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Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2022
Applicant:

Nifco America Corp., Canal Winchester, OH (US);

Inventors:

William R Rhoades, Canal Winchester, OH (US);

Kevin Flaute, Canal Winchester, OH (US);

Reis Lehman, Canal Winchester, OH (US);

Assignee:

NIFCO AMERICA CORPORATION, Canal Winchester, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/065 (2013.01); F16B 5/0657 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fastener for securing a panel to a substructure includes a flange having a bore, a base disposed under the flange and having a post extending upwardly from the base, the post having a retaining member at an upper portion thereof, and at least one flexible hinge resiliently connecting the base and the flange such that when the base is pushed toward the flange, the post with the retaining member passes through the bore adapted to engage with other member. The flange further includes flexible walls formed around the bore and extending outward with retaining clips formed at respective leading ends thereof. The flexible walls bend towards the bore when pressed into the bore.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Rhoades, William. (2023). Accordion clip (U.S. Patent No. 11686332). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11686332

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