Patent ID: 6962315
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: A45D,A45F,B42F,B43K,B43L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamping device comprising: an elongated first butt housing having a pivot end, a free end opposite to said pivot end, a base wall, and two side walls extending respectively from two opposite sides of said base wall to define an interior space among said base and said side walls of said first butt housing, each of said side walls of said first butt housing having an inner side that is formed with a first large notch; an elastic first pressing element attached fixedly to said base wall of said first butt housing and disposed within said interior space in said first butt housing between said first large notches in said side walls of said first butt housing; an elongated second butt housing having a pivot end connected pivotally to said pivot end of said first butt housing, a free end, a base wall, and two side walls extending respectively from two opposite sides of said base wall of said second butt housing to define an interior space among said base wall and said side walls of said second butt housing, each of said side walls of said second butt housing having an inner side that abuts against said inner side of a corresponding one of said side walls of said first butt housing and that is formed with a second large notch which is aligned with said first large notch in said first butt housing, said first large notches in said side walls of said first butt housing and said second large notches in said side walls of said second butt housing constituting cooperatively a confining space unit between said first and second butt housings, said confining space unit being adapted to allow for extension of an article therethrough; an elastic second pressing element attached fixedly to said base wall of said second butt housing and disposed within said interior space in said second butt housing between said second large notches in said side walls of said second butt housing, said first and second pressing elements being adapted to clamp the article therebetween; and a releasable locking unit interconnecting said free ends of said first and second butt housings so as to lock the first and second butt housings against each other, said locking unit being operable to unlock said first and second butt housings from each other; wherein said base wall of said second butt housing has an outer surface that is formed with a paper clip unit, said paper clip unit including an elongated flexible plate that is generally parallel to and that is adjacent to said outer surface of said base wall of said second butt housing and that has a connecting end attached fixedly to said outer surface of said base wall of said second butt housing, and a free end which is adapted to press a paper sheet against said outer surface of said base wall of said second butt housing; and wherein said free end of said flexible plate is formed with a first projection and a second projection that is spaced apart from said first projection and that is disposed between said connecting end of said flexible plate and said first projection, said first and second projection pressing against said outer surface of said base wall of said second butt housing and adapted to press the paper sheet against said outer surface of said base wall of said second butt housing.