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US 4,391,461 AGranted
Quarter-turn fastener
AssigneeTektronix, Inc.
InventorFlorian C. Deibele
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Abstract
A one-piece molded plastic quarter-turn fastener is provided for releasably latching a panel to a cabinet. A generally disc-like body has a flanged and slotted stem axially extending therefrom to be snapped into a hole in the panel. Projecting radially from the body is a latching lip for engaging and disengaging a cabinet. A positioning boss is provided to permit a quarter-turn rotation of the fastener with a detent provided at each rotational limit.
Claims5
A fastener for releasably latching a panel to a cabinet, comprising:
- a generally disc-like one-piece body;
- means integrally formed with said body for rotatably mounting said body to said panel;
- a lip integrally formed with said body and extending radially therefrom, said lip being rotatable into latching engagement with said cabinet;
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- a positioning boss integrally formed with said body, said positioning boss comprising a projection engagable with a detent in said panel for establishing a stable position of said fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.