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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, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1985
Thomas W McSherry, Stamford, CT (US);
Nathaniel H Garfield, Harrison, NY (US);
Mechanical Plastics Corp., Pleasantville, NY (US);
Abstract
An expansible plastic fastener comprising a generally elongated body portion, a collar member, and locking means comprising a pair of reinforced toggle arms. The body portion has a generally central opening for reception of an elongated retaining element. The reinforcement provides cooperative resilient interaction with the toggle arms to assist movements toward their collapsed and expanded portions while simultaneously contributing to their holding strength. The fastener can also include a Y-shaped reinforcing portion pivotally connected to the locking means of the body portion by flexible connector means. This Y-shaped portion may include means for engaging an elongated retaining element in the form of a threaded member. Also, a fastening kit comprising a fastener of the invention along with a key for expanding the locking means to its optimum expanded position or a fastener of the invention with an elongated retaining element.