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US 9,869,331 B2Granted
Universal marking bracket
OwnerEmadeddin Zahri Muntasserinventor
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Abstract
A universal fastener is provided. The universal fastener is connectable to a buryable element such as a pipe. A marker may be removably attached to the fastener to extend away from the buryable element allowing it to be easily identified once buried.
Claims20
A fastener comprising:
- a base connectable to an element;
- two tabs extending away from the base on opposite sides of the base, each tab extending away from the base at an angle greater than 90 degrees, the tabs being movable between the angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the base and a second angle approximately equal to 90 degrees relative to the base;
- each of the two tabs defining an aperture through which a marker may pass, the marker connectable to the fastener by passing through the aperture of each of the two tabs, the marker frictionally connectable to the two tabs are at the angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the base, such that when a marker is passed through the aperture of each of the two tabs, the aperture walls are urged against the marker thereby holding the marker in place, the marker being removable when the two tabs are at the second angle approximately equal to 90 degrees relative to the base.
A fastener assembly comprising:
- a base connectable to an element;
- at least two tabs extending away from the base on opposite sides of the base, each tab extending away from the base at an angle greater than 90 degrees, the tabs being movable between the angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the base and a second angle approximately equal to 90 degrees relative to the base;
- each of the two tabs defining an aperture through which a marker may pass;
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- the marker, being an elongate rod passing through the apertures of the tabs, the marker frictionally connected to two of the at least two tabs when the two of the at least two tabs are at the angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the base such that the aperture walls are urged against the marker, the frictional connection preventing movement of the marker, the marker being removable from the two of the at least two tabs when the two of the at least two tabs are at the second angle approximately equal to 90 degrees relative to the base, the marker extending away from the base and the element to which the base may be connected.
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A fastener assembly comprising:
- a base connected to a buryable element;
- at least two tabs extending away from the base on opposite sides of the base, each tab extending away from the base at an angle greater than 90 degrees, the tabs being movable between the angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the base and a second angle approximately equal to 90 degrees relative to the base;
- each of the two tabs defining an aperture through which a marker may pass;
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- the marker frictionally connected to two of the at least two tabs when the two of the at least two tabs are at the angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the base such that the aperture walls are urged against the marker, the frictional connection preventing movement of the marker, the marker being removable from the two of the at least two tabs when the two of the at least two tabs are at the second angle approximately equal to 90 degrees relative to the base, the marker extending away from the fastener and the buryable element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.