Patent ID: 6453516
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B43K,Y10T

Abstract:
A clip mounting structure for an external sleeve of an implement which is adapted to be gripped by a user's fingers in use, comprising:a clip, wherein said clip includes: a base, which is inserted into said external sleeve, and which extends substantially parallel to an axial direction of said external sleeve; a clip body which extends substantially parallel to the axial direction of said external sleeve outside of said external sleeve; a coupling portion which extends in a radial direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of said external sleeve so as to couple said base to said clip body, wherein in a vicinity of said base, said base, said clip body and said coupling portion integrally form a substantially quasi-U shaped section; and side portions for forming a surface substantially orthogonal to a circumferential direction perpendicular to both the axial direction and the radial direction, formed between a side end of the coupling portion and a side end of the clip body, said external sleeve including: a groove, into which said base of said clip is inserted, extending from an end portion of said external sleeve in the axial direction within the external sleeve; and wall surfaces defining a space portion, in which a part of said coupling portion and a part of said side portions are housed, for regulating a movement of said coupling portion of the clip in the circumferential direction, said space portion being formed adjacent to said groove, externally thereof in the radial direction from the groove and formed as a concave portion obtained by cutting off from the end portion of the external sleeve over its peripheral surface.