Panel fastener
AssigneeKason Industries, Inc.
InventorBurl Finkelstein
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Abstract
A panel fastener comprises a unitary casing having two parallel side walls unitarily connected together at one end by a bridge and held together at an opposite end by a tab formed unitarily with one of the side walls. A hook has its mounting end rotatably mounted between and to the casing side walls and has its catch end extending out of the casing. The fastener is made from a casing blank by folding bridges linking two casing sides to a parallel position over a hook and cam assembly and then swagging a tab on an end opposite the bridge over the other casing side.
Claims4
A panel fastener comprising a unitary casing having two substantially parallel side walls unitarily connected together at one end by a bridge and held together at an opposite end by a tab formed unitarily with one of said side walls, the tab extending from said one side wall to the other side wall with a tab end distal said one side wall being bent over the other side wall, and a hook having a mounting end rotatably mounted between and to said casing side walls and having a catch end extending out of said casing, said hook catch end extending out of said casing adjacent said casing tab in one rotary position with said tab serving as a hook rotary stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.