US 5,230,541 AGranted

Cabinet fastener

AssigneeKiddie Products, Inc.

InventorRalph M. Nowak

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Abstract

A fastener for cabinets is provided, which can be easily adjusted to securely fasten together the paired handles of a cabinet, regardless of their spacing. The cabinet fastener includes a housing having, on one side, a latch opening of predetermined width, a finger opening disposed adjacent the latch opening and a stop disposed between the latch opening and the finger opening. One end of a flexible, elongated band having two ends passes through an opening in the housing on the side opposite the side having the latch opening, and is adjustably retained in said housing. A resilient primary latch is disposed at the opposite end of the band, which has a normal width greater than the width of the latch opening and is adapted to resiliently deflect to a smaller width to fit through the latch opening and spring back so that a portion of the primary latch protrudes into the finger opening and engages the stop, preventing the primary latch from being pulled from the latch opening.

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Dependent claims

A cabinet fastener comprising

a housing having a centrally positioned cabinet handle engaging portion, a latch opening of predetermined width on one side of said handle engaging portion, a finger opening on a portion of said housing spaced outwardly from said handle engaging portion, adjacent and angularly disposed relative to said one side, and a stop disposed between said latch opening and said finger opening;
a flexible, elongated band having two ends, one end passing through an opening in said housing on the other side of said handle engaging portion, opposite said one side, and being adjustably retained in said housing;
and
a resilient primary latch, disposed at the opposite end of said band, having a normal width at its widest point greater than said width of said latch opening and adapted to resiliently deflect to a smaller width to fit through said latch opening and spring back so that a portion of said primary latch protrudes into said finger opening and engages and is biased against said stop, preventing said primary latch from being pulled from said latch opening.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.