US 12,352,415 B2
Ridgeline roof clip with socket retaining and wire management features
Stacy L. Kennedy, Mansfield, TX (US)
Assigned to CANNY SYSTEMS, LLC, Mansfield, TX (US)
Filed by Canny Systems, LLC, Mansfield, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/442,007.
Application 18/442,007 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/535,332, filed on Nov. 24, 2021, granted, now 12,196,396.
Prior Publication US 2024/0183517 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. F21V 21/088 (2006.01); F21S 4/10 (2016.01); F21W 131/107 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 21/088 (2013.01) [F21S 4/10 (2016.01); F21W 2131/107 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clip device, comprising:
a front side and a back side opposite the front side, a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, and a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
a body having a first shoulder, a second shoulder opposite the first shoulder, and an upper surface between the first shoulder and the second shoulder;
a first leg coupled to the first shoulder and a second leg coupled to the second shoulder;
a top portion formed along the upper surface, the top portion including a socket retaining portion between the first shoulder and the second shoulder,
the socket retaining portion being configured to substantially encircle a bulb socket positioned therein and having a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion, the first retaining portion and the second retaining portion being separable from one another to permit movement of the bulb socket relative to the socket retaining portion;
a first hook along or at an end of the first leg angled toward the upper surface and the second side;
a second hook along or at an end of the second leg angled toward the upper surface and the first side,
the first leg and the second leg being configured such that squeezing the first and second legs together causes the first and second retaining portions to move away from one another to permit the movement of the bulb socket relative to the socket retaining portion.