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The design of the clip shown below is also patented. Designed to attach lights to a deck, this clip was awarded the US design patent, USD608189S1, titled Deck clip. The patent was awarded on January 19, 2010, to Trevor Jackson and Patrick Brown, the inventors.
Below:
1. The patent Figure 1 depicting a perspective view of the deck clip design.
2. An image of the commercial deck-light clips, attached to a deck, with lights threaded through the clip.
3. An image of the marketed deck clip, made of translucent plastic.
As a reminder, a US design patent only protects the way an invention design looks. In contrast, a US utility patent protects the way an invention works, and/or the way an invention is manufactured.
USPTO MPEP – Chapt. 1502-01 – Distinction between design and utility patent.
https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s1502.html
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