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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. 28, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas De Anda, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Robert Ford Dyer, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403211 ; 242 741 ; 2413 / ; 2411 / ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a novel fastener for attaching flexible tape comprising a tri-laterally symmetric retainer and a receiving aperture such that a portion of the flexible tape wrapped around said retainer may be gripped and said aperture, the gripping force increasing when tension is supplied to said tape.