(under subclass 455) Clasp*, clip*, or support-clamp* having a gripping member provided with an engaging surface which cooperates with an opposed engaging surface on a separate gripping member and which is moved into or out of a gripping engagement by an operator*.
(1) Note. To be proper for this and the indented subclass the operator* must not directly contact the structure-to-be-secured*.
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456, 481, 483, 502+, 513+, 524+, and 535+, for operators* used with specific types of clasps*, clips*, or support-clamps*.
486, for a gripping member having its engaging surface integral with a screw-driving portion.