US 10,711,985 C1 (13,222nd)
Enclosed gutter clip
David Russel Felt, Plymouth, MN (US)
Filed by Russel Williams Home Services LLC., Plymouth, MN (US)
Assigned to Russel Williams Home Services LLC, Plymouth, MN (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,874, Mar. 10, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,711,985, issued Jul. 14, 2020, Appl. No. 16/655,074, Oct. 16, 2019.
Application 90/019,874 is a continuation of application No. 16/404,640, filed on May 6, 2019, granted, now 10,557,620.
Application 16/404,640 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/067,119, filed on Mar. 10, 2016, granted, now 10,281,084.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/131,305, filed on Mar. 11, 2015.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Apr. 2, 2026.
Int. Cl. F21V 21/088 (2006.01); F21W 121/00 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 21/088 (2013.01) [F21W 2121/004 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 8 and 12 is confirmed.
Claim 1 is cancelled.
Claims 2-7, 9-11, 13 and 15 are determined to be patentable as amended.
New claims 16-21 are added and determined to be patentable.
Claim 14 was not reexamined.
2. The clip of claim 1, [ A clip comprising:
an elongated body having a first end and a second end;
a strut having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the strut is rigidly connected to the second end of the elongated body, and wherein the first end of the strut and the second end of the strut collectively define a strut axis;
a cantilever having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the cantilever is rigidly connected to the second end of the strut;
a substantially circular bulb holder rigidly connected to and extending from the first end of the cantilever in a direction substantially opposite the second end of the cantilever, wherein the bulb holder includes a hole configured to receive at least a portion of a bulb, wherein the hole has central axis extending therethrough that is substantially parallel to the strut axis; and
a neck situated between and rigidly connecting the cantilever and the bulb holder,
wherein the second end of the cantilever is resiliently capable of being pulled away from the elongated body to accommodate a positioning of a structure between the elongated body and the cantilever, and the clip is made from a substantially resilient material having a memory that causes the second end of the cantilever to return toward a relaxed position when not subject to an external force,
wherein, when the structure is situated between the elongated body and the cantilever, the memory causes the second end of the cantilever to return toward the relaxed position, such that the cantilever and the elongated body exert pressure on the structure, to thereby maintain a position of the clip about the structure,]
wherein the bulb holder has a front side and a back side, and
wherein the bulb holder further comprises:
an annular outer flange on the front side of the bulb holder having an inner radius and an outer radius, wherein the annular outer flange is continuous, and wherein the hole is within the inner radius of the annular outer flange; and
a socket guide ridge on the back side of the bulb holder having an inner radius and an outer radius,
wherein the inner radius of the annular outer flange and the inner radius of the socket guide ridge are aligned, wherein a radius of the socket guide ridge is less than a radius of the annular outer flange, and
wherein the hole is configured to receive a threaded end of the bulb and the socket guide ridge is configured to abut a bulb socket such that, when the threaded end of the bulb is screwed into the bulb socket, the bulb holder securely supports the bulb.
3. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein the cantilever comprises a lobe extending from the second end of the cantilever toward the elongated body.
4. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein the structure is a gutter.
5. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein the structure is an eave.
6. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein the structure is a shingle.
7. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein a distance between the second end of the cantilever and the elongated body is approximately ⅛ inch when the cantilever is in the relaxed position.
9. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein the bulb is a C9 bulb.
10. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein the bulb is a C7 bulb.
11. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein the substantially resilient material is a synthetic resin material.
13. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein the clip is integrally formed as a one piece construction.
15. The clip of claim 1 [ 2] , wherein the clip further comprises a neck gusset rigidly connected to the strut and the bulb holder.
[ 16. The clip of claim 2, wherein the bulb holder encloses the hole.]
[ 17. The clip of claim 2, wherein the bulb holder fully encloses the hole.]
[ 18. A clip comprising:
an elongated body having a first end and a second end;
a strut having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the strut is rigidly connected to the second end of the elongated body, and wherein the first end of the strut and the second end of the strut collectively define a strut axis;
a cantilever having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the cantilever is rigidly connected to the second end of the strut;
a substantially circular bulb holder rigidly connected to and extending from the first end of the cantilever in a direction substantially opposite the second end of the cantilever, wherein the bulb holder includes a hole configured to receive at least a portion of a bulb, wherein the hole has central axis extending therethrough that is substantially parallel to the strut axis; and
a neck situated between and rigidly connecting the cantilever and the bulb holder,
wherein the second end of the cantilever is resiliently capable of being pulled away from the elongated body to accommodate a positioning of a structure between the elongated body and the cantilever, and the clip is made from a substantially resilient material having a memory that causes the second end of the cantilever to return toward a relaxed position when not subject to an external force,
wherein, when the structure is situated between the elongated body and the cantilever, the memory causes the second end of the cantilever to return toward the relaxed position, such that the cantilever and the elongated body exert pressure on the structure, to thereby maintain a position of the clip about the structure, and
wherein the bulb holder is fully circular in shape.]
[ 19. The clip of claim 2, wherein the clip is configured to be deformed, at least to some extent, upon being subjected to a force, wherein the clip is further configured to return to an original form factor upon no longer being subjected to the external force.]
[ 20. The clip of claim 2, wherein the clip is configured to resist deformation, bending, or stretching with a tendency to return to a relaxed state.]
[ 21. The clip of claim 2, wherein a rigid connection between the substantially circular bulb holder and the cantilever permits some amount of flexibility or deformation.]