Shield for quick release fastener
OwnerDarin L. Hoodinventor
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Abstract
A shield for covering and preventing undesirable disengagement of a fastener including a female element having opposing notches, the female element for receiving the outwardly biased prongs of a male element. The shield includes a pair of opposed side rails for receipt about the sides of the fastener, for overlying the notches in the female element. A coupling member holds the opposed side rails in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship. Engagement members coupled to the pair of opposed side rails, engage the female element of the fastener.
Claims9
A shield for covering a fastener and preventing undesirable disengagement thereof comprising:
- a pair of opposed side rails for receipt about the sides of a fastener;
- a coupling member holding the opposed side rails in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship;
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- engagement members coupled to the pair of opposed side rails for engaging the fastener, the engagement members including a first lip and a second lip extending generally perpendicularly from the opposed side rails;
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- wherein the first lip is engagable over the fastener and the coupling member is movable between a flexed orientation for permitting the second lip to be fitted over the fastener and a normal orientation wherein the first lip and the second lip engage the fastener.
A shield for covering and preventing undesirable disengagement of a fastener including a female element having opposing notches, the female element for receiving outwardly biased prongs of a male element, the shield comprising:
- a pair of opposed side rails for receipt about the sides of a fastener, for overlying the notches in the female element;
- a coupling member holding the opposed side rails in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship;
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- engagement members coupled to the pair of opposed side rails for engaging the female element of the fastener, the engagement members including a first lip and a second lip extending generally perpendicularly from the opposed side rails;
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- wherein the first lip is engagable over the fastener and the coupling member is movable between a flexed orientation for permitting the second lip to be fitted over the fastener and a normal orientation wherein the first lip and the second lip engage the fastener.
A fastening device protected from undesirable disengagement, comprising:
- a female element having opposing notches;
- a male element having outwardly biased prongs receivable within the female element, each prong having a tab extending through one of the opposing notches of the female element in a biased orientation;
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- a shield comprising:
- a pair of opposed side rails received about the sides of the female element, overlying the notches in the female element;
- a coupling member holding the opposed side rails in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship;
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- engagement members coupled to the pair of opposed side rails engaging the female element, the engagement members including a first lip and a second lip extending generally perpendicularly from the opposed side rails;
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- wherein the first lip is engaged over the fastener and the coupling member is movable between a flexed orientation for permitting the second lip to be fitted over the fastener and a normal orientation wherein the first lip and the second lip engage the fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.