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US 5,209,597 AGranted
Fastener
OwnerPaul Flaminginventor
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Abstract
A fastener having a vertically disposed spine and a leg member disposed spaced from the spine and joined by a connector and a protuberance projecting from the spine and above the connector.
Claims20
A fastener for removably securing a lid, or the like, to a container of the type having relatively rigid end walls;
- said fastener comprising a vertically disposed spine having upper and lower terminal ends, a leg member disposed in spaced relation with respect to said spine, connector means disposed between and interconnecting said spine and said leg between the terminal ends of said spine, so as to form, in cooperation with said spine member, a downwardly extending relatively wide receptacle for gripping engagement with a side wall of said container;
- a protuberance projecting inwardly from said spine from a point immediately above said connector means and parallel thereto, such that said protuberance and said connector means together form an inwardly extending relatively narrow slot for receipt of a lid, and said spine, leg member, connector means, and protuberance each being of generally equal thickness.
A fastener for removably securing a lid or the like to a container having relatively rigid end walls;
- said fastener comprising a vertically disposed spine having upper and lower terminal ends, a leg member disposed in spaced relationship with respect to said spine, connector means disposed between and interconnecting said spine and said leg between the terminal ends of said spine, so as to form, in cooperation with said spine member, a receptacle for engagement with a side wall of said container;
- a protuberance projecting inwardly from said spine from a point immediately above said connector means and parallel thereto, such that said protuberance and said connector means together form a slot for receipt of a lid;
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- an upper portion of said spine extending upwardly beyond said protuberance, said upwardly extended portion of said spine and said protuberance together defining a stacking shelf.
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A fastener for removably securing a lid, or the like, to a container of the type having relatively rigid end walls;
- said fastener comprising a vertically disposed spine having upper and lower terminal ends, a leg member disposed in spaced relation with respect to said spine, connector means disposed between and interconnecting said spine and said leg between the terminal ends of said spine, so as to form, in cooperation with said spine member, a downwardly extending relatively wide receptacle for gripping engagement with a side wall of said container;
- a protuberance projecting inwardly from the upper end of said spine from a point immediately above said connector means such that said protuberance and said connector means together form an inwardly extending relatively narrow slot for receipt of a lid, and said spine, leg member, connector means, and protuberance each being of generally equal thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.