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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. 15, 1997
Filed:
May. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yao Ge, Clinton Township, MI (US);
David J Krysiak, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411509 ; 411913 ; 24324 ; 24662 ; 264274 ; 4251291 ;
Abstract
A panel fastener includes separable components formed from two different plastics, one relatively rigid and the other somewhat more flexible and resilient. The two components are formed in a two shot injection molding process and are joined through a ball and socket joint that allows subsequent separation and reconnection.