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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:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
G Lyle Habermehl, Gallatin, TN (US);
Troy D Hale, Hendersonville, TN (US);
William Stacy Kepley, Portland, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206347 ; 206820 ;
Abstract
A collated screwstrip comprising a plastic holding strip and a plurality of threaded fasteners with the holding strip holding the fasteners in a row in spaced side by side relation. The holding strip comprises a web member extending axially relative the screws and between screws. A reinforcing rib is disposed centrally on a side of the web member outboard of the screws which rib has a constant cross-sectional shape and size throughout the length of the holding strip and has a height less than that of the web member.