Patent ID: 6564703
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B25B,B25G

Abstract:
A clip comprising:a first clip element, said first clip element comprising a front claw end portion, a rear handheld portion, and a hollow middle coupling portion connected between the claw end portion and the handheld portion of said first clip element; a second clip element, said second clip element comprising a front claw end portion, a rear handheld portion, and a hollow middle coupling portion connected between the claw end portion and the handheld portion of said second clip element and pivoted to the middle coupling portion of said first clip element by a pivot; a torsional spring mounted on the pivot connected between the middle coupling portions of said first clip element and said second clip element and adapted to force the handheld portions of said first clip element and said second clip element apart, said torsional spring having two opposite ends respectively stopped at an inside wall of the handheld portion of said first clip element and an inside wall of the handheld portion of said second clip element; a toothed rod member, said toothed rod member having a first end pivoted to the inside of the middle coupling portion of said first clip element and a second end inserted into the handheld portion of said second clip element; and a press control structure, said press control structure comprising a ratchet block mounted in the handheld portion of said second clip element, said ratchet block having a toothed face adapted for engaging said toothed rod member, and a button adapted for controlling horizontal movement of said ratchet block relative to said toothed rod member.