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US 9,820,537 B2Granted
Fastener
AssigneeAplix
InventorsQuresh Sachee, John Bumgarner, Marc Woodling
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Abstract
A fastening element is provided. The fastening element includes a gripping portion having a first face and a second face the first face of the gripping portion comprising a plurality of gripping elements, and an anchoring portion offset from the second face and extending parallel thereto so as to form a flange portion, wherein the flange portion comprises at least one chamfer located at a terminal section of the flange portion.
Claims9
A fastening element, comprising:
- a gripping portion having a first face and a second face, the first face of the gripping portion comprising a plurality of gripping elements;
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- an anchoring portion offset from the second face and extending parallel thereto so as to form a flange portion, wherein the flange portion comprises at least two chamfers located at a terminal section of the flange portion, one of the at least two chamfers extending in a plane forming an acute angle to the second face.
A fastening element, comprising:
- a gripping portion having a first face and a second face, the first face of the gripping portion comprising a plurality of gripping elements;
- a supporting portion being defined by at least two supporting-portion walls extending from the gripping portion in a direction opposite that of the gripping elements, the supporting portion having a supporting-portion width smaller than a gripping-portion width of the gripping portion, such that a top flange is formed by the gripping portion relative to the supporting portion on at least one side of the fastening element;
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- an anchoring portion extending from a distal end of at least one supporting-portion wall and parallel to the gripping portion thereby defining a bottom flange relative to the supporting portion on the at least one side corresponding to the top flange,
- wherein the bottom flange comprises at least two chamfers located at a terminal section of the bottom flange, wherein one of the at least two chamfers forms an angle with a plane perpendicular to the second face ranging between 1 and 60 degrees.
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