US3323181A
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Fastener
Assignee: United Carr Inc
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Filing: 1964-02-17
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Granted: 1967-06-06
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Expires: 1984-02-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Seckerson Clifford Alexander
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 00:58
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B5/00; F16B5/12; F16B5/128; F16B19/00; F16B19/04; F16B19/08; F16B19/10; F16B19/1027; F16B19/1036; F16B19/1081; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/30; Y10T24/309
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A FASTENER FORMED OF A RESILIENT PLASTIC MATERIAL FOR SECURING A FLANGED BEADING TO AN APERTURED SUPPORT, SAID FASTENER COMPRISING A RELATIVELY RIGID CENTRAL BODY PORTION, MEANS ON SAID BODY PORTION FOR ATTACHING SAID FASTENER TO THE SUPPORT, A FIRST UNDERCUT EDGE WHICH IS RIGID ON ONE END OF SAID BODY PORTION, SAID FIRST UNDERCUT EDGE EXTENDING ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID ONE END AND BEING ADAPTED TO RIGIDLY ENGAGE ONE FLANGE OF THE BEADING, A PAIR OF SPACED ARMS EXTENDING LATERALLY OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BODY PORTION AND EACH HAVING A FREE END PORTION PROJECTING TOWARDS AND BEYOND THE OTHER END OF SAID BODY PORTION, SAID ARMS BEING RESILIENT AND LATERALLY DEFLECTABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID BODY PORTION, AND SECOND UNDERCUT EDGES ON THE FREE END OF EACH OF SAID ARMS, SAID SECOND UNDERCUT EDGES EXTENDING ALONG THE LENGTH OF EACH OF SAID FREE ENDS AND BEING ADAPTED TO RESILIENTLY ENGAGE THE OTHER FLANGE OF THE BEADING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A FASTENER FORMED OF A RESILIENT PLASTIC MATERIAL FOR SECURING A FLANGED BEADING TO AN APERTURED SUPPORT, SAID FASTENER COMPRISING A RELATIVELY RIGID CENTRAL BODY PORTION, MEANS ON SAID BODY PORTION FOR ATTACHING SAID FASTENER TO THE SUPPORT, A FIRST UNDERCUT EDGE WHICH IS RIGID ON ONE END OF SAID BODY PORTION, SAID FIRST UNDERCUT EDGE EXTENDING ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID ONE END AND BEING ADAPTED TO RIGIDLY ENGAGE ONE FLANGE OF THE BEADING, A PAIR OF SPACED ARMS EXTENDING LATERALLY OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BODY PORTION AND EACH HAVING A FREE END PORTION PROJECTING TOWARDS AND BEYOND THE OTHER END OF SAID BODY PORTION, SAID ARMS BEING RESILIENT AND LATERALLY DEFLECTABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID BODY PORTION, AND SECOND UNDERCUT EDGES ON THE FREE END OF EACH OF SAID ARMS, SAID SECOND UNDERCUT EDGES EXTENDING ALONG THE LENGTH OF EACH OF SAID FREE ENDS AND BEING ADAPTED TO RESILIENTLY ENGAGE THE OTHER FLANGE OF THE BEADING.
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