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US 2015/0082601 A1Published application
Crimping apparatus
OwnerSrinivas Dutt, Niroo Dutt +2inventors
InventorsSrinivas Dutt, Niroo Dutt, Anisha Dutt, Nikhil Dutt
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Abstract
A crimping apparatus to attach objects to materials using malleable fasteners is provided. The crimping apparatus may include a crimping platform. The crimping platform includes cutout portions and retaining bars forming a crimping pattern. The crimping platform is permanently affixed to an object. A material may be attached to the object by using malleable fasteners that protrude through the material and conform to the crimp platform.
Claims11
A crimping apparatus comprising:
- a crimping platform comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface comprises at least one cut out portion comprising an inner surface and at least one retaining bar extending over the at least one cut out portion, forming a gap in between the at least one retaining bar and the inner surface.
A method of attaching materials to objects comprising:
- providing a crimping platform comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface comprises two cut out portions, each comprising an inner surface, and two retaining bars extending over the at least one cut out portion, forming a gap in between each of the retaining bars and the inner surfaces;
- permanently affixing the bottom surface of the crimping platform to an object
- placing a material over the top surface of the crimping platform;
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- stapling a staple into the crimping platform so that the ends of the staple bend around the two retaining bars, thereby securing the staple to the crimping platform.
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