Sheet metal fastener with multiple engagement
AssigneeTermax Corporation
InventorEustathios Vassiliou
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Abstract
This invention pertains fasteners which are characterized by easy insertion and extraordinarily difficult separation of items that they attach together. This is achieved by a combination of snapping segments with multi-engagement configurations of engageable holes. The snapping segments may comprise anti-opening and/or anti-sliding portions, which immensely increase the strength with which the fasteners hold the objects together. Provision of an elastic body in the vicinity of the bottom section of the fasteners provides water and gas proof properties, and further eliminates squeaking noises. Vehicles comprising objects connected together by the fastening devices described and claimed herein are part of the instant invention.
Claims18
A folded sheet metal fastener comprising:
- an upper free-ended top section having an upper top engageable continuous hole;
- a lower free-ended top section having a lower top engageable continuous hole;
- a bottom section having a bottom engageable continuous hole;
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- a left section and a right section;
- the top sections and the bottom section being connected by the left section and the right section, the left section comprising a left snapping segment, and the right section comprising a right snapping segment, wherein the upper top engageable hole, the lower top engageable hole, and the bottom engageable hole are located in positions allowing coexisting engagement by a screw or bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.