Patent US3279727A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US3279727A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Fastening device and assembly
Assignee: Tinnerman Products Inc
•
Filing: 1964-08-31
•
Granted: 1966-10-18
•
Expires: 1984-08-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert T Buttriss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 05:29
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B5/00; F16B5/06; F16B5/0607; F16B5/0621; F16B5/0642; F16B12/00; F16B12/02; H; H02; H02B; H02B1/00; H02B1/015; H02B1/04; H02B1/044
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A FASTENING DEVICE FOR SECURING AN ARTICLE TO A SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN COMPRISING, A GENERALLY U-SHAPED SUPPORT MEMBER ATTACHMENT MEANS, SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED RESILIENT LEGS EXTENDING GENERALLY IN THE SAME DIRECTION FROM A BIGHT PORTION FOR CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH A SUPPORT MEMBER, THE FREE END OF ONE OF SAID LEGS BEING BENT TO PROVIDE A RESILIENT ARM WHICH EXTENDS OBLIQUELY UPWARDLY FROM THE GENERAL PLANE OF SAID LEGS IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION TOWARD SAID BIGHT PORTION, SAID ARM HAVING A POLYGONAL SHAPED WINDOW-LIKE OPENING STRUCK OUT WITHIN ITS MARGIN TO RETAIN A PORTION OF AN ARTICLE INSERTED THERETHROUGH, AND THE OTHER OF SAID LEGS INCLUDING A RETAINER MEANS PROJECTING UPWARDLY THEREFROM FOR HOLDING ENGAGEMENT WITHIN AN APERTURE IN A SUPPORT MEMBER IN THE ASSEMBLED POSITION THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A FASTENING DEVICE FOR SECURING AN ARTICLE TO A SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN COMPRISING, A GENERALLY U-SHAPED SUPPORT MEMBER ATTACHMENT MEANS, SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED RESILIENT LEGS EXTENDING GENERALLY IN THE SAME DIRECTION FROM A BIGHT PORTION FOR CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH A SUPPORT MEMBER, THE FREE END OF ONE OF SAID LEGS BEING BENT TO PROVIDE A RESILIENT ARM WHICH EXTENDS OBLIQUELY UPWARDLY FROM THE GENERAL PLANE OF SAID LEGS IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION TOWARD SAID BIGHT PORTION, SAID ARM HAVING A POLYGONAL SHAPED WINDOW-LIKE OPENING STRUCK OUT WITHIN ITS MARGIN TO RETAIN A PORTION OF AN ARTICLE INSERTED THERETHROUGH, AND THE OTHER OF SAID LEGS INCLUDING A RETAINER MEANS PROJECTING UPWARDLY THEREFROM FOR HOLDING ENGAGEMENT WITHIN AN APERTURE IN A SUPPORT MEMBER IN THE ASSEMBLED POSITION THEREOF.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2171350A
Cited
US2605624A
Cited
US2547531A
Cited
US2703662A
Cited
US2685720A
Cited
US2665103A
Cited
US2770435A
Cited
US2775010A
Cited
US3027538A
Cited
US3101922A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-10-17 | 1970-04-18 | 1970-10-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-10-17 | 1974-04-18 | 1974-10-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-10-17 | 1978-04-18 | 1978-10-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |