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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:
Nov. 07, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
George M Rapata, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403163 ; 403188 ; 151 4175 ; 85 84 ;
Abstract
A one-piece plastic quick-connect fastener for coupling a rod carrying abutment means to a work member having an aperture therein. The fastener includes a head and a shank with a slot passing through the head and shank and terminating short of the free nose end of the shank to form a resilient hinge which permits the symmetrical portions of the head and shank to flex toward and away from one another. The head includes a recess having complimentary means for engaging the abutment means on said rod to restrain axial movement of the rod relative to the recessed head.