US4589170A
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Sink fasteners
Assignee: Springfast Ltd
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Filing: 1984-06-12
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Granted: 1986-05-20
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Expires: 2004-06-12
Abstract
Abstract A fastener for securing a sink unit in a worktop has a clip (11) for attachment to a rail and a hinged clamping member (12) which is tightened up against the underside of the worktop by a screw (25). This threads through the hinge pin (13), and when undone allows the clamping member to swing back to and stay in an inoperative position where it will clear the edge of the hole of the worktop (19) as the unit (20) is lowered in. Doing up the screw causes the clamping member to swing and project a portion (21) under the worktop. The clamping member has guide fingers (23) which engage diametral slots (24) in the ends of the hinge pin.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael A. F. Ponting
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:05
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/12; E03C1/32; E03C1/33; E03C1/335; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44009; Y10T24/44017; Y10T24/44026; Y10T24/44291; Y10T24/44496; Y10T24/44504
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A fastener comprising a clip for postively engaging a rail, a clamping member with lateral parallel guide fingers, a hinge pin connecting said member to the base of the clip and having guide slots at its ends to receive said guide fingers, and an intermediate screw-threaded transverse aperture aligned parallel to said slots, a screw engaged in said aperture and co-operating with said clamping member so that rotation of the screw adjusts the position of the clamping member in relation to the clip, and the clamping member being movable about the axis of the hinge pin between stable operative and non-operative positions, the latter removing it from projecting to any substantial extent to one side of a rail with which the clip is engaged, while the operative position brings a portion of the member to project to that side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A fastener comprising a clip for postively engaging a rail, a clamping member with lateral parallel guide fingers, a hinge pin connecting said member to the base of the clip and having guide slots at its ends to receive said guide fingers, and an intermediate screw-threaded transverse aperture aligned parallel to said slots, a screw engaged in said aperture and co-operating with said clamping member so that rotation of the screw adjusts the position of the clamping member in relation to the clip, and the clamping member being movable about the axis of the hinge pin between stable operative and non-operative positions, the latter removing it from projecting to any substantial extent to one side of a rail with which the clip is engaged, while the operative position brings a portion of the member to project to that side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A fastener as claimed in claim 1 wherein the screw is arranged to engage the clip as it is tightened and thereby move the clamping member from the inoperative to the operative position as it is also moved towards the rail.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A fastener as claimed in claim 4, wherein the fingers are arranged to engage the clip as the screw is tightened, thereby causing the clamping member to move from the inoperative to the operative position as it is also moved towards the rail.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-05-19 | 1989-11-18 | 1990-05-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-05-19 | 1993-11-18 | 1994-05-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-05-19 | 1997-11-18 | 1998-05-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |