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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Aplix, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
APLIX, Le Cellier, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/22 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01); F16B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/0212 (2013.01); F16B 1/00 (2013.01); F16B 2/22 (2013.01); F16B 5/065 (2013.01); F16B 21/086 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastening element includes a gripping portion having a gripping face and a back face opposite the gripping face, an anchoring portion comprising an anchor proximal end affixed to the gripping portion and an anchor distal end, the anchoring portion comprising at least one resilient clip configured to anchor the fastening element in a substrate with a retention force greater than an insertion force necessary for inserting the anchoring portion into a mounted position on a substrate.