Adjustable Wire Clip Assembly for Multi-Width Belt and Fabric Grip

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional clips lack the ability to adjust their mounting height, accommodate varying belt sizes, and grip fabric effectively.

Innovation Solution

A clip assembly comprising a wire clip with adjustable legs and hoops that form a belt space, a mounting base with leg channels and holes for secure attachment, and a spacer for adjusting the clip's size and providing fabric grip.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional clips are used, then the structure is simple, but the mounting height cannot be adjusted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemounting height adjustabilityVSAvoidclip structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wire clip is designed with movable legs that can slide within mounting base leg channels, transforming a static clip structure into a dynamic one that allows height adjustment. The legs can be positioned at different locations along the channels and secured with mounting base leg holes, enabling the mounting height to be changed while maintaining structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional clips are used, then the structure is simple, but the belt size cannot be adjusted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebelt size accommodationVSAvoidclip structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wire clip legs are designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing the distance between legs to be adjusted. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the clip to accommodate different belt widths by spreading the legs apart or bringing them closer together, while the mounting base leg channels guide the movement and mounting base leg holes secure the position.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The wire clip is divided into separate movable leg segments that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows each leg to be adjusted to the appropriate width for different belt sizes, providing versatility without requiring multiple different clip designs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If conventional clips are used, then the structure is simple, but the fabric gripping ability is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefabric gripVSAvoidclip structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wire clip legs are designed with specific local characteristics at their contact points with the fabric. The wire material and cross-sectional shape provide localized gripping quality that enhances friction and mechanical interlocking with fabric surfaces, while the overall clip structure remains relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12221991B2Multi-width cloth gripping wire clip

Publication Date: 2025.02.11 ULTICLIP LLC

AI summary

A clip assembly allows users to adjust the position at which the clip is mounted, allows for variance in mounting positions and styles, provides adjustability to allow a varying width of belts or webbing, and has cloth gripping abilities. The clip assembly can include a wire clip that is adjustably attached to a mounting base. The wire clip can, for example, be mounted facing upward, relative to the mounting base, downward, relative to the mounting base, or may adjustably slide to a desired position relative to the mounting base. A spacer may be provided that can adjust a size of an opening of the wire clip. The spacer may also provide a fabric catch member for helping keep the clip assembly in a desired position.