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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:
Oct. 04, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan C Backlund, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eugene F Duval, Woodside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fafco, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248499 ; 2413 / ;
Abstract
A device for fastening down one section of a strap, cord or the like is disclosed herein. This device which is especially suitable for use in the installation of solar panels includes a base member to be fixedly attached to a given support structure, for example a roof, and a cap disengageably connected with the base member in a predetermined way. The base and cap include confronting surface segments which cooperate with one another for engaging and retaining the strap or cord section in a fixed position along a path having a plurality of bends, preferably four 90.degree. bends.