Screen panel fastener and fastening arrangement
AssigneeMultotec Manufacturing (PTY) Limited
InventorNigel Peter Kriel
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Abstract
The invention provides a fastener (10) for a screen panel (20), the fastener including a base section (12) at least two outer engagement means (14) extending from opposite side zones of the base section, the two outer engagement means at least partially opposing one another; and at least one inner engagement means (16) located between the outer engagement means; the inner and outer engagement means including retaining formations (14.2, 16.2) adapted to engage a complementary receiving formation in a screen panel (20) in a snap fit configuration.
Claims21
A fastener to be secured to a support structure for engaging an engagement formation of a screen panel so as to secure the screen panel to the support structure, the fastener comprising:
- a base section;
- at least two outer engagement means extending from said base section, said outer engagement means at least partially opposing one another;
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- at least one inner engagement means located between said outer engagement means;
- said inner and outer engagement means including retaining formations adapted to engage a complementary receiving formation in the screen panel in a snap fit configuration;
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- wherein said two outer engagement means are substantially parallel to one another and oppose one another, with said inner engagement means extending transversely between said opposing outer engagement means so as to substantially bridge said two opposing outer engagement means.
A screen panel suitable for being fastened to a support structure by way of a fastener, the screen panel comprising:
- a planar body having a plurality of apertures provided therethrough, said planar body having a side section that, in use, is juxtaposed a side section of an adjacent screen panel, said side section comprising an engagement formation configured and dimensioned to engage at least part of the fastener in a snap-fit configuration;
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- wherein said engagement formation comprises a recess and a skirt extending at least partially along said recess, said skirt being interrupted so as to form intermittent skirt sections having opposing ends at the interrupted sections, and wherein said engagement formation comprises flange-like lip formations extending sideways from said skirt sections into the recess and also from the ends of said skirt sections parallel to said recess.
A screen panel assembly comprising:
- a frame structure;
- a fastener which is connectable to the frame structure, said fastener comprising:
- a base section;
- at least two outer engagement means extending from said base section, said outer engagement means at least partially opposing one another;
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- at least one inner engagement means located between said outer engagement means;
- said inner and outer engagement means including retaining formations adapted to engage a complementary receiving formation in a screen panel in a snap fit configuration;
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- wherein said two outer engagement means are substantially parallel to one another and oppose one another, with said inner engagement means extending transversely between said opposing outer engagement means so as to substantially bridge said two opposing outer engagement means;
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- at least one screen panel being connected to said fastener in a snap-fit configuration, said at least one screen panel comprising:
- a planar body having a plurality of apertures provided therethrough, said planar body having a side section that, in use, is juxtaposed a side section of an adjacent screen panel, said side section comprising an engagement formation configured and dimensioned to engage at least part of the fastener in a snap-fit configuration;
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- wherein said engagement formation comprises a recess and a skid extending at least partially along said recess, said skirt being interrupted so as to form intermittent skirt sections having opposing ends at the interrupted sections, and wherein said engagement formation comprises flange-like lip formations extending sideways from said skirt sections into the recess and also from the ends of said skirt sections parallel to said recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.