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US 7,350,756 B2Granted
Fastener
AssigneeJ.W. Pet Company, Inc.
InventorsKlaus Woltmann, Jonathan Willinger
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Abstract
A fastener for the suspension of a birdcage toy or the like has a first end terminating in a first loop, and a second end terminating in a second loop, each of the first and second loops terminating in a free end that allows for easy attachment of objects to the loops. An additional section is defined between the loop free ends to assist in preventing the free ends from deflecting outward, resulting in possible inadvertent detachment from the cage or retained object.
Claims16
A fastener comprising:
- a) a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a connecting section defined between the first and second ends;
- b) the first end terminating in a first loop having a beginning and a free end;
- c) the second end terminating in a second loop having a beginning and a free ends the first and second loops having different sizes;
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- d) each of the respective loop free ends crossing the longitudinal axis adjacent their free ends and overlapping each of the respective loop beginnings in opposite directions.
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A fastener comprising:
- a) a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a connecting section defined between the first and second end;
- b) the first end terminating in a first loop having a beginning and a free end;
- c) the second end terminating in a second ioop having a beginning and a free end, the first and second loops having different shapes;
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- d) each of the respective loop free ends crossing the longitudinal axis adjacent their free ends and overlapping each of the respective loop beginnings in opposite directions.
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A fastener comprising:
- a. a first loop, a second loop and a connecting section defined therebetween;
- b. each loop having a resilient free end that crosses a longitudinal axis of the fastener and deflects inwardly toward its respective loop, the resilient free ends deflecting in opposite directions, the first and second loops having different shapes;
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- c. wherein the connecting section prevents each free end from deflecting outwardly away from its respective loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.