Clip for joining structural parts and fastening systems using a clip
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorFrank Rosemann
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Abstract
A clip for joining structural parts comprises a disk having an inner portion and an outer portion forming a rim about the inner portion. The inner portion has a depression with a recess extending downwardly from the depression and provided with a laterally-extending opening for receiving a mounting member, such as a pin.
Claims15
A clip for joining structural parts, comprising a disk with inner and outer portions, the outer portion forming a rim of the disk about the inner portion, the inner portion having a depression shaped to receive a portion of a thumb or finger to press the clip toward a structural part, the inner portion having a recess defined by a wall that extends downwardly from a portion of the depression along a longitudinal axis of the disk, the wall being constructed to receive and hold a mounting member on a structural part and having a laterally-extending insertion opening for insertion of the mounting member.
A clip for joining structural parts, comprising a disk with inner and outer portions, the outer portion forming a rim of the disk about the inner portion, the inner portion having a wall extending downwardly below the rim and defining a recess with a laterally-extending insertion opening in the wall below the rim for insertion of a mounting member and having a holding region in the recess for retaining the mounting member in the recess, and wherein the outer portion has a pair of resilient fingers extending away from the inner portion of the disk and downwardly from the rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.