US PATENT SUBCLASS 24 / 522
.~ Including track or way guided and retained gripping member

Current as of: June, 1999
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24 /   HD   BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC.

455  DF  CLASP, CLIP, SUPPORT-CLAMP, OR REQUIRED COMPONENT THEREOF {17}
522.~ Including track or way guided and retained gripping member {5}
523  DF  .~.~> Biased by distinct spring
524  DF  .~.~> With operator for moving guided member {1}
526  DF  .~.~> Track or way oblique to path of gripping member
527  DF  .~.~> With position locking-means for gripping members {1}
529  DF  .~.~> With specific mounting means for attaching to flaccid supporting structure or structure-to-be-secured

DEFINITION

Classification: 24/522

Including track or way guided and retained gripping member:

(under subclass 455) Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* including two separate, opposed gripping members permanently retained by and linked to each other or an intermediate structure by two distinct, rigid* or semirigid* formations which (1) are each integral with or attached to a different one of the members, and (2) have mutually cooperating surfaces both (a) in sliding or rolling contact with each other, and (b) restricting the movement of one of the gripping members relative to the other gripping member to a substantially single, primary direction along a linear or curvilinear path when moving between a gripping and nongripping position.

(1) Note. Gripping members which slide only for the purpose of adjustment prior to movement between a gripping and a nongripping position are not considered proper for this subclass.

(2) Note. The gripping members are never intended to be connected to each other by an operator* (e.g., threaded rod or piston/cylinder) alone.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

459+, for dissociable track or wedge guided gripping members.

463, for gripping member actuated by fluid force.

464+, for interlocking, sliding gripping members connected by a bendable strap. 486, and 569, for gripping members connected to each other by a threaded bar.

489+, for a pivotally guided gripping member.

568+, for gripping members connected by operators*.