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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:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stacy Neil Smith, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292 80 ; 292D / ;
Abstract
A locking fastener for an enclosure cover includes base and cover components. The base includes a pair of L-shaped flanges disposed on an internal surface of the base and a notch formed in the internal surface of the base. The cover includes a plate beam having ends that engage the L-shaped flanges of the base when the cover is assembled with the base. The plate beam also includes a tab that forcibly engages the notch in the in base when the cover is assembled with the base. The locking cover arrangement provides an economical and effective arrangement for permanently securing a cover over an opening.