Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
This clip is designed to attach lights above a gutter equipped with a shingle roof. The clip’s design was awarded the US design patent, USD477773S1, titled Gutter and shingle clip. The patent was awarded on July 29, 2003, to Lonnie F. Gary and Chad H Jones.
Below,
- The Figure 1 drawing of the clip, extracted from the patent, showing a front perspective view.
- An image of the clips installed on a shingle roof above a gutter, with lights threaded through.
- An image of the marketed clip, made of translucent plastic.
As a reminder, a US design patent protects the ornamental aspects of an invention, or how the invention looks. In contrast, a US utility patent protects how an invention works, and/or how the invention is manufactured.
Reference
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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