diff --git a/backoff.go b/backoff.go
index a50d0e9..b4941b6 100644
--- a/backoff.go
+++ b/backoff.go
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ func (b *Backoff) ForAttempt(attempt float64) time.Duration {
 	//keep within bounds
 	if dur < min {
 		return min
-	} else if dur > max {
+	}
+	if dur > max {
 		return max
 	}
 	return dur
@@ -86,3 +87,13 @@ func (b *Backoff) Reset() {
 func (b *Backoff) Attempt() float64 {
 	return b.attempt
 }
+
+// Copy returns a backoff with equals constraints as the original
+func (b *Backoff) Copy() *Backoff {
+	return &Backoff{
+		Factor: b.Factor,
+		Jitter: b.Jitter,
+		Min:    b.Min,
+		Max:    b.Max,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backoff_test.go b/backoff_test.go
index cb36833..d1c9845 100644
--- a/backoff_test.go
+++ b/backoff_test.go
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ func TestJitter(t *testing.T) {
 	equals(t, b.Duration(), 100*time.Millisecond)
 }
 
+func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &Backoff{
+		Min:    100 * time.Millisecond,
+		Max:    10 * time.Second,
+		Factor: 2,
+	}
+	b2 := b.Copy()
+	equals(t, b, b2)
+}
+
 func between(t *testing.T, actual, low, high time.Duration) {
 	if actual < low {
 		t.Fatalf("Got %s, Expecting >= %s", actual, low)