Finish part and structure
AssigneeA. B. Boyd Co.
InventorJoseph Nguyen
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Abstract
A finish part including a metal body, a metal engagement arm extending integrally from the body, a detent depending from the arm, the detent being formed from the metal of the arm that is plastically deformed out of a plane of the arm. A method for installing a finish part including aligning the engagement arm of the finish part with an opening in a structure upon which the part is to be installed, and urging the engagement arm and the detent into the opening. A structure including a frame having exposed unfinished surfaces, and the metal finish part disposed upon the unfinished surface and that finishes the unfinished surface.
Claims11
A finish part comprising:
- a metal body;
- a metal engagement arm extending integrally from the body, the arm having a length measured from the body to an end of the arm and a width perpendicular to the length extending from a first edge to a second edge;
- a detent depending from the arm and disposed between the first and second edge, the detent having a width that is less than the width of the arm, the detent being formed from the metal of the arm that is plastically deformed out of a plane of the arm by a distance greater than a thickness of the metal of the arm.
A finish part comprising:
- a metal body;
- a metal engagement arm extending integrally from the body, the arm having a length measured from the body to an end of the arm and a width perpendicular to the length extending from a first edge to a second edge;
- a detent depending from the arm and disposed between the first and second edge, the detent having a width that is less than the width of the arm, the detent being formed from the metal of the arm that is plastically deformed out of a plane of the arm, wherein the detent includes an edge.
A finish part comprising:
- a metal body;
- a metal engagement arm extending integrally from the body;
- and
- a detent depending from the arm, the detent being formed from the metal of the arm that is plastically deformed out of a plane of the arm, the detent including an edge, wherein the detent other than the edge remains contiguous with the arm.
A finish part comprising:
- a metal body;
- a metal engagement arm extending integrally from the body;
- and
- a detent depending from the arm, the detent being formed from the metal of the arm that is plastically deformed out of a plane of the arm, and wherein at least a portion of the detent is deformed by distance greater than a thickness of the metal of the arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.