US3207022A
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Spring steel fasteners
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-25
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1982-06-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George A Tinnerman
- 👤 Iii George A Tinnerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:42
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B37/00; F16B37/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S411/00; Y10S411/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A SPRING STEEL NUT COMPRISING A BASE, SAID BASE HAVING A PAIR OF AXIALLY ALIGNED TONGUES STRUCK THEREFROM AND SEVERED FROM THE BASE ALONG THEIR SIDES AND INTEGRAL WITH THE BASE ONLY AT THEIR ENDS OPPOSITE THEIR FREE ENDS, SAID PAIR OF TONGUES INCLINING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID BASE TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER AND TERMINATING IN ADJACENT SPACED APART FREE ENDS, SAID FREE ENDS BEING INWARDLY RECESSED TO FORM A PASSAGE THEREBETWEEN FOR A STUD TO BE ENGAGED THEREBY, EACH OF SAID TONGUES ADJACENT THEIR FREE ENDS BEING OUTWARDLY CROWNED TO FORM A RIGIDIFYING CROWN SURROUNDING EACH RECESS AND EXTENDING COMPLETELY ACROSS THE FREE ENDS OF THE TONGUES, SAID CROWN FLARING LATERALLY THEREOF AND MERGING WITH AN OUTWARDLY RISING LONGITUDINAL RIB FORMED IN EACH TONGUE AND EXTENDING THEREFROM INTO SAID BASE SUBSTANTIALLY BEYOND THE LINE OF JUNCTURE OF THE BASE WITH EACH TONGUE TO FORM A RIGIDFYING BRIDGE EXTENDING FROM SAID BASE TO THE TERMINAL END OF EACH TONGUE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A SPRING STEEL NUT COMPRISING A BASE, SAID BASE HAVING A PAIR OF AXIALLY ALIGNED TONGUES STRUCK THEREFROM AND SEVERED FROM THE BASE ALONG THEIR SIDES AND INTEGRAL WITH THE BASE ONLY AT THEIR ENDS OPPOSITE THEIR FREE ENDS, SAID PAIR OF TONGUES INCLINING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID BASE TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER AND TERMINATING IN ADJACENT SPACED APART FREE ENDS, SAID FREE ENDS BEING INWARDLY RECESSED TO FORM A PASSAGE THEREBETWEEN FOR A STUD TO BE ENGAGED THEREBY, EACH OF SAID TONGUES ADJACENT THEIR FREE ENDS BEING OUTWARDLY CROWNED TO FORM A RIGIDIFYING CROWN SURROUNDING EACH RECESS AND EXTENDING COMPLETELY ACROSS THE FREE ENDS OF THE TONGUES, SAID CROWN FLARING LATERALLY THEREOF AND MERGING WITH AN OUTWARDLY RISING LONGITUDINAL RIB FORMED IN EACH TONGUE AND EXTENDING THEREFROM INTO SAID BASE SUBSTANTIALLY BEYOND THE LINE OF JUNCTURE OF THE BASE WITH EACH TONGUE TO FORM A RIGIDFYING BRIDGE EXTENDING FROM SAID BASE TO THE TERMINAL END OF EACH TONGUE.
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