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US 6,364,260 B1Granted
Reusable single part bend to grip partition and door hardware
AssigneeMoore Push-Pin Company
InventorsEugene M. Lorincz, Marlin J. Hoskinson
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AssigneeMoore Push-Pin Company
InventorsEugene M. Lorincz, Marlin J. Hoskinson
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A gripping and fastening device comprising a bendable strip of material having integral slots is provided. The strip can have a formed hook or hanging shape for holding or hanging articles. The strip can be bent through at least one of the slots to grip the upper edge of a structure such as a wall partition or door, or other article. The integral slots allow for multiple repeated bending and unbending of the strip while preventing or delaying the material from work hardening through the bending area, and thus, fracturing. When straightened, the device retains its original shape. Preferably, there is no indication that bending has occurred. Preferably, the slots are rectangular shaped, but other slot shapes can be used, such as dog bone shaped slots.
A gripping and fastening device for attaching to a structure comprising:
A flexible connector for holding at least one article comprising a single strip of ductile material not subject to work hardening having a plurality of integral portions each including only a single slot, said strip of material being repeatedly bendable through one of said portions such that said bend releasably holds said at least one article.
A gripping and fastening device for attaching to a structure comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.