retaining member.

8. The finger retention clip according to claim 1 , wherein the base member is releasable from the object.

9. The finger retention clip according to claim 1 , wherein the base member is selectively tailored to release from the object in response to a selected force.

10. The finger retention clip according to claim 1 , wherein the base member and the retaining member are made from different materials.

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