Patent ID: 9702387
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B65D,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A clip comprising: a curved central portion forming a perimeter that partially-encloses an internal space with a first diameter, the curved central portion having a first and second ends; a neck portion including a first side with an upper end adjoining the first end of the curved central portion and a second side with an upper end adjoining a second end of the curved central portion, the first side separated from the second side by a distance smaller than the first diameter that provides a channel to the internal space; a first compressible leg adjoining a lower end of the first side of the neck portion and a second compressible leg adjoining a lower end of the second side of the neck portion, wherein the first compressible leg and the second compressible leg each include a midpoint protrusion adjacent to the neck portion and on an outward-facing surface and an endpoint protrusion distal to the neck portion and on the outward-facing surface, the endpoint protrusion longer than the midpoint protrusion; and a clasp extending from the neck portion and including first and second securing tabs, the first and second securing tabs configured to fixedly secure an object within the channel to the internal space while the object supplies an outward force on the first compressible leg and the second compressible leg.