Fastener for securing hinge pins of tubular furniture

Claim 1

AN ASSEMBLY COMPRISING TWO OR MORE TUBES PIVOTALLY CONNECTED BY A ROD-LIKE ELEMENT EXTENDING THROUGH ALIGNED APERTURES OF SAID TUBES, SAID ROD-LIKE ELEMENT HAVING A MEANS AT ONE END ENGAGING THE OUTER SURFACE ON ONE OF SAID TUBES AND A FASTENER ENGAGED WITH THE OPPOSITE END AND THE SURFACE OF ONE OF THE OTHER OF SAID TUBES, SAID FASTENER COMPRISING A SHEET METAL BASE WITH MEDIAL PORTION, SAID MEDIAL PORTION BEING BENT SO AS TO PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE ARM PROJECTING OUTWARDLY OF THE PLANE OF SAID BASE AT AN ANGLE THERETO, AWAY FROM AN AXIS NORMAL TO PLANE OF SAID BASE, SAID ARM BEING JOINED TO THE BASE AT SPACED POINTS THEREON, THE INNER END OF THE ARM BEING FORMED WITH FLEXIBLE TONGUES DISPOSED AT AN ANGLE TO THE BASE AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY OF THE PLANE OF SAID BASE AT AN ANGLE THERETO TOWARD THE SAID AXIS OF SAID BASE; SAID BASE HAVING ANOTHER GROUP OF FLEXIBLE TONGUES PROJECTING OUTWARDLY OF THE PLANE OF SAID BASE AT AN ANGLE THERETO TOWARD SAID AXIS OF SAID BASE, THE FREE ENDS O THE TONGUES ON THE INNER END OF THE ARM NORMALLY PROJECTING INWARDLY OF A CIRCLE ON WHICH THE INNER FREE ENDS OF THE TONGUES ON THE BASE LIE, THE FREE ENDS OF ALL OF SAID TONGUES ENGAGED ABOUT SAID ROD-LIKE MEMBER.