Canning screw band charm clip and assembly

Abstract

A clip for removably retaining a canning screw band during use having two oppositely disposed arms for holding an outer surface of the canning screw band. An arcuate shaped bridge portion connects the arms and retains decorative inserts within the canning screw band to provide a canning screw band charm. Each arm has a receiving slot for receiving a connecting ring that may be used to connect multiple canning screw band charms together in linked relation.

1 . A clip for removably retaining a canning screw band, the clip comprising: 
 a first arm having a base portion and a clamp portion spaced at a distance apart for receiving a canning screw band during use;    a second arm having a second base portion and a second clamp portion spaced at a distance apart for receiving a canning screw band during use;    a connector ring receiving slot positioned between the base portion and the clamp portion of the first arm for receiving a connector ring; and    an arcuate shaped bridge portion connecting the base portion of the first arm to the second base portion of the second arm, the arcuate shape of the bridge portion retaining an insert within the canning screw band during use.    
   
   
       2 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the arcuate shaped bridge portion is made of spring steel yieldable during insertion of a canning screw band into the clip.  
   
   
       3 . The clip of  claim 2 , wherein the clamp portions of the arms engage an outer surface of a canning screw band during use.  
   
   
       4 . A multiple clip assembly for retaining a plurality of canning screw bands, the assembly comprising: 
 a first clip having an arm with a base portion and a clamp portion spaced at a distance apart for receiving a canning screw band during use;    a first receiving slot positioned between the base portion and clamp portion of the first clip;    a second clip having a second arm with a second base portion and a second clamp portion spaced at a distance apart for receiving a canning screw band during use;    a second receiving slot position between the second base portion and the second clamp portion of the second clip;    a connector ring for connecting the first clip and second clip in linked relation, the connector ring having an openable closure for opening the ring to receive the first receiving slot of the first clip and the second receiving slot of the second clip.    
   
   
       5 . The assembly of  claim 4 , further comprising an insert sized and shaped to fit within a canning screw band during use, the insert retained within a canning screw band by an arcuate shaped bridge portion connected the arm of the first clip.  
   
   
       6 . The assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the clamp portion of the first clip engages an outer surface of a canning screw band during use.  
   
   
       7 . A clip for removably retaining a canning screw band during use having two oppositely disposed arms for holding an outer surface of the canning screw band and an arcuate shaped bridge portion connecting the arms, the arcuate shape of the bridge portion retaining an insert within a canning screw band during use.  
   
   
       8 . The clip of  claim 7 , wherein the arcuate shaped bridge portion is made of spring steel yieldable during insertion of a canning screw band into the clip.  
   
   
       9 . The clip of  claim 7  further comprising a receiving slot positioned adjacent the bridge portion for receiving a connector ring during use.  
   
   
       10 . A canning screw band charm assembly comprising: 
 a clip having two oppositely disposed arms for holding an outer surface of a canning screw band with an arcuate shaped bridge portion connecting the arms;    a receiving slot positioned between the base portion and clamp portion of each arm;    a canning screw band retained by the clip;    an insert retained within the canning screw band by the arcuate shaped bridge portion of the clip; and    a connector ring in linked relation with the clip having an openable closure for opening the ring to receive the receiving slot of the clip.    
   
   
       11 . The charm assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the canning screw band has a circular side wall with a bottom lip and a top face perpendicular to the side wall, the bottom lip seated against the base portion of each arm and the clamp portion of each arm engaged with the top face of the side wall.  
   
   
       12 . The charm assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the arcuate shaped bridge portion of the clip is made of spring steel yieldable during insertion of the canning screw band into the clip.