IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,918,169
Granted Patent B2
US 10,918,169 · App. 16/256,674 · Granted Feb 16, 2021

Locking position adjustment device

Inventors: Scott David Kolasa (Mount Prospect, IL); Steven Craig Keller (Island Lake, IL); Michael Wesley Havran (Seattle, WA); Eric William Millward (Evanston, IL)
Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
A44B11/2592A44B11/006A44B11/12A44B99/00A45C13/1076
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Patent No.
US 10,918,169
App. No.
16/256,674
Granted
Feb 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A locking slide clip includes a C-shaped body and a door. The C-shaped body defines an opening in communication with a slot. The door is pivotably engaged with the C-shaped body opposite the slot and includes a protrusion.

Claims (70)

1. A locking slide clip, comprising:

a C-shaped body including a first leg, an upper portion connected to the first leg, and a second leg connected to the upper portion, the first leg and the second leg extending toward one another, the C-shaped body defining an opening and an open-ended slot in communication with the opening; and

a door pivotably engaged with the C-shaped body opposite the open-ended slot and comprising a protrusion,

wherein the upper portion comprises a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a fourth wall, wherein the second wall is connected and generally perpendicular to the first wall, the third wall is connected and generally perpendicular to the second wall and the fourth wall, and the fourth wall is opposite the second wall;

wherein the first and second legs extend below the upper portion;

wherein the second wall is connected to the first leg;

wherein the fourth wall is connected to the second leg; and

wherein the first and second legs extend toward one another.

2. The locking slide clip of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion faces the open-ended slot when the door is in a closed position relative to the C-shaped body.

3. The locking slide clip of claim 1 , wherein:

the protrusion is a first protrusion, the door includes a second protrusion, and

the second protrusion extends from the first protrusion.

4. The locking slide clip of claim 1 , wherein:

the door includes a hinge portion,

the hinge portion defines a first well and a second well, and

the first well and the second well are respectively configured to receive first and second hinge posts of the body.

5. The locking slide clip of claim 1 , wherein:

the upper portion, the first leg, and the second leg define the opening; and

the first leg and the second leg define the open-ended slot.

6. The locking slide clip of claim 5 , wherein:

the upper portion comprises a first hinge post and a second hinge post, and

the door is pivotably engaged with the first and second hinge posts.

7. The locking slide clip of claim 5 , wherein:

the upper portion comprises a first stop tab and a second stop tab, and

the first and second stop tabs provide a stop to the door when the door is in an open position relative to the C-shaped body.

8. The locking slide clip of claim 1 , wherein:

the opening is a first opening,

the upper portion comprises a fifth wall,

the fifth wall extends between the first and second walls,

the fourth wall is between the third and fifth walls, and

the first, second, fourth and fifth walls define a second opening.

9. The locking slide clip of claim 1 , wherein the third wall provides a stop to the door when the door is in a closed position relative to the C-shaped body.

10. The locking slide clip of claim 1 , wherein:

the door includes a locking portion and a handle portion,

the handle portion extends from the locking portion, and

the locking portion includes the protrusion.

11. The locking slide clip of claim 10 , wherein:

the door includes a curved transition portion, and

the handle portion is connected to the locking portion via the curved transition portion.

12. The locking slide clip of claim 1 , wherein:

the C-shaped body defines a cam channel, and

the protrusion is disposed in the cam channel.

13. The locking slide clip of claim 12 , wherein the protrusion moves through the cam channel as the door pivots relative to the C-shaped body.

14. A locking slide clip, comprising:

a body comprising:

an upper portion,

a first leg extending below the upper portion, and

a second leg extending below the upper portion, wherein

the first leg and the second leg extend toward one another,

the first leg and the second leg define an open-ended slot,

the first leg, the second leg, and the upper portion define an opening in communication with the open-ended slot; and

a door pivotably engaged with the upper portion and comprising a protrusion,

wherein the first leg extends a first length within a plane and the open-ended slot defines a first width within the plane, and

wherein the first width is less than the first length.

15. The locking slide clip of claim 14 , wherein:

the upper portion and the first leg define a cam channel, and

the protrusion is disposed in the cam channel.

16. The locking slide clip of claim 14 , wherein:

the protrusion is a first protrusion, and

the door includes a second protrusion extending from and stepped relative to the first protrusion.

17. A locking slide clip, comprising:

a body having a first leg, an upper portion connected to the first leg, and a second leg connected to the upper portion, the first leg and the second leg extending toward one another, the body defining a door cavity, a cam channel, and a stitching slot, the stitching slot being open-ended and transverse to the cam channel; and

a door pivotably engaged with the body and comprising

a first protrusion at least partially disposed in the door cavity, and

a second protrusion extending from the first protrusion and at least partially disposed in the cam channel,

wherein the first leg extends a first length within a plane and the stitching slot defines a first width within the plane, and

wherein the first width is less than the first length.

18. The locking slide clip of claim 17 , wherein, when the door pivots relative to the body,

the first protrusion moves through the door cavity, and

the second protrusion moves through the cam channel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2019
From: KOLASA, SCOTT DAVID; KELLER, STEVEN CRAIG; HAVRAN, MICHAEL WESLEY; MILLWARD, ERIC WILLIAM
To: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Reel/Frame 048620/0207 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62637439 · Mar 2, 2018
Related Publication 20190269206A1 · Sep 5, 2019
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