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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Benoit, Bourbonnais, IL (US);
Kileean E. Bell, Crete, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01); F16B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/0084 (2013.01); F16B 5/0607 (2013.01); F16B 21/086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector is provided. The connector includes a post defining a first side, a second side, and a first end. The connector further includes a stationary wing formed on the first side of the post and extending away from the first side of the post. The stationary wing is inflexible relative to the post. The connector further includes a flexible wing attached to the second side of the post adjacent to the first end and extending away from second side of the post. The flexible wing is configured to flex relative to the post.