US PATENT SUBCLASS 24 / 547
.~.~.~.~ Opposed faces located in and bias towards common plane in nonuse position

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24 /   HD   BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC.

455  DF  CLASP, CLIP, SUPPORT-CLAMP, OR REQUIRED COMPONENT THEREOF {17}
530  DF  .~ Having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on, resilient member {8}
545  DF  .~.~ Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material {6}
546  DF  .~.~.~ Piece totally forms clasp, clip, or support-clamp and has shaped, wirelike, or bandlike configuration with uniform cross section throughout its length {6}
547.~.~.~.~ Opposed faces located in and bias towards common plane in nonuse position

DEFINITION

Classification: 24/547

Opposed faces located in and bias towards common plane in nonuse position:

(under subclass 546) Resilient* body are positioned, when not engaging the structure-to-be-secured*, such that they are in a single plane (i.e., coplanar) and are resiliently biased in a direction transversely of and toward that plane.

(1) Note. Portions of the gripping member which do not contact the structure-to-be-secured* need not be in the same plane as the engaging surfaces.

(2) Note. Engaging faces which intersect or overlap each other in their nonuse position are not usually considered to be in the same plane.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

548, 551+, and 552+, for a gripping member having portions which intersect in a nonplanar manner.

549, for a gripping member having portions which overlap in a coillike manner.