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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:
Jul. 21, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1986
Earl D Bush, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Handy Button Machine Company, Melrose Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A panel retainer comprises a one-piece, integrally formed member, formed from a resilient, elastically bendable material, and having a fastener-receiving portion and a panel-gripping portion. The fastener-receiving portion comprises a body portion having a top surface and a substantially flat bottom surface spaced from the top surface and defining a through aperture for receiving a fastener to secure the retainer to a given surface. The panel-gripping portion comprises a further body portion projecting from the first body portion and having a tapered surface portion diverging from the first body bottom flat surface for engagement with a panel to be retained thereby. The gripping portion is flexible in the area where it joins with the fastener-receiving portion to permit resilient, elastic bending thereof for engagement of the tapered surface in a surface-to-surface engagement with the panel.