US PATENT SUBCLASS 24 / 549
.~.~.~.~ Resilient gripping member having coiled portion

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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}
549.~.~.~.~ Resilient gripping member having coiled portion {1}
550  DF  .~.~.~.~.~> Convolutions of coil form faces

DEFINITION

Classification: 24/549

Resilient gripping member having coiled portion:

(under subclass 546) Resilient* body having a portion thereof wound or molded in the form of at least two complete, similarly shaped loops successively coiled around a common central axis.

(1) Note. The loops need not be circular in shape but the ends of the coil must at least subtend an arc of 720 deg. or greater.

(2) Note. See (1) Note of subclass 548 for the distinction between coils and twists.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

534, for a clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having specific mounting means coiled about the longitudinal axis of a flaccid* supporting structure or structure-to-be-secured*.

567, for multipart or nonsingle piece opposed engaging faces biased by a resilient* coiled wire.